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Reader Forum: Delivering on the promise of unified communications and collaboration

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Reader Forum: Caution, exploding devices! Maintaining network quality in the face of gadget proliferation

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Verizon Wireless looks to speed up chip certifications for devices

Looking to speed up the certification process, Verizon Wireless (VZ) said it has developed a new program for chipset approvals as well as a new partner to help with the certification process.The carrier said that it will now require all baseband chipsets to go...

Analyst Angle: Service assurance – A critical challenge in the 4G world

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The surging 4G world promises to deliver many innovative and groundbreaking features to customers around...

NetBoss Technologies, Inc. Announces Strategic Reseller and Non-Exclusive Sales Representative Agreements with TXM Telecom Solutions, LLC

NetBoss | March 21, 2011 | Press Release NetBoss Technologies Expands Its Global Reach SEBASTIAN, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetBoss Technologies, Inc., an established supplier of network management software and service assurance solutions to network operators around the world, has announced that it has signed both a strategic reseller...

LogNet Systems to replace legacy systems and deliver a multiple play solution for bundled voice, data and IPTV services

LogNet Systems | March 7, 2011 | Press Release London, UK (March 7, 2011) – LogNet Systems, a global provider of customer management and billing solutions for multiple play service providers, today announced that the company has been selected by V.R.M. Voizplus Limited in Thailand to...

Premier operator in Brazil selects RADCOM’s NGN Solution

RADCOM | February 22, 2011 | Press Release RADCOM Continues Success in Brazil TEL AVIV, Israel -  RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM) a leading Service Assurance provider, today announced that a Tier-1 operator in Brazil has selected RADCOM’s Service Assurance Solution to monitor their NGN network (Next Generation Network). This deal...

Subex completes successful implementation of its ROCâ„¢ Revenue Assurance solution for leading South East Asian operator

Subex | January 5, 2011 | Press Release Successfully processing over 100 million CDRs/day for the operator London, UK - Subex Ltd, a leading global provider of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) for communications service providers, announced it is now processing over 100...

Tier 1 Operator Selects RADCOM's Service Assurance Solution to Monitor Their Network

Major NGN Deal in Latin America TEL AVIV, Israel, December 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM), a leading network Service Assurance provider, today announced that it has been selected by a tier-1 telecommunications company in Latin America. This company is a major player in the Latin...

Assurance touts high unemployment in Mississippi as it rolls out service: Introduces two new pricing options for low-income users

Assurance Wireless cited the dismal employment statistics in Mississippi as it launched its subsidized wireless service in the state, the 12th state where the Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) subsidiary is offering service. Mississippi has the highest number of people living in poverty. More than...

Assurance Wireless to allow voice, text add-on packages

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S Assurance Wireless division is expanding the federally funded service to allow customers to purchase additional calling minutes and features.The new offering will allow customers to add 250 voice calling minutes per month for $5 or 750 voice calling minutes and...

Bits and Bytes: Wi-Fi Certified n program marks one year; Ntelos launches self-service management; and more

One year after the Wi-Fi Certified n testing program was launched, more than 1,100 products have achieved Wi-Fi Certified n status, including 127 phones, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance.“The number and variety of devices that have become Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n in past 12 months...

Spotlight on: Sunrise Telecom

As next-generation networks evolve, operators are going to need testing tools to make sure new services and applications run as they are designed, said Bahaa Moukadam, CEO of Sunrise Telecom. The San Jose, Calif.-based company, founded in 1991 to deliver testing solutions to the...

Reader Forum: Wireless – Plugging the service assurance hole for enterprise CIO's

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Intertek to certify devices for VZW network

Verizon Wireless has cut out the middle man (itself) for those trying to hop on to its network. The carrier certified Intertek as the first approved independent third-party device testing lab for Verizon Wireless' Open Development initiative. The carrier has been quietly working with...

Qwest starts pimping VZW: Regional carrier steering new customers to new partner

The question was popped earlier this year and now Qwest Communications International Inc. has sealed the deal. The company has sown all its wild oats and has put its wild, mobile virtual network operator days behind it, no longer running on the Sprint Nextel...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Navini, Nortel, Nokia Siemens and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX --Bulgaria: Max Telecom has chosen Navini Networks to provide...

Worst of the Day: Last day tirade

Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a chance for us to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way. We hope you enjoy it!Is there...

Test and measurement space explores customer experience, new technologies

No matter what type of network technology or application the wireless industry develops, you can bet that the test and measurement providers are prepared to measure how it performs. The major players tout equipment that can test basic voice and related services as well...

Anritsu buys NetTest from investment firm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Anritsu Corp. signed an agreement with Axcel, the Danish investment firm that owns NetTest, to acquire NetTest, a global network monitoring systems and field use test products provider. In the deal, Anritsu is set to receive 100 percent of NetTest's outstanding stock shares....

Anritsu buys NetTest from investment firm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Anritsu Corp. signed an agreement with Axcel, the Danish investment firm that owns NetTest, to acquire NetTest, a global network monitoring systems and field use test products provider. In the deal, Anritsu is set to receive 100 percent of NetTest's outstanding stock shares.Terms...

Chip equipment downturn to begin this year, says study

STAMFORD, Conn.,-Gartner Inc. predicted the next down cycle in the semiconductor capital equipment market will take place in the second half of this year, with sales dropping by 12 percent. Gartner analysts said segments of semiconductor capital equipment sales are projected to decline this...

VOXmobile offers e-mail, PIM solutions via Siemens

MUNICH, Germany-Wireless carrier VOXmobile has chosen Siemens AG to provide its e-mail push and personal information management solution technology to its enterprise customers, giving them the ability to receive or send e-mails in real time and synchronize calendar entries, tasks and contacts with a...

Motorola buys Sendo’s R&D, patents

Motorola Inc. purchased the research-and-development operations and patent portfolio of European mobile-phone startup Sendo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement ends weeks of speculation on the fate of Sendo, which has been nearing corporate collapse. Indeed, with the news, Sendo essentially...