Cloud providers Amazon.com, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are driving demand for white box servers
The explosion in demand for streaming video content – to both homes and mobile devices – has set the stage for cloud-based content delivery, supported by constantly expanding server-packed data centers.
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LTE networks to reach 75% of the population in 2021
Mobile subscriptions in Southeast Asia and Oceania will exceed 1 billion by the end of this year, representing approximately 14% of global mobile subscriptions, according to a recent report published by Swedish vendor Ericsson.
Between...
It is the season of giving and that's apparently not wasted on Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure who has sent gift baskets to T-Mobile US stores around the country.
Pictures of the baskets started popping up online Dec. 15. Containing candy, cookies and other snacks, the...
Numerous media reports are speculating Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei may bring its spin-off Honor brand smartphones to the U.S. market. More specifically, the speculation has focused in on a domestic release for the Honor 5X, which went on sale in China back in...
Frontier Communications will spend $160 million to settle a dispute with the state of West Virginia regarding allegations of false advertising and poor broadband performance.
In a document produced by the attorney general of West Virginia, styled as an assurance of voluntary compliance, state authorities...
Saudi operator currently controls 26% of the Kuwaiti mobile firm; deal will give Saudi Telecom a 100% stake
Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority approved Saudi Telecom Company's plan to acquire all the shares of its Kuwaiti mobile telephony operator Viva.
Saudi Telecom currently owns a 26% stake in...
The problem with Yahoo is they lost forward momentum and that means they lost growth. Everyone seemed to be asking the same question … what’s the future for Yahoo? That, in fact, is the same question that was asked several years ago before Marissa...
Verizon Wireless is hopping on the free data train, confirming it will launch a “sponsored data” pilot program in the next few days that will allow customers to access certain online services without it counting against their data caps.
The move would make Verizon Wireless...
AT&T's "Internet of Things" initiatives in 2016 are set to include a focus on sensing and tracking, wearables, connected health and smarter cities.
Igal Elbaz, VP of ecosystem and innovation for AT&T Services, discussed AT&T Internet of Things outlook for 2016 in a Dec. 9...
T-Mobile US CEO John Legere continues aggressive marketing against rival carriers
T-Mobile US, led by colorful CEO John Legere, has pulled no punches in calling out rival carriers as part of its well-received (by customers) "un-carrier" ad campaign.
The latest calls out Sprint for not being...
French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus
French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among the targeted firms, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
However, the...
A forward looking report on tech trends from Ericsson ConsumerLabs found survey respondents think artificial intelligence will replace smartphones – and do so in just five years.
The Ericsson Consumer Insight Summary Report, compiled by the Swedish telecom equipment vendors ConsumerLabs division, is representative of...
New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, is now involved in a dispute between T-Mobile US and a group of consumer organizations who claim the company’s no contract ads are deceptive and its “abusive pattern of debt collection practices.”
Consumer and labor watchdog Change to...
In response to rampant industry speculation, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo this week addressed reports that Verizon could be interested in buying Yahoo's Internet businesses.
Speaking on Monday, Shammo said, "If Yahoo is right," Verizon could be interested in a potential acquisition, according to a report...
AT&T will soon be the primary mobile provider for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The carrier signed a three year agreement to provide a broad range of devices and services, which include smart phones, tablets, voice and data services, mobile device management and...
ViaSat's Mark Dankberg discusses the role of satellites in the wireless ecosystem
SAN DIEGO--Connecting all through communication. That's the theme of the 2015 Globecom event, hosted by the IEEE Communications Society.
Event General Chair Ed Tiedemann said the theme "evokes the Internet of Things, the Internet...
Recently I have been getting invitations to speak at industry conferences and company meetings. What’s really interesting is many of these are not even in the wireless industry. It seems other industries and companies are starting to realize wireless is going to play a...
iGR report projects that five year 2016 U.S. DAS capex will exceed $19 billion while U.S. DAS capex and opex spending will exceed $23 billion
(Video) Iain Gillott, founder and president of iGR Research, shares his recently released 2016 U.S. DAS forecast along with predictions...
Market research firm IDC says that 2015 will be the first full year of single-digit growth in the global smartphone market.
According to the company, worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9.8% in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units.
The company says, "The slower growth is...
Facebook is giving a small group of iPhone users a chance to try its new live video sharing tool, which previously was only available to public figures and celebrities.
The streaming video tool is Facebook’s response to similar apps such as Meerkat and Periscope, which...
The Indian telco will transfer the assets to two US investment groups
Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications has reached an agreement to sell its stake in telecom tower company Reliance Infratel and its fiber assets to two private equity firms, according to local press reports.
The...
Telecom solutions powerhouse Nokia completed the sale of its Here mapping and services unit to a group of German automakers comprised of Audi, BMW and Daimler-Benz for more than $3 billion.
According to the company, "Nokia received net proceeds from the transaction of approximately ,...
The UK regulator said spectrum auction will wait for the implications of the Three-O2 merger
U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom decided to postpone its planned spectrum auction for licenses in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands until the European Commission reaches a final decision on the merger...
The Atlanta-based Wireless Technology Forum hosted an annual analyst event; the topic this year was the state of the wireless industry with an emphasis on how business models will need to evolve to support innovative new technologies like the "Internet of Things" and "5G."
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