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Orange, Ericsson, Sequans, LoRa and publicly traded Silver Spring Networks launch of Starfish makes waves in the “Internet of Things” space this week on IoT Innovation, sponsored by Anritsu and Telecomcareers. IoT …

More and more, people throughout the world are relying on their smart devices to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues when they are traveling. Cellular roaming services have been …

Establishing leadership positions in IP networks, cloud, BSS/OSS, TV & media and IoT industry and society are central to Ericsson’s overall strategy, according to Rima Qureshi, chief strategy officer for …

French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among …

US-based carrier AT&T is one of the leading global service providers when it comes to embracing the transformative and business opportunities associated with the Internet of Things. Mike Troiano, VP of …

The process will integrate GSM and UMTS infrastructure German telecom operator Telefónica Deutschland expects to start the integration of its mobile unit O2 and mobile operator E-Plus in January 2016, …

Details of latest Sprint promotion aren’t available, but questions will be answered on Dec. 7 Sprint is ratcheting up the heat against competitors – T-Mobile US in particular – by …

The combined business to provide service to 45M subscribers Pakistan mobile network operators Mobilink and Warid Telecom announced they have reached an agreement to merge their operations. The combined business is …

Congratulations, Sprint. In 2015 you are the most-improved network provider in quality, speed and reach in a growing number of areas from coast to coast. While there is still quite …

WASHINGTON – Next-generation “5G” mobile networks remain years away from standardization, but the lack of formal definitions and speculation hasn’t deterred major international interest and investment.   In the U.S., …

LTE in China is projected to reach 1.2 billion subscribers by 2021 Almost two years after the launch, China Mobile said it has approximately 267.3 million LTE subscribers and aims to …

Telecom Italia plans to keep up to 20% of the infrastructure firm Telecom Italia is looking to sell a part of its Inwit holdings, with CEO Marco Patuano noting “we are ready to …

Wireless and telecom bills have historically been large and confusing. So much so that it created an entire cottage industry of bill auditors. However, over the last few years we …

T-Mobile US announced is new Binge On wireless TV service. With that news, there seems to be concerned voices from a variety of people in the industry wondering whether the T-Mobile …

Tele2 looks to reach nationwide LTE coverage by Q1 2016 Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 launched LTE service in the Netherlands, the company said in a statement. Tele2 Netherlands said its …

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, telecom industry unemployment was 1.4% in October The latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released each month, indicate October marked …

Verizon offers union workers a 2.5% raise in first year of proposed 3-year contract WASHINGTON – Since Aug. 1, 38,000 Verizon Communications union employees affiliated with the Communications Workers of …

Don’t buy spectrum, share the 3.5 GHz band DALLAS, Texas – Google’s principal wireless architect, Preston Marshall, on Monday laid out the benefits of sharing, not buying, access to the …

You’ve got to love it when an entrepreneur runs a public company. When Marcelo Claure became CEO at Sprint last year, he may not have understood all the work ahead …

Industry expert discusses lessons learned from rolling out small cells both indoors and outdoors Small cells present a huge opportunity for the wireless industry, but, despite the promise, small cell …

Struggling carrier announced plan to cut some $2.5 billion; doing away with trash cans in bid to go paperless As Sprint works to reduce expenses to the tune of $2.5 …

Spotlight on the network deployment services business Adding a macro cell to cover a very low pop count area is not always economically viable, often forcing carriers to postpone a decision …

After working without a contract in place since Aug. 8, Communications Workers of America union employees reached a tentative agreement with AT&T related to wireline operations in the Southeast. Announced …

South Korea, Japan and North America to lead future deployments of 5G While the telecommunications industry still needs to fully define standards for “5G” development, and 4G LTE has room to …

As Sprint prepares to undertake a massive network improvement strategy amid losing ground to rival T-Mobile US, the company’s chief of corporate strategy and development has put in his resignation. …