Fiber

Following acquisitions and internal alignment, SQUAN is ready to provide turnkey network engineering and construction In May this year, during the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s 2019 Connect (X) event, SQUAN went …

Fiber connectivity underlies a wide range of smart city applications Smart city is something of a broad term that generally refers to using wired or wireless sensors to gather data …

With executive-level reorg and acquisitions, SQUAN repositioning as end-to-end network services firm ORLANDO–During the Wireless Infrastruture Association’s Connect X event this week, SQUAN’s Keith Pennachio, executive vice president and chief …

Verizon started selling Samsung Galaxy S10 5G this week Verizon is offering mobile 5G services in Chicago and Minneapolis with plans to expand to 20 more cities this year. This …

Smart cities and 5G are two of the hottest topics in tech today, and maybe the hottest topics in wireless tech (if IoT is considered a subset of one or …

Fiber provider Zayo Group has agreed to be acquired by infrastructure investment firms Digital Colony and the EQT Infrastructure IV fund, which will take the company private in a transaction …

Network densification is about a lot more than beefing up macro sites and deploying new small cells. Connecting all of these radio sites and tying them back into the core, …

  The combination of 5G, IoT and edge requires a multi-cloud strategy With device support and scaling networks, 2019 will be a big year for the commercialization of 5G but …

  The dawn of 5G means the way we get, experience and manage information will change, putting user experience front and center. To enable services in each of the three …

A Q&A with Jeff Eiseman, SQUAN general manager of fiber splicing and construction services New Jersey-based network infrastructure design/build firm SQUAN today announced that Jeff Eiseman has joined the company …

As mobile network operators (MNOs) prepare to integrate 5G wireless technology and services, they are taking the opportunity to evolve their network architecture with three goals in mind: reduce costs; …

60 GHz distribution networks support in-building enterprise and industrial connectivity  Emerging from stealth mode, Kwikbit is planning two major product launches in the first half of 2019 bringing to market …

Microwave rises to meet challenges of 5G deployment The 5G transport discussion is primarily focused on the role of fiber in delivering on the increased capacity demands associated with next-generation …

With the promise of 5G—including higher data speeds and new services—come major challenges for operators in terms of network quality, reliability, and availability. Mission critical applications will demand a network …

Verizon will “significantly expand” its LTE small cell network in Boston Verizon is deepening its network infrastructure relationship with the city of Boston, with an updated 10-year agreement that touches on …

Initial Verizon 5G launch is fixed wireless offering Fixed wireless has been around since the days of 2G but there are converging factors that suggest the best days are still …

Verizon also extends to fee waiver to new counties Verizon network recovery crews are playing a game of whack-a-mole in the Florida Panhandle as clean up efforts related to the …

Verizon waiving fees for customers in impacted areas After sustained “unprecedented” damage to its fiber network in the Florida Panhandle when Hurricane Michael raged through beginning Oct. 10, the operator …

  Under the new agreement, both firms will connect 5,000 Telefonica’s base stations to DT’s fiber infrastructure German carriers Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland have announced an agreement to speed …

A Q&A with CommScope on network densification for the transition from LTE to 5G As U.S operators light up 5G services in select markets this year, small cell is a …

AT&T to launch mobile 5G in 12 markets by year-end During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona when RCR Wireless News last spoke to Gordon Mansfield, AT&T’s vice president of converged access …

Hudson Fiber Network deal adds metro optical networks to ExteNet holdings ExteNet Systems co-founder and 16-year CEO Ross Manire announced his retirement on Sept. 4; he is succeeded by Jim …

Strong demand in India contributes to Ciena revenue growth Ciena reported its third quarter financials this week and strong growth in the APAC region, along with other positive trends, resulted …

Belgian operator partnered with Nokia on transport network modernization As operators enhance their networks to keep up with increasing demand for mobile data capacity, considerable attention is paid to the …

Fiber is the workhorse of today’s global network infrastructure. But what do you do when fiber is just not an option? Ciena’s Brian Lavallée details the real-world situations that often …