Network virtualization investments often start with the EPC Last week T-Mobile US announced it worked with Cisco to deploy the “world’s largest” virtualized evolved packet core covering some 70 million …
AT&T names CBRS suppliers; Federated Wireless and partners planning initial commercial deployments Conversations and news out of Mobile World Congress Americas last week in Los Angeles served as a reminder …
Carrier sees public/private partnership model as potentially accelerating small cell deployments Last week during Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, AT&T announced a major IoT project with the city …
Move to disaggregated networks presents opportunities and challenges for operators From the oRAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project to ETSI and the Open Compute Project, there’s a long-term move …
Most 5G applications are in-building LOS ANGELES–Right now carriers are focused on building out 5G outside; serving up next-generation cellular inside buildings hasn’t emerged as a major priority just yet. …
Nokia president of North America calls for siting reform, ‘smaller small cells’ LOS ANGELES–A fragmented approach to spectrum availability, coupled with rigid albeit changing siting regulations for wireless infrastructure, are …
Verizon 5G Home service starts Oct. 1 Verizon detailed its “Verizon 5G Home” fixed wireless access service this week at Mobile World Congress Americas, and will begin offering residential broadband …
FCC pauses shot clock related to Sprint, T-Mobile US merger In a week of 5G-related world firsts, T-Mobile US got into the mix by announcing completion of the “world’s largest” …
Elauwit acquisition gives Boingo inroads into apartment connectivity segment LOS ANGELES—Looking out over the UCLA campus and the 405, Boingo Wireless CEO David Hagan discussed growth opportunities for the connectivity …
Nokia Bell Labs invented massive MIMO, a key part of Sprint 5G strategy Sprint’s approach to 5G isn’t just an approach to 5G. It’s also a handy way for the …
AT&T names new 5G cities, focuses foundries on application development Ahead of Mobile World Congress Americas, which begins tomorrow in Los Angeles, AT&T made a number of big announcements, including …
Industry coalescing around CBRS deployments in Q4 Ruckus Networks today announced a “major milestone” toward commercial deployments supporting shared access to the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band with …
CBRS Alliance pushing for Q4 commercial deployments While it continues to debate rules governing priority access licenses for the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band, the U.S. Federal Communications …
CEO of signal booster specialist SureCall looks to the 5G future 5G signal boosters will be an essential part of delivering next-generation services inside buildings, Hongtao Zhan, SureCall CEO, told …
Millimeter wave calls compliant with 5G New Radio standard Testing out millimeter wave transmission compliant with 3GPP’s 5G NR specification, infrastructure vendors Nokia and Ericsson, along with partners, both claimed …
RAN Compute architecture for distribution of radio functions As operators begin the heavy lift of building out 5G, Ericsson has made major updates to its radio system and transport portfolio …
SAS and DAS come together as CBRS Alliance looks to Q4 OnGo deployments The industry is eager to put valuable spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band …
Partnering on transport with Juniper Networks, ECI Telecom 5G requires operators to make significant investment in new radio equipment and network densification, core network enhancements and capacity increases in the …
CEO says edge infrastructure rollout will be ‘customer-driven’ Crown Castle continued its investment in edge specialist Vapor IO with its participation in a Series C funding round led by private …
FCC: Small cell order will create jobs, stimulate the economy The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sept. 25 will vote on an order, proposed Sept. 4 by Commissioner Brendan Carr, …
Hudson Fiber Network deal adds metro optical networks to ExteNet holdings ExteNet Systems co-founder and 16-year CEO Ross Manire announced his retirement on Sept. 4; he is succeeded by Jim …
Combined carrier would be second largest behind China Mobile An eye on 5G leadership, Chinese authorities are considering a potential merger of China Telecom and China Unicom, two of the …
Nokia, TIM expect nationwide 5G in San Marino by year-end Building on groundwork that began being put into place last year, San Marino, a 24-square-mile micro-state surrounded by Italy, is …
Strong demand in India contributes to Ciena revenue growth Ciena reported its third quarter financials this week and strong growth in the APAC region, along with other positive trends, resulted …
Fixed and mobile assets a good combination for 5G upgrade Change is afoot in the Australian telco space with the potential merger of Vodafone subsidiary Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG …
