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...
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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...
Gogo Inc. said that its in-flight Wi-Fi service has gone live on the first aircraft in Delta's long-haul international fleet, available as of yesterday on the route from Los Angeles to Tokyo and Atlanta to Tokyo on a Delta 747-400.
It's the first aircraft equipped...
Axell Wireless has installed its largest-ever public safety wireless system at One World Trade Center.
The distributed antenna system, or DAS, was implemented by Axell and systems integrator TechMer Inc., and covers One WTC, the tallest building in the U.S. and fourth-tallest in the world (TechMer's original . A...
Mobile virtual network operators continue to bring unique pricing plans to market, with the latest venture being offered up by Ciao Telecom. The company said it has begun beta testing a $10 per month, unlimited data, messaging and voice service tapping into Sprint’s CDMA...
Cisco says the sky's the limit for the billion dollar cloud services business it announced today. The networking equipment giant says it will build "a network of clouds" along with a set of partners, including Telstra and Ingram Micro. Cisco says it plans to...
Juniper Networks (JNPR) said during its fourth quarter earnings call that it wants to "right-size," and now it looks as if that may mean significant layoffs. The Silicon Valley network equipment maker is preparing to cut as many as 800 jobs, or about 8%...
Heterogenous Networks, or HetNets, are an increasingly important part of the wireless landscape in order to support denser networks and in-building coverage. RCR's weekly HetNet News column includes the latest on distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and small cells.
--Athena Wireless is showcasing its smoke-detector-sized,...
Analyst: Russia's LTE market set to boom
A new report from Maravedis-Rethink forecasts a major opportunity for equipment vendors in Russia. But the nation's efforts to promote a homegrown wireless equipment vendor have faltered, and Ericsson, NSN, and Huawei have all won major LTE contracts...
Data now represents more than half of all U.S. mobile network traffic, but mobile data is still just a drop in the bucket of overall data traffic. The average American consumes about 23 GB of data monthly on fixed networks, versus 0.75 GB of...
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported this week that there are now more than 1,500 LTE-enabled user devices available, confirming more than 90% annual growth.
The GSA said that 742 new LTE devices were launched in the past year, and the number of manufacturers increased...
The use of wireless technology for backhaul continues to flourish, with a number of recent news announcements bolstering the space.
Aviat Networks has launched a new IP/MPLS router that incorporates microwave transport as well as Layer 2 carrier Ethernet. The CTR 8000 platform is intended...
An estimated 45% of global wireless traffic was offloaded to Wi-Fi hotspots or femtocells last year, according to Cisco, and this amount is projected to increase each year until offloaded traffic surpasses that which stays on the mobile network. Cisco's VNI projects that by...
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!
--Sprint this week announced the expansion...
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Theories regarding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines 370 include one that could involve a cell tower. Some believe the plane took an alternate route, one that would have passed over a...
One of AOptix's field trials of its wireless backhaul solution has resulted in the start of construction for deployment of its laser/radio frequency dual-technology product, with networks expected to be complete mid-second quarter of this year.
Anova Technologies, which provides trading connectivity for financial companies,...
A group of wireless carriers currently serving more than 550 million customers announced plans for a network sharing initiative targeting the Middle East and Africa. The partnership is designed to speed the delivery of mobile broadband services in those regions.
The initial partners include Bharti...
Quantenna Communications, which specializes in Wi-Fi chipsets including 802.11ac, announced recently that it has two new investors.
Vivint Wireless has completed a strategic investment in the company, as has NTT Finance, which is part of NTT Group. Other investors in the company include Swisscom and Telefonica.
Vivint...
