T-Mobile US picks up remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless
T-Mobile US is expanding its footprint in the Midwest by buying out the remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless. iWireless, as it's called, was founded in 1997 and is a partnership between T-Mobile...
While voice over LTE (VoLTE), voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) and other communication services open up new revenue opportunities for operators, they also increase traffic diversity, network complexity and management burden.
To profitably seize the opportunities of these network evolutions, operators need their authentication, authorization and...
Texas is the largest state to join AT&T's build-out for the First Responders Network Authority public safety LTE network
FirstNet has landed its most populous state to date, with Texas announcing that it has opted in to the build-out of the public safety LTE network...
Learn about the challenges of C-RAN, and best practices for testing
Recent advancements in radio technology have allowed service providers to deploy LTE networks using a distributed baseband architecture. Radios are installed at the top of the tower, close to the antenna, and separated from...
Almost everyone has heard the projections about billions of connected devices, but we hear less about the billions of dollars (or even millions of dollars) that companies are investing in the internet of things. When companies do invest, they are often looking at use...
On Sept 9 FiSci Technologies and Gigabeam Networks launched a new, low-cost, high-speed internet service for the residents of Whitesburg, KY.
Citing frustrations from Whitesburg residents with current internet providers speed and price, FiSci Technologies approached Gigabeam Networks with the intention of providing the back-end...
This paper addresses LTE radio performance in the 3.5 GHz band and how it compares with TDD band 40 (2300-2400 MHz). Experiments have been carried out for throughput Range versus Rate, CQI variation, MCS distribution, and SINR on different path loss. Based on these...
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a leading global supplier of the Internet of Things (IoT) modules, showcased the latest Cat M1 developments at MWC Americas 2017, taking place in San Francisco from September 12 to 14.
The company brought its multi-mode BG96 module on display, which supports...
The two firms will carry out tests on the 4.5GHz band across a number of cities in Japan
Ericsson and Japanese telco KDDI have inked an agreement to test a 5G proof of concept in the 4.5GHz frequency band in a number of cities across...
Gigabit LTE coming alive with carrier aggregation, massive MIMO and NFV
With major global operators competing to offer end users affordable, unlimited access to mobile data, more than two dozen carriers, including all four major U.S. MNOs, are in the process of deploying gigabit-class LTE...
Self-organizing small cell, upgraded remote radio head, SDN-enabled microwave backhaul also included in Nokia launch
The run-up to Mobile World Congress Americas, kicking off Sept. 12 in San Francisco, has been marked by a number of vendor product launches largely geared toward facilitating the operator...
The vendor said that in 2018, LAA technology will include five-channel carrier aggregation support
Ericsson and Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone announced they have carried out a successful trial of License Assisted Access (LAA) technology in a live, over-the-air demonstration in Hong Kong.
Ericsson explained that...
Only operators with a solid wireless and fixed position will be in a position to launch 5G, Telenor chief says
The deployment of 5G networks by mobile operators will be gradual process and will be mainly driven by specific use cases, international press reported citing...
As AT&T readies to begin deployment of a nationwide LTE network dedicated to public safety officials, the public-private FirstNet plans continues to see traction at the state level. This week Hawaii opted into FirstNet bringing the total to 15 states and one territory.
In addition...
According to the Pew Research Center, there are 5 million households with school-age kids that don't have access to high speed internet. Couple that reality with the fact seven out of 10 teachers assign web-based homework assignments and you're left with what U.S. Federal...
The telco said it will cooperate with a number of partners from various industries in the 5G space
China Telecom said it expects to trial 5G networks in six cities across the Asian nation."We are deeply devoted to engaging in 5G standard formulation and technology...
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Vegas, Atlanta and...
As state's continue to opt in to the $46 billion plan for AT&T and governmental partners to build a nationwide LTE network dedicated to public safety communications, Verizon has moved from signaling its continued dedication to public safety to articulating its intention to build...
NETWORK-BASED DRIVERS FOR BETTER SPECTRUM AWARENESS
There are multiple reasons why operators and regulators are interested in more comprehensive and efficient approaches to spectrum monitoring and the identification, location and mitigation of interference. These range from enabling new spectrum sharing approaches, to enabling the internet...
Airborne radios may play an important role in connecting the billions of devices expected to comprise the internet of things. Japan's SoftBank, which has been one of the most aggressive wireless carriers when it comes to IoT initiatives, recently announced its second investment in...
Verizon execs talk public safety market at APCO
With its win of the $7 billion FirstNet contract, AT&T was been dominating public safety communications news and mind share as states continue to opt in to the carrier's plan, which developed in partnership with the First...
Sprint CEO, on recent earnings call, said supply for Magic Box can't keep up with demand
With plans to pass 1 million deployments in the coming months, Sprint is continuing to put more of its Magic Box LTE small cells onto its network despite a...
Internet of things (IoT) innovation continues to grow based on demand from both consumers and enterprises, and cellular connectivity is at the heart of the convenience, cost savings and “cool factor” of these rapidly proliferating connected devices.
The trend began many years ago when early-connected...
Four-channel carrier aggregation uses three channels of unlicensed spectrum
Verizon Wireless is ready to start rolling out license-assisted access technology nationwide. Following a demonstration that delivered 953 megabits per second with commercial network equipment, the carrier's VP of network support, Mike Haberman, said Verizon will...
