From smart buildings to smart cities, fiber and power are key network elements
The telecom industry is in the midst of a monumental shift toward an all-encompassing 5G standard that will enable exciting industrial and enterprise applications. But, as this evolution continues, it has become...
Streamline troubleshooting to maximize RF investments and cut opex
RF interference, whether it’s PIM, electrical or out-of-band emissions, wreaks havoc on mobile networks. Interference hunting and troubleshooting take up valuable and costly man hours while generating dropped calls and poor data throughput, which can translate...
$25 billion merger of fiber providers geared toward delivering connectivity and digital services to enterprise customers
Confirming widespread speculation, CenturyLink today announced plans to acquire Level 3 in a cash and stock transaction worth $25 billion, according to the companies.
If approved, the combined operations will own...
The telecom industry is awash in merger talk at the moment, continuing a wave of consolidation that is seeing service providers complement delivery networks with content holdings, and has trickled down to the entire vendor ecosystem as high-capital costs coupled with declining revenues set...
Google Fiber, a slowly sinking ship
Google Fiber will be halting its operations in 10 "potential Fiber cities" while it refines its approaches, according to a blog post by Craig Barratt, SVP of Alphabet and CEO of Access. In yesterday's post, Barratt stated Google Fiber must...
Google Fiber, a slowly sinking ship
Google Fiber will be halting its operations in 10 "potential Fiber cities" while it refines its approaches, according to a blog post by Craig Barratt, SVP of Alphabet and CEO of Access. In yesterday's post, Barratt stated Google Fiber must...
As CPRI and OBSAI gain traction, stay competitive while cutting costs
To keep up with data-hungry customers, carriers are working to add capacity and flexibility to their networks. This trend has resulted in a movement to centralized Radio Access Network, which separates the radio into...
Alphabet subsidiary Google Fiber, which has reduced staff and signaled a switch to a hybrid fiber/wireless network strategy, is a "dead business model walking," according to Scott Cleland, president of consultancy Precursor and former Deputy U.S. Coordinator for Communications and Information Policy for President...
AT&T said Minneapolis trial uses point-to-point millimeter wave wireless to provide speeds up to 100 Mbps, DirecTV could also be part of package
AT&T looks to be the latest telecom operator attempting to add a wireless component to broadband capabilities in an effort to ease...
Google notes Webpass to focus on expanding scale using wireless broadband technology, will maintain its own hybrid plans using fiber and wireless
Google’s plans to tap wireless technology for its broadband deployments continues to gain steam as the company this week announced closing on its...
Convergence of wireless and wireline, highlights benefits of HFC, coax and fiber
PHILADELPHIA – “Our big priority is to understand the convergence that we’ve been talking about today. What makes more sense: fiber to the home or fixed wireless?"
That was the message from John Chamberlain,...
Nokia: SDN, distributed architecture will smooth transition to all-IP
PHILADELPHIA – Consumers have an insatiable demand for digital video content, and cable companies know that. But extensive investment in legacy tech, coupled with cost pressures and cord-cutting, is taking a toll on the cable industry.
Recently...
CommScope is selling two product lines to Adtran for an undisclosed sum. Adtran, a provider of cable networking equipment, will buy CommScope's active Ethernet passive optical network product platforms, as well as CommScope's radio frequency over glass product line. The transaction is not expected...
Suddenly Google Fiber seems to be struggling in the marketplace. When it started several years ago they were a hot commodity. However, as other competitors like AT&T GigaPower are rapidly rolling out in many more cities than Google Fiber, things are changing. If you...
Open fiber network provider Chorus is expanding the reach of its wholesale broadband footprint with the goal of, "Making New Zealand a true 'Giganation," CEO Mark Ratcliffe said.
Chorus owns fiber and copper networks, which it makes available to other telecom providers. Beyond access, the...
The path to 5G is not going to be easy, but there are technologies in place to help the effort
The excitement is increasing around the future of “5G” networks, and with good reason. As Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler suggested in his...
Telefónica also plans to expand 4G coverage in Spain and Latin American markets
MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica expects its fiber-to-the-home network to reach 2.4 million new homes in the Spanish market this year, the company’s global CTO Enrique Blanco told RCR Wireless News in...
ZTE plans to deploy hundreds of LTE base stations for Spanish operator, as well as fiber
MADRID – The Spanish subsidiary of Chinese vendor ZTE expects to deploy between 400 and 600 LTE base stations in Spain’s Basque region, according to Mariano Almagro, head of...
Wireless carriers looking to deploy 5G technologies on top of their current 4G deployments might be wise to take into account a few considerations
Despite the deployment of “5G” wireless technologies that is expected to come over the next several years, carriers are not pulling...
Google Fiber is now available in the City Center area of Salt Lake City, making the high-speed internet and TV service from the Alphabet subsidiary available in seven metropolitan markets.
Sign-ups for potential customers in eligible service areas are open until Oct. 20. There are...
Belize, a small nation in Central America, has been rapidly entering the digital age through a number of network deployments in partnership with Chinese information and communications technology vendor Huawei.
The latest is a subsea fiber optic cable project set for completion in the third quarter...
Fiber is expected to be a significant focus on planned 5G network deployments
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That sound you’re hearing is the marketplace buzz over mobile carriers’ plans to accelerate the rollout of “5G” wireless networks, building higher-speed, higher-density networks to meet increasing user demand. Long touted...
Comcast has announced the launch of a Chicago-area trial for a new internet service that delivers speeds up to 1 gigabit per second to customers. The service will use DOCSIS 3.1 technology to deliver these speeds over the company’s existing network infrastructure.
In January, CableLabs gave...
Dark fiber is an investment that more wireless network operators are exploring as they look for ways to manage operational costs, because it is usually less expensive to lease dark fiber than it is to lease lit fiber. Lit fiber has been activated by...
