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 as the best carrier in the United States.
Rootmetrics released its “U.S. Mobile Network Performance Review”...
The TESSCO ONE Innovation Showcase and Conference brought wireless networking industry leaders from around the world to AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 3 and 4 for the annual infrastructure-focused trade show.
The impressive stadium, known colloquially as Jerry World after Dallas Cowboys owner...
Nokia using small cells to increase capacity in dense areas
Network infrastructure giant Nokia Networks has partnered with carrier Bharti Airtel to expand FDD-LTE 4G mobile broadband in six new markets in India.
The 4G deployment will operate on the 1,800 MHz band. In dense areas,...
DAS will improve data, cellular by 2016
The city of Santa Clara, Calif., is looking to enhance cellular and Wi-Fi services by installing an outdoor distributed antenna system in busy parts of town.
Projected for completion early in 2016, the DAS is owned by the city...
Wi-Fi router comes in three-pack and covers whole home
The new Eero router seeks to create small-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks by foregoing the traditional one-router home setup for a base kit of three routers available on pre-order for $309.
The easy-to-install network is run from a...
Rotten Wi-Fi asks users to run speed tests
Free, public Wi-Fi access is often a big draw for businesses like restaurants and cafes looking to keep customers busy browsing the Web and buying products.
Starbucks is no exception with business travelers often going out of their...
Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey.
The facility, planned for Mesa, Ariz., just outside of Phoenix, is expected to employ 150...
T-Mobile US, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon part of $32.5M DAS deployment
An elaborate distributed antenna system will bring LTE to the Chicago subway system under the terms of a deal between the city and America’s top four wireless carriers.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the $32.5 million...
Hotel fined $600,000 for jamming Wi-Fi hot spots
After being fined $600,000 for jamming a guest’s personal Wi-Fi hot spot, Marriott Hotel Services will not press a petition against the Federal Communications Commission, which took a firm position on the issue.
Following an investigation, the FCC...
FCC enforcement advisory follows $600,000 Marriott fine
Hotel operators cannot block guests from using Wi-Fi hot spots rather than the hotel’s network, according to a strongly worded “enforcement advisory” published by the Federal Communications Commission.
The advisory comes following an Oct. 3 FCC order that fined Marriott...
Sites for small cell, Wi-Fi, towers
Melody Wireless Infrastructure on Jan. 26 announced the acquisition of 908 locations. The relatively new independent wireless infrastructure player controls more than 2,000 locations nationwide.
Greenwich, Conn.-based Melody Wireless, part of financing firm Melody Capital Partners, completed the transaction with...
Glendale-area stadium, hotels, convention centers get new hardware for big game
In the run-up to the biggest football game of the year, international telco AT&T has upgraded the distributed antenna system at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Ariz., while also dropping some 23...
Cloud computing, OTT video drive data demand
Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are the latest locales in which Verizon Communications has deployed a 100G fiber network, adding some 11,681 miles of cable to the carrier’s global high-speed backhaul footprint.
Verizon already controls more than 40,000 miles of...
AT&T DAS networks supported more than 100 terabytes of mobile data used in the 2014 season
AT&T distributed antenna systems provide cellular coverage at dozens of college football venues. And with the college National Championship in the rearview mirror and the season over, AT&T customers...
Virgin Galactic, Qualcomm, Elon Musk in the mix
In the past week, OneWeb, with support from the Virgin Group and chipmaker Qualcomm, and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have announced plans to launch constellations capable of bringing high-speed satellite Internet connectivity to the more than 3...
Using big data to monetize free Wi-Fi
With its recent announcement of a $5 million investment, United Kingdom-based Purple Wi-Fi is poised to expand its workforce and international heterogeneous network presence.
Purple provides software designed to enable a user to log in to a public Wi-Fi...
Multiuser MIMO powers connected home
A new generation of routers, many unveiled last week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, promise to deliver connection speeds in excess of 1 gigabit per second using an as yet unadopted 802.11ac – or Wave 2 – standard.
The precursor...
Acquisition converges data centers, fiber networks
Backhaul and data center services provider Zayo Group announced a $675 million agreement to purchase competitor Latisys Holdings, which handles complimentary data center co-location and other physical asset services.
Latisys currently operates eight domestic data centers comprising 185,000 square feet...
LAS VEGAS – Service providers that want to boost coverage and capacity indoors often consider DAS, small cells, signal boosters and/or Wi-Fi offload, or a combination of these approaches. Infrastructure providers are looking at ways to combine more than one of these solutions, and now...
Asian telco SingTel has partnered with hardware giant Ericsson on a small-cell pilot program meant to bring more robust 3G and LTE coverage to enterprise buildings and public venues in Singapore.
The two companies announced the project on Dec. 29. SingTel has deployed for trial...
In-building DAS deployments to increase
A new report from telecommunications industry analysis firm IGR projects distributed antenna system spending will reach nearly $30 billion by 2018.
A DAS is a type of small cell that is primarily deployed to increase coverage and capacity in large indoor...
Network operator Windstream has partnered with Cyan, an SDN, NFV and packet-optical solution firm, to upgrade existing metro networks to provide 100-gigabit data capacity. The move toward 100G is seen as critical in powering mobile broadband services.
Windstream reps said the partnership will enhance both...
Mobile giant Vodafone has joined forces with JCDecaux, the largest outdoor advertising company in the world, to increase network connectivity by deploying small cells on billboards, benches and other outdoor installations.
This planned large-scale deployment, announced on Dec. 10, is an expansion of a pilot...
With the ExteNet DAS deployment at the Barclays Center earning the distinction of providing the fastest cellular speeds of any NBA arena, company officials attribute its success to a strong partnership with the venue owner along with complimentary network services.
The Barclays Center in Brooklyn,...
