Featured

As expected, spectrum and the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction were hot topics at this year’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention, with both a significant portion if …

From automotive applications to virtual reality, millimeter wave spectrum could support data hungry applications AUSTIN, Texas – Millimeter wave spectrum has gone from being a moonshot technology to a likely …

The NFC Forum has released one new and three candidate specifications for near-field communications, which target improved radio frequency support, better interoperability and a new tag operation format that opens …

Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson has signed onto the GMSA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, which aims to use technology to bolster crisis response in afflicted areas. The GSMA established the program …

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 …

SoftBank upgrades White Cloud SmartVPN platform with NFV, SDN technology Japanese telecom giant SoftBank said it plans to upgrade its White Cloud SmartVPN architecture using Cisco System’s Evolved Services Platform …

Following its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, telecom giant AT&T is now telling federal regulators a pending combination of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Charter Communications will serve …

Paraguayan regulator Conatel released the final bidding terms and conditions for the country’s planned 1700 MHz/2100 MHz spectrum auction in support of LTE services. Interested companies have until Dec. 3 …

ETSI NFV work targets lawful interception, open source software, cloud-based reliability The European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s Network Functions Virtualization Industry Specification Group this week released three new specifications targeting security …

Emphasizes the importance of providing customers with time-shifted content NEW ORLEANS – As cable and telecommunications companies continue to look increasingly alike, Ericsson has plans to capitalize with a new …

Remote radio heads, better antennas, digital DAS and shared baseband resources help operators reduce the cost of ODAS Outdoor distributed antenna system solutions enable operators to offer coverage and support capacity requirements …

Nokia signs LTE-A deal with China Mobile LTE-Advanced is coming to China as Nokia prepares to roll out the technology it demonstrated this summer in partnership with China Mobile. LTE-A …

Agreement covers joint work between SK Telecom and China Unicom on 5G development SK Telecom and China Unicom signed a memorandum of understanding focused on working together to develop a …

1. Dell has agreed to buy EMC in what could be the biggest tech takeover in history. The size of the buyout will depend on the value of EMC’s interest …

AT&T Mobility announced the Federal Communications Commission has given it approval to offer Wi-Fi calling to customers on smartphones. This will start with the iPhone 6 and 6s, and I …

This report reviews trends in network densification both indoors and outdoors. Key focus areas include cost control through new network architectures and intelligent optimization, small cells as a service, and …

Digital DAS is a way to cut costs by eliminating headend equipment Many wireless deployments seek to minimize attenuation, or loss of signal strength, but for in-building systems operators actually …

Microsoft is facing reality in the smartphone world even as it launches another high-end device. Priced at $549, the new 5.2-inch Lumia 950 is powered by Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 808 …

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 …

Intelligent Energy, a U.K.-based power technology company, signed a 1.2 billion pound ($1.8 billion) deal to convert 27,400 Indian telecom towers to use hydrogen fuel cell technology. The deal looks to strengthen the unreliable …

In a new promotion, mobile virtual network operator and Sprint subsidiary Boost Mobile is rewarding customers who pay their bill on time with access to more mobile data for free. …

Xiaomi changes device sales strategy Less than three months after launching in Brazil, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi tapped carrier Vivo to sell its Redmi 2 device. The move represents a …

As service providers seek to better understand their networks, operations and customers through the use of analytics, a number of factors are driving the desire to distill information into intelligence. …

Fiber networks to support gigabit Internet services are major trend in telecom space Service providers are working to extend fiber networks to support ever-faster Internet speeds to meet the booming …

With nearly a thousand jobs currently listed for telecom data analysts on Indeed and companies scrambling to design and implement big data strategies at telecom companies, a polished resume is …