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IHS report found only a small percentage of telecom operators are running IMS in NFV environments IP multimedia subsystems are seen by many as a stepping stone into the world …

WASHINGTON – A new poll by research group Gallup indicates that most Americans keep their smartphone with them every second of their life. According to the poll, which included 16,000 …

Spirent Communications launched a new test system for the connected car this week. The Automotive Record and Playback test system lets developers of automotive systems record real-world signals and plays …

Soon to come: tweets from Mount Fuji The demand to stay connected has reached new heights. After an avalanche of requests from hikers, the highest point in Japan will soon …

IBM unveils 7-nanometer node chips A partnership with Samsung, GlobalFoundries and the state of New York has helped IBM achieve a major advance in semiconductor technology. Today the company said …

WASHINGTON – Amid labor negotiations with some 38,000 union employees, Verizon Communications is prepping for a potential work stoppage by training more than 15,000 nonunion employees to take over in …

Airline partners with ViaSat to harness satellite-based Wi-Fi rather than ground-based connectivity Airline Virgin America, owned by billionaire Richard Branson, this week announced a partnership with ViaSat that promises to …

It’s been less than a year since SAC Wireless became part of Nokia, and the company has already executed its plan to expand its network services footprint with Nokia behind …

Boost Mobile, Amp’d founder now heads action-camera startup The domestic market’s infatuation with mobile virtual network operators looks to be on an upswing as mobile carriers look to partner with …

Singapore regulators are poised to do what the Federal Communications Commission is reluctant to do in the U.S. In order to entice a fourth mobile operator to enter the market, …

AT&T working on PoC for software-defined storage using SDN, NFV and cloud AT&T is looking to take advantage of its push into network virtualization using software-defined networking, network functions virtualization …

New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020 Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting …

WiredWest trying to fund $79M build-out that would bring fiber to 32 towns As entrenched cable companies, as well as disruptive new entrants, work to rollout fiber-to-the-home connections, 22 Massachusetts …

Sierra Wireless announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MobiquiThings in a move to expand its presence in the European market. The acquisition is expected to be …

Continuing RCR Wireless News’ examination of some of the publicly available testing results for the co-existence of LTE over unlicensed spectrum, we look at testing done by the LTE-U Forum …

Brazil was chosen by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi as the company’s first market outside Asia to hold operations and manufacturing locally, which will be handled by Foxconn. Xiaomi begins its …

Jibe Mobile today announced its partnership with SFR to offer native RCS devices providing applications via the cloud. SFR said it will be providing rich communications suite-based native messaging for …

The Indian telco currently offers 3G in almost 10,000 towns and cities; 4G LTE also expanding Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel plans to invest $1 billion during fiscal year 2015, …

Pay phones are being replaced by Wi-Fi access points in LinkNYC project An ambitious project to bring super high-speed public Wi-Fi to all five boroughs of New York City envisions …

It’s finally done. As of 2 a.m. the EU has brokered a deal to ban all EU roaming charges by 2017. The deal is part of the Europe 2020 initiative …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered a setback this weekend when its Falcon 9 rocket burst into flames just two minutes after takeoff. The cargo craft had no astronauts on board and …

Huawei launches 9 NFV and SDN platforms; Masergy goes live; and OpenDaylight unveils Lithium Network infrastructure provider Huawei continued its push into the virtualized world, announcing nine software-defined networking and …

Lack of fiber availability brings radio and microwave solutions to the forefront Densification in metro networks becomes increasingly challenging largely due to limited real estate and fiber access. This trend …

As the 5G ecosystem starts to take shape, research partnerships continue to be announced among mobile operators, testing companies and research institutions. The latest of those is Keysight Technologies‘ news this …

Overheating iPhone 6 reported in India An Indian man claims his iPhone 6 overheated and exploded just two days after he purchased it. The Times of India reports restaurant owner, Kishan …