Smart city development is on the rise. In fact, the smart city market is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 22.5% between 2014 and 2019, growing from roughly $411 billion to $1.13 trillion during that five-year period, according to MarketsandMarkets.
For example,...
If you were to talk to an average mobile phone user, “4G” LTE access and over-the-top applications would be at the top of the list in terms of what is required from the network operator and handset. We’ve heard for many years now that text messaging is...
NFV integration project conducted at Huawei Open Labs facility
Infrastructure giant Huawei said it recently completed the first phase of an integration project with Red Hat that ties in multiple vendors’ mobile broadband architectures using network functions virtualization technology.
The companies said the initial NFV “agile integration” work...
Last August, Sprint was in turmoil. The T-Mobile US merger continued to elicit a “no means no” response by the Federal Communications Commission. "Framily" results, while initially strong, were being impacted by a resurgent T-Mobile US.
Something had to change, and on Aug. 6,...
4G device market more than doubles
A report by GfK found a mass transition to "4G" devices is upon us. Led by China, the wireless technology more than doubled its unit share over last year.
Overall, the report found that in the second quarter of 2015,...
The new technology set to be available in Sydney by early 2016
Australian telecom operator Optus launched LTE services using "advanced" carrier aggregation technology using FDD and TDD technology. The service is provided through a combination of 40 megahertz (20x20 megahertz) of spectrum in the 2.3...
Installed 4G dongle on wooden mast then connected it to his house with fiber cable
British farmer Richard Guy, who lives in rural Salisbury Plain, got sick of slow Internet access so the enterprising do-it-yourselfer took matters into his own hands and built a custom...
After several delays, the deployment of LTE in Chile is about to begin. Claro, Entel and Movistar, which won access to spectrum, were confirmed by the country's Comptroller General.
Private carriers are set to invest $700 million to deploy the next generation of telecommunications services...
Part of four-carrier plan to connect all 279 Metropolitan Transit Authority underground stations
Verizon Wireless will continue to expand its underground network in phases four and five of the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s plan to bring cellular and Wi-Fi into New York City’s subways.
Verizon Wireless and...
5G deployments set to require broad swath of spectrum support
The race toward “5G” is propelling headlines and technology advances, but the need for sufficient spectrum to support the next generation of mobile technology could trip up the rush.
Looking to get out ahead of the...
Sprint targets rivals with rollout of Open World international roaming package
Sprint officially announced a new international roaming service that takes aim at recent updates offered by rivals T-Mobile US, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. Leaks surfaced last week of the new offering.
The Sprint Open...
Sprint may be the market’s No. 4 carrier, but looks to regain competitive position with help of Softbank
Sprint may no longer be the domestic market’s No. 3 carrier, and may have at least for a while lost some support from parent company Softbank, but...
The FCC set to promote 5 blocks of high-band spectrum at upcoming WRC event
The Federal Communications Commission is looking at both low-band and high-band spectrum resources in its attempt to bring more capacity to a domestic wireless market eager to push beyond "4G" toward...
T-Mobile US’ ‘to-do’ list
Last week, the new No. 3 carrier, T-Mobile US, held its quarterly earnings session – it’s hard to classify it as an earnings call since there are as many “tweets” and e-mail questions from avid followers as there are Wall Street analysts...
FreedomPop to tap new funding, Axiata’s network to launch services across Southeast Asia
Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop continues to rake in the funds, announcing an additional $10 million, and plans for expansion into Southeast Asia.
The company said a portion of its latest funding came...
Aggressively priced multiline account targets potential switchers, Sprint’s stock rebounds
Sprint looks set to redirect some of the pressure currently emanating from its stock price and operational performance toward its rivals, announcing a new rate plan targeting customers looking to swap wireless brands.
The plan, which...
Verizon, HBO sign content distribution agreement that will include mobile video platform
Verizon Communications' video plans are set to receive a premium-channel boost as the telecom giant announced a “broad agreement” with Home Box Office that allows Verizon to distribute HBO content through Verizon digital...
Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed
Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that allow customers to add either 1 gigabyte or 2 GB of access to the carrier’s...
Ntelos reported strong western market growth, with financials in line with estimates
A recent shift in market focus looks to be paying off for regional telecom operator Ntelos, which reported second-quarter results slightly ahead of expectations.
Late last year Ntelos announced plans to sell off spectrum...
IHS notes in a new report that poor LTE experiences tainting 4G, 5G pool
A new report from IHS found that half of global service providers surveyed have begun to deploy tenants of true 4G networks, however most consumers think they already have access to...
Highest growth rates recorded in India and Malaysia
Norway-based telecom group Telenor reported that its Asian operations accounted for 52.4% of the company’s overall revenue in the second quarter of the year, up compared to 46.2% in the year-ago period.
For Q2 2015, Telenor generated revenue...
Verizon Wireless deemed best performing data network, Sprint a distant No. 4
Verizon Wireless continues to be the darling of network performance tests conducted by RootMetrics, with the latest accolades tied to cellular data performance at the nation’s 50 busiest airports.
The report found through the...
T-Mobile Advanced Messaging service taps IP, counters OTT moves
T-Mobile US unveiled a new messaging platform that takes advantage of rich communication services to provide users with enhanced features similar to those offered by over-the-top players, but with the full support of the mobile operator.
In...
Verizon video play expected by late summer; comfortable with current spectrum, technology options
Verizon Communications is set to unveil its oft-discussed “over-the-top” video service in a move expected to jolt the current video delivery model, but does not seem concerned about the impact such an...
