As service providers look to virtualization and cloud services to provide new flexibility and revenue streams, the evolution of the network presents new challenges for monitoring and troubleshooting.
“Everybody is looking at cloud services and also virtualization, so there’s huge opportunities there for lower...
In today’s hyper-connected world, we rely on consistent cellular service in both our personal and professional lives.
The use of cellular technology allows us to work remotely and stay connected on the go. Yet, despite widespread use of cellular technology, unreliable service with dropped calls...
Just like everyone else, I am an Amazon.com customer. Their service is practically always perfect and quick. I order something, and it arrives quickly and without effort. If I need to return something, that’s no problem either. Amazon is a company customers can count...
Atlanta seems to be a growing hotbed of wireless and wireline technology. AT&T Mobility has been trialing "5G" wireless technology for the last year and Verizon Wireless is beginning their 5G trials next month. Plus, Atlanta is one of the few cities nationwide to...
Huawei recorded a net profit of $5.3 billion, almost flat compared to previous year.
Huawei reported revenues of 521.6 billion yuan ($75.1 billion) for 2016, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year, according to the company’s latest financial report. Net profits for full...
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Whoop Wireless LLC, an OEM of in-building mobile reception systems, is announcing the launch of the Whoop 10-4 Small Cell Interface Head–end (10-4 SCI) which provides an affordable yet high quality solution for mid-sized buildings. The 10-4 SCI supports mobile phone signal...
The Indian telco will own 30 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band once the acquisition if fully completed.
Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel signed an agreement to acquire Tikona Digital Networks' 4G business for $244 million. The acquisition will allow Bharti Airtel to increase its...
The agreement will allow the U.K.-based carrier to have access to Telefónica’s fiber infrastructure.
Telefónica and Vodafone reached a commercial five-year agreement for wholesale access to Telefónica's fiber optic network in Spain.
The deal provides Vodafone access to the fiber infrastructure in certain municipalities that...
Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired with other wireless technologies. In one major U.S. city, a Tier 1 operator is...
ZTE forecasts 2016 revenues to climb 1% versus 2015.
ZTE said it expects first quarter net profits to reach between 1.15 billion yuan and 1.25 billion yuan ($167 million to $181 million), representing an increase of 21.1% to 31.7% compared to the same...
The U.S. government says ZTE violated export restrictions between 2010 and 2016 for selling equipment to North Korea and Iran.
ZTE agreed to pay a combined civil and criminal penalty of $1.19 billion, pending approval from the courts, after illegally shipping telecommunications equipment to...
Remember when the unlimited wireless data war began 10 years ago? That’s when Apple's iPhone and smartphones powered by Google's Android operating system entered the market and carriers wanted to grease the marketplace so users could use all the apps and not worry about...
From opening an app to closing a deal, almost everything we do during a day is made simpler by reliable wireless service. What isn’t simple is deciding how to deliver reliable service to employees or customers, day in and day out.
Many enterprises and venues...
Buildings on 2016 strategic agreement between BT and Deutsche Telekom.
BARCELONA, Spain – U.K. telecommunications operator BT and Deutsche Telekom signed a partnership to offer global network services to business customers.
BT said the partnership would enable DT’s business unit T-Systems to offer its...
Samsung keeps shooting itself in the foot. Between their burning Galaxy smartphones a few months ago, their washer and dryer problems and today’s pending bribery scandal, Samsung is under extraordinary and increasing pressure that could likely impact anything with the Samsung brand. This crisis...
In an exclusive column for RCR Wireless News, Boingo Wireless CTO Derek Peterson shares his vision for the technology and cooperation that will usher in a new level of convergence. Peterson sees industry cooperation and convergence of licensed and unlicensed spectrum paving the way...
The combined entity, led by Vodafone India, would have almost 400 million subscribers.
Vodafone and Indian operator Idea Cellular are reportedly close to reaching an agreement to merge their India operations, according to local press.
According to the reports, both operators are expected to announce...
There has been increasing chatter about mergers and acquisitions in the mobile space in recent weeks. SoftBank has again floated its desire for Sprint to acquire T-Mobile US, or to sell Sprint. The Wall Street Journal reported rumblings of T-Mobile US potentially buying Dish...
The telco said 5G will contribute an additional $8.7 billion per year to the U.K. economy by 2026.
The direct economic benefits of "5G" infrastructure to the U.K. economy will outstrip the economic benefits of fiber fixed broadband by 2026, according to...
Smartphones — thanks to superior user experiences and affordable pricing models — dominate the market worldwide. In the first quarter of 2016, they represented 78% of total mobile phone sales worldwide.
Data consumption has become in many regions the prime use case, enabled by...
AT&T Mobility did it. Sprint did it. T-Mobile did it. Now, finally, Verizon Wireless is doing it too. Verizon just announced they are re-launching their unlimited data plan. This is something many of their customers have been screaming for since this whole second wave...
New BroadSoft survey of telecom operators forecasts shift to cloud for enterprise unified communications.
As digital transformation initiatives prompt major technological and operational overhauls in enterprises, unified communications systems are seen serving as the fabric that keeps increasingly distributed systems and workers connected....
This year’s Super Bowl had all sorts of funny television commercials including one from Sprint attacking Verizon Wireless. This is a bold new move from Sprint and it comes at the beginning of a healthy turnaround. Sprint is growing once again and now they...
SK Telecom reported operating revenue of $3.82 billion.
South Korean operator SK Telecom said it ended 2016 with 21.07 million LTE subscribers, surging 11.1% year-on-year, according to the telco’s earnings release. SK Telecom also said 21.87 million of its customers were using smartphones at...
