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In a complex, multivendor network environment that is taking initial steps toward virtualization, the ability to have real-time insight into network conditions is becoming increasingly important. “There’s a split coming between …

Part evangelist and part market strategist, product managers are on the front lines bringing customers the products they need. In this edition of “Gigs,” Raj Radjassamy, GE Energy Management’s senior product …

Small cells that can support more than one mobile operator have the potential to change the wireless landscape, particularly indoors. With more than one carrier tenant paying rent, small cells …

AT&T’s government contract, Verizon’s small cell progress 1. AT&T signed a five-year contract with the U.S. Census Bureau, which will use the carrier’s LTE network and “Internet of Things” services …

Red Hat remains focused on expanding, enhancing the NFV and OpenStack environment Open source continues to be a strong undercurrent in the move by telecom operators towards virtualized platforms using …

NetScout financial results NetScout Systems reported its first quarter of results since its massive network monitoring and security acquisition from Danaher. Company president and CEO Anil Singhal said the company is …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

SÃO PAULO — The concept of smart cities comprises various “Internet of Things” solutions. Combined, IoT and smart cities can help facilitate citizens’ lives and make public administration more efficient. …

4G fueling growth India is reportedly on its way to eclipsing 1 billion mobile subscribers. According to a report by Peter Evans, senior analyst Asia at BuddeComm, the world’s second …

The Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications and the National Spectrum Agency (ANE, in Spanish) expect to present a spectrum policy plan to meet growing consumer demand for mobile …

SÃO PAULO – The battle between over-the-top players and telecom carriers, along with the increases in and expansion of broadband accesses, the role of 4G and telecom market consolidation were highlights …

Building size, carrier involvement, return on investment among determining factors LOS ANGELES – There are some 4.8 million buildings in the U.S. that are 25,000 square feet or less, yet …

AT&T Data Perks app provides up to 1,000 Mb of data per month AT&T is throwing free data at consumers in a move to entice interaction with advertisers. The carrier …

1. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure describes Sprint as “one of the most difficult turnarounds, probably, in the world.” Claure told The Wall Street Journal he plans to fix Sprint’s “structural …

TBR report finds vendors bolstering workforce to support analytics and IoT moves Service vendors looking to expand their reach across analytics, the “Internet of Things” and digital platforms attributed to …

Fluke Networks added new testing support for deploying 802.11ac networks in the enterprise, launching a tablet solution aimed at network engineers, and a handheld tester, the OneTouc AT Generation 2 Network …

The African continent is set for significant cloud adoption, according to a new study from SAP and IDG, with similar hopes and concerns about the technologies as more established technology centers …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

A part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, the federal government created the First Responders Network Authority to address large-scale public safety network concerns. …

Hetnets, or heterogeneous networks, have for years been understood as networks that leverage a mix of radio access technologies and architectures to keep mobile users connected. Now, hetnets are evolving …

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro is set to host its first Olympic Games next year. From an information technology and telecommunications perspective, sponsors are responsible for implementing the infrastructure needed …

Verizon bested rivals at MLB venues with Fenway Park tops among stadium peersM With the Major League Baseball playoffs quickly reaching their final matchup, RootMetrics released stats on how cellular …

Analyst Jake MacLeod discusses the future of 5G and fundamental pieces including NFV, SDN and self-optimizing networks With standardization of the waveform set for a 2020 release, Jake MacLeod, founder …

Tips for CSPs looking to efficiently deploy and use NFV and SDN across their operations Virtualization technology has become one of the hottest topics in the telecom space, with communication …

1. Nokia appears to have cleared the last major hurdle in its $17.6 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. Today, China’s Ministry of Commerce gave conditional approval to the merger, which has …