Cellular base station installations are changing from the traditional ground or cabinet based radio installations to remote radio head, fiber to the antenna and small cell installations where the radios are installed close to the antennas or the antennas are integral to the radios...
Customer churn remains a significant issue for mobile operators as a wealth of choices and easing of porting hurdles have clipped consumers' loyalty toward their current provider.
This issue was brought to light in a new report from Ovum, which found that telecom operators worldwide...
NFV predicted to dominate virtualized space
In a new report, Infonetics Research said it expects the global service provider software-defined networking and network function virtualization market to grow from less than $500 million in sales last year to $11 billion in sales by 2018.
For its...
Stockholm’s thriving technology ecosystem, anchored by giants like Ericsson but also a huge draw for startups, is beginning to draw comparisons to the U.S. hub of innovation in Silicon Valley.
RCR Wireless News recently sat down with three tech leaders to compare and contrast the...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
In a move to expand LTE roaming capabilities, Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo announced that it has installed Oracle Communications’ diameter signaling router platform.
Oracle explained that the router will allow the carrier to rapidly launch services to leverage its LTE network infrastructure, with a...
The mobile application space remains a hot market for developers looking to tap into growing consumer demand for mobile-based services. For developers, one of the main challenges is in trying to write applications that are compatible with the various mobile operating systems in order...
New technology solutions presented during fast-pitch sessions at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference in Mountain View, Calif., ran the gamut from a voice-activated personal assistant to embedded data harvesting software and small-cell solutions to boost wireless carrier data capacity.
The normally off-the-record pitch...
Few would argue that NFV has become the talk of the telecom space, with vendors, operators, standards groups and industry analysts all working on getting a handle on and advancing the move towards software-based network virtualization.
RCR Wireless News spoke with Ken Dilbeck, VP of...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
Adding Intelligence to the Core Network with L4-7 Networking Devices
Fixed and mobile networks today serve an ever-growing quantity of data traffic that passes through an increasing number of applications and services. To optimize performance, keep costs under control and monetize the services, operators need...
CHICAGO – Cisco Systems is a big proponent of the boldly dubbed “Internet of Things,” which was also the topic of its recent event in Chicago. As a company set to power many of these “things” expected to be connected through the IoT, it...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
CHICAGO – This week’s Cisco Internet of Things World Forum was big on the potential of increased connectivity, as well as not shying away from the challenges that lay ahead for the industry. This was seen in a panel discussion on standards and interoperability,...
Version 2.0 real-time platform automates and geocodes site audit, photo labeling, and job safety analysis (JSA) process
Cincinnati, OH (October 14, 2014) – Field Dailies, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application for the telecommunications industry, announced today the commercial availability of Field Dailies 2.0, which offers carriers,...
Computing giant Hewlett-Packard is looking to grow its network virtualization business, announcing a distributed cloud network platform based on software-defined networking technology. The SDN-based solution targets service providers and large organizations.
HP said the service will allow customers to automatically deploy “secure cloud networks” across...
AT&T Mobility is seen by many as one of the most aggressive on the software front among domestic operators, bolstered by its history and connection with AT&T Labs. The carrier recently began touting a new program, dubbed service quality management, which is designed to...
The ongoing move toward virtualizing network functions is growing to include such services as policy, routing and diameter. This move is seen as ideal for such functions, which are becoming increasingly taxed by the growth in mobile data traffic.
Oracle recently estimated that worldwide LTE...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
With voice over LTE technology rapidly being rolled out by a number of mobile operators, the move toward carrier-grade voice traffic running over data networks has finally arrived.
VoLTE is not the only game in town as voice-over-IP services have been running across a number...
Collaboration has been a growing trend in the network virtualization space as vendors search for ways to work together on bringing more robust solutions to the market.
One of the latest moves in this direction was an announcement from Cyan, which provides software-defined networking, network...
Service assurance has been an ongoing struggle for wireless carriers as they look to balance their spectrum and network assets with growing consumer demand. Advances in software have become the latest tools use by mobile operators, including the move towards virtualization in order to...
Service assurance has been an ongoing struggle for wireless carriers as they look to balance their spectrum and network assets with growing consumer demand. Advances in software have become the latest tools used by mobile operators, including the move towards virtualization in order to...
Amdocs’ OpenMarket division launched a mobile messaging solution that it claims is designed to help enterprise customers deliver improved customer engagement services.
The company said the offering is based on its Mobile Engagement Platform, providing “two-way” global text messaging for “immediate and direct interaction at...
