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Government providing funds to operators to install new fiber optic infrastructure nationwide The Japanese government is already working to develop better fiber optic and other technologies to meet the future …

Verizon applied 4×4 MIMO to three-channel carrier aggregation for 12 LTE data streams As it continues to test License Assisted Access (LAA), Verizon today announced it passed the 1 Gbps …

LAA is key to delivering gigabit LTE As more and more global operators begin to test and deploy gigabit LTE network technologies, License Assisted Access (LAA), is seen as a …

Verizon used four-channel carrier aggregation, including unlicensed spectrum, to approach theoretical limit of gigabit LTE Gigabit LTE is a hot topic, but, in live network deployments, peak speeds often top …

AT&T talks up bundles, FirstNet in second quarter call AT&T is seeing bundles result in its lowest-ever recorded postpaid churn, the company indicated as it reported its second quarter results. …

NetScout introduces software version of nGenius packet visibility Network monitoring company NetScout launched a software version of its nGenius packet visibility tool. The new nGenius PFS 5000 line uses white …

T-Mobile US achieves 741 Mbps, AT&T scores speeds of 650 Mbps AT&T and T-Mobile US are both pushing ahead with the use of unlicensed spectrum at 5 GHz, and the …

MulteFire is a technology for deploying LTE in unlicensed spectrum that was developed by U.S chipmaker Qualcomm. This new technology allows the standalone use of LTE in unlicensed spectrum. MulteFire …

Digital transformation is a top priority for virtually every industry and enterprise. Supported by a reliable and robust foundation of wireless connectivity, the internet of things is poised to bring …

Digital transformation is a top priority for virtually every industry and enterprise. Supported by a reliable and robust foundation of wireless connectivity, the internet of things is poised to bring …

New small cells products are focused on providing flexibility in spectrum, both licensed and unlicensed, options for enterprise Last week SpiderCloud Wireless, which targets carriers and enterprises with its small cells …

Fortive saw its first quarter revenues grow 4.1% year-over-year to $1.5 billion, with net earnings of $199.7 million. Its figures exceeded its guidance, and company President and CEO James Lico called …

Study item on 5G NR in unlicensed spectrum could support enterprise and industrial IoT, and other deployment models When the 3GPP convened in Croatia for a March session, in addition …

On the heels of FCC device certification, T-Mobile US said it would use 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for LTE-U deployment. T-Mobile US is getting a …

The vendor aims to commercially launch 5G technology in the Philippines in 2020 Chinese vendor Huawei and Philippines telco PLDT have signed an agreement to conduct joint research and development …

Carrier aggregation, combo of licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and massive MIMO are key 5G technologies Although 5G has not been fully defined, the next-generation wireless connectivity standard will certainly provide …

The ELAA demo used 2.6 GHz licensed spectrum band and 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum band  Qualcomm and SK Telecom are claiming the first over-the-air demonstration of enhanced licensed assisted access and …

The plan is to offer LAA service starting in 2017 Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel and Ericsson said they successfully conducted a live trial of prestandard license assisted access on Singtel’s network …

Mobile Experts predicts 90% of data will be transmitted over unlicensed spectrum by 2020 As carriers and vendors continue to develop technologies to deploy LTE in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U), research …

Learn more about the MulteFire Alliance, hear from analyst Monica Paolini and see a demo from Qualcomm Spectrum is an incredibly valuable, but inherently limited, resource. Given that reality, the telecom …

With the advent of LTE-U and LAA, Wi-Fi may face radical change — or will it? RCR looks at the status of the Wi-Fi ecosystem and its near-term future, from …

The hottest seats in the house at the Wi-Fi Now conference last week were those of the panel members debating the impact of LTE on Wi-Fi as the cellular system …

The concept of deploying LTE in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) has taken several forms including LAA, which requires an anchor deployed in licensed spectrum, LWA, which aggregates LTE and Wi-Fi, and …

Vertix Consulting looks at the challenges and opportunities surrounding Wi-Fi calling, including LTE-U, LAA and LTE Industry news reports surrounding the implementation of Wi-Fi calling are getting noisy, but many …

Baicells, using Radisys software, is testing LTE-LAA small cell with China Mobile Chinese tech company Baicells has been making moves in the small cells space as of late, most recently …