Level 3 looks to NFV and SDN in move to bolster websites, applications; other NFV and SDN news of the week
Recent events around the launch of ticket sales for an upcoming moving that crashed the websites and applications of movie ticker brokers highlight the...
Measurement Computing, which produces hardware and software for data acquisition and logging for test and measurement, acquired competitor Data Translation for an undisclosed sum.
Data Translation focuses on PC-based data acquisition and designs modules compatible with a range of technologies, including USB, PCI, LXI and Ethernet as...
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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
The expansion of operation support systems and business support systems implementation throughout Latin American was the topic of a recent video interview with Bob Titus, VP of global converged solutions at NetCracker Technology. Titus talked about what is driving the expansion, what carriers are...
Net income declined, according to American Tower Q3 financial report
In a recent earnings call, American Tower executives reported a year-over-year decline in net income, but is betting on a growing market in India with a $1.21 billion acquisition of Viom Networks.
During the quarter,...
Topics for this week's Carrier Wrap include Sprint fighting to shut down its WiMAX network, Verizon Enterprise rumors and Q3 results wrap
On this week's Carrier Wrap, host Dan Meyer and RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney delve into some of the more interesting...
Nuage Networks VSP to support CenturyLink NFV deployments across PSB architecture
Telecommunication services provider CenturyLink signed a deal with Alcatel-Lucent’s Nuage Networks to provide the operator with networking functionality for its programmable services backbone network architecture.
CenturyLink said its PSB architecture is an open, software-enabled platform for...
National League of Cities finds that U.S. metros aren’t taking into account transportation innovations
Smart cities technology, a subset of the "Internet of Things," is making morning commutes, finding a parking spot and arranging public transit, among other things, an easy-to-use process driven by mobile...
1. Ericsson is teaming up with Cisco in a move that should make it a stronger competitor to Huawei and to the combined Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. The partners said the deal will yield $1 billion in incremental revenue for each company by 2018. Ericsson...
David Cameron announces 'universal service obligation' to push broadband access
As the world becomes increasingly connected, broadband access has evolved from being something that's nice to have to something's that's imperative to live and work in the modern world.
Fostering broadband access is a major priority...
Wi-Fi hot spot deal targets the Wi-Fi-first business user
The race to provide ubiquitous connectivity to data-hungry users regardless of location continues with the two largest Wi-Fi hot spot network providers announcing a partnership to expand the global footprint.
Network provider iPass on Nov. 2 announced...
As Keysight Technologies' first year as an independent company comes to a close, it has announced a new organizational structure that divides the company into three business groups focused on different customer bases, and another group for corporate leadership and technology.
"The changes that we’re announcing...
Nextivity talks signal boosters – HetNet Happenings: Episode 38
Bringing cellular connectivity inside is a challenge. Solutions range from small cells to Wi-Fi to distributed antenna systems. But how do signal boosters fit into the hetnet equation?
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing...
Sprint, Verizon, AT&T job cuts were front and center on this week's Telecom Careers Insider, sponsored by Nexius and TelecomCareers.
For insight on who is hiring and the life of a product manager at GE Power, check out RCRtv or listen to the Telecom Careers Insider...
Topics for this week's Carrier Wrap include Sprint results, T-Mobile's LTE femtocell and the upcoming WRC-15 event
On this week's Carrier Wrap, we discuss Sprint's latest quarterly results, dig into T-Mobile US' recent release of an in-home LTE femtocell and speak with 4G Americas on...
The Brazilian mobile landscape is undergoing a transformation with the potential for heightened competition in the coming years. Driving the market shift is the reduction of a termination rate imposed by telecom regulator Anatel, which wants the discount applied to customers, plus the massive use...
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WiMAX marriage on...
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 the fast data analytics that are required for network control and optimization – real-time functions –...
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 manager in charge of GE’s 200- to 3,000-watt, 12-volt, AC-DC rectifier portfolio, gives us a...
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 become attractive investments for neutral host providers and tower companies. Indoor small cells have...
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 to enable census data collectors to use mobile devices. As many as 20,000 people will...
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 network functions virtualization, software-defined networking and cloud. One of the larger players in the...
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 pleased with its initial progress and integration work is proceeding according to plan.
Earnings per share...
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