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Over 50% of the world’s LTE subscribers today are in the U.S. With its aggressive 4G deployments aided by the thriving application ecosystem, the U.S. was able to wrestle back the leadership …

Verizon spectrum auction results conference call: Densify, baby, densify Verizon Communications’ Tony Melone, EVP network, and CFO Fran Shammo held a short, but extremely informative, conference call helping the analyst and …

NFV causing re-think of standards process One of the more significant challenges facing the network function virtualization market is how it’s handling the need for standards. The European Telecommunications Standards …

European operator taps NFV to deploy virtualized LTE stack Telekom Austria Group reported that its Serbian subsidiary Vip demonstrated what it claims is the first fully virtualized LTE stack in …

LAA-LTE: Looking beyond coexistence The first time I heard about LTE in the 5 GHz license-exempt band, my reaction was: “Why do we need it? Wi-Fi works well, it’s cheap, …

You can’t possibly have watched the news this past week without experiencing all of the discussion related to the potential for an “iCar.” First of all, why is this so shocking …

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 …

AT&T CEO says legal action imminent WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission has yet to release its long-awaited net neutrality recommendations on whether to enact Title II regulations in …

TIM Brasil’s gross revenue fell 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013 and decreased 2.2% year-over-year for 2014. However, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and …

Network function virtualization is set to disrupt several parts of the wireless ecosystem, and Accedian Networks is determined to be ahead of the curve. The network monitoring and assurance specialist …

The number of LTE device manufacturers has more than doubled within the last year, according to the latest data from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association. There are 275 companies now …

After buying most of French operator SFR from Vivendi in November, Altice is now back for the rest. The company, owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi, announced an offer to purchase Vivendi’s remaining …

NetScout and Gartner continue to battle over Gartner’s Magic Quadrant vendor ratings, and while the related court case slowly proceeds, the most recent report has fanned the flames. NetScout initially …

NFV service orchestration platform targets carrier deployments Oracle Communications recently unveiled its Network Service Orchestration Solution, targeting one of the greater challenges facing mobile network operators as they make plans …

Nokia Networks announcement ahead of Mobile World Congress Nokia Networks announced a cloud-based network architecture targeting telecom operators designed for dynamic allocation of resources using existing transport and access infrastructure. …

Many of you have called/written me about the general chatter regarding regulatory changes proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler. The telecom industry needs to take Aaron Rodgers’ advice …

CommScope’s ION-U simplifies DAS troubleshooting in Europe Today CommScope announced the ION-U for European markets. By supporting the five frequency bands common to Europe in a single solution, the deployment …

T-Mobile and Sprint make marked improvements Nationwide mobile networks are being improved by carriers and resulting in improved customer experience, according to test and measurement firm Rootmetrics, which picks Verizon …

Heddoko was one of the companies demonstrating their solution at the Munich Wearable Technologies conference and also one of the Innovation World Cup finalists in the sports and fitness category. …

COBI was one of the companies demonstrating its wearables solution at the Munich Wearable Technologies conference, and also one of the Innovation World Cup finalists in the lifestyle category. RCR Wireless …

It’s no secret that this was the year of the wearables and “Internet of Things” at CES. From new smartwatches, to baby monitoring teddy bears, app-controlled hearing aids and smart …

In the test and measurement world this week, Keysight Technologies’ T3111S system for near-field communications conformance testing was chosen by China Telecom Corporation Test labs in Guangzhou, China, for its lab there. …

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 …

The OpenDaylight Project announced the availability of 14 internships as part of its 2015 Internship Program. The offer is said to provide “real-world development experience” targeting the software-defined networking and network …

Italian Embassy hosts Digital Diplomacy panel discussions WASHINGTON – Since late 2012, diplomats at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., have hosted a series of events called Digital Diplomacy. The goal of …