Network Infrastructure

Fiber-to-the-home shaping up to be a CSP battleground As the fiber broadband race continues to pick up steam, this week saw AT&T announced expansion of its GigaPower service to 38 additional …

ViaSat’s Mark Dankberg discusses the role of satellites in the wireless ecosystem SAN DIEGO–Connecting all through communication. That’s the theme of the 2015 Globecom event, hosted by the IEEE Communications …

The telco aims to upgrade 100 telecoms towers by the end of 2015 Dannish mobile telephony operator Telenor Denmark announced the deployment of its commercial LTE+ service in the country’s …

Today we find our mobile phones as devices we simply cannot live without. They are our camera, video recorder, email device, social media access device, text messaging device, book, newspaper, …

iGR report projects that five year 2016 U.S. DAS capex will exceed $19 billion while U.S. DAS capex and opex spending will exceed $23 billion (Video) Iain Gillott, founder and …

The Indian telco will transfer the assets to two US investment groups Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications has reached an agreement to sell its stake in telecom tower company Reliance …

According to a new study, the growth of high-bandwidth services and the need for increasing cloud storage will create increased demand for fiber optic connectors, which will cause the market …

The Atlanta-based Wireless Technology Forum hosted an annual analyst event; the topic this year was the state of the wireless industry with an emphasis on how business models will need …

Tower ownership can be a risky endeavor, but it can also deliver hefty profits for those who know how to properly allocate their resources and build strong relationships with carriers. …

The transaction is expected to be completed in Q1 2016 Shareholders of Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia approved the proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of French-based supplier Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has obtained all …

As the “Internet of Things” continues to develop, with industrial applications leading the way, new chipsets are set to allow IoT devices to connect to the Verizon LTE network. The …

Wireless infrastructure is part of Hillary Clinton’s $275 billion dollar plan to invest public funds in key sectors of the American economy. The leading Democrat in the Presidential race said …

Synchronization is the “invisible” foundation to any nation’s communications fabric from cell phones, to Internet, to power grids, to networking. With higher-accuracy synchronization, the wireless networks can deliver better performance, …

The process will integrate GSM and UMTS infrastructure German telecom operator Telefónica Deutschland expects to start the integration of its mobile unit O2 and mobile operator E-Plus in January 2016, …

Are LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi really pitted against one another from a technological perspective, or has the debate been hijacked by parties protecting business interests? Depending on who you ask, LTE-U …

Qualcomm has been laying out its vision for a “5G” world in recent weeks, including a workshop in San Diego focused on its 5G vision that included demonstrating a 28 GHz millimeter …

New York City is preparing to solicit bids for new city streetlight poles that can accommodate more small cells, hoping to capture carrier spending before mobile operators lose patience with …

Montana officials, with an eye on economic development, have been working with Google and Facebook to convince the technology giants to build data centers in the Western state. According to …

This report on smart RAN will provide an overview and assessment of new technologies and solutions that optimize mobile traffic management to deliver a better performance and QoE, by improving …

The telco aims to deploy 160,000 base stations in three years Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel plans to invest 600 billion rupees ($9 billion) over the next three years to expand …

1. Verizon Wireless has revised its organizational structure, following reports the company is moving from 20 regional offices to six. The carrier has named its six market leaders: Ken Dixon, …

WASHINGTON – Next-generation “5G” mobile networks remain years away from standardization, but the lack of formal definitions and speculation hasn’t deterred major international interest and investment.   In the U.S., …

The 5G R&D agreement will focus on radio and core technologies Swedish vendor Ericsson signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese telecom operator KDDI to collaborate on “5G” research and …

This white paper expands the foundation of 4G Americas’ view of 5G recommendations that was published in the October 2014 white paper titled, 4G Americas’ Recommendations on 5G Requirements and …

Deployment of small cells is seen as a key avenue of boosting cellular capacity and adding network density, but commissioning have fallen short of projections, despite 2015 being viewed as …