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Remote radio heads, better antennas, digital DAS and shared baseband resources help operators reduce the cost of ODAS Outdoor distributed antenna system solutions enable operators to offer coverage and support capacity requirements …

In today’s connected world, in-flight Wi-Fi remains a bastion of low throughput and user frustration. Alcatel-Lucent and carrier partner Deutsche Telekom are looking to change that with a new satellite/ground-based …

CCA panel suggests rural operators begin investigating moves to SDN and NFV FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Software-based network transformations are growing throughout the telecom space, with a number of larger …

Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended …

5 things to know today this Monday … 1. The scramble for unlicensed spectrum is turning enemies into allies, as carriers team up to promote LTE in the 5 GHz …

Goal is for more accurate reporting and tracking of outage information WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission has voted to propose new rules designed to tighten the outage reporting rules …

The new broadband technology will be commercially launched by the end of 2015 with carrier partner Chunghwa Telecom Alcatel-Lucent and Taiwanese telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom announced a plan to launch …

As the battle rages between proponents of LTE in unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi-first advocates, equipment makers need to design for a number of possible scenarios. Nokia Networks has included three …

When it comes to small cells, mobile operators are learning that they can’t always get what they want. Nokia Networks wants to help operators get what they need. “You can …

Verizon expects faster speeds, lower latency, support for IoT in 5G plans Verizon Wireless is moving aggressively into the “5G” space, announcing plans for field trials of the still un-defined …

Top routing and switching vendors include Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade, Cisco, Huawei Growing consumer demand for fixed and mobile broadband services is driving significant growth in the carrier routing and switching market, …

Wireless carriers value suppliers who can offer a full suite of solutions and who have deployment expertise. Companies that supply and deploy wireless infrastructure are responding to this demand by …

The global mobile infrastructure market surpassed $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter, led by the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent report by ACG Research. LTE-Advanced deployment, evolved …

1. Carriers and equipment makers are taking their fight to Washington as they work to launch LTE in unlicensed spectrum. Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US, Qualcomm, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent have all …

Hardware vs. software is one of the biggest questions wireless network architects face as they design networks that can handle not only today’s traffic but tomorrow’s as well. There is no …

A sharp selloff on Wall Street hit wireless companies on Monday morning. Verizon Communications, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile US all saw their stock prices take a hit, with T-Mobile US falling …

Mobile operators know they need more spectrum, and many are realizing that not all spectrum comes at a price. Unlicensed spectrum, traditionally the domain of Wi-Fi, is squarely in the …

China’s decision to devalue its currency will make it even harder for Europe’s wireless equipment makers to compete with Huawei and ZTE. Investors sold shares of Ericsson, Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent …

Alcatel-Lucent’s Rapport software central to China Mobile VoLTE plans Alcatel-Lucent said the world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile, was set to deploy its network functions virtualization-based Rapport communications software in …

Alcatel-Lucent’s undersea cabling business completed deployment of an undersea cable linking Florida and Ecuador, as well as entered into an agreement to run undersea cable along the coast of Alaska. …

As France-based Alcatel-Lucent moves closer to a merger with Nokia, the company is making its mark with the construction of a $55 million regional headquarters building in Plano, Texas. There’s a significant telecom …

With merger pending, analysts see Nokia turning up the heat on Ericsson Nokia on July 30 reported impressive gains in net sales, gross profit and other key performance indicators ahead …

Alcatel-Lucent is now several steps closer to being a part of Nokia after the European Commission approved the $16.5 billion acquisition. The transaction was cleared without conditions following a review. Before being cleared by …

KDDI and China Mobile move forward on NFV PoC, SDN cloud deployments Proof-of-concepts continue to be a major focus of vendors and operators looking to test the bounds of virtualized …

With the first commercial launches of 5G expected within five years, research into 5G systems is revving up with partnerships and exploratory steps around the globe. RCR Wireless News spoke with …