Network Infrastructure

Fiber deployments are needed to support small cell networks LONDON, England – Vendors and operators from around the telecom world gathered at Small Cells World Summit to discuss the challenges …

Heterogeneous network support from Birdstep Birdstep today announced enhancements to its existing SmartANALYTICS portfolio in support of heterogeneous mobile networks. Building on its existing data-collection platform, the enhancements are focused …

HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. HetNet Happenings podcast: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/208970962″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes …

Apple is potentially betting big on content delivery services like streaming music, video Published reports suggest that tech juggernaut Apple could deploy its very own high-speed network linking four U.S. …

JMA Wireless Teko DAS quickly connects large venues with minimal footprint and disruption As the mobile explosion continues, consumers expect robust wireless service at home and work, while travelling or …

Prototype uses Wi-Fi for power without detracting from data throughput With an eye on Internet of Things applications, a research team at the University of Washington Seattle’s Sensor Systems Labs …

Voice over Wi-Fi has been of interest to operators ever since the move toward IP networks began, but Apple created a new sense of urgency when it announced support for …

Coalition of lobbying and industry groups sent a letter in support of the pending Wi-Fi Innovation Act WASHINGTON – Telecommunications lobbying groups want federal lawmakers to open up unlicensed spectrum …

TWC partnered with Boingo and others to grow Wi-Fi network as cable companies add value for subscribers In the mobile age, demand for Wi-Fi access is showing no signs of …

Like all mobile operators, regional carriers face a potential loss in revenue each time a user moves off the cellular network and onto Wi-Fi. But that is just part of …

ZTEsoft’s ZSaaS solution provider NICE, France – ZTEsoft today announced ZSmart Cloud Enabler, a software as a service platform designed to provide solutions to both service providers and enterprises that …

Service providers and customers alike have been dreaming of the possibilities of converged fixed and mobile communications for years. As more and more service providers and device manufacturers line up …

Officials order tower service restored Indian officials aren’t backing down after the recent terror attacks on their mobile infrastructure. High-level Indian officials have ordered the Indian Army and CRPF, along …

As mobile subscribers bring more bandwidth-hungry devices into public venues, offices and schools, makers of Wi-Fi network equipment are helping service providers find new ways to monetize Wi-Fi. Ruckus Wireless …

The 40-member Public Safety Advisory Committee received its first formal update on the status of FirstNet pilot projects around the country in the ongoing effort to lay the groundwork for …

Verizon and AT&T invest in disaster prep initiatives The six-month Atlantic hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have made a point to harden …

Japanese operator currently counts 400,000 Wi-Fi sites throughout the country Japanese mobile telephony operator Softbank Mobile has made available its nationwide Wi-Fi network for visitors to Japan. The operator plans …

Telco equipment spending is posting double-digit gains, driven by purchases of network backbone equipment and data center solutions as the radio access equipment market levels off. U.S. telecommunications network equipment …

Terrorists are trying to put a stop to mobile networks in India, and they are using deadly force to do it. Two civilian tower workers were killed and three more …

A new 700 MHz network is headed to the Big Apple. T-Mobile US CEO John Legere announced via the live-streaming app, Periscope, that the carrier will launch a Band 12 …

Nokia today announced its entry into the data center market with the launch of the AirFrame solution set, billed as integrating the worlds of IT and telecommunications to create an …

When Alcatel-Lucent and TE Connectivity forged a partnership for digital distributed antenna systems, TE Connectivity was the world’s No. 2 provider of DAS equipment, and Alcatel-Lucent was the world’s No. …

Sources said Sprint is close to an announcement on the next phase of its network upgrades, and that the carrier will soon name approved contractors for each of roughly 100 …

Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg is expected to huddle with the company’s top brass next month to talk about how Ericsson will respond to Nokia’s impending purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. News of …

AOptix solutions provide ultra-high-capacity wireless communications through the use of laser-radio technology, which the company invented. LRT integrates free space optics with millimeter wave radio frequency technology, allowing for carrier-grade performance …