Network Infrastructure

China Mobile and China Unicom are also slipping in value Shares of China Telecom slipped by about 5% this week after Zacks downgraded the stock to a “Sell” rating from …

Fiber vandals may be disguised as telecommunications maintenance workers The FBI is looking into a string of vandalism incidents targeting fiber-optic cables in Northern California. The latest incident was reported …

MUNICH – Building on the update from the first day of Huawei Innovation Day, the second day was all about the connected world. Topics included connected cars, smart cities and …

New service combines LTE and Wi-Fi technologies South Korean mobile telephony operator KT announced it will commercialize the world’s fastest mobile network, branded GiGA LTE, which combines LTE networks with Wi-Fi …

Microsoft Wi-Fi will include 10M hot spots in 130 countries It looks like Microsoft may have accidentally leaked details of a planned worldwide Wi-Fi network reportedly comprised of some 10 …

MUNICH – This week Munich was host to Huawei’s annual Innovation Day event, kicking off two days of packed topics for media, customers and partner attendees. This is the third …

With over 260 live LTE networks today and another 87 expected to go live this year (GSM Association, 2014), LTE will soon become the dominant technology in many countries. As …

Promise of increased spectral efficiency with LTE-U small cell deployments is balanced with potential for Wi-Fi interference WASHINGTON – Earlier this week federal regulators solicited input from telecom stakeholders regarding …

IDC estimates 5.8M 4G LTE subscribers in India by year-end 2015 Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to launch commercial 4G LTE services across India by December, Reliance Industries Chairman …

In an effort to reallocate spectrum, many carriers are setting target dates to do away with GSM networks. It appears that 2017 will be the year that GSM will take its place in …

Ericsson Mobility Report: As the decade ends, 90% of the globe will have access to mobile broadband networks In the mobile technology landscape, 2020 is poised to be a big …

Wi-Fi can be a welcome relief for networks that are overwhelmed by mobile data traffic, and some mobile network operators are exploring carrier-driven Wi-Fi offload. Moving a user off the …

As the world’s largest maker of switches and routers prepares for a change in leadership after 20 years, the company is upping its game in three of the hottest areas …

Small cells serve as complement to DAS, not replacement LONDON, England – Nokia’s head of small cells, in an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News, said that small cells shipments …

Wireless network planners are all too familiar with the challenges of outdoor small cells: Site acquisition, backhaul, power and interference can all be stumbling blocks. Vendors and integrators say that …

Canadian Parliament is considering so-called right to know legislation WASHINGTON – Despite a preponderance of scientific evidence, there are still pockets of people holding onto the notion that radio frequency energy could …

LTE expansion is primary goal of investment Spanish group Telefónica has announced two major investments in Peru and Argentina. The Telco confirmed that it will invest approximately $2 billion in 2015-17 to …

NEW ORLEANS, La. – At DAS and Small Cell Congress 2015, Dali Wireless announced it will be charged with building out and upgrading the public safety communications network at the Dallas/Fort …

Mobile operators have to increase capacity to meet traffic loads that continue to grow, but they need to do so in a way that is cost-efficient, improves the performance and …

Goal was to standardize media processing into one platform Communications service provider ZTE is working to deploy value-added services like voice over LTE, voice over Wi-Fi and other media-intesive applications, …

Deployment went from planning to live in 75 days LONDON, England – Tier 3 carrier Nex-Tech Wireless, driven by customer complaints and a tight deadline, used small cells to connect …

Council Bluffs, Iowa, is rolling out free municipal Wi-Fi WASHINGTON – Council Bluffs, Iowa, could soon become one of the first cities in the country to offer free Wi-Fi Internet …

Fastback Networks president predicts sub $20,000 deployment cost LONDON, England – Small cells are poised to be a central component of future network developments but with so many small cells …

Operator demos LTE-A at 600 Mbps using 4X4 MIMO technology Singapore’s second-largest mobile operator, StarHub, expects its 4G-Advanced network coverage to reach 100% of the country’s territory in the third …

Lawyer: Berkeley ordinance violates the First Amendment WASHINGTON – A major telecom lobbying group has filed suit to strike down a Berkeley, Calif., city ordinance that requires retailers to warn …