Network Infrastructure

Mobilitie, the country’s largest privately-held wireless infrastructure provider, announced it will receive a $325 million debt investment from CIT Bank N.A. and TD Securities to bolster its distributed antenna systems, …

A conversation with Vicent Soler, CTO RAN Optimization, Astellia Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the smart RAN report At Astellia, troubleshooting, monitoring, automation …

DAS providers are keenly aware of the need reduce the cost and footprint of their systems as they target more enterprise customers. Alcatel-Lucent is keenly aware of the need to …

The New York City subway system is getting a big expansion to its wireless network. Solid and Transit Wireless announced 20 stations in the Bronx and 17 in upper Manhattan …

Dueling test results for LTE-Unlicensed/Wi-Fi coexistence continue with a newly released data set from Qualcomm developed with input from CableLabs, which Qualcomm says confirm fair coexistence between LTE-U and Wi-Fi. However, CableLabs …

A conversation with Stephen Howell, General Manager, Wireless Network, Engineering Department, Telstra Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the smart RAN report Telstra has …

AirTies creates mesh Wi-Fi networks to spread coverage and capacity throughout your home In-home Wi-Fi equipment provider AirTies is looking to use multiple access points to bolster the performance of …

A conversation with Femi Adeyemi LTE Solutions Architect, Fujitsu Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the smart RAN report The transition to C-RAN and …

Ericsson LTE small cells attached to lighting from Philips; builds on Philips smart lighting project in LA In what stakeholders are calling a first-of-its-kind deployment, the city of Los Angeles …

LTE operating in unlicensed spectrum interferes with Wi-Fi performance WASHINGTON – In a recent blog post, nonprofit research consortium CableLabs said it has found a variety of issues that may …

Test and measurement leader Anritsu debuts certification programs for active, passive DAS In-building wireless connectivity—be it from a small cell or distributed antenna systems (DASs)—is an essential mentioned by many …

A recent Wi-Fi Alliance workshop on the relationship of Wi-Fi and LTE over unlicensed spectrum continued the industry dialog on how the two technologies can co-exist with one another, and meanwhile, …

The motivation for Ericsson’s new partnership with Cisco was crystal clear today at the company’s annual capital markets day in Sweden. Ericsson is telling investors that it expects the total …

UPDATE: Verizon CTO blasts reports of possible sale of enterprise assets Verizon CTO Fran Shammo, in comments made today during the 2015 Wells Fargo Securities Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, …

National League of Cities finds that U.S. metros aren’t taking into account transportation innovations Smart cities technology, a subset of the “Internet of Things,” is making morning commutes, finding a …

Frontier Communications got a favorable ruling from the California Public Utilities Commission to purchase Verizon Communication’s FiOS network, as well as other local wireline, broadband and video operations in California. …

Chinese telecom equipment provider ZTE has opened a new research and development center in Tokyo to focus on creating next-generation “5G” mobile network technologies. The new facility will support ZTE’s …

1. Ericsson is teaming up with Cisco in a move that should make it a stronger competitor to Huawei and to the combined Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. The partners said the …

David Cameron announces ‘universal service obligation’ to push broadband access As the world becomes increasingly connected, broadband access has evolved from being something that’s nice to have to something’s that’s …

Wi-Fi hot spot deal targets the Wi-Fi-first business user The race to provide ubiquitous connectivity to data-hungry users regardless of location continues with the two largest Wi-Fi hot spot network …

Nextivity talks signal boosters – HetNet Happenings: Episode 38 Bringing cellular connectivity inside is a challenge. Solutions range from small cells to Wi-Fi to distributed antenna systems. But how do signal …

Reliance Jio Infocomm is shaking things up in India ahead of the launch of its 4G network late this year or early next year. The Indian telco is pushing for …

DALLAS – The demand for small cells is pressing, and carriers, venue owners and other stakeholders are racing to deploy. But scalability remains a challenge as it’s inherently difficult to …

Small Cell Forum Chairman Alan Law discusses deployment strategies and more during Small Cells Americas event DALLAS – Small cells broke out in 2015, Small Cell Forum Chairman Alan Law …

Orange has started to deploy an ‘Internet of Things’ national network in France HONG KONG – French telecom operator Orange expects to invest 15 billion euros ($16.3 billion) between 2015 …