Numericable Group to buy Virgin Mobile in France
French cable company Numericable has agreed to buy Virgin Mobile in France for roughly $450 million. Numericable, which has a significant fiber footprint, also bought French wireless carrier SFR this year for $23 billion.
Virgin Mobile France is...
Daniel Dribinski, founder and CTO of Cellwize, spoke with RCR Wireless News on the company's transition from 2G/3G to more of a focus on machine-to-machine and the "Internet of Things."
Dribinski said that 2G has become a so-called "garbage collector" for network traffic, and mM2M...
Each time we use our mobile devices we can generate multiple signaling events within the mobile core. As a result, signaling traffic has risen at a faster clip than traditional mobile network traffic.
"The volume of signaling traffic is high, certainly, but it's nothing that...
A new survey by network control company Infoblox concludes that while businesses are eager for the opportunities presented by the "Internet of Things," networks don't yet have sufficient capacity for the expected growth in IoT applications.
"As it stands today, there may not be enough...
Wi-Fi at the World Cup
Wi-Fi offload is a big part of the game plan for Brazil's mobile operators during the World Cup. TIM Brasil and OI SA are both working with Aptilo Networks to offload mobile data traffic without losing control of their subscribers....
Amdocs showcased its offering for small cell network planning that leverages recent acquisitions, including Actix and Celcite, at the recent LTE World Summit.
Neil Coleman, director of marketing at Amdocs, discussed the Smart Cell Placement solution with RCR Wireless News. Smart Cell Placement identifies experience...
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AT&T infrastructure investment slows, contractor layoffs
It's been a rough week for some tower crews working primarily on AT&T towers this week. RCR's own Martha DeGrasse reported...
Kuwaiti operator Zain said it completed that country’s first voice over LTE call with network partner Nokia Networks and using Zain’s commercial LTE network.
The call included the use of both high-definition voice and video capabilities using Nokia Networks’ VoLTE platform. The call showed simultaneous...
What goes up must come down ... and may go back up again. That's the message AT&T wants its contractors to hear as some of them struggle with a sudden drop in AT&T's wireless infrastructure spending.
"Any changes in spending activity with our vendors are...
As we watch the story unfold related to connected cars and consider how operators will play in this scenario, it’s also interesting to watch the telecom equipment vendor movements in this space. This week I met with Ericsson to better understand their strategy in...
Today end users purchase a wireless solution that has separate categories for voice and data usage. And depending on where you are in the world SMS and MMS packages. Avvasi believes the time has come for a separate video usage package and I think...
Yes, this is true. A relatively small company named Saguna has the answer to this challenge.
First of all what is the problem and why does the industry need a solution? Operators are working very diligently to make 4G a reality, but all the bandwidth...
Another AT&T contractor has been forced to lay off workers, as the carrier takes a break from some of its wireless infrastructure projects. Velocitel, which does tower site work for AT&T in Oregon, reportedly had to release 25 of its roughly 85 Portland employees....
It seems as though this is something you would never hear from a car maker, especially a luxury brand like BMW, but this is exactly what they said at the keynote of Connected Cars 2014.
Seeing a car maker embrace the customer experience beyond the...
How to ensure fluid indoor 3G/4G LTE data consumption? What are the challenges and how to overcome them with professional indoor coverage measurements?
This webinar will provide insight into what are the challenges when measuring indoor coverage of wireless networks. The webinar will lay out...
SBA Communications (SBAC) said today that it is acquiring 1,641 more wireless sites in Brazil from Oi. Oi will lease space on the towers from SBA after the transaction closes, but SBA will have the right to lease space to other carriers as well....
Aereo, the New York startup that uses tiny antennas to deliver broadcast TV to mobile devices, may be forced out of business by today's Supreme Court ruling. The Justices voted 6-3 against Aereo and in favor of the broadcast and cable networks that were...
Fledgling explorations into 5G wireless continue to gain momentum, with the world's largest mobile operator joining the effort. China Mobile's research institute has agreed to work with networking testing company Agilent Technologies on 5G wireless network development.
Agilent will support China Mobile Research Institute's research...
The following interview was conducted at TM Forum Live.
Jeff Edlund, CTO of HP's Communications and Media Group, explains how his company reconciles the need to be agile in NFV and virtualization, and how standards are also necessary.
Jeff Mucci: Standards has been a big topic...
It's been just over a month since AT&T network operations president Bill Smith told an audience at PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure Show not to worry about the carrier's $48 billion bid for DirecTV. “I don’t think anybody should be concerned that this is a left...
Ahead of a key regulatory decision over its plan to acquire E-Plus, Telefónica signed a network sharing agreement on June 25 with Drillisch, which operates as a mobile virtual network operator in Germany.
Under the deal, the smaller rival will get access to 20% of...
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Dish Network is giving a new meaning to the term "cord cutter" with its latest pay TV innovation: a set-top box that connects to the Dish Hopper via superfast 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Dish is the first pay...
In IP networks, diameter signaling replaces SS7, but diameter does more than its predecessor. This report discusses current and emerging use cases for diameter signaling, as well as the potential for virtualization of diameter signaling control.What you will learn:
This report answers the following questions:
What...
Toyota selected IBM to design and build a new application development platform for in-car services as part of its T-Connect telematics service.
The two companies will work together on on-board devices and applications for the Toyota Open Vehicle Architecture, with the aim of developing an...
