Crossing the divide between public and private cellular network technologies occurs when there is a need to extend the feature-rich public services offered by mobile network operators deep into the enterprise network. Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) are one such well-established solution that is used...
Verizon vendors focus on in-building connectivity during Austin event
The annual Verizon Technology Users Forum event, formerly called the In-Building Technology Users Forum, is taking place this week in Austin, Texas, and, as with everything telecoms, 5G is a major part of the conversation.
Right now...
ExteNet aims to complete the acquisition of Hudson Fiber Network during the second half of 2018
ExteNet Systems, a developer and operator of distributed networks, has announced an agreement to acquire Hudson Fiber Network (HFN), a New Jersey-based data transport provider.
ExteNet Systems said that the...
Telenor calls enterprise in-building wireless a "top priority"
The middleprise is currently the white whale of the in-building wireless vendor market. Declining carrier spend puts the capex impetus onto venue owners who know they need in-building wireless, but might not be fully aware of the...
Zinwave, SOLiD, JMA Wireless, Verizon make DAS announcements
BARCELONA—As the telecommunications industry continues its gradual shift to increasingly virtualized, streamlined hardware and software solutions, major DAS vendors are keeping pace while also continuing work to crack into an enterprise market in desperate need of cost-conscious...
vRAN architecture improves flexibility and lowers total cost of ownership
Virtualization of network functions is helping operators decrease network-related capex and opex by replacing expensive, proprietary solutions with software that can run on off-the-shelf hardware. As it relates to the radio access network, a vRAN...
The challenge of improving connectivity for the enterprise involves multiple stakeholders: building owners, tenants, equipment suppliers, integrators, infrastructure providers and of course wireless carriers. Successful solutions are those that can deliver a better experience for the end user and a positive ROI for the...
Enterprise demand represents huge opportunity for in-building wireless solution providers
Right up there with electricity and water, in-building wireless connectivity is now expected, leading to its common description as the fourth utility. As carriers scale back investment on connecting anything but marquee venues like sports stadiums,...
In a large building or venue, owners often want to deploy a single, neutral host network infrastructure to meet a wide variety of service requirements ranging from on-demand capacity in specific locations to provisioning a future-proof platform capable of supporting more than one carrier.
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