Vladimir Putin wants to take Russia off the global Internet in case of an emergency, like war or anti-government protests, according to recent reports — reports which, of course, the Kremlin denies.
It's easy to dismiss this move as the madness of Vlad (as German Chancellor Angela...
For PCIA President Jonathan Adelstein, this year's State of the Union address was something of an epiphany. The former FCC commissioner realized that the White House was hard at work on an issue that is near and dear to the wireless industry: skills-based technical...
The University of Phoenix Stadium, which will host the 2015 Super Bowl, is getting ready for February with an upgrade to its distributed antenna system (DAS). Most of the largest sports stadiums and convention centers in the United States already have a DAS, but...
LTE has been quietly growing in the Middle East. The lack of big announcements and headlines does not mean there's been a lack of deployments — at least in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Every single carrier in the GCC, which is made up of...
RF engineers are learning that experience with DAS can open doors when it comes to finding a new position. Twenty-seven percent of the RF engineering jobs posted on telecomcareers.net include DAS (distributed antenna systems) in the job description. Employers like KMB Design Group and...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at network testing news and trends to see what's afoot.
—A new report from Frost & Sullivan notes that expanded investment...
OSHA fatalities, safety report available on web
Big changes in OSHA's transparency and reporting are underway. For a variety of reasons, people want access to all of the reported job site fatalities and injuries at work sites. You could find this previously by combing through...
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be...
Voice-over-Wi-Fi has strong support from Apple, T-Mobile US and Sprint, and that's been good news already for several wireless infrastructure companies. Taqua was one of the first to react, buying longtime partner Kineto after learning that Apple would include support for voice-over-Wi-Fi in the...
As mobile operators focus on the need for network densification, the companies that supply and service the carriers are exploring the business models and technologies that can enable successful DAS and small cell deployments. The DAS model is proven in large venues, but the...
Verizon Communications has hired the same investment bank that helped AT&T and T-Mobile US sell their towers to Crown Castle, according to Bloomberg. New York's TAP Advisors is an investment bank that specializes in tower transactions and has broad expertise in wireless. Two of...
As mobile operators focus on the need for network densification, the companies that supply and service the carriers are exploring the business models and technologies that can enable successful DAS and small cell deployments. The DAS model is proven in large venues, but the...
DENVER – Even though no cable operators have emerged over the years as mobile operators in the sense of building out licensed-spectrum wireless networks, the desire for a mobility play for cable MSOs hasn't faded – and Wi-Fi is the primary path the industry...
DENVER — Cisco's booth was one of the busiest on the floor at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo this week. In addition to set-top boxes with integrated Wi-Fi that it has been providing to the cable industry, the company is touting the Wi-Fi gateway that already exists...
In infrastructure news this week, Alcatel-Lucent boosts small cell backhaul and NATE issues a warning to tower climbers.
Infrastructure News
Alcatel-Lucent adds wireless backhaul solutions for LTE small cells
Alcatel-Lucent is a leading small cell vendor, but the company knows that the outdoor market won't take off...
Sprint and Dish Network’s “interesting” relationship got a bit closer today as the two companies announced Dish would offer LTE-based wireless broadband services in Corpus Christi, Texas, using Sprint’s network and spectrum.
Dish said the service will provide download speeds of 10 megabits per second,...
T-Mobile US’ push to expand LTE coverage and capabilities is set to receive a boost from long-time vendor Ericsson, which announced a deal to supply equipment and services covering 700 MHz spectrum, LTE-Advanced and IP-based voice support.
According to Ericsson, the deal is an expansion...
The adrenaline of heights is something you relish. Hard, physical activity in a job is something you enjoy. You’ve seen the gravity-defying photos of a tower climber perched atop a 100-foot tower and asked yourself, “How do I become a tower climber?”
It’s a question that...
ABI Research names CommScope, TE Connectivity, Axell, Corning, and SOLiD as the top vendors of distributed antenna systems (DAS) based on implementations. More than half of all DAS deployments to date are in North America, and four of the five companies are based in...
Jibe Mobile is participating in the GSMA’s 360 Series in North America this week to showcase its cloud-based (RCS/joyn) deployments with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint.
I had the opportunity to speak with Amir Sarhangi, Jibe’s CEO, about the differentiation the company's solution provides to operators and also...
The cost of upgrading legacy networks to LTE can be prohibitive for the so-called tier-three operators. Next-generation small cells operating in a distributed network core may offer an alternative.
SDN enables networks within networks
Software-defined architectures enable network functionality to migrate away from the core, increasing...
Let the disruption begin — this is how Silicon Valley's Apcera is announcing its new platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Continuum is a policy-driven platform that has attracted attention and investment from Ericsson. The telecom equipment giant said today that it sees PaaS as a key to success...
Telefónica has inked a deal to buy Brazil's GVT for roughly $9 billion. GVT's current owner, France's Vivendi SA, fielded competing bids from Telefónica and Telecom Italia. GVT offers fixed telephony, broadband and pay-TV services.
The final purchase price is lower than expected; Telefónica reportedly...
The use of network analytics in Wi-Fi is an area with great potential for network optimization as well as improving customer experience, according to Shahid Ahmed, managing director at Accenture and the lead for its North American Communications Industry practice.
"Wi-Fi, first of all, is...
