DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said Jim Parker, senior manager of the unit within AT&T. In that way, AT&T's Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business is different...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Whenever we talk about the wireline business, about a third of you respond positively, and about a...
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Editor's Note: To provide readers with an insight into the world of wireless in regional locales, RCR Wireless News sends its editorial staff not only to trade shows but to metropolitan regions as well, giving insight into how mobile broadband is changing the way...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
63% of traffic generated by Smartphones, Tablets and Feature Phones will transfer onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi and Femtocells by 2015 says a new Juniper Research paper. According to the Mobile Data Offload & Onload report, 9000 petabytes (PB) will be offloaded from...
Alcatel-Lucent | April 4, 2011 | Press Release
Enabling “5-star, 5-bar” 3G mobile coverage for residential and business users
Paris and Singapore (Femto Cells Asia), April 4th, 2011 – Vodafone New Zealand has selected Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to power its commercial “Sure Signal”...
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding tougher rules regarding consumer signal boosters, asking how the products should comply with all applicable technical and RF exposure rules, as well as set parameters that would prevent or control interference...
ORLANDO, Fla.—As CEO and president of CommScope Inc., Eddie Edwards is pulling together the company's wireless, cable and enterprise operations into one CommScope brand, in a move to unify the company's branding efforts. As part of that effort, Edwards is organizing the company's enterprise...
Alcatel- Lucent | February 11, 2011 | Press Release
Improving 3G coverage in indoor locations and high-traffic public areas
Paris and Madrid, February 11, 2011 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by Telefónica for its commercial, Femto-based small cells...
Aricent | February 1, 2011 | Press Release
Partnership provides deployment, rollout and support services for operators in India
New Delhi - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it will collaborate with Aricent® as a service partner to support the deployment of its market-leading...
NEC Corp. has chosen Aricent Inc. to be its service partner as it rolls out 3G femtocells to mobile operators in India. Femtocell solutions are expected to be significant in India as enterprises use femtocells to provide broadband coverage in urban areas, while femtocells...
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South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Corp. Ltd. (SKM) said it has selected Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG-Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks to as equipment suppliers for its LTE network. The carrier said it plans to begin providing commercial LTE services in Seoul, South...
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Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. (SKM) unveiled a new strategic direction for the new year that the company said will help spur growth both domestically and in international markets, and includes the roll out of LTE services in its home market later this...
Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. (SKM) unveiled a new strategic direction for the new year that the company said will help spur growth both domestically and in international markets, and includes the roll out of LTE services in its home market later this...
Rural wireless operator Mosaic Telecom said it has signed a deal with Nokia Siemens Networks to install an LTE network in eight Wisconsin counties using the carrier's 700 MHz and 1700/2100 MHz spectrum assets. Mosaic, which is part of Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, currently provides...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. With next-generation LTE and mobile WiMAX networks now up and running in North America, operators are...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. For mobile operators, vendors and their customers, these are the best of times and the worst...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Christmas is certainly coming early for the smart phone world, thanks to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Not...
AUSTIN, Texas—Alcatel-Lucent's Reinaldo Valenzuela said operators should offer more high-margin, low-bandwidth valuable services to end users to increase incremental revenues at a time when networks are under continuous pressure, and customers are enamored with free.Speaking at the Texas Wireless Summit Tuesday, Valenzuela presented the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Think femtocells are a niche product? Think again: In the United States alone, they already outnumber macrocell...
