AT&T, Comcast and Google compete on metro-fiber Internet connectivity Today AT&T began offering its GigaPower high-speed home and business Internet service package, continuing its competition with Comcast and Google. AT&T …
LTE Direct being trialed by Qualcomm; allows smartphones to directly communicate An emerging technology being trialed by Qualcomm and carrier partners could ultimately undercut the need for new cell towers …
Report: Record-setting sales represents an 8% year-over-year increase Market analytics firm GfK reports record-setting smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2015; consumers spent some $96 billion on smartphones, an …
HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. Listen to the HetNet Happenings podcast: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/205643026″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor …
Carrier fixed problem after being tipped off by BuzzFeed In response to input from a news outlet, Verizon this week fixed a security gap that left some 9 million home …
Both carriers cover 280M with LTE; Verizon, AT&T report coverage for more than 300 M Speaking this week at a media and communications conference, T-Mobile US CTO Neville Ray said the “uncarrier” …
NoaNet works to restore service to residents and public agencies A network outage in Washington state earlier this week derailed student standardized testing, crippled municipal election and filing systems, and …
New CEO named, will take over top spot on July 26 Networking giant Cisco on May 13 reported $12.1 billion in third-quarter earnings, which represents a year-over-year increase of 5%. …
Hulu has exclusive rights to “Seinfeld”: What’s the deal with carriers aggressively moving into media and content delivery? In the continued convergence of telecom and media, carrier AT&T announced a deal …
Private wireless infrastructure firm charges COO with small cell, DAS [Updated 5/19/2015 with video interview] Privately held wireless infrastructure firm InSite Wireless Group on May 12 announced its acquisition for …
Australian operator is first to deploy new Ericsson platform Continuing its push into content delivery network services, Ericsson this week announced a deal with Telstra, the largest telecom and media …
Blog: “Not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident” After six years and 1.7 million miles covered, Google’s director of the self-driving car program has learned a …
Sprint is owned by Japanese SoftBank, which has global ambitions The CEO of Sprint on Monday traveled to Japan to meet with higher-ups from parent company SoftBank Corp., which is …
Carriers need access to more fiber to comply with FCC’s net neutrality decision Following in chief competitor Verizon Communications’ footsteps, AT&T on May 10 announced an interconnection agreement that will …
Partners with mobile operator Safaricom to enhance 3G services Networking equipment and services provider Ericsson has signed a multiyear deal with Safaricom, the largest mobile operator in Kenya, to expand …
Freestanding cell towers now need to withstand an earthquake and keep working Los Angeles city leaders last week took steps to ensure that area cell towers are prepared to not …
Court ruled against NSA’s data collection program; case singles out Verizon Last week a federal appeals court decided that collection of mobile phone data by the National Security Agency is …
HetNet Happenings podcast: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/204553032″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look back at PCIA’s 2015 Wireless …
Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 861,500 telecom employees; 2.8% unemployment After some growth in March, the telecommunications sector’s April employment figures returned to levels posted in January and February, according …
Grievance strike started Wednesday; some union members have returned to work. Nearly a month after contracts for some 17,000 AT&T employees expired on April 14, a threatened strike began to …
Accel specializes in enterprise connectivity; Sierra focused on IoT/M2M Sierra Wireless this week announced a “definitive agreement” to acquire Accel Networks, a move that will broaden Sierra’s enterprise “Internet of Things” and machine …
Angela Hawkins of Chesapeake, Va., has sued Verizon Communications alleging a customer service rep got “aggressive,” causing her to have a heart attack; she wants $2 million in damages, according …
Un-carrier promotes Blackberry – and its full keyboard – for business people As forecasted in a cryptic tweet from CEO John Legere, T-Mobile US this week announced it will begin selling …
Boingo VP: Carrier Wi-Fi offload important to future network experience U.K.-based research firm Infonetics Research reports that carrier spending on Wi-Fi equipment grew 23% in the second half of 2014 …
Alright, alright, alright: Restoration will ensure youths can party at the moon tower for years to come Enertech Resources specializes in telecom tower site development and construction, but its crews …
