BROWSING: LTE Broadcast

The use of LTE-Broadcast results in higher video quality as well as a more consistent viewer experience, according to recent testing by Signals Research Group -- even when relatively few devices are involved. SRG reported that its testing showed "dramatic difference" in video quality between...

LTE Broadcast technology looks set to take on the streaming video challenge of mobile networks ahead of expected 5G deployments. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Expway on the current state of LTE Broadcast technology and how it can help mobile operators...

Verizon and partners form LTE-B Alliance in move to bolster device support for LTE Broadcast technology beginning in 2017 Verizon Communications and a trio of international carrier partners have thrown their considerable might behind the LTE Broadcast standard with the formation of an alliance focused...

Firms explain the MEC demo taps edge video orchestration to support streaming content Nokia Networks and U.K.-based operator EE demonstrated a pair of mobile edge computing-enabled services run over a MEC-enabled network at the recent Mobile World Congress event. The demonstrations included the use of edge...

AT&T cites number of options in battle against rising mobile video demand LAS VEGAS – Video content remains a tough customer for mobile operators as they struggle to balance network integrity with growing customer demand for the bandwidth-heavy medium. During this week’s AT&T Developer Summit &...

Telecom operators have been busy in recent years throwing out diverse rate plans in order to entice increasingly fickle consumers and outmaneuver their rivals. These moves have put tremendous stress on LTE Diameter signaling traffic, which is expected to explode over the next five...

Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, but if you have a cell phone, there is a good chance it is...

ATLANTA – Focused on enabling network operators to keep up with customer demand for mobile video, Ericsson is emphasizing its various solution platforms including LTE Broadcast and the Media Delivery Network. The Swedish hardware and software supplier was in Atlanta for the 2015 Competitive Carriers...

With the Super Bowl just around the corner, there is no doubt the demand for data will be huge. The College National Championship game set a record for data usage last month. This Super Bowl could be even more demanding. Service providers are looking for...

Trial is AT&T’s first with LTE-based streaming video service LTE Broadcast technology is set to receive a collegiate boost as AT&T announced plans to tap into the streaming technology during the upcoming College Football Playoff Championship scheduled for Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. AT&T...