Network Infrastructure

Verizon applied 4×4 MIMO to three-channel carrier aggregation for 12 LTE data streams As it continues to test License Assisted Access (LAA), Verizon today announced it passed the 1 Gbps …

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has wrapped up its annual conference and exhibition that tackled issues facing agencies fielding the nation’s 9-1-1 communications operations. Held in Denver, …

Overview Docker is one of the hottest products on the devops scene today. The open source platform deploys and updates applications inside containers on a single Linux operating system (OS). …

LAA is key to delivering gigabit LTE As more and more global operators begin to test and deploy gigabit LTE network technologies, License Assisted Access (LAA), is seen as a …

Red Hat patches vulnerability in OpenStack subsystem that manages virtual machines Red Hat recently patched a security glitch in an OpenStack subsystem used to provision network services to virtual machines …

How containers came to fame Containers are a mature technology gaining traction in the telecom industry with the push toward virtualization. The lightweight technology enables service providers to run various, …

Neutral host provider ExteNet Systems is looking to incorporate CBRS technology into its distributed network approach. Integration of spectrum support for the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service is, as …

The number of small cell sites activated has long lagged beyond projections largely because there’s not really a scalable deployment process. Carriers are planning to deploy thousands of small cells, …

Ericsson says it will “accelerate” planned cuts Last month network infrastructure giant Ericsson reported across the board sales losses in a Q2 2017 financial report with CEO Borje Ekholm projecting …

New mobile bearer solution to allow operators to build end-to-end 5G networks including any type of backhaul connection Huawei said its new X-Haul product supports flexible backhaul access to the …

When enterprises begin exploring ways to solve their indoor connectivity issues, much of their decision focuses on the bottom line – of course anyone wants to get the best bang …

Shared access to the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadcast Radio Service (CBRS) band is getting a lot of attention lately with Nokia asking the Federal Communications Commission for permission to demo …

As state’s continue to opt in to the $46 billion plan for AT&T and governmental partners to build a nationwide LTE network dedicated to public safety communications, Verizon has moved …

Fort Collins considering a moratorium on small cell deployments On July 1, Colorado legislation went into effect that is designed to make it easier for network operators to install small …

Verizon execs talk public safety market at APCO With its win of the $7 billion FirstNet contract, AT&T was been dominating public safety communications news and mind share as states …

With the exponential increase in customers’ need for speed, the use of interconnectivity and cloud-based applications is ubiquitous in data center infrastructure to handle more bandwidth. Data centers have to …

Ice Wireless leverages Parallel Wireless’ small cells, HetNet gateways and software-defined radios to deliver rural mobile broadband In Northern Canada–the provinces of Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut and Quebec–the population density …

Proximus offers gigabit LTE coverage in parts of seven Belgian cities with plans for expansion With gigabit LTE service, also called 4.5G, available in parts of seven cities in Belgium, …

What’s the hype? Containers have hit the mainstream alongside virtual machines (VMs). Industry titans like Google, Docker, Linux and Amazon have embraced them with open arms. But what exactly are …

HPE to resell Big Switch’s Big Cloud Fabric and Big Monitoring Fabric Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) recently announced it will resell Big Switch Network’s Big Cloud Fabric  (BCF) and Big …

In April cable and media powerhouse Comcast launched a branded wireless service to customers under the moniker Xfinity Mobile, a mobile telecom service delivered on the Verizon Wireless network under …

To add network capacity and coverage reach in dense or underserved area, carriers are increasingly looking to small cells, which are also viewed as a key underlying infrastructure element for …

Sprint CEO, on recent earnings call, said supply for Magic Box can’t keep up with demand With plans to pass 1 million deployments in the coming months, Sprint is continuing …

U.K. telco BT and French operator Orange are also part of the 5G PaaS initiative Nokia Bell Labs announced it will lead a consortium of industry vendors, operators, IT companies, …

Mirantis Cloud Platform boosts NFV capabilities Mirantis, a cloud computing services company, recently deputed a string of network functions virtualization (NFV) enhancements for its Mirantis Cloud Platform (MCP). NFV involves …