Network Infrastructure

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

FCC streamlines antenna rules The FCC made a decision late last week sure to make tower owners happy. Part 17 of rules and regulations for towers was streamlined, giving greater …

Sponsored content from CommScope: Philip Sorrells of CommScope outlined key trends that he thinks will be a focus at CTIA. Sorrells said that some of the most closely watched metrics …

Cisco says it will end the year with roughly the same headcount it started with, but the mix will be different. Cisco continues to realign workforce Cisco wants to become …

The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules requiring text messaging providers to support E911 text messaging, a move that builds on previous commitments from the nation’s four largest wireless providers. Carriers …

Glow Networks has been involved in deployment and testing of thousands of base stations over the years and has seen the transitions from 2G to 3G to LTE firsthand. “We’ve …

Rackspace is managing the cloud and managing to grow, despite competition and price cuts from the mobile Internet’s heaviest hitters. Google slashed prices of its cloud services this spring, but despite …

As many long-time readers will remember, in October 2012 the I penned a column called “Dear John (Legere)” that talked about the bold, radical moves that would be necessary to …

New England-born and Munich-based, Claudia Bacco has joined the RCR Wireless News team as Managing Director – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As Managing Director – EMEA, Bacco will …

The rapid growth in wireless data use is placing capacity burdens on the traditional large (macro) cell site capacity. The number of users within a cell’s coverage area competing for …

Network quality assurance company NetScout has filed a civil lawsuit against analyst firm Gartner, alleging that Gartner’s highly vaunted Magic Quadrant ratings system is a pay-for-play arrangement rather than an …

Mobile Minute: Keeping data flowing in even in the most crowded environments is an important goal for Japan’s SoftBank Mobile, and to that end the company has partnered with Ericsson. …

EMEA in perspective is a Monday column focused on the identification of regional trends and outcomes of the prior week’s news. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. OSHA cites S&S for W.Va. collapse You’ll likely recall when we …

Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published new regulations on the use of hoists to place workers on communications towers. The new regulation comes several months after OSHA’s …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry …