In a somewhat surprising move, Verizon announced this week it would invest $300 million to deploy a fiber-based network in Boston, Massachusetts, meant to set the stage for future smart …
After 36,000 Verizon workers walked off the job Wednesday as part of a union strike, Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both got involved in the ongoing labor …
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a hot topic in telecom. The connectivity needs range, on the low end, to sending just a few Kilobytes at fixed intervals, to …
After 10 months of negotiations for a new employment contract, some 36,000 Verizon unionized workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions walked off the job at 6 a.m. this morning …
In the incredibly competitive mobile carrier market, it’s important to stay on the cutting-edge of new technologies and consumer products. That means carriers have entire teams dedicated to what is …
Flexibility of cloud gets carriers 5G ready, eases enterprise digitalization The complexity of ultimate 5G networks, often described as a network of network, will acquire a new approach on the …
If a strike happens, Verizon says its ready Some 39,000 unionized Verizon workers are threatening to strike beginning April 13 pending a negotiated employment contract materializing between now and then …
The market for in-building wireless connectivity, supplied by both distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells, is red hot right now. But will the cost and business case associated with …
The market for in-building wireless connectivity is red hot with venue owners spending big on deployments for hotels, shopping malls, concert venues and more. In this DAS case study, learn …
Looking to rebrand its marketing message and drive new subscriber business for T-Mobile Netherlands, parent company Deutsche Telekom could emulate the success of subsidiary T-Mobile US’ “Un-carrier” branding, according to …
Since its inception in 2011, April 9 has been observed by a niche audience as global IoT Day in honor of the “Internet of Things,” which is projected to comprise …
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure in February stopped in 12 cities to discuss the struggling carrier’s brand perception with customers and customers of rivals. A new video published by Sprint highlights the …
A major aspect of the industrial “Internet of Things” is massive machine-to-machine communications supported by a redundant, reliable, high-speed network. General Electric, which has interests in numerous industrial verticals, uses …
Cloud-as-a-service trades capital hardware, software and licensing costs into an operating expense Faced with the ever-increasing need to cut costs and boost revenues, many enterprises are turning to digitalization strategies …
Vasona Networks raised $14.6 million to further edge computing R&D, drive QoE In a mobile data landscape dominated by video content, service providers are shifting KPIs to focus on end-user …
CEO Jeff Bezos attributes success to innovation and customer-obsessed approach Highlighting the increasing importance of cloud-based computing and attendant data center needs, Amazon Web Services hit $10 billion in annual …
Indoor digitalization driven by capacity demands, business models focused on owner ROI, value-added services Consumers are hungry for mobile data, particularly video content, and the demand for this type of …
Essentially since the advent of health care, diagnosis has been dependent on a direct, face-to-face interaction between the patient and the doctor. But now, as robust, high-capacity mobile networks transmit …
The global “Internet of Things” – projected to amount to more than 20 billion connections by 2020 – is taking shape with dedicated networks expanding across the globe. Sigfox is …
Wi-Fi interoperability, enterprise sales and costs could slow small cell adoption The market for the coverage and capacity benefits of a small cell deployment are there, but enterprise adoption is …
Internet of Things adoption drivers, vertical markets, use cases and more highlighted in new Verizon report The “Internet of Things,” which promises to add connectivity and intelligence to billions of machines …
Looking to extend the reach of high-speed fiber Internet service, the city of Santa Cruz, California, along with a technology partner and the local Internet service provider Cruzio, is using …
Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks “5G” technology is envisioned as a network of networks, blending different types …
As low-power networks take off, what’s the place of Bluetooth? Invented by Ericsson in the early 1990s and initially standardized in 1999, most people associate Bluetooth with connectivity between a …
To make good for a series of recent outages, Australian service provider Telstra on Sunday gave customers unlimited free data, and one man made full use of the offer downloading …
