In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo Inc. has expanded its network to Canada, with its first phase of its air-to-ground network live now and the rest expected to be turned on in the first quarter.
The expansion will allow Gogo to offer in-flight Internet service on flights...
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As wireless carriers continue to struggle with maintaining network integrity in the face of growing consumer demand, the move towards offloading some data traffic through unlicensed Wi-Fi connections has gained steam.
A number of carriers have announced Wi-Fi initiatives designed to provide additional capacity...
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Cell tower radiation: it's a topic that has concerned communities for as long as towers have existed. It even shapes debates on...
AT&T has upgraded its wireless infrastructure at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., home of the Carolina Panthers NFL team.
The venue, which seats more than 74,000 people, has more than 645 Wi-Fi access points as well as an in-stadium distributed antenna system that...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has been undergoing a substantial upgrade of its wireless communications infrastructure, and distributed antenna system supplier Axell Wireless has been working with the agency and its systems integrators on the project.
MWATA has 86 stations and 106 miles...
A large-scale distributed antenna system from Corning Inc. has been installed at the AmericasMart Atlanta wholesale trade center.
The system, which consists of almost 1,300 antennas and more than 250 fiber-fed remotes, was installed by H&M Networks in 12 weeks while the center remained open...
Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. This collection of news spans last week's shortened holiday week and this week. Good news for tower climbers everywhere is the...
Small cells may be one of the hottest topics in the wireless infrastructure space today, but their impact has yet to show in the United States and many are beginning to question their relevancy:
Diversity is an important word for Jessica Firestone. She founded Tempest Telecom in 2005 to help carriers build and maintain their networks more efficiently while implementing diversity programs that require them to spend part of their budgets with women and minority-owned companies. In the...
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The wireless industry is in the midst of a major transition from Macro to Small Cell and Wi-Fi architectures to address the surging data growth and demand for additional capacity. As a result, small cell architectures are being viewed by leading service providers as...
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The FCC is taking a fresh look at its rules for local governments as they regulate wireless infrastructure siting, including existing wireless towers and base stations.
Investment giant KKR announced a partnership with Associated Partners to invest a reported $100...
Boingo Wireless has tallied more DAS wins. The company was selected by the Memphis International Airport to design, build and manage the airport's first DAS. Boingo already provides Wi-Fi there and will soon offer tiered Wi-Fi services, including a free Wi-Fi option offset by advertising...
Keeping fans connected at college and professional sports stadiums and other large venues is becoming increasingly important to mobile operators, venue owners and the teams themselves.
TE Connectivity announced this week that it has been upgrading wireless services at Major League Baseball Stadiums including Yankee...
DAS provider TE Connectivity announced some of its recent Major League Baseball stadium installations to improve 3G and "4G" coverage. TE’s InterReach Spectrum, InterReach Fusion and FlexWave Prism DAS products have been recently deployed at stadiums including Yankee Stadium; Citifield, home of the New York...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – PCIA CEO Jonathan Adelstein has had what could be deemed a “dream” first year as head of the wireless trade association, with seeming unbridled support from government regulators and insatiable demand for the products and services offered up by PCIA’s members....
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – To the surprise of few, leaders from the nation’s largest tower owners remain upbeat regarding the future of their market, citing the continued need for wireless carriers to feed the growing appetite for mobile data services. Speaking during the annual “View...
Research firm Mobile Experts expects to see rapid growth for distributed antenna systems, projecting that the number of DAS nodes will double between this year and 2016 and that more than half of DAS networks will include small cells and Wi-Fi by 2018.
"Multiple operators...
The deployment of distributed antenna system nodes is expected to double between 2013 and 2016, according to a recent forecast published by Mobile Experts. The report also predicts that 50% of DAS networks will include small cells and Wi-Fi by 2018.
"Multiple operators in North...
Fluke Networks is aiming to shake up the test and measurement space with a new, very small in-building wireless test solution designed to make spectrum analyzers more widely available and cheaper for the testing of distributed antenna systems and small cells.
Fluke launched the AirMagnet...
LTE Field Testing - New Challenges with Noise-Limited LTE Macro and Small Cell Networks
What makes LTE networks unique in terms of design, deployment and acceptance of networks? How have carriers and suppliers changed the way they deploy, maintain and troubleshoot next-generation LTE and heterogeneous...
LTE Field Testing: New Challenges with Noise-Limited LTE Macro and Small Cell Networks: What makes LTE networks unique in terms of design, deployment and acceptance of networks? How have carriers and suppliers changed the way they deploy, maintain and troubleshoot next-generation LTE and heterogeneous networks? ...
