The Federal Communications Commission this week released some of the rules it plans to use for the AWS-3 spectrum auction planned for later this year. And, judging from the negative response from many, I say those rules just about hit the spot.
AT&T and T-Mobile US continued their position battle ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s planned release of rules for the highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction, which are expected to be announced next month.
In a blog post, AT&T VP of federal regulatory Joan...
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TE Connectivity has agreed to buy Seacon Group, which provides underwater connector technology and systems, for $490 million in cash.
The Seacon Group serves verticals that do sub-sea work including remotely operated vehicles, such as oil and gas, environmental and oceanographic applications and the military...
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In an overwhelming vote, the European Parliament passed a package of telecom reforms that includes ending roaming charges in the region by Dec. 2015 and adopting strong — and controversial — net neutrality rules.
“Today is an excellent day for Europeans,” said Natalie Kroes, the...
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...
The telecommunications industry is expected to see rapid movement through the rest of 2014 in terms of software-defined networking and network functions virtualization deployments, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.
The report, based on conversations with telecom operators representing 51% of worldwide...
Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate the carrier is indeed beginning to feel pressure from its aggressive rivals.
As reported by FierceWireless, Verizon Wireless is cutting $10 off the per-month charge for smartphones accessing data buckets...
AT&T said it plans to hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees over the next several months in an attempt to meet “increased customer demand” across its retail operations.
Details on the positions were sparse, though the telecommunications giant said its full-...
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Broadcom launched a new chipset series this week with software-defined networking and network functions virtualization in mind.
According to the company, the XLP500 series has a "quad-issue, quad-threaded superscalar architecture with out-of-order execution" as well as supporting Broadcom's Open NFV platform and interoperability with its switch series,
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Cisco is opening up its IP Cameras platform for safety and security applications in order to allow customers to create their own applications that integrate the company's security cameras and analytics.
In an Internet roundtable on Tuesday, Cisco and some customer representatives discussed the new...
BlackBerry’s long-standing relationship with T-Mobile US looks set to come to an end as the Canadian smartphone maker announced it would not extend a license for the U.S.-based carrier to continue selling its devices past April 25.
“BlackBerry has had a positive relationship with T-Mobile...
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica will provide wireless Internet connections for the high-end electric car the Tesla S in Europe ― and reportedly its getting paid millions to do it. While the carrier showed off the car at the Mobile World Congress event in February,...
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It’s generally accepted that by the beginning of the next decade the machine-to-machine market, or, if you prefer, the larger-scope “Internet of things,” will have more connected devices
