AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
Internet pioneer talks smart grid, IoT and artificial intelligence
Austin, Texas – Prior to this week's 2016 Energy Thought Summit, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf previews key topics including smart grid technologies and artificial intelligence.
Cerf is set to participate in ETS16 via a Google...
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications extended the exclusivity period by two months for talks with rival Aircel to consider the potential merger of operations.
Reliance entered into merger talks with Aircel shareholders Maxis Communications and Sindya Securities and Investments late last year. The parties initially...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Quortus to get a primer on mobile edge computing
On today’s show we have an interview with Riki Dolby, director of engineering at...
WOTW tries and fails to get mad at Netflix over throttling video streams, but senses some faux ire from the likes of Verizon and AT&T
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on...
$50 million in federal smart city funding up for grabs
AUSTIN, Texas – One of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge, Austin, Texas, hopes to win $50 million to solve myriad traffic and mobility challenges by implementing smart city technologies.
Earlier...
Verizon SDN and NFV push remains a focus, while battling slower than expected development pace and challenges with standards
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are...
According to research conducted by analyst Chetan Sharma, the term “Internet of Things” was first coined in September 1985 by Peter T. Lewis in a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 15th Annual Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C. Lewis defined the IoT as...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we will look at some of the top carrier news from the past week with Bill Ho from 556 Ventures, including promotional activity from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer...
Retail and logistics industries most aggressive
A survey of more than 500 hundred global companies across 17 industries found more than one-third either have deployed small cells or plan to do so this year. The research, conducted by Nemertes for the Small Cell Forum, showed...
IBM says continuous engineering is key to IoT
IBM Watson, a data-analyzing computer platform that can answer open domain questions, first became famous in 2011 when it beat two "Jeopardy" champions, and has since involved into medical use and more recently the "Internet of Things."
The...
While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading its network in the area to handle the expected influx of more than 100,000 fans.
Carrier reps say the enhancements include...
Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are being...
The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy
SANTA CLARA, California – Open source software continues to gain support from the telecom community as operator and vendors move forward with deployment plans using network...
Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life.
For instance, at the show this...
The deal includes 2G/3G deployments across portions of Thailand
Ericsson signed a three-year contract with Thai telecommunications services provider True Move to deploy LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation and 2G/3G networks across portions of Thailand The telco serves approximately 18 million mobile subscribers in Thailand.
Under the terms...
Who does T-Mobile US CEO John Legere remind you of? Legere and Donald Trump seem to have been cut from the same cloth. Both are bigger than life. Both attract lots of attention to themselves and their brand with a few choice words. Both...
Ahead of next week's IWCE conference in Las Vegas, Anite and Bittium announced a collaboration around public safety drive testing capabilities. Bittium's Band 14-capable, ruggedized ToughMobile smartphone has been integrated with Anite's Nemo Outdoor drive testing solution, with an eye toward serving the market for...
In a partnership with Arris, the French-based Altice Group is rolling out gigabit Internet services to SFR customers in France, with Suddenlink in the U.S. and Orange-Tricom subscribers in the Dominican Republic.
The two companies are deploying the Arris E6000 Converged Edge Router, which sets...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Accedian Networks about network QoS related to SDN, NFV and 5G
On today’s show we have an interview with Scott Sumner, VP of...
Network virtualization technologies using SDN and NFV platforms have slowly begun to creep across networks. This report garners insight from telecom operators, industry analysts and vendors to look at where carriers are focusing their initial deployments; which network segments are seeing improved efficiencies from...
1 year ago this week, T-Mobile targeted the enterprise, while TracFone tapped into Verizon’s 3G network
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put...
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we will look at some of the top carrier news from the past week and talk with Roger Entner from Recon Analytics to unravel recent unlimited data moves from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR...
