Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention?
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More realistic expectations and real-world use cases highlighted significant action around 5G and IoT at this week’s Mobile World Congress event.
With this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, in full swing, we figured it would be a good time...
UPDATE: Story updated to clarify Sprint handset requirements for 64T64R MIMO.
RCR Wireless News editors dive into early news out of this week’s MWC event, including Sprint MIMO moves, 5G test and simplifying IoT deployments.
With this week’s Mobile World Congress...
T-Mobile US CTO, speaking at Ericsson event, adds that 5G is ‘not real today.’
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, who took the top job in October, kicked off the Swedish vendor’s Mobile World Congress presence with a look ahead at...
“Carrier Wrap” looks at the wind down of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction, update on 5G deployment plans and previews what to expect from MWC.
On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Dan Hays, partner at PwC’s...
Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life.
For instance, at the show this...
Vasona Networks raised $14.6 million to further edge computing R&D, drive QoE
In a mobile data landscape dominated by video content, service providers are shifting KPIs to focus on end-user quality of experience, which can be bolstered by edge computing, among other techniques.
Highlighting the increasing...
Indoor digitalization driven by capacity demands, business models focused on owner ROI, value-added services
Consumers are hungry for mobile data, particularly video content, and the demand for this type of service largely comes from users in transit hubs, offices or other indoor venues, which are...
Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life.
For instance, at the show this...
On February 22-25th, the 2016 Mobile World Congress was held in Barcelona, Spain. Leading global operators, standards organizations, open source communities, analyst institutions, partners and media outlets gathered to discuss the future development of the Telco industry. A key theme of Huawei Services was...
Service providers should regard signaling as a competitive advantage that fosters innovation, rather than a source of frustration
As the Internet of Things takes shape and 5G use cases bring into focus the sheer amount of network complexity and capacity that will be needed in...
Worst of the Week is all about 5G progress, but asks that we first make sure we finish what we started with 4G
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This week’s Carrier Wrap looks at 5G news coming out of MWC and Sprint brings back service contracts
The recent Mobile World Congress event was chock-a-block full of news surrounding the ongoing development of “5G” technology. Vendors and carriers alike were bullish on their plans...
Promise of 5G will become apparent in LTE evolution
In a wide-ranging conversation with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2016, AT&T SVP of wireless network architecture and design Tom Keathley looked at the long-term vision of "5G," as well as the incremental advancements...
Senza Fili Consulting President Monica Paolini breaks down LTE-U, LAA and other issues from Mobile World Congress 2016
After her well-received presentation during the Small Cell Summit event, colocated with Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, RCR Wireless News caught up with Monica Paolini, president of...
GSMA report finds 363 million people across Latin America are still not connected to mobile broadband services
BARCELONA, Spain – With as many as 363 million people across Latin America and the Caribbean not yet tapped into mobile broadband services, the GSMA said it was...
Samsung expects strong push with Galaxy S7 devices into LatAm despite flat overall sales
BARCELONA, Spain – Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones are schedule to be available for sale across Latin American countries by the end of March, Andre Varga, product engineering...
BARCELONA, Spain – Claiming everybody should have access to the Internet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed projects his company is working on designed to provider greater access to the Web.
“Facebook’s mission is to connect everyone in the world,” Zuckerberg said during a speech at this...
Seattle, WA and Vienna, Austria -- Kapsch CarrierCom and Opanga Networks are pleased to announce today the formation of a new strategic partnership to bring the next generation of network optimization solutions to mobile operators throughout Europe. Kapsch CarrierCom is a leading, global producer,...
Seattle Washington -- Opanga, the leader and pioneer of Traffic Densification Technology™ (TDT), is pleased to announce today the commercial availability of its second generation product, Network Coordinated Super Scheduler™ (NCSS), providing mobile operators with a unique, disruptive network optimization solution and game-changing economic value.
Building...
BARCELONA, Spain – Following weeks of rumors, Samsung finally unveiled its latest flagship smartphone just ahead of this week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. As predicted, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, but what no one expected was the...
BARCELONA, Spain – Telefonica announced the deployment of a big data analytics project aimed at analyzing in real time its customers’ experiences and improving network quality. Telefonica said the goal is to deploy service operation centers in each country in which it operates. These...
2016 Mobile World Congress (MWC) will be held in Barcelona on 22-25 Feb, there will be more than 100,000 worldwide guests attending it, the mobile traffic is expected to increase by 3 times. Meanwhile, there are more than 2500 booths within 60,000 square meters...
Altiostar to showcase its vRAN solution at Mobile World Congress, 2016 in Barcelona
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, US – February 18, 2015 – Altiostar announces its participation and demonstration of its industry leading carrier-grade Ethernet-based virtualized RAN (vRAN) solution that implements LTE-Advanced features and brings intelligence to...
