In addition to 15 million Wi-Fi hot spots, Comcast has option to resell Verizon Wireless services
During the Goldman Sachs Commacopia conference today, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts previewed plans for the cable TV giant to launch a Wi-Fi-integrated mobile virtual network operator in mid-2017 using...
Sprint is on a comeback. But what exactly does that mean? I have followed them over the last few decades as a wireless analyst and I would say Sprint is better and faster than ever before. I also sense there is more to come....
CommScope is selling two product lines to Adtran for an undisclosed sum. Adtran, a provider of cable networking equipment, will buy CommScope's active Ethernet passive optical network product platforms, as well as CommScope's radio frequency over glass product line. The transaction is not expected...
In addition to becoming a dominant force in streaming video content and production, Netflix has also emerged as a strong advocate for net neutrality and consumer access to unlimited data.
While this clearly serves Netflix by removing any subscriber barrier to streaming, the company has...
As a regular attendee of OpenDayLight Summit, I have seen the community growing every passing year, with increased participation of developers and end users, from mini summit back in 2013 to a full blown OpenDaylight Summit in 2015. I am continually inspired and impressed...
1. Samsung is selling its printer business to Hewlett-Packard for $1.05 billion. HP's printer and cartridge businesses have been slipping as customers substitute files on mobile devices for printed documents. Samsung, meanwhile, has tried hard to position itself at the center of the mobile revolution,...
Major cloud customers include the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense and Aston Martin
Microsoft has expanded its cloud offerings with the addition of Azure and Office 365 to data center locations in the United Kingdom. The rollout comes with major wins with major players including the...
Last week Verizon Wireless made a big deal about its activation of two- and three-channel carrier aggregation in more than 450 markets. In response, T-Mobile US CTO Neville Ray wrote a blog post essentially calling the Verizon Wireless play a marketing move.
Ray wrote that...
James Truchard, CEO and co-founder of National Instruments and known to many as Dr. T, is set to retire in January, the test and measurement company announced in a statement. Truchard will be replaced by current COO and CFO Alex Davern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVwox2WHdkA
Truchard has been NI's...
ZTE is currently working with local municipalities to identify potential smart city initiatives
MADRID – Carrier business accounted for approximately 87% of ZTE Spain revenues last year, the firm's GM Jia Yunpeng told reporters during a press conference. The executive said its main customers for infrastructure...
1. Google parent Alphabet is reportedly losing patience with Google Fiber, or Access as the business unit is known inside the company. A report in The Information claims that Alphabet CEO Larry Page has ordered a 50% reduction in Google Fiber's headcount, which currently...
In July, former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg stepped down after seven years at the helm of the Swedish telecom infrastructure vendor. EVP and CFO Jan Frykhamar has stepped in as interim CEO while a search for a permanent replacement takes place. But now, according...
It seems unlimited wireless data is going to be one of the next, hot areas in the world of wireless competition. Last week, both Sprint and T-Mobile US made announcements improving their offerings with Sprint Unlimited Freedom and T-Mobile One. In fact, AT&T Mobility...
According to a report this week by Bloomberg, Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, remains interested in a potential combination of U.S. carriers Sprint and T-Mobile US despite past regulatory roadblocks.
SoftBank is the majority shareholder in Sprint. T-Mobile US is a subsidiary of Germany-based Deutsche Telekom.
Citing...
Tom Keathley, AT&T SVP of wireless network architecture and design, recently gave an update on how the carrier sees small cell technology figuring into both current and future networks.
Keathley, during an interview at the recent Cowen and Company Communications Infrastructure Summit in Boulder, Colorado,...
Nils Paellmann, T-Mobile VP of investor relations, details plans to open 400 more postpaid stores by the end of 2016.
T-Mobile US' VP of investor relations, Nils Paellmann, in a recent interview discussed the carrier's success, as well as plans to expand its marketing/distribution footprint as it...
DT ended June with 41.3M mobile subscribers in the German market; revenue up, net profit down
German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom posted revenue of 17.81 billion euros ($19.86 billion) in the second quarter of 2016, surging 2.2% year-on-year. The operator’s net profits for the quarter reached...
Ronan Dunne starts next month as group president of Verizon Wireless; he's the former CEO of O2
Ronan Dunne, the former CEO of O2, doesn't start his job as the new group president of Verizon Wireless until September, but, on Twitter at least, he's already...
John Stephens, AT&T CFO, updates progress on virtualization of network functions and details 'very comfortable' spectrum position
Speaking at the Oppenheimer 19th Annual Technology, Internet and Communications Conference, AT&T's chief financial officer, John Stephens, said the carrier plans to virtualize 30% of its network functions...
Telecom workforce adjustments needed for devops
Just as workforce adjustments will be needed for telecom’s move to software-defined networks, changes will also need to take place in order for devops to be fully realized. In our article How telecom operators should approach devops we talked...
Last week Verizon Communications made a deal to buy some portions of Yahoo's businesses, specifically the troubled internet portal’s operating assets for $4.83 billion in cash.
This builds on Verizon's previous acquisition of AOL, which the carrier said would create a "new rival in mobile media...
Washington state attorneys charge Comcast with 'illegally deceiving' customers
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Aug. 1 filed a lawsuit against Comcast on behalf of in-state subscribers, that seeks more than $100 million in restitution for violating various consumer protections.
Specifically, Ferguson's office said the cable giant committed...
Latest round of job cuts builds on 1,850 layoffs Microsoft announced in May
Continuing to tighten its belt, Microsoft plans to get rid of some 2,850 employees this year, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
This is an expansion of...
Telefónica ended June with 50M LTE subscribers
Telefónica reported 12.7 billion euro ($14.07 billion) in revenue for the second quarter of 2016, down 7.7% compared to the same period last year. The telco’s net profit for Q2 reached 693 million euro, down 54.5% year-over-year.
“The performance of the...
