Network Infrastructure

The three operators are finalizing leasing contracts with the new joint venture China’s three mobile operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – signed an agreement to transfer …

The list of wireless services is long and getting longer – public Wi-Fi services, the “Internet of Things,” big data, converged services, smart cities and “5G” to name a few. A …

The Indian telco has deployed 1,000 mobile sites in Mumbai; looking to go live by year-end India’s second-largest mobile operator, Vodafone, announced plans to launch LTE services in Mumbai by …

The complaints about Verizon Communications’ failure to deliver on promises to build out its FiOS networks continue to grow; this time Pittsburgh is calling foul. The city is making similar claims …

Emphasizes the importance of providing customers with time-shifted content NEW ORLEANS – As cable and telecommunications companies continue to look increasingly alike, Ericsson has plans to capitalize with a new …

Remote radio heads, better antennas, digital DAS and shared baseband resources help operators reduce the cost of ODAS Outdoor distributed antenna system solutions enable operators to offer coverage and support capacity requirements …

The massive network deployment under way to bring LTE to New York City’s 279 subway stations has turned into a bit of a showpiece project for the carriers involved. As …

Nokia signs LTE-A deal with China Mobile LTE-Advanced is coming to China as Nokia prepares to roll out the technology it demonstrated this summer in partnership with China Mobile. LTE-A …

Surprising results of network performance study If you live in southern New York state you probably have a good idea as to the answer to the question in the headline of …

Wi-Fi Alliance sets up task force to study how LTE-U and Wi-Fi can share same spectrum WASHINGTON – The war may not have a clear winner, but the hostility between …

AT&T Mobility announced the Federal Communications Commission has given it approval to offer Wi-Fi calling to customers on smartphones. This will start with the iPhone 6 and 6s, and I …

In today’s connected world, in-flight Wi-Fi remains a bastion of low throughput and user frustration. Alcatel-Lucent and carrier partner Deutsche Telekom are looking to change that with a new satellite/ground-based …

LTE represents almost 40% of Ooredoo Qatar mobile subs; the Arab telco has deployed over 1,030 4G LTE sites across the country Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo is one of the …

BYOD evolves to BYON (bring your own network) With almost 50 million Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide, Wi-Fi has never been more available. Trusted, secure Wi-Fi is less prevalent, and service …

Partnership stipulates future field trials in Japan Chinese vendor Huawei has successfully carried out a large-scale field trial of “5G” radio access technologies, which was conducted jointly with Japanese telecom …

The French telco expects its 4G service to reach 99% of the population via network sharing French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom expects to see growing revenue in the coming years …

The New Zealand government has set a lofty goal of connecting 99% of its population to 50 Mbps broadband or better by 2025 in order to ensure no one misses …

This report reviews trends in network densification both indoors and outdoors. Key focus areas include cost control through new network architectures and intelligent optimization, small cells as a service, and …

Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended …

Digital DAS is a way to cut costs by eliminating headend equipment Many wireless deployments seek to minimize attenuation, or loss of signal strength, but for in-building systems operators actually …

WASHINGTON – With more than a billion users in the developed world, Facebook is now setting its sights on the next billion users who, while currently unconnected, could now be …

This week on HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, takes a look at the recent Tower and Small Cell Summit event, co-located in Las …

The future of Wi-Fi is tied in many ways to the future of “5G.” Although there is no clear definition of 5G, one thing is clear: Some of the key …

E-commerce giant Amazon.com, which also provides streaming-video services via its Prime Video service and Fire TV device, plans to stop selling competitive products from Google and Apple. The Google equivalent …