On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Sean Kinney discusses how the telecom industry is working to blur the line between cellular and Wi-Fi with Birdstep Technology CEO Lonnie Schilling.
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In a world where customer retention is the driving goal for carriers, Schilling...
It was a busy week for the test industry, as vendors showcased their wares in support of the wireless ecosystem's continuing evolution and addressed current trends that ranged from heterogeneous networks to LTE-Advanced, multiple input/multiple output over-the-air testing and the "Internet of Things." Here...
When it comes to small cells, mobile operators are learning that they can't always get what they want. Nokia Networks wants to help operators get what they need.
"You can find a site, which can be very cheap in terms of power and backhaul...
This week on HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor at RCR Wireless News, discusses network planning and optimization solutions with Yann Le Helloco, CTO for software provider InfoVista.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRMwIxlD0HQ
Paris-based Le Helloco serves as both the CTO and SVP of research and development for InfoVista...
Hetnets are heterogeneous networks, wireless networks that combine different technologies in order to maintain the user experience indoors or in crowded urban environments. Operators may use small cells, Wi-Fi and/or distributed antenna systems in combination with macro cells to keep users connected. In deploying...
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney is joined by industry experts to discuss the intersections of 5G, Wi-Fi and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Kinney is joined by Franklin Flint, the chief technology officer for the Telecommunications Industry...
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney learns about the networked society from Ericsson Head of Strategy and Technology Manish Jindal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEP3ojQSUSE
By 2020, projections suggest some 50 billion connected devices in the world. Kinney and Jindal look ahead at the...
This week on HetNet Happenings Sean Kinney, RCR Wireless News managing editor, discusses trends in the small cells space with Current Analysis Service Director Jason Marcheck.
With major carriers like Sprint eyeing small cell rollouts that analysts predict could hit 70,000 units, Marcheck agreed that...
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August 7th was the series premiere of RCRtv’s newest edition, Wi-Fi NOW with host Claus Hetting. Wi-Fi NOW focuses on public...
In case you missed the latest episodes of RCRtv, our weekly recap is bringing you insight on topics and guests featured on RCRtv's weekly programing.
On last week’s episode of Coder’s features special guest, Haseeb Qureshi, CEO and Co-Founder of Audiohand. Audiohand is a mobile app...
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney discusses network densification with former FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, the current president of PCIA, the Wireless Infrastructure Association.
The pair, joined by RCR Wireless News CEO and Editorial Director Jeff Mucci, discuss challenges...
TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs
What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view a recent interview with Jonathan Adelstein, CEO for PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association.
While details...
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at the booming wireless ecosystem developing in New York City.
https://youtu.be/9D9Vvu-zQzU
Former Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein, the current president and CEO of PCIA, the Wireless Infrastructure Association, called New...
HetNet deployments will drive job growth and potential costs associated with union construction crews certified to work in utility right-of-ways and on pole tops
According to Don Bach, vice president of operations and engineering for Nokia-owned SAC Wireless, 30% to 40% of future mobile operator capital...
Agile operators no longer view Wi-Fi as competition; instead they look at unlicensed spectrum as a tool that can be used to help build a truly heterogeneous network offering users a truly homogenous experience. This report will look at carrier-grade Wi-Fi and at ways...
Deployment of small cell technology is an important part of a hetnet solution to expand network coverage by mobile network operators, but finding "real estate" to deploy small cells is not always easy. Due to a lack of space and cost of utilizing the space, obtaining...
To solve the problem of poor indoor coverage, service providers and enterprise IT managers are increasingly relying on denser nodes of faster wireless technologies, leveraging the latest developments in small cells and next-generation Wi-Fi. However, the wired portion of these networks face bottlenecks as...
Fiber deployments are needed to support small cell networks
LONDON, England – Vendors and operators from around the telecom world gathered at Small Cells World Summit to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by small cell deployments.
At this point, network infrastructure planning software solutions are...
Heterogeneous network support from Birdstep
Birdstep today announced enhancements to its existing SmartANALYTICS portfolio in support of heterogeneous mobile networks. Building on its existing data-collection platform, the enhancements are focused on data correlation and visualization. The platform will enable network operators and virtual network operators...
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This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at news from the annual TM Forum Live telecom software exhibition held in Nice, France.
https://youtu.be/0kXiDz0r_1E
Included is a segment with Ericsson...
Telco equipment spending is posting double-digit gains, driven by purchases of network backbone equipment and data center solutions as the radio access equipment market levels off.
U.S. telecommunications network equipment spending rose 8.9% to $279.3 billion, according to the Telecommunication Industry Association's annual ICT market...
The network infrastructure is expected to be operational by the end of 2016
Telekom Malaysia has signed an agreement with Thailand-based Symphony Communication and Cambodian broadband Internet wholesaler Telcotech to form a consortium to establish the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand submarine cable system.
The Malaysian operator said the new cable system,...
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This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney discusses microwave backhaul and related topics with Amir Zoufonoun, CEO and founder of Exalt Wireless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vYzGOUtiXM
Zoufonoun has three decades of experience...
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On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look back at PCIA's 2015 Wireless Infrastructure Show in Hollywood, Fla.
The Wireless Infrastructure Show brought together leaders from the distributed antenna system, small cell, Wi-Fi, tower and...
