In wireless infrastructure news this week, Sprint is demanding more accountability of its tower crews, and Foxconn will reportedly target service provider networks with server hardware.
Sprint prioritizes tower crew safety and accountability
Sprint is making some changes as it wraps up its Network Vision build...
ZTE is signaling a shift in strategy that could be good news for its competitors. The Chinese maker of network infrastructure and smartphones said today that it has boosted profits by turning down low-margin contracts. ZTE was referring to infrastructure projects outside China.
For years...
WhatsApp has been all over the news after signing a $19 billion deal with Facebook. It has a lot of people speculating what it means for the telecom industry.
Alcatel-Lucent's Nuage Networks has won a data center contract with Numergy, a French cloud services firm created by SFR, Bull and the French government. Numergy plans to open two data centers this year and ten more over the next three years. The company will...
Alcatel-Lucent announced its role in two new LTE deployments this week as well as supporting VoLTE and optical networking upgrades.
In Taiwan, the vendor is working with telecom provider Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), to build an LTE overlay network that is aimed at making APT the...
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Last week two of the biggest events in the world of telecom happened simultaneously: Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and NATE UNITE in San Diego, California. As such, there's plenty...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
For network operators, key themes at this year's MWC included faster networks, densification through small cells, and monetization through software.
The need for speed
Some carriers are just beginning LTE deployments, and others are starting to look at VoLTE and LTE-Advanced, but already operators are hearing...
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This week's update will be short and sweet since the industry is focused on all the happenings at NATE Unite and Mobile World Congress, so expect a lengthier update next week.
When...
The M2M opportunity for service providers was a key theme this year at MWC 2014. Carriers discussed the business models that their customers are exploring, and vendors shared innovations that are set to expand carrier offerings in the months ahead. Demand is driven by...
Urban small cell initiatives have been challenged by concerns about backhaul and site acquisition, but now more and more deployments are seeing the light of day. Small cells are moving beyond the home and enterprise and onto billboards, lamp posts, park benches and church...
Telecom Software Press Releases
AT&T introduces user-defined network cloud
Alcatel-Lucent partners with Intel for cloud solutions
Telefonica to use Alcatel-Lucent's CloubBand NFV platform
Ericsson also partners with Telefonica for NFV
Dell expands collaboration with RedHat for OpenStack NFV
HP launches OpenNFV
Cisco quantum virtualized packet core solution passes portability testing with...
Barcelona, Spain. Alcatel-Lucent clearly sees software as the key to its comeback, and has made that clear with a slew of announcements at Mobile World Congress. The company is partnering with Intel for virtualized RAN, cloud platforms and packet processing for advanced IP/MPLS platforms,...
Software is expected to be big news at this year’s Mobile World Congress event as the wireless industry looks to glean greater efficiency from mobile networks. Leading up to the event, a number of announcements were made in regards to software enhancements, including network...
Suppliers of small cells and the components that differentiate them are heading into Mobile World Congress with confidence, as their solutions finally start to gain traction in the market. AT&T says it has now added small cells to its network in 18 states, and...
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Ever since the fatalities a few weeks back, the tower industry has been very quiet. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) used the radio silence to write an open...
Setting itself up to garner leadership in network function virtualization for telecom, Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and the radio access network (RAN).
Alcatel-Lucent said it is already working with...
In-building wireless solutions continue to attract significant investment from operators and neutral host providers, with the $4.4 billion market projected to almost double by 2019. Alcatel-Lucent and TE Connectivity have joined forces in an effort to help operators cut costs on distributed antenna system...
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...
The Latin American giant telecom group América Móvil (AMX) posted its fourth quarter and full year results for 2013. While in the 4Q13, AMX's profit rose 15.7%, when comparing the entire year of 2013 to 2012, net income was down 18%. According to AMX, in the...
Struggling Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) showed signs that its “Shift Plan” is well underway as it posted mixed fourth quarter and full year results for 2013, and announced the sale of its enterprise unit to China Huaxin for $362 million.
The Paris-based telecom equipment maker posted flat revenues...
