Network Infrastructure

Carrier service revenue is not keeping pace with customer data usage, and that could mean that operators will not continue current levels of infrastructure spending. In addition, the two biggest …

T-Mobile US said it has tapped network partner Nokia Networks to expand the reach and capabilities of its LTE network, including the deployment of LTE-Advanced equipment, greater spectrum support for …

Wireless and cable operators have deployed about five million Wi-Fi hot spots as of last year, and that number is expected to double in the next few years. Data traffic …

Alcatel-Lucent, currently ranked as the leading vendor of small cell equipment, has a new partnership that will put more small cells on urban “street furniture,” such as bus stops, benches …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …