Over-the-top content is a fact of life for network operators and the friend or foe conversation continues. Telekom Austria Group has announced a new offer to ride the wave of traffic its OTT customers drive to its network. The traffic is coming, so why not...
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Research report: Expect big growth in mobile data, broadband and pay television
Bolivia is one the smallest countries — and telecommunications markets —in Latin America, but, despite its stature, is poised to lead in telecom growth, according to new research.
The Bolivian telecom industry generated...
The rumors about these two companies coming together have been heard around industry conferences and water coolers for years now. It seems there’s a good reason for that. As shared in this morning’s press conference, they aren't rumors any longer, which supports the old...
AT&T Wi-Fi—Small Site can be installed by customer
Targeting the consumer expectation of free Wi-Fi, AT&T on March 26 announced its Small Site solution, which is designed to provide easy deployment and cost-effective connectivity to small businesses.
The new product comes in two models: one that...
Huawei plans initial deployment in Europe
China-based hardware manufacturer Huawei announced a new L-band antenna designed to support ultra-wideband and multiband mobile connectivity.
Huawei said it began research and development for the new L-band antenna last year, noting it’s the first to join UWB and multiband...
P&O Ferries offers satellite/terrestrial Wi-Fi on shuttle boats
U.K.-based P&O Ferries deployed a Wi-Fi solution designed to keep passengers connected as they make the 22-mile crossing of the English Channel from Dover, England, to Calais, France.
The ferry company, which moves more than 9 million passengers...
T-Mobile and Sprint make marked improvements
Nationwide mobile networks are being improved by carriers and resulting in improved customer experience, according to test and measurement firm Rootmetrics, which picks Verizon as the best carrier in the United States.
Rootmetrics released its “U.S. Mobile Network Performance Review”...
FCC chairman releases 'fact sheet' showing Title II plans for net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission is set to bring the Title II hammer down on Internet service providers, with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler releasing an overview of the agency's plans to deal with the...
FCC Chairman Wheeler’s recent comments on net neutrality hint at Title II
The heated net neutrality debate is set to further intensify as Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is set to circulate a new proposal on the topic to FCC commissioners on Feb. 5,...
Amazon rainforest to join 4G LTE lineup
Telecom giant Ericsson is working with Telefonica’s subsidiary in Peru to connect schools, health care centers and other rural parts of the Amazon rainforest to a LTE network.
The two companies tout the project as a first-of-its-kind for Latin...
A new report from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration reflects the fact that Americans have been rapidly adopting mobile broadband use.
NTIA's report "confirms skyrocketing demand for devices that allow users to access Internet applications nearly anywhere," according to Lawrence Strickling, who is assistant secretary of...
The Federal Communications Commission continues to make progress on crafting rules for the planned 600 MHz incentive auction, this week rolling out an information package targeted at television broadcasters.
The package is being sent to the owners of “Class A broadcast stations that Congress determined...
We live in a digital world where consumers and business alike are looking to improve the end-user experience. This can often mean breaking the status quo by finding new ways to achieve the end goal.
The Federal Communications Commission has announced plans for an “experiment” designed to expand broadband services into rural communities.
The program is set to tie in with the FCC’s Connect America Fund, with up to $100 million being set aside to fund the experiment. That funding...
LTE reached 245 million global connections during the first quarter of 2014, more than doubling in a 12-month period, according to the latest numbers from Informa Telecoms & Media and 4G Americas.
North American LTE subscriptions continued to dominate the LTE market, accounting for 115...
First there was the Industrial Revolution, where machines improved productivity and boosted output. Next came the Digital Revolution with computers and the Internet,
NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and revenue.
“We are clearly disappointed with our operational performance in 2013, and we are taking actions to improve our business results,...
The GSMA is the global trade association for the mobile industry, and it has a vital role to play in communicating to governments and the public. As mobile takes on a greater impact in consumers’ lives,
Wireless infrastructure industry trade organization PCIA funded a report put together by Information Age Economics showing that over the next five years private investments in wireless infrastructure will produce up to $1.2 trillion in economic growth and create 1.2 million new jobs. The report...
With eyes toward the future national public safety network being planned by FirstNet, Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless have launched a new in-car mobile broadband device that operates both in Verizon Wireless' spectrum and the Band 14 spectrum that will be used for FirstNet's...
FreedomPop’s unusual free mobile Internet model gained steam today as the company announced it would now offer customers access to Sprint’s LTE network.
FreedomPop’s offering provides customers with up to 500 megabytes of mobile data service using its mobile hot spot device. The service...
Tapping into the increasing consumer mindset to share information, as well as the possibilities brought about by smartphones and Google’s Android operating system, United Kingdom-based startup OpenSignal released statistics from its smartphone app showing the growing breadth and depth of LTE networks around the...
For the telecoms industry, 2013 will be a continuation of the “interesting times” that we have seen in 2012. The past year has seen slowing economic growth as a result of the continuing debt crisis in the developed world.
