Network Infrastructure

Tower assets are consolidating as the carriers sell their portfolios and independent tower owners sell to larger companies. Meanwhile the service industry is also consolidating as providers seek efficiency and …

In an effort to improve network efficiency and battle dropped calls, the Indian government has approved spectrum sharing among mobile operators with the same type of spectrum. “Sharing will allow efficient …

The carrier targeted customers with unlimited data plans, ended practice in June Much was made of Verizon Wireless’ plan (which wasn’t put into practice) to throttle data speeds for 4G …

Officials want a private partner to deploy the infrastructure and manage the service provisioning Officials in New Delhi, India, are considering offering residents up to 1 GB per month of …

Netflix conducts monthly speed rankings based on delivery of its content Each month streaming-video service Netflix ranks Internet service providers by how fast the networks delivered Netflix content to consumers. …

LTE networks are like thoroughbred race horses compared to their workhorse 3G predecessors. LTE is much faster and more powerful, but easily spooked by noise and interference. “LTE is very …

Getting fast, reliable wireless broadband coverage from locations with iffy reception is a challenge, but necessary for users ranging from public safety to broadcast media. Mushroom Networks specializes in what CEO …

LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country, compared to 5,730 base stations …

Tower companies appear to be outspending carriers U.S. carriers have been selling their tower portfolios to raise cash for spectrum purchases and deployment, and the move away from infrastructure ownership …

Teko centralized DAS earns NEBS Level 3 compliance certification JMA Wireless, based in Liverpool, N.Y., announced its Teko distributed antenna system platform was accredited for Level 3 Network Equipment-Building System …

Site360 delivers 3-D map of tower sites, compounds and equipment to reduce opex and drive efficiency Since its founding in 2000, B+T Group has evolved from a structural engineering firm …

Part of four-carrier plan to connect all 279 Metropolitan Transit Authority underground stations Verizon Wireless will continue to expand its underground network in phases four and five of the Metropolitan …

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AUSTIN, Texas – This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes viewers inside National Instrument’s annual NI Week conference and exhibition. Kinney talks with James …

China’s decision to devalue its currency will make it even harder for Europe’s wireless equipment makers to compete with Huawei and ZTE. Investors sold shares of Ericsson, Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent …

The telco aims to expand the new technology to other cities in Denmark this year Danish mobile telephony operator TeliaSonera kicked off a test of LTE-Advanced technology in the country’s …

India will end 2015 with 5.8M LTE subscribers Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in 296 towns and cities across India. Bharti Airtel had initially launched …

Trial in Orlando and Tampa allows for hot spot access and Wi-Fi to VoLTE handoff T-Mobile US, with partner Bright House Networks, is testing Wi-Fi Passpoint access and Wi-Fi to …

Telenor Sweden has tapped Ericsson to upgrade its core network to enable voice over LTE and voice over Wi-Fi. The two services go hand-in-hand because the IP multimedia subsystem core …

China Mobile LTE expansion set to cover 60% of China’s population and 100M 4G LTE subscribers As China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the world, continues to expand its network, …

Alcatel-Lucent’s undersea cabling business completed deployment of an undersea cable linking Florida and Ecuador, as well as entered into an agreement to run undersea cable along the coast of Alaska. …

DT touts 7 million LTE subscribers in Germany Deutsche Telekom posted revenue of 17.42 billion euros ($18.94 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, surging 15.3% year-on-year. The operator’s net …

Communications Workers of America continue working without new Verizon agreement; National Wireless Safety Association announces board of governors and roadmap for tower climber assessment and certification programs This episode of …

AUSTIN, Texas – Steady gains are being made on the road to 5G, with partnerships between major players key to the development process. At this year’s NIWeek, two of National …