Network Infrastructure

Carrier tested millimeter waves in the 28 GHz band Korean telecom operator SK Telecom and compatriot vendor Samsung Electronics claimed to have successfully tested a “5G” system using 28 GHz …

Montgomery County, Maryland, is a scenic, rural area that welcomes tourists and is somewhat less hospitable to cell towers. The county’s residents and visitors are valuable customers for wireless carriers, …

Learn about InterDigital’s support of 5G and the Internet of Things, as well as the company’s role in the standards-setting process Discourse in the telecommunications industry is currently focused on …

Thai operator plans to launch VoLTE-enabled phones with Huawei Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service launched commercial voice-over-LTE services across all 77 provinces in the country, according to an announcement …

Even a year ago, FirstNet still seemed largely theoretical as it went through the planning process. But, with the agency having released its request for proposal in January, and expecting …

New York, Pennsylvania, Boston hit by Sprint network outage Sprint customers in the Northeast on Monday reported a network outage impacting LTE services. Reports of network problems began Monday morning; …

Wi-Fi Now CEO says it comes down to performance, security Smart home automation is one of the early hits in the developing consumer “Internet of Things.” Personal assistants like Amazon.com’s …

LAS VEGAS – In the tradition of its self-driving car and robotics grand challenges, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge at this week’s International Wireless Communications …

LAS VEGAS – The First Responders Network Authority is pinning much of its economic viability on the ability to share its dedicated 700 MHz spectrum with a network partner who …

LAS VEGAS – With approximately $6.5 billion on the table for the design and construction of a nationwide public safety LTE network, vendors are scrambling to compile their responses for the First …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is bringing key industry players together to answer those questions at Wireless Global Congress 2016, 27 – 30 June, Liverpool UK The telecommunications ecosystem is changing …

Retail and logistics industries most aggressive A survey of more than 500 hundred global companies across 17 industries found more than one-third either have deployed small cells or plan to …

Voice-over-LTE trial set for Henan province ZTE launched a voice-over-LTE trial with China Unicom in China’s Henan province. The deployment calls for ZTE to deploy an end-to-end VoLTE solution including voice over …

While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading its network in the area to …

Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being …

In a partnership with Arris, the French-based Altice Group is rolling out gigabit Internet services to SFR customers in France, with Suddenlink in the U.S. and Orange-Tricom subscribers in the …

Sequans is first to market with LTE Cat M Monarch chipset The massive scale of the Industrial Internet of Things—billions of connected devices and sensors seamlessly communicating—is enabled only by …

Qualcomm, a major proponent of deploying cellular in unlicensed spectrum using the LTE Unlicensed technology, is developing LTE-U small cells with partners Samsung and SpiderCloud Wireless. LTE-U is seen as …

Using the DOCSIS 3.1 standard, Comcast plans to begin offering consumers gigabit-speed Internet over copper in the Atlanta area with plans to expand the service to other markets later in …

On the face of it, voice is a disappearing species. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, in 2010 voice traffic was 50% of data. By 2015, it had dropped to less …

DAS equipment vendors are eager to see the end users of their systems contribute more to the costs of construction and maintenance. Many are working to move away from business …

Testing 3x carrier aggregation for future network, Sprint says In what it described as prepping for future network deployments, Sprint said it used a Samsung Galaxy S7 coupled with three-channel carrier aggregation …

New York City’s transit system is undertaking a major mobile-focused upgrade of its bus transportation system. The Metropolitan Transit Authoriry plans to add more than 2,000 public buses with Wi-Fi …

Bouygues is currently negotiating a possible takeover by Orange French operator Bouygues Telecom is negotiating the sale of certain assets to rival operators Iliad and Numericable-SFR, Fench newspaper Les Echos …

South by Southwest panel gathers urban broadband advocates to discuss bridging the digital divide AUSTIN, Texas – Broadband deployments serve to open up opportunities to largely underserved groups while stimulating …