Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net.
It is an understatement to say that this year has been tragic so far when so many tower climbers have died within the first quarter. In response, OSHA handed out stern...
Wi-Fi connectivity is the first thing many people look for when they enter a hotel, restaurant or airport waiting area. But many Wi-Fi access points are facing the same challenge that plagues cellular networks: too many people downloading too much data.
"We're starting to see...
América Móvil filed an injunction against the resolution issued by Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones or IFT) naming the telecom giant a dominant player in the Mexican telecom market.
The company serves about 70% of Mexico’s mobile-phone customers and was ordered by the...
T-Mobile US looks to have re-gained some of its LTE network reputation, with a new report from OpenSignal finding the market’s smallest nationwide operator providing the highest network speeds during the first quarter of the year. However, the scope of LTE coverage remains in...
Sequans wins contracts for LTE-only modems
LTE-only modems are gaining traction on both sides of the Pacific, with China Telecom announcing today that its upcoming LTE launch will include devices powered by Sequans' single-mode TD-LTE CPE units. The devices will be made by Chinese manufacturers...
Normally, we take the end of the quarter to evaluate key long-term trends and see how they might change as a result of events. We are trying a new end of quarter theme
Wireless Telecom Group reported that its net sales were up 16% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in its network solutions segment.
The company designs and manufactures radio frequency and microwave-based products for wireless, including components for distributed antenna systems and technologies including Wi-Fi and WiMax....
The First Responders Network Authority is on the path of a strategic roadmap to build a national wireless network for first responders.
FirstNet's board met earlier this month and has voted to proceed on its preliminary strategic roadmap for that network, which is aimed at...
The cost of a large scale small cell deployment is out of reach for most regional carriers in the United States, but the need to offload traffic and increase capacity can be just as urgent as it is for their larger rivals. One possible...
Aerohive Networks (HIVE) stock began trading Friday.
The company priced its initial public offering of 7.5 million shares at $10 per share, and it dropped 9% in the first day of trading but rebounded to close at $10. In its pre-IPO filing with the Securities...
SAN ANTONIO – The Competitive Carriers Association has seen its prominence across the mobile space grow in recent years thanks to its ability to attract larger carrier members and significant wins in lobbying efforts for its traditional carrier members. CCA President and CEO Steve...
Alcatel-Lucent's Nuage Networks has won a data center contract with Numergy, a French cloud services firm created by SFR, Bull and the French government. Numergy plans to open two data centers this year and ten more over the next three years. The company will...
SAN ANTONIO - Sprint VP of technology Ron Marquardt told an audience at CCA Global Expo 2014 that the carrier's current CDMA network's voice delivery is comparable to VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) in terms of spectral efficiency, and that in the near term Sprint is more...
SAN ANTONIO – If wireless carriers are involved, there is a good chance network infrastructure giant Ericsson is somewhere nearby, as was the case at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event in San Antonio, where the Swedish company looked to expand its presence in...
CommScope Inc. recently posted on its blog an infographic capturing some of the on-going trends in in-building wireless.
Among the findings:
- Close to 80% of mobile data use occurs indoors, with usage dominated by smartphones.
- About 30 billion square meters of indoor commercial real estate...
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and China Mobile have announced a one-year agreement valued at up to $1.03 billion (750 million Euros) to move the world's largest mobile operator to an all-IP, "ultra-broadband" network with an eye towards cloud services and network functions virtualization (NFV).
China Mobile had...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--AT&T Mobility announced this week the...
SAN ANTONIO – Sprint is looking to expand its LTE footprint with the help of the Competitive Carriers Association membership and an alliance with NetAmerica. The deals, which were announced at this week’s CCA event in San Antonio, look to tap into Sprint’s Network...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net.
2014 is quickly becoming a tragic year for the tower industry. It is with a heavy heart we report that there have been two more tragic tower deaths this week. The...
Sprint’s executive exodus continued this week as reports indicated that VP of network technology development and integration Iyad Tarazi has left the company.
FierceWireless reported that Sprint confirmed Tarazi’s departure and that he would be replaced by Emerino Marchetti, who is currently VP of engineering...
