Yearly Archives: 2017

Reality Check: The connected home window is open, but for how long?

Are communication service providers in a prime position to take advantage of the growing connected home market? Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless...

Reality Check: A pragmatic view of enterprise densification

Enterprise densification efforts continue to challenge carrier ROI models, though a combined approach using small cells and DAS could provide an answer. Editor’s...

IoT hardware news from MWC

Sierra Wireless, Sequans, Dell and ip.access all kicked off MWC with IoT-related announcements. The internet of things represents an enormous business opportunity for...

Verizon, Atos, CableLabs join ETSI Open Source MANO project

ETSI Open Source MANO initiative swells to 60 organizations with arrival of Verizon, Atos and CableLabs as new members. Verizon Communications is...

NEC partners with BT, EE to test mm wave mobile backhaul technology

NEC claims the test with U.K. operators BT and EE targeting backhaul solutions for 4G and 5G deployments. NEC is working with...

Huawei launches 5G core solution for commercial use case

Huawei claims the SOC 2.0 5G solution will provide on-demand services for all vertical industries. BARCELONA, Spain – Huawei launched its Service-Oriented Core...

Sprint partners with Nokia, Ericsson to bolster LTE, set table for 5G

Sprint demos with Nokia highlights MIMO, 64T64R technology to boost cell capacity; with Ericsson on 3CCA, 4x4 MIMO, 256 QAM for 1 Gbps speeds....

Reader Forum: Operators must think security first to prevent catastrophic network breaches

Telecom networks operate in two different planes: the user plane and the control plane. The user plane – also known as the “bearer” plane...

Deutsche Telekom plans to launch commercial NB-IoT in European markets this year

DT said it’s currently carrying out NB-IoT tests of smart metering, smart tracking and smart parking solutions in Germany. Deutsche Telekom announced...

NTT DoCoMo confirms plans to launch 5G trials in Tokyo in May

Telecom giant NTT DoCoMo said it's looking to launch commercial 5G services in 2020. BARCELONA, Spain – NTT DoCoMo confirmed plans to...

Re-set Your Expectations for Distributed Site Networking

Security and high-speed requirements set new standards for performance. Are you tired of being dogged by poor network performance or security issues at your branch...

Reader Forum: The changing role of service assurance in virtualized networks

The telecom industry’s move towards 5G through greater use of virtualization technologies is set to change the view of service assurance. Editor’s...

Reader Forum: Colliding stars, black holes and … SD-WAN?

When digging into SD-WAN, why outer space and networking have a lot more in common than we think. Editor’s Note: In an attempt...

Ericsson CEO: 5G ‘is happening’

T-Mobile US CTO, speaking at Ericsson event, adds that 5G is ‘not real today.’ BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, who...

Qualcomm leads industry proposal for hybrid 5G/LTE

Qualcomm Technologies is leading the charge to accelerate "5G" deployments into 2019, with the company using this week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona,...

Google division touts milestones in CBRS 3.5 GHz SAS tests, only deployments left

Alphabet, which oversees the Google empire, claims testing success for its planned SAS platform designed to manage access to 3.5 GHz CBRS resources. ...

Indoor positioning data is increasingly important for services, testing

With the majority of cellular usage having moved indoors, being able to locate a user while inside a building is becoming increasingly important for...

OpenStack as part of the telecom virtualization journey

Canonical expands on the impact and potential for telecommunication operators that have embraced OpenStack as part of their virtualization plans. On this week’s...

Bharti Airtel reaches agreement to acquire Telenor India

Transaction will see Bharti acquire full control of Telenor India and is expected to close within the next year. Indian telecommunications...

Test and Measurement: Gearing up for MWC

Vendors are prepping for next week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. In terms of preshow news, there are two primary areas of focus...

Viavi reports 25 mobile operators currently lab testing 5G

A report from Viavi Solutions claims 12 operators have already carried out field testing of 5G technology. Twenty-five mobile operators have announced...

Worst of the Week: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile dropping barrels of unlimited data

Unlimited data is back, with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile all going ape over the new marketing opportunity, to the benefit of consumers. ...

T-Mobile/Sprint merger outlook: analysts weigh in

Sprint's chairman is reportedly ready to do a deal with T-Mobile US as soon as the U.S. spectrum auctions conclude, but analysts are not...

BT, Huawei carry out research on network slicing

Network slicing work builds on 5G collaboration deal inked by BT and Huawei in December. U.K. telecommunications provider BT and Huawei announced...

Linux Foundation combines open source ECOMP, Open-O into ONAP

Stating plans to harmonize under a single framework targeting telecom SDN and NFV plans, The Linux Foundation moves to consolidate open source efforts. ...
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