Joint NFV lab focused on NFV, SDN research
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and China Telecom Beijing Research Institute said they opened a joint lab in Beijing focused on network functions virtualization research with the intent of helping China Telecom plan for implementing NFV technologies.
The joint NFV...
India’s fourth- and fifth-largest carriers are in talks to combine wireless operations. The potential merger between Reliance Communications and Aircel would make them the second-largest carrier in India in terms of customer base.
Reliance Comm, which is currently India’s No. 4 operator, entered into exclusive...
Verizon Communication CEO Lowell McAdam recently met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to stress the importance of opening up high band spectrum for future "5G" networks, according to Verizon.
The meeting was memorialized by this Dec. 18 "ex parte" communication from Verizon VP of...
Deal between Ericsson and Apple ends an international probe and lawsuits in four countries
Effectively ending an international investigation and lawsuits in four countries, Ericsson and Apple this week announced a seven-year agreement covering technology licensure.
According to Ericsson, the deal includes “a cross license that...
According to a study by Vasona Networks, smartphone users in the United Kingdom believe their mobile operators are not meeting their mobile data expectations and they are willing to go elsewhere to get the coverage they expect.
The survey found two-thirds of broadband users in...
Apple stock peaked back in April at a per share value of $134.54, which has now fallen to $106.03 per share as of Friday representing a collective loss of $160 billion in value. Based on a perceived decline in demand for iPhones, Apple is...
AT&T Mobility, Sprint and an unnamed third wireless carrier will partner with Cox Business and InSite Wireless Group on a new distributed antenna system to beef up wireless connectivity at the Las Vegas Convention Center ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
The companies...
T-Mobile US' prepaid brand MetroPCS expands talk, text and data to Canada
Continuing to take cues from its parent company T-Mobile US, prepaid brand MetroPCS expanded its international efforts to Canada, offering unlimited talk, text and data north of the border as part of a...
The Federal Communications Commission, in the wake of adopting net neutrality rules, wants to better understand services that allow customers to stream certain types of content without detracting from data buckets.
One of the tenants of net neutrality is certain types of traffic do not...
Google Project Fi, the tech powerhouse's mobile virtual network operator service, now offers support for data-only devices like an Apple iPad; customers can request from Google Project Fi a free data-only SIM card to enable the new functionality.
Project Fi senior product manager Laura Holmes...
A former Verizon employee has been arrested in Connecticut for allegedly opening fraudulent accounts in victims' names and selling the fraudulently acquired phones to an accomplice.
Trumbull, Connecticut, police were tipped off to the alleged fraud when a victim contacted them after getting a notification...
Verizon Wireless is in the process of deploying 400 small cells in San Francisco before the Super Bowl next year, which will be hosted in the bay front metro.
In a recent interview with a local ABC affiliate, Verizon Wireless engineering director Jacob Hamilton said...
Starting Dec. 18, T-Mobile US will begin its final offer of the holiday season. The "Un-carrier" plans to offer customers $100 off the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Edge+ or Note5 smartphones, as well as a full year of Netflix when they purchase one...
Global fiber optic connectors market expected to reach $4.9 billion by 2020
Fiber is the vein that keeps data pumping through the heart of our communications systems. As infrastructure continues to expand to keep up with the growing number of connected devices, companies are fighting...
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.
In...
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...
