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 the commission, the deal had to clear antitrust reviews in Brazil and Serbia. The two...
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 network components. The latest to join the PoC fray are Wind River and Japanese telecom...
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 Tod Sizer II, who leads Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs' wireless research program and is in charge...
SHANGHAI – The acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent will give Nokia Networks a stronger position in the wireless business, but also will enable the Finnish networking powerhouse to have a stronger position in North America, said Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri during a keynote presentation at the...
Huawei continues to grow faster than its European rivals, boosted by China's investment in LTE and strong enterprise demand for its network equipment. The company said today that revenue surged 30% during the first half of the year to $28 billion, driven by growth...
Four years ago, Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park installed a distributed antenna system to make sure it could keep up with mobile data demand. Today that demand has surpassed most forecasts, and AT&T's ball park DAS has undergone a major upgrade ahead of the...
Virtualization technologies have become a hot topic among telecom operators. Eyeing the benefits of network functions virtualization, Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding with Alcatel-Lucent to test NFV technologies as part of the operator’s strategy to evolve its networking infrastructure. According to the companies,...
It's been less than a year since SAC Wireless became part of Nokia, and the company has already executed its plan to expand its network services footprint with Nokia behind it. Illinois-based SAC now serves carrier customers on both coasts and in many markets...
1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support
Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, software-defined networking and cloud technology.
The one-year deals are valued at $727 million with China...
Thai provider AIS aims to reach 3,000 small cells by end of 2015 with Alcatel-Lucent deal
French telecommunications infrastructure provider Alcatel-Lucent is currently working with Thailand’s largest mobile telephony operator, Advanced Indo Service, to improve cell service through the deployment of small cells technology.
AIS is the...
LTE in unlicensed spectrum has been getting a lot of attention this month, most notably from the Federal Communications Commission. It is clear that some Wi-Fi equipmentmakers will not welcome cellular networks in the 5 GHz band. An alternative may be LTE Wi-Fi link...
Ericsson has given notice to most of the employees who will lose their jobs as a result of the company's cost-reduction program. The world's largest wireless equipmentmaker said that 2,100 people in Sweden are affected, but only 1,700 are actually leaving Ericsson. The rest...
Potential merger still has to pass muster with foreign regulators
WASHINGTON – Following months of speculation and a long and complex process, a merger between Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent is one very large step closer to being finalized.
The companies have announced that the U.S. Department of...
When Alcatel-Lucent and TE Connectivity forged a partnership for digital distributed antenna systems, TE Connectivity was the world's No. 2 provider of DAS equipment, and Alcatel-Lucent was the world's No. 5 vendor of wireless network gear. Now TE Connectivity's wireless unit is set to...
Sources said Sprint is close to an announcement on the next phase of its network upgrades, and that the carrier will soon name approved contractors for each of roughly 100 markets. Sprint is said to have asked dozens of companies to submit bids, and...
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg is expected to huddle with the company's top brass next month to talk about how Ericsson will respond to Nokia's impending purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. News of the upcoming executive meeting boosted Juniper's stock price on Wednesday. Speculation that Ericsson will...
Operator speeds up the process to implement its GiGatopia strategy with 5G
South Korean telecom provider KT and France's Alcatel-Lucent have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the companies will collaborate to test technologies for the eventual introduction of 5G mobile networks.
The collaboration will initially...
Call it the fourth utility: wireless Internet is becoming as essential to building owners and occupants as water, gas and electricity. But unlike the other utilities, wireless Internet does not come from a single, regulated provider. IT managers have choices, and whether they work...
Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to LTE-Unlicensed and new ways to integrate Wi-Fi in their networks (carrier Wi-Fi, LWA). The Senza Fili report, “LTE unlicensed and...
Shares of Alcatel-Lucent have continued to decline in response to recent weakness in shares of proposed merger partner Nokia.
But overall, analysts remain bullish on the companies' future with several upgrading their stock ratings in recent weeks.
On April 15, the companies announced they had signed...
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A conversation with Mike Schabel, VP of Small Cells, Alcatel-Lucent
Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report.
Densification of the network infrastructure with small cells and Wi-Fi is one path that Alcatel-Lucent has pursued over recent years. With the newly announced Wireless Unified...
Uber's plan to develop self-driving cars may include Nokia's Here mapping unit. The New York Times is reporting that Uber will bid up to $3 billion for the unit in an effort to outbid a consortium of automakers that includes BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz....
Shift pays off for Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent, which is set to be acquired by rival Nokia, beat its own estimates with its first quarter earnings report. The company's Shift Plan, meant to cut costs and transform the network equipment company into an IP and broadband specialist,...
Networking gear powerhouse Nokia announced it is considering selling its mapping/navigation unit Here. Facebook is reportedly a potential buyer as the social media company signed a deal with Nokia to use Here maps in the mobile version of the app.
TechCrunch reports other potential buyers...
