Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
It’s been one of those milestone weeks in telecom that challenges our commitment to keep this column brief. First, Sprint...
Several years ago, when smartphones were beginning to gain popularity, major carriers like AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Sprint were actively promoting unlimited data plans to
ABI Research projects a 14% compound annual growth rate for the in-building wireless market in the next few years, increasing from a forecast $4.4 billion market in 2014 to more than $8 billion by 2019.
North America will dominate distributed antenna system investments. ABI pegged...
Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside told employees last week that he will leave the company March 31 to take a position as chief operating officer at Dropbox. His announcement comes on the heels of Google's decision to sell Motorola Mobility's device business to China's...
Aerohive Networks, which provides controller-less, cloud-based Wi-Fi, has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The proposed number of shares and the price range have not been determined yet. Aerohive provides hardware that includes access points, routers, gateways and switches,...
The move to make your smartphone the key to all your other connected devices continues with Google's purchase of a security solution that allows the smartphone to authenticate a user as they log in to a website. SlickLogin uses high frequency sound waves to...
T-Mobile US is set to counter recent rate plan moves by rivals through an update of its JUMP device payment plan, according to published reports. The changes, which are set to take effect Feb. 23, will see the carrier allow for more frequent device...
Cooperation with a competitor – even going so far as to share network resources – is not a scenario that typically would be used to describe the hotly competitive mobile network operator world.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent a stern warning to telecom employers in the wake of three recent tower-related deaths, and is working with the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) and other industry stakeholders to educate communication tower employers about their responsibility to...
Following yet another weather delay, bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 continued the momentum shown earlier in the week, pushing auction totals past the $1.4 billion mark. The activity also showed that perhaps the auction was not yet ready to end.
Participants coughed...
Huawei looks set to expand its software portfolio, with reports indicating the Chinese-based telecom equipment giant is in the process of acquiring Australia-based Fastwire, which specializes in operating support services.
In a story this week, LightReading reported that the deal has been completed, with plans...
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Lenovo says it can turn Motorola Mobility around
China's Lenovo Group is confident that it can make Motorola Mobility into a money-maker within a few quarters, the CEO said. ... Read More
Report: Verizon to close some call centers
Verizon reportedly has plans to close and...
Manufacturers of consumer-grade signal boosters will have a little more time to meet the federal government's specifications as the FCC announced that the deadline for compliance has been been delayed.
A number of new network-related equipment announcements have been made lately, so here's a quick round-up of the new gear and solutions available.
Aruba Networks has launched access points for 802.11ac outdoor connectivity. Its new Aruba 270 series has a small form factor, is available...
Motorola Mobility's red ink will soon be history, according to China's Lenovo Group, which recently agreed to buy the struggling smartphone maker from Google for $2.9 billion. Today the company's CEO told Bloomberg that it expects to achieve what Google could not, turning the...
Two big events rocked the domestic wireless space this week as first Sprint announced mind-blowing fourth quarter results and then Verizon Wireless unveiled ground-shaking rate plan changes.
NSN base station supports 300 Mbps LTE-A speeds
Using NSN's Flexi Multiradio 10 base station in combination with Broadcom Category 6 LTE-A user equipment, Finnish carrier Elisa has demonstrated speeds of up to 300Mbps on a live commercial network. That's almost six times as fast...
Published reports indicate Verizon Wireless is planning to close five call centers and consolidating seven other facilities across the country. The moves are expected to impact around 5,200 employees, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The report notes the closures will include facilities in California,...
It was a busy week in test and measurement, with a number of new products and upgrades, as well as technological advances.
--Anite has had a big week, both with its announcement of remote control for field units and its launch today of a major...
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Verizon Wireless counters price war ... in its own way
Verizon Wireless finally responded to recent pricing changes from rivals, though the changes will probably not put quite as much money in the ... Read More
Wi-Fi set to get a boost from cable lobby
The...
Following months of rumors, cable television giant Comcast announced plans to acquire fellow cable provider Time Warner Cable for more than $45 billion. The deal would combine the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 cable providers into a new “super No. 1” with more...
