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...
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....
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.
In Brazil, the adoption of IoT is still in the early phases, though at...
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 largest country had 970 million subscribers as of March 2015.
Currently 77% of India’s population has...
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 services. The spectrum policy is expected to tackle projected needs for the mobile space...
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 at the opening of this week's Futurecom event held in São Paulo.
Brazil's communications minister,...
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 have the same in-building connectivity needs as much larger spaces. So what’s the best approach...
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 and partner Aquto launched the Data Perks application compatible with both Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS...
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 challenges" one by one, and he has already stemmed the tide of customer losses....
