AT&T has added new contractors for wireless infrastructure deployment...
AT&T Turf Vendor Program
AT&T Mobility's 4G network is nationwide, but the deployment and maintenance of that network happens state by state and even city by city. Unlike Verizon Wireless, which assigns a network manager to each...
AT&T's marriage of its business solutions and mobility groups reflects the union of its wireline and wireless businesses. The carrier has already merged its wireless and wireline network operations. Through its Project Velocity IP, AT&T is investing $6 billion in wireline initiatives and $8...
In the latest editorial feature report from RCR Wireless News, wireless infrastructure providers, tower company executives, industry analysts and recruiters are interviewed about current trends in the North American wireless infrastructure services market.
Wireless operators keep pace with the relentless demand for mobile data by...
Enhance your understanding of VoLTE and rethink your own testing strategies with this eBook which includes commentary from some of the wireless industry's most influential analysts and experts.
Bringing VoLTE-enabled mobile devices and related services to market is harder than it has ever been, and...
U.S. carriers are learning to see Wi-Fi as a supplement to their coverage rather than a competitor, but they have been slower to adopt it than have some of their counterparts overseas. Analyst Claus Hetting of Hetting Consultants and Matt Davis, VP of program...
Having shed its mobile device unit, Nokia is putting some of its cash to work here in the United States. Yesterday the company said it had closed on its purchase of SAC Wireless, an Illinois-based provider of wireless infrastructure services. SAC contracts with wireless...
Sprint's financial performance may get worse before it gets better as the carrier relies on price cuts to bring in new subscribers. But wholesale service and Sprint Business are two bright spots for the nation's No. 3 carrier.
During the first half of this year,...
European carriers seem to be emphasizing the “Long” in "Long Term Evolution" technology. While the region is home to some of the world's biggest economies, it continues to trail other developed markets in adopting LTE-based high-speed mobile technology, often referred to as 4G.
In South...
The blurring of the lines between the enterprise and service provider networks will extend the "edge" of the mobile network from the operator's core into the enterprise premise....
The inside-out 2020 mobile network
We have started the transition from a wireless to a mobile enterprise network...
FCC studies spy towers
No, it's not the plot of some Cold War movie from the 80s, it's the FCC's involvement in the latest development in a story we reported on back in March. To catch you up to speed, these fake cell towers for spying...
Wireless carriers cannot roll out 4G networks without the contractors and subcontractors who bring next generation networks from vision to reality. Infrastructure service providers work hand-in-hand with mobile network operators, but some of these relationships are shifting as AT&T and Verizon shift their focus...
The mobile revolution has hit HP particularly hard, but the server giant finally served up some good news for investors yesterday, posting its first year-on-year revenue increase in almost three years. HP reported third quarter net revenue of $27.6 billion, up 1% from the...
Wireless carriers cannot roll out 4G networks without the contractors and subcontractors who bring next generation networks from vision to reality. Infrastructure service providers work hand-in--hand with mobile network operators, but some of these relationships are shifting as AT&T and Verizon shift their focus...
Stadium DAS deployments continue
Infrastructure providers say the DAS RFPs keep coming from public venues, especially sports arenas. This week JMA Wireless said that Crown Castle will deploy JMA's Teko distributed antenna system at Rutgers University's High Point Solutions Stadium.
The Rutgers DAS will be ready...
A tower climber looking to upgrade his career or move to a different company has to make sure he puts his best foot forward (or up) to let employers know he is the best candidate for the position. Everybody knows to play up their strengths on...
The U.S. government is looking at a way to raise billions in tax revenue, but it could come at the expense of some tower companies. A tax reform bill drafted by the House Ways and Means Committee would change the rules companies must follow...
Recently both Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US have said that under certain conditions they will "throttle" some customers who are on unlimited data plans. Verizon's announcement caught the FCC's attention and the throttling issue is one we are all likely to hear more about...
Verizon's network proved to be the tipping point last week when Internet traffic reached a level that caused data sets to change and impacted networks around the country. According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon added new routes to a dataset, and the relatively...
Popular topics seem to always include LTE news, government oversight concerns (see the view in Germany) and customer service complaints. So we’ll go with these for today’s commentary.
LTE
Although it seems LTE deployments are moving slower in Europe then in the United States, there still...
Intelligent wireless routing ensures that peak demand will be met
More than 70% of mobile calls and more than 80% of mobile data usage today occurs indoors. The demand now is for reliable services and connectivity inside buildings in order to provide the same quality...
Tower safety update: The industry that is enabling the Internet of Things may benefit from IoT technology itself.
Wireless Industry Safety Task Force
The Wireless Industry Safety Task Force met in Denver last week. The group is an industrywide effort spearheaded by the National Association of Tower...
Networking pays, especially if you're looking for a job as a software engineer.
Job sites for makers of core network gear show increase in software hiring
Many of the routers and switches in wireless networks are set to eventually be replaced by software, and that means...
Sprint is expected to cut operating costs, but to continue investing in infrastructure...
Sprint Spark investment expected to continue per plan
Cost cuts and lower service revenue at the nation's third-largest carrier are not expected to impact Sprint's investment in its network. The carrier is still...
Wi-Fi is now an essential part of our smartphone and tablet-enabled lifestyle. Today, more than two-thirds of our monthly wireless data is consumed over Wi-Fi, and all signs are that this proportion will continue to grow. So while the traditional, cellular-centric view of the...
