FCC looks to gauge competition level between telecom carriers; big guys say it’s all good, little guys, not so much As it does every year, the Federal Communications Commission is …
Interoperability and making the most of big data analytics are key to realizing full economic potential of IoT According to a new report from research firm McKinsey Global Institute, the …
Using drones takes out the risk associated with human inspection of cell phone towers Carrier T-Mobile Netherlands will use Aerialtronics unmanned aerial systems, more commonly known as drones, to inspect …
Latin American mobile network operators spending big on 4G LTE rollouts In support of the expansion of 4G LTE in Latin America, U.S.-based Ceragon Networks is working with a tier …
Pay phones are being replaced by Wi-Fi access points in LinkNYC project An ambitious project to bring super high-speed public Wi-Fi to all five boroughs of New York City envisions …
Carrier deployments, like those by Vodafone Netherlands, picking up steam With carriers betting big on small cell and the Federal Communications Commission examining the potential of LTE-Unlicensed, an industry analyst firm projects …
17,000 employees agree to deal that includes wage increase, hike in health care contributions AT&T on Friday announced that unionized wireline employees represented by the Communication Workers of America ratified …
Lack of fiber availability brings radio and microwave solutions to the forefront Densification in metro networks becomes increasingly challenging largely due to limited real estate and fiber access. This trend …
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CWA says Verizon wants to cut pay to employees while top five execs earned $44M last year Verizon Communications’ opening contract negotiation gamut of offering raises has been blasted by …
Small cells and monopoles planned for Miami, potentially giving peek of larger Sprint network densification push Sprint is looking to up its network and retail game in the Miami area, …
Ahead of contract negotiations, union called out Verizon for abandoning landlines Verizon Communications kicked off labor negotiations this week by offering raises to 38,000 employees working for its East wireline …
Ruckus Wireless to provide equipment, Alepo to provide software for Wi-Fi to support 20 million Sri Lankans Service provider Sri Lanka Telecom today announced a plan to deploy an islandwide …
Commercial Network Services asks for FCC intervention in Time Warner Cable interconnect dispute Beloved service provider Time Warner Cable appears to have earned the dubious distinction of being the first …
Artificial neural networks use deep learning to interpret images; underlying tech for self-driving vehicles In a particularly meta experiment involving artificial neural networks, Google software engineers have visualized how an …
Goal is to use network analytics to improve planning, efficiency and quality assurance Major global communications service provider Telefónica is overhauling its operations support system using software solutions provided by …
Cell tower gets cut down, hits power lines, leaves thousands without AC during summer in the desert Law enforcement is claiming sabotage in the June 20 felling of a wooden, …
Sprint was throttling speed to unlimited data plan subscribers but stopped after FCC fined AT&T $100M for same practice Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, speaking with a Kansas City, Mo., television …
Germany’ University of Kaiserslautern is partnering with Nokia to study 5G network architecture Continuing its push to develop next-generation 5G mobile network technology, Nokia announced a research and development partnership …
Remaining three CDMA markets served by MetroPCS were decommissioned on June 21 T-Mobile US on Sunday shut down the legacy CDMA network that supported subsidiary MetroPCS; 190,000 MetroPCS customers were …
Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica also in the mix for 700 MHz spectrum After 181 rounds of bidding spread over 16 days, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica emerged as the high …
California disclosure comes following challenge from media organization After a back and forth with The Associated Press, the California Department of Motor Vehicles this week turned over data related to traffic …
Telecom analyst Jim Patterson lays out the importance of mobile design in an interview at the RCRatx Studio Lounge Businesses both large and small need to realize and move on …
Partnership with UhuruOne in Tanzania brings citywide Wi-Fi service Austin, Texas-based Alepo, which specializes in software solutions for communications service providers, was on hand for the grand opening of the …
Fiber vandals may be disguised as telecommunications maintenance workers The FBI is looking into a string of vandalism incidents targeting fiber-optic cables in Northern California. The latest incident was reported …
