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Rivada Networks names four former Sprint wholesale and enterprise executives to leadership positions Rivada Networks continues to tap former Sprint executives to fill its ranks, announcing the hiring of four …

A total of 192 telcos are deploying advanced LTE technologies A total of 521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks in 170 countries, according to a …

Mobile connectivity and tapping into IoT are mission-critical for public safety and first responders It’s the age of the always-connected first responder. Police and fire departments, as well as emergency …

OrbComm looks at some potential advantages to enterprises engaging wireless network failover systems to protect against operation disruption If we examine what keeps the gears of an enterprise turning, we’d …

LTE-450 network went live in Armenia last month International telecommunications group VimpelCom is currently evaluating opportunities to roll out LTE-450 networks in other markets, the operator’s CTO Yogesh Malik told …

China Mobile operating revenue for H1 2016 grew 7.1% year-over-year; now has 1.32M 4G base stations China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, ended the first half of the year with 428.5 …

According to a Speedtest Market Report, domestic mobile internet speeds have improved by more than 30% since last year, with an average download speed of 19.27 megabits per second through the first …

Almost 98% of premises in the United Kingdom had outdoor 4G LTE coverage in May The United Kingdom ended last year with a total of 39.5 million subscribers in the …

Story updated to include claimed geographic coverage from T-Mobile US Verizon’s latest ad has spokesman Jamie Foxx using coverage maps to compare geographic reach of Verizon and Sprint LTE networks …

U.S. Cellular reported improved connection growth boosted by lower churn, with lean capex helping to grow net income Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular reported another mixed quarterly performance, with the …

RootMetrics released their wireless study of the top 125 U.S. metro areas looking at the best and worst for wireless coverage. As always, there are some big surprises. They found …

WOTW applauds Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US and Sprint for using the vaunted Chewbacca defense in explaining network performance Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s …

The goal of Ericsson, Bombardier tests are automated train operations Swedish vendor Ericsson and Bombardier completed trials of LTE networks for railway solutions at simulated speeds of up to 200 …

New customers selecting the T-Mobile Smart Fit plan to be offered a recommendation at end of 30 days for which plan best fits their needs T-Mobile US’ latest attempt to …

OpenSignal’s latest tests showed T-Mobile remained the nation’s speed king ahead of Verizon, and its expanded reach surpassing AT&T T-Mobile US continues to be the nation’s wireless speed king, while …

What impact will a now expected prolonged 600 MHz spectrum auction have on 5G deployment plans and will millimeter wave bands help bridge the gap? On this week’s Carrier Wrap, …

Canadian telecom operator Bell said the 5G technology trial with Nokia produced speeds six-times faster than current 4G technology Canadian telecom operator Bell has jumped into the “5G” technology trial …

With the Rio Olympics starting later this week in host city Rio de Janeiro, the state of mobile networks is a concern. Projections suggest the Rio Olympics, like its predecessors, …

Confused about the various CRAN models? Mobile Experts looks to simplify CRAN and explain concepts behind various other RAN plans Imagine the possibility of a completely flexible mobile network where …

SK Telecom plans to trial the LTE network system this year Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom and Finnish vendor Nokia have developed a portable, all-in-one public safety LTE network system. The system is …

Countering similar promotions from T-Mobile and AT&T, Sprint customers traveling to Brazil to have unlimited ‘high-speed’ data throughout August Sprint is the latest domestic carrier to launch a new promotion …

In announcing plans to renew a portion of its network management agreement with Ericsson, Sprint said it will take on some employees from the vendor Sprint said it plans to …

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 …

T-Mobile continues to dominate the market in terms of overall customer growth despite a year-over-year dip, with investor response muted T-Mobile US continued to dominate the domestic wireless space in …