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As operators build heterogeneous networks to expand coverage and capacity, they want best-in-breed solutions and are ready to work with multiple vendors. Vodafone has shown that equipment from more than …

Rural telecommunications provider Vermont Telephone expanded its LTE-based wireless broadband services across portions of Vermont. The company said the expansion pushes its coverage to more than 20,000 homes and businesses …

Verizon Wireless and Ericsson both issued responses Tuesday to an earlier report that claimed Ericsson was in talks with the two largest U.S. carriers about managing their network infrastructure. The …

Verizon Communications and AT&T are reportedly in talks with Ericsson to manage their respective wireless networks, according to the infrastructure and managed services giant. Bloomberg reported that in an interview, …

As we watch the story unfold related to connected cars and consider how operators will play in this scenario, it’s also interesting to watch the telecom equipment vendor movements in …

Vendors focus on signaling The explosion in mobile data traffic has led to an even bigger increase in signaling traffic within the networks, and infrastructure vendors are focused on helping …

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The Federal Communications Commission seems to have found itself in the middle of a spat regarding its handling of selecting a vendor to act as the local number portability administrator …

NICE, France – Much of the telecom and wireless world was focused on software last week, as TM Forum hosted the industry in Nice, France. RCR Wireless News was there …

In infrastructure news this week, Ericsson is diversifying its leadership team, and tower companies appear unfazed by the prospect of carrier consolidation. Ericsson appointments Ericsson has added three new members …

Big data and analytics were top-of-mind at TM Forum’s conference in Nice and across the industry this week, with several major platform announcements aimed at telcos. Steve Hateley, head of …

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Ericsson’s latest report on mobility shows growth in the machine-to-machine space, as well as the continued dominance of smartphones in the device market and significant regional divides in the coverage …

In another sign that wireless patent litigation may slowly be subsiding, Samsung has settled all disputes with InterDigital. InterDigital is a research company that earns most of its revenue from …

Ericsson has introduced a new real time, big data analytics platform that draws on data from sources including network nodes, OSS/BSS systems, probes, terminals and social media. Ericsson Expert Analytics relies …

T-Mobile is giving its customers more visibility into their wireless service by leveraging Ericsson’s service agility solution, which includes charging, billing, order management, product catalog and customer relationship management. The …

In wireless infrastructure company news this week, Ericsson is building a major Bay Area campus, and Dragonwave and Allot both announced new contracts. Ericsson to build Silicon Valley campus Ericsson’s …

The Wireless History Foundation announced four individuals set to be inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame at an event scheduled for Sept. 9. The inductees were selected by a …

Increased competition appears to be hitting the Chinese mobile market, with reports that the country’s largest operators – and some of the largest in the world – are set to …

Verizon Wireless continued testing its LTE Multicast technology, announcing it has been offering the service this month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Indianapolis 500 event. During …

New York requests RFPs for free citywide Wi-Fi Service providers have until June 14 to respond to New York City’s request-for-proposals for a free, citywide Wi-Fi service. New York’ wants …

Australia’s Telstra has thrown its hat into the speed game, announcing today that it has demonstrated a live network using LTE-Advanced technology with carrier aggregation to produce downlink speeds of …