NEW ORLEANS – Fresh off a series of acquisitions, NetScout Systems was on hand at the Cable-Tec Expo to emphasize the importance of service assurance in the highly competitive cable and …
NEW ORLEANS – Discussion at the 2015 Cable-Tec Expo centered around releases of the latest DOCSIS 3.1, as well as keeping user experience at the forefront as cable and telecom …
Following its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, telecom giant AT&T is now telling federal regulators a pending combination of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Charter Communications will serve …
Emphasizes the importance of providing customers with time-shifted content NEW ORLEANS – As cable and telecommunications companies continue to look increasingly alike, Ericsson has plans to capitalize with a new …
The massive network deployment under way to bring LTE to New York City’s 279 subway stations has turned into a bit of a showpiece project for the carriers involved. As …
Dell is a major HP competitor in the enterprise market; HP is approaching a split that will spin-off HP Enterprise as standalone company Dell has agreed to buy EMC in …
Apparently expanding beyond its core business function of, you know, making and distributing sodas, Pepsi told Techradar it will release a line of mobile phones and accessories targeting the Chinese market. …
In today’s connected world, in-flight Wi-Fi remains a bastion of low throughput and user frustration. Alcatel-Lucent and carrier partner Deutsche Telekom are looking to change that with a new satellite/ground-based …
Deal intended to create larger, contiguous blocks of spectrum in select markets Carriers T-Mobile US and AT&T, in notifications to the Federal Communications Commission, swapped spectrum blocks in some markets …
Google this week announced a new open source initiative, the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, to facilitate instantaneous loading of mobile web pages, even those including rich content like videos and animations. …
New advertising program set to begin in November Verizon Communications closed on its $4.4 billion purchase of AOL in June with an eye on boosting its content portfolio, and, based …
Samsung mobile payment service is supported by all four major U.S. carriers With the addition of Verizon Wireless, Samsung’s newly launched mobile payment application will be supported by all four …
Could customers walking into a Sprint retail store someday be greeted by a robot, or look on as a robot demonstrates how to use a new product? It may sound …
Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended …
The European Court of Justice, the E.U. equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court, today ruled the Safe Harbor data transfer agreement void, presenting a challenge to tech companies like Amazon …
In addition to startup pitch sessions, the 2015 TC3 conference focused on how telecom companies can maintain a competitive edge through innovation and business transformation. The annual confab in Mountain …
The end goal of the connected car is autnomous driving as a way to reinvent the way people get around; but, it’s clear there’s a long runway before widespread consumer …
Letter from AT&T to FCC says competitor Wi-Fi calling service not in line with disability requirements In a letter sent to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Oct. 1, …
This week on HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, takes a look at the recent Tower and Small Cell Summit event, co-located in Las …
E-commerce giant Amazon.com, which also provides streaming-video services via its Prime Video service and Fire TV device, plans to stop selling competitive products from Google and Apple. The Google equivalent …
Citing an internal memo circulated this week, The Wall Street Journal reports Sprint, the U.S. carrier owned by Japan’s SoftBank, is planning $2.5 billion in cost cuts over the next …
GigaPower costs $70 per month in Google Fiber markets; $110 per month in areas where Google Fiber doesn’t have a presence After announcing the availability of its GigaPower 1-gigabit-per-second Internet …
By dropping 20 lawsuits filed in both the U.S. and Germany, technology powerhouses Microsoft and Google have effectively resolved numerous patent issues dating back to 2010. While financial terms were …
In a new promotion, mobile virtual network operator and Sprint subsidiary Boost Mobile is rewarding customers who pay their bill on time with access to more mobile data for free. …
SVP of Technology Dave Mayo said small cells haven’t been a big focus for carrier In a recent interview at the Tower and Small Cells Summit in Las Vegas, Dave …
