Fiber

The agreement will allow the U.K.-based carrier to have access to Telefónica’s fiber infrastructure. Telefónica and Vodafone reached a commercial five-year agreement for wholesale access to Telefónica’s fiber optic network …

Commscope execs discuss the major challenges with scaling small cell deployments. Small cell deployments have long fell short of industry projections. The problem isn’t the technology, rather the process for …

Telecommunications carriers depend on optical fiber networks with ever-faster speeds and greater capacity to serve the insatiable data demands of their customers. Whether for fiber-to-the-antenna, Distributed Antenna Systems or fiber-to-the-home …

Ooredoo said the service will initially be available for select customers in capital city of Doha. Middle East mobile operator Ooredoo launched fiber-to-the-home service in Qatar with support for speeds …

ExteNet Systems CTO Tormod Larsen discusses the network infrastructure advancements needed to realize the future of fully autonomous driving. In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, ExteNet Systems CTO …

The telco said 5G will contribute an additional $8.7 billion per year to the U.K. economy by 2026. The direct economic benefits of “5G” infrastructure to the U.K. economy will …

Smartphones, smart cars, smart homes – once enough of the amenities and tools in our lives become “smarter,” it’s only natural that they would pool together into smart cities. And, …

In addition to 5G trials, the company’s Moscow subsidiary also announced deployment of XG-PON technology. Russian mobile carrier MTS and its fixed subsidiary MGTS unveiled a new strategy for technological …

The telco expects its LTE network to reach 99% of the Italian population by the end of 2019. Telecom Italia announced plans to invest 11 billion euros ($11.8 billion) over the …

In order for first responders and other public safety officials to perform their life-saving duties they have to be able to communicate with each other. But, unlike consumer networks, public …

The first phase of the fiber project is starting in Alaska. Alaska-based Quintillion announced it is currently deploying Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave Platform to support the first phase of its 15,000-kilometer …

The subsea fiber system is expected to launch commercial operations in late 2018. Ireland-France Subsea Cable Limited announced a partnership with U.S. company Tiger Infrastructure Partners to finance and construct …

The new fiber system will also connect with the SEA-US optical submarine cable system. NEC signed an agreement with RTI Connectivity to supply a high-capacity fiber optic submarine cable for …

Tarana Wireless, the industry’s performance leader in last-mile fixed wireless solutions, offers a fundamental advance in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) connectivity for carrier deployment in enterprise access and radio backhaul applications. Tarana’s …

The new fiber system is said to allow the carrier to offer 100G-plus service in Russia and Baltic countries. Nordic company Telia Carrier established a new fiber route connecting Stockholm, …

The U.K.-based firm plans to expand fiber optic metro networks in Singapore and Hong Kong this year. U.K.-based enterprise networking provider Colt announced plans to expand fiber optic metro networks …

Growing demand across mobile networks and small cell deployments from 4G and IoT set to increase need for fiber support. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News …

Carriers are under constant pressure to improve network capacity and enhance network speed all whilst lowering deployment and operating costs. Keeping costs in check is a top priority for mobile …

DragonWave notes 5 industry trends for 2017, including more 5G, mergers between mobile operators, initial IoT deployments and a fourth major vendor. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR …

Citing an astronomical increase in mobile data traffic driven by video, AT&T highlighted upcoming LTE-A, 5G technology and fiber plans. Following up on network progress reports by T-Mobile US and …

In addition to submarine cable system, Huawei will upgrade capacity for the Greenland Connect system. Huawei Marine announced plans to partner with Tele Greenland for the deployment of a 100G …

Trial is said to have achieved 40 Gbps speed using Nokia TWDM-PON technology. Nokia and mobile operator Ooredoo Qatar said they achieved a symmetrical 40 gigabit per second speeds using …

Subsea fiber infrastructure expected to enhance connectivity between Australia and Asia. Australian subsea cable operator Trident Subsea Cable and Indonesian company Triasmitra entered into a strategic venture to own and …

The fiber system connects countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe The SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium completed deployment of a 20,000-kilometer subsea fiber infrastructure developed by a 16-nation …

Breaking down some of the reasons Google Fiber has yet to gain traction. Google is one of those company names that everyone recognizes. In fact, Google is the No. 2 …