Network Infrastructure

Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey. …

Much has been written in the last week or so about Google’s “rumored” upcoming mobile virtual network operator play, including the reasons it will not be successful and the challenges …

The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) severely complicates the process of measuring eNodeB power and modulation quality in LTE systems. The difficulties include the fact that spectrum analyzers …

A conversation with Gilad Garon, CEO and Founder, ASOCS Download a transcript of the complete interview now as well as the complete updated report, “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, …

T-Mobile US, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon part of $32.5M DAS deployment An elaborate distributed antenna system will bring LTE to the Chicago subway system under the terms of a deal between …

Q: What is the business case for investing in VoLTE? Is it new revenues, cost savings or some other reason?  A: These days nobody is asking “Why VoLTE?” as VoLTE …

A conversation with Femi Adeyemi, LTE Solutions Architect, Fujitsu Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Experienced …

Hotel fined $600,000 for jamming Wi-Fi hot spots After being fined $600,000 for jamming a guest’s personal Wi-Fi hot spot, Marriott Hotel Services will not press a petition against the …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

WOW Business drops more fiber in Chicago Dallas, Texas-based PEG Bandwidth this week fired up fiber backhaul services to its 2,000th cell site since activating the first location in March …

Some football fans who work for Crown Castle, TE Connectivity, Galtronics, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile US will be watching the Super Bowl carefully this weekend. They’ll be checking out …

Mobile operators and service providers are deploying thousands of small cells and Wi-Fi access points in an effort to improve network capacity, close coverage gaps and enhance the customer experience. …

FCC enforcement advisory follows $600,000 Marriott fine Hotel operators cannot block guests from using Wi-Fi hot spots rather than the hotel’s network, according to a strongly worded “enforcement advisory” published by …

CommScope confirmed today that it has agreed to buy TE Connectivity’s telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses for roughly $3 billion. Together, the two network infrastructure giants had $5.8 billion in …

A conversation with Mike McFarland, senior director of product management and marketing, Airvana Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete …

Another possible Google Fiber expansion announcement later this year As expected, Google Fiber is coming to 18 new cities in four metropolitan areas, according to a Jan. 27 announcement from …

Today, everyone connects effortlessly to the Internet via Wi-Fi technology when at home or in coffee shops, or on the move via the 3G or 4G networks used by smartphones …

Ericsson said today that a slowdown in the North American market weighed on earnings, and the company expects more of the same in the months ahead. CFO Jan Frykhammar said …

Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte in the mix Google Fiber is poised to expand to four more U.S. markets, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar …

A conversation with Javier Lorca Hernando, Project Manager for the RAN, Telefonica R&D Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete …

Sites for small cell, Wi-Fi, towers Melody Wireless Infrastructure on Jan. 26 announced the acquisition of 908 locations. The relatively new independent wireless infrastructure player controls more than 2,000 locations …

A conversation with Renuka Bhalerao, Senior Product Line Manager, Radisys Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. …

Chinese manufacturers are six of top 10 In 2014,  smartphone sales totaled some 1.167 billion, an increase of 25.9% from 2013, according to a new report from market research and …

Glendale-area stadium, hotels, convention centers get new hardware for big game In the run-up to the biggest football game of the year, international telco AT&T has upgraded the distributed antenna …

SK Telecom and Nokia aim to build 5G technologies SK Telecom and Nokia announced they will work together to develop fifth-generation mobile network technologies. The two companies will research and …