AT&T taking ‘one-touch, one-tower’ approach to FirstNet build In providing a second quarter update on the carrier’s financial performance, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan provided an update on the FirstNet …
Intel PC, IoT, data center, memory businesses all up This week Intel reported what Interim CEO and CFO Bob Swan characterized as an “outstanding” Q2 marked by revenue growth across …
Senator says the U.S. is ‘already behind’ China on 5G U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, this week heard from industry experts …
Nokia CEO says end-to-end deals at all-time high As he previously signaled, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri this week said the network infrastructure vendor had a challenging first half of the …
Samsung supplying 5G radios and routers to Verizon Using its proprietary Verizon Technical Forum standard, the carrier plans to activate a fixed wireless access variation of 5G in up to …
Hub home provides fixed wireless to nearby residences Regional carrier C Spire, which is headquartered in Ridgeland, Miss., provides a variety of cellular and broadband services businesses and residents around …
All-wireless small cells touted as plug and play for easy installation Building classes of all types need indoor cellular connectivity whether it’s provided by DAS, small cells, boosters, whatever. Sensitivity …
Qualcomm has to pay a $2 billion fee to NXP for terminating proposed deal Since announcing the proposed $44 billion acquisition of Dutch semiconductor firm NXP in October, 2016, Qualcomm …
AT&T execs highlight Time Warner acquisition on Q2 earnings call With the acquisition of the Time Warner portfolio complete (despite a Department of Justice appeal), AT&T is becoming much more …
Intel points out gigabit LTE and 5G modem product strategy Based on an analysis of speed test data compiled by Ookla, Qualcomm is highlighting the superior performance of Android devices …
Nextivity CEO discusses key in-building wireless dynamic As vendors look to drives sales in the vastly underserved in-building wireless segment, a key variable is proactively making work easier for the …
Houston joins Sacramento, Los Angeles as 5G launch markets, Verizon says Although its prepping to deploy commercial 5G services in three named markets, Verizon capital expenditures will likely come in …
Boingo sees CBRS as key component for 5G In what the company calls a first-of-its-kind deployment at an airport, Boingo Wireless today said it has brought live a trial private …
Millimeter wave modules can be put into smartphone form factor With U.S. carriers Verizon and AT&T touting commercial 5G service launches using millimeter wave spectrum later this year, the question …
AT&T has activated FirstNet spectrum at some 2,500 sites As the carrier activates the FirstNet LTE network dedicated for use by first responders, while simultaneously augmenting its own consumer-facing network …
Nextivity CEO discusses the opportunity for in-building wireless in health care segment As enterprises in a variety of verticals increase investment in in-building wireless systems to support typical cellular use …
So far AT&T has named six of 12 5G launch cities AT&T on Friday added some detail to its commercial 5G launch plans by identifying three more cities where it …
Group can only provide “limited assurance” of security mitigation related to Huawei equipment Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei is facing security-related scrutiny particularly in the United States and Australia. Now, with …
As part of cost-cutting plans, Ericsson workforce reduced by 20,500 In the past year, Ericsson has cut some 20,500 positions, with more than 2,000 job cuts in the second quarter …
T-Mobile US has asked FCC to transfer spectrum licenses from Sprint Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank, respectively the majority owners of T-Mobile US and Sprint, have begun what the U.S. Federal …
Ruckus to ship 802.11ax access points this quarter This week Ruckus, an Arris company, announced it plans to begin shipping access points that support the newest flavor of Wi-Fi, IEEE …
New ebook hits on multiplexing, PON, business cases and other key aspects of fiber deployment Whether its used for metro capacity, backhaul or inside a building, fiber is a cornerstone …
Corning commercializes SD-LAN solution after year of trials Local area networks (LANs) are key to the operation of business-critical in-building systems, including Wi-Fi, point of sale devices, IPTV, audio/visual tools, …
3G network shutdown planned for end of 2019 As the carrier gears up to launch 5G commercial services later this year, Verizon is also working toward a long-planned shutdown of …
Network virtualization and automation will give way to network slicing 42—in addition to being the answer to life, the universe and everything, it’s also how many virtual network slices will …
