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Blinq Networks intros new adaptive system for small cell backhaul

Blinq Networks has unveiled a new adaptive non-line-of-sight (NLOS) backhaul system for small cells that aims to solve several of the challenges of small cell deployment: support for multi-standard small cells, with quick deployment and low cost. Radu Selea, CTO of Blinq Networks, said...

Sochi visitors warned about network privacy concerns

Visitors to the Winter Olympics in Sochi have been warned to exercise extreme caution with the use of their mobile devices.

Extreme Networks reports results, Super Bowl usage stats

Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR) saw its revenue jump 94% year-over-year in its most recent quarter, which included two full months of ownership of networking company Enterasys, which Extreme acquired in October. Chuck Berger, president and CEO of Extreme, noted that the acquisition of Enterasys made Extreme...

Cell Tower News: Tower tragedies claim 4 lives

It is with a heavy heart we bring you this week's cell tower news. It was a devastating weekend, with two tower tragedies in different parts of the country that claimed a total of four lives. The first was in Clarksburg, W.Va., where two towers...

Cisco: Mobile data traffic up 81%, operators offload 45%

Cisco has released its closely-watched Visual Networking Index report, and while the networking giant continues to predict double-digit growth rates for mobile data traffic, it is scaling back its forecast somewhat. Cisco forecasts global traffic of 2.6 exabytes per month for 2014, down from...

Analyst Angle: Go-to-market tune ups for small cell infrastructure players

Tower providers, fiber players, integrators and others are focused on capturing business from the next round of U.S. mobile infrastructure expansion – small cells.

Sponsored: Galtronics Announces Low Profile MIMO Omni Antenna

Introducing the PEAR M5542i from Galtronics. Today the company announced this low profile, MIMO, PIM Certified iDAS antenna, available commercially for cost-effective in-building small cell LTE applications. Low Profile, 8.19" PIM Certified iDAS Antenna Commercially Available for Cost Effective In-Building Small Cell LTE Applications TORONTO, ON--(Jan 28,...

Ericsson networks chief sees growing carrier investment in VoLTE, SDN

Ericsson executive vice president Johan Wibergh became head of the company's networks business in 2008, just before the global recession and the emergence of low-cost Asian competitors delivered something of a one-two punch to the largest part of Ericsson's business. But the company's networks...

HetNet News: Gogo chooses DragonWave for backhaul

In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo Inc. has selected packet microwave supplier DragonWave Inc. to support its ongoing expansion. The two companies have been working together for several years and are expanding their relationship. Gogo's technology is available on more than 2,000 commercial aircraft and more than 6,500...

India puts wireless spectrum licenses up for auction

India reduced the minimum price for airwave access in an attempt to sell mobile wireless service spectrum in a recent auction. This is the second time airwave access has been put up for auction in India, as the first sale in 2012 saw few takers.

NSN completes live video call on VoLTE network

Nokia Solutions and Networks recently completed a series of test cases for Voice over LTE on China Mobile's TD-LTE network, including the world's first live video call over this kind of network.

Reader Forum: Service providers ready to reap ROI from NFV transformation

In an industry that is constantly and rapidly evolving, the bar to earn the title of “transformative moment” is high. And yet, we are at just such a moment.

Cell Tower News: DAS Super Bowl; Crown Castle’s revenue growth

Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system news. Super Bowl Sunday is less than a week away, so it's hard for sports fans to think of anything else,...

FCC authorizes TDD use in upper 700 MHz A Block

License holder Access Spectrum LLC said that the Federal Communications Commission has authorized the use of time division duplex (TDD) equipment within its upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum. Access Spectrum holds A-Block spectrum that covers two-thirds of the United States, covering most of the country's...

White Paper: A Single Source of Truth – End-to-End Wireless Network Lifecycle Management for Small Cells

With wireless industry professionals working to keep up with the exponentially growing demand for data, industry partners are turning to small cells to effectively expand coverage and capacity of their wireless networks. But while they are useful to strategically densify existing networks, small cell...

Crown Castle has strong revenue growth

Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI) saw its fourth quarter revenues jump nearly 20% year-over-year and it anticipates continued strong growth. Total revenues were up 18% to $798 million, and site rental revenue increased 14% year-over-year to $651 million. However, the company did record a net loss...

Ericsson, Samsung settle lawsuits

Ericsson (ERIC) has ended a major patent dispute with Samsung in an agreement that the company hopes will set a precedent for the wireless industry. "We feel that this is a very important agreement to be viewed as a precedent for other companies, to...

HetNet News: Ruckus supports Kawasaki Motors manufacturing site

 Ruckus Wireless, Inc. is providing Wi-Fi products to the Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. USA facility in Lincoln, Neb. that includes the use of hundreds of mobile phones and iPads. The facility produces recreational and utility vehicles and includes more than 2 million square feet of...

Reader Forum: TDD vs. FDD and the battle over handset battery life

Squeezing the maximum battery life out of a mobile phone is a complex challenge, and most of the technical efforts to date have centered on the hardware and operation of the handsets themselves.

Cell Tower News: CPS Energy $41M tower sale; tower scam leads to prison

Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system news. Crown Castle continues to make headlines with tower purchases, this time from CPS Energy. CPS Energy's tower sale is...

Motorola Solutions posts solid quarter, stock falls on guidance

Motorola Solutions (MSI) reported a solid quarter with an increase in government revenue, but the company's stock took a fall due to warnings on its guidance for the first quarter. Fourth quarter sales for the company, which focuses on networks and rugged devices for public...

Infrastructure update: four leading router and switch vendors

Cisco continues to dominate the market for edge routers and carrier Ethernet switches, with service providers also naming Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei as top vendors. “There’s a big gap between these four and their competitors, and it just gets harder for any manufacturer who’s...

SDN: Understand the technology to reap the benefits

In order for organizations to take full advantage of what software-defined networks have to offer, users must first understand what SDN means, what the process entails and how it can benefit their business. 

Nokia sales declined in ‘watershed’ fourth quarter

A reinvented Nokia posted losses for the fourth quarter and the entire year of 2013. However, the Finnish company, which sold off its devices unit to Microsoft in 2013, remained upbeat about its continuing businesses in networking, mapping and advanced technology. Nokia reported net sales...