Sprint restructure plans progress in move to allow cable split, while Enron moves forward on IoT plans … 18 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from...
Nokia said it achieved symmetric uplink and downlink speeds of 10 gigabits per second using hybrid fiber coaxial cable. The tests used a prototype technology called XG-Cable, based on applications developed by Bell Labs, which Nokia acquired through its $16.5 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent...
1. AT&T said it will buy platform partner Quickplay Media for an undisclosed amount. The company said Quickplay will support the three streaming video services it plans to launch this year through DirecTV. One of those will be a mobile-first video service that appears...
Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous part of many peoples' lives and looks to do more than supplement cellular. Because of costly data plans, many smartphone users look to Wi-Fi as a replacement rather than an alternative.
To support demand for Wi-Fi, Ericsson and cable giant...
Jim Patterson tackles the latest Sprint results and lays out 3 ways in which the carrier can regain its standing in the market
There’s a lot to cover with Sprint’s earnings. Most importantly, they eked out 56,000 postpaid net additions (22,000 of which were phones),...
DOCSIS 3.1 expanding over extensive Comcast copper network
With the buzz around fiber-to-the-home provided by the likes of Google Fiber, Verizon FiOS and AT&T GigaPower, there's a clear trend toward increasing home Internet speeds. But fiber networks are expensive to build, and, at least in...
Jim Patterson looks at T-Mobile Q1 results in terms of what could slow down the carrier moving forward
T-Mobile US announced earnings last week, and the results were strong across the board. Prepaid was especially strong (807,000 net adds; 3.84% monthly churn), as MetroPCS took...
Broadband is changing. It runs at ultra-fast Gigabit speeds and is getting faster and stronger as more companies jump into the new space. Today the leader by far is AT&T GigaPower. They offer ultra-fast Internet in the largest number of markets nationwide to date,...
Cable giant Comcast said on Thursday it has agreed to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. The move is of interest to wireless carriers for at least two reasons.
First, Comcast's multibillion-dollar investment in a business not directly related to wireless will diffuse some of...
Jim Patterson digs into Verizon Q1 results, noting a potential zero-rated Go90 offerings; and questions the FCC moving the goal post on the cable industry
Verizon Communications reported first quarter earnings (link here) that generally met expectations. They have already completed several items on their...
Vertix Consulting looks at the challenges and opportunities surrounding Wi-Fi calling, including LTE-U, LAA and LTE
Industry news reports surrounding the implementation of Wi-Fi calling are getting noisy, but many challenges still stand in the way of wide-scale adoption. Many challenges are technical in...
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Wireless 20/20 for some last minute insight into Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile bidding plans ahead of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer and Berge Ayvazian, senior...
Montgomery County, Maryland, is a scenic, rural area that welcomes tourists and is somewhat less hospitable to cell towers. The county's residents and visitors are valuable customers for wireless carriers, and are able to enjoy LTE services thanks to a distributed antenna system. DAS...
Jim Patterson reminds everyone he called the T-Mobile Binge On agreement with YouTube, and writes 3 headlines for Q1 broadband earnings
This week, we’ll dive into three headlines that will impact first quarter (and 2016) earnings. But first, a quick look at the latest development...
104 entities on lists to participate in 600 MHz auction; Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and T-Mobile headline
Verizon Communications, AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile US and NTT DoCoMo headline a list of companies that have officially made public their plans to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming...
Using the DOCSIS 3.1 standard, Comcast plans to begin offering consumers gigabit-speed Internet over copper in the Atlanta area with plans to expand the service to other markets later in the year.
The Philadelphia-based company initially trialled DOCSIS 3.1 modems in its home market, followed...
Comcast plans to participate in the upcoming FCC auction and exercised option to resell Verizon Wireless services
Consider this interesting scenario, which seems likely to happen within the next year:
You’re moving into a new place so you give Comcast a call to arrange to...
'Temporary network interruption' repaired by 1:22 p.m. EST Monday, Comcast said
Complaints about a major Comcast network outage impacting diverse geographies began hitting social media before noon; by 1:22 p.m., Comcast customer service reps said the problem had been fixed and service was being restored.
Here's...
Fiber-based 2 Gbps service reaches 18 million Comcast customers; DOCSIS 3.1 extending utility of copper plant
Cable and Internet giant Comcast this week announced a major expansion to its high-speed cable Internet offering, which uses the new DOCSIS 3.1 standard, as well as noted a...
DOCSIS 3.1, the latest evolution in data over cable service interface specification, could be a game changer for the Internet and TV industry, providing multi-gigabit Internet speeds and interoperability among modem manufacturers and service providers. Many believe the new international telecommunications standard is the...
Wireless 20/20 digs into preparations for the upcoming FCC 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings
It is time for bidders to start gearing up for the 600 MHz band incentive auction. This could be the last time a large block of valuable low-band spectrum will be...
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no particular order):
1. FCC approves the Open Internet Order
2. Verizon buys AOL and launches Go90
3. AT&T expands into Mexico
4....
Comcast is looking to join Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower in offering gigabit speed Internet to its customers. The cable provider has already begun trials of its data over cable service interface specification 3.1 modem in Philadelphia and has plans for further expansion.
The DOCSIS...
The Federal Communications Commission, in the wake of adopting net neutrality rules, wants to better understand services that allow customers to stream certain types of content without detracting from data buckets.
One of the tenants of net neutrality is certain types of traffic do not...
