Network Infrastructure

Earlier this year Huawei announced the creation of the 5G Vertical Industry Accelerator testbed in Munich. The experimental system is being developed in partnership with the Bavarian State Government, the …

Wireless industry leaders gathered at the White House on Wednesday to meet with representatives from the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House National Economic Council, the …

According to a recent report by media and communications analyst firm, SNL Kagan, active tower sites declined for the first time ever in 2014. The report points to carrier consolidation as …

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made improving Internet access in the city a hallmark of his time in office. The latest iteration could involve equipping some of …

Mobile operators are feeling increased pressure from over-the-top players to provide additional features and services that consumers have come to expect from the application world. Three ways they are looking …

According to the study, the Asian nation will reach 1B 4G connections by 2020 SHANGHAI – China is expected to have 913 million smartphones by the end of the year, up …

Verizon Wireless could not control the weather at this year’s MLB All-Star Game, but the carrier did try to plan for every contingency related to mobile data use. Like the …

Japanese mobile operator plans to use equipment from multiple vendors SHANGHAI – Japanese mobile operator SoftBank expects to carry out a technical trial of “TDD+” in Tokyo by the end …

The Chinese company expects the solution to be commercially available in 2016 SHANGHAI – Huawei has launched its new TDD+ solution in collaboration with its industry partners China Mobile and …

“Due to the popularity of cable, satellite and Internet TV, the UHF spectrum is one of the most underutilized portions of the wireless spectrum in the United States. That’s a …

Critical communications are moving with the times. Having been largely based on systems that support ultra-reliable voice, such as Tetra, they are now shifting to IP and broadband. The choice …

Following years of collaborative development, the Wi-Fi Alliance has released Wi-Fi Aware, a sort of always-on mechanism for device-to-device discovery that doesn’t requires a GPS, cellular or hot spot connection. …

Four years ago, Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park installed a distributed antenna system to make sure it could keep up with mobile data demand. Today that demand has surpassed most …

Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Nashville next up for Gigabit fiber-to-the-home Google Fiber, the tech giant’s ambitious project to offer fiber-to-the-home beginning in major metro markets, has started construction of its network …

Europe is ratcheting up its focus on 5G with the launch of the first phase of the continent’s 3.5 billion Euro ($3.9 billion) Public Private Partnership program. Chinese devicemaker Huawei …

Vodafone has deployed Radio Dot system at its offices in London Vodafone is trialing the Ericsson Radio Dot small cell system inside its London offices representing a first-of-its-kind trial in …

HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor for RCR Wireless News takes a look at how CPRI–common public radio …

The new IoT tech will allow companies to monitor real-time operational data Japanese telecoms operator NTT DoCoMo and GE Energy Japan Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to form …

The new offering will enable the telco to improve quality of mobile service in the two markets U.K.-based mobile operator Vodafone announced plans to deploy voice-over-LTE technology in Italy and …

Many people who take time to look at their wireless phone bills have noticed the words “universal service” as a line item. This is often the highest tax on a …

Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, …

Computer glitches this week temporarily grounded three major entities – United Airlines, the New York Stock Exchange and The Wall Street Journal. At first, the outages were thought to be …

Project Fi, a Wi-Fi-first mobile option, is supported by T-Mobile US and Sprint networks Early reviews are in and it looks like Google’s Project Fi, the tech giant’s entrance into …

Sprint’s small cell rollout has been a hot topic all summer, and even though it has not been announced yet, recruiters and installers are getting ready to move fast. Sprint …

Soon to come: tweets from Mount Fuji The demand to stay connected has reached new heights. After an avalanche of requests from hikers, the highest point in Japan will soon …