The U.S. telecommunications industry is undergoing its largest transformation in decades as the perennially overused “convergence” is finally becoming real. The new convergence reality is that end-user gear is increasingly working seamlessly together. Apple’s messaging convergence on iPhone and Mac, Androids increasing integration into...
Citi Global Conference attendees were told that AT&T will provide additional fiber investment updates 'in the coming weeks'
Last week, Jenifer Robertson, AT&T’s executive vice president & general manager of mass markets, offered insight into the operator's convergence strategy at the Citi Global Conference,...
BT taps Juniper for for telco cloud, Canonical for open source core
With its mobile unit EE in the early days of offering up 5G, parent company BT has recently made strategic investments that underpin the operator's plans for a cloud-native, converged network that uses...
Our world is becoming more connected every single day. We’re experiencing the advent of autonomous vehicles, smart cities and 5G. New technologies like robotics, quantum computing and virtual reality are entering our personal and professional lives each and every day. In order to harness...
The evolution of the enterprise
Enterprise network connectivity is no longer limited to Wi-Fi access points (APs) and LAN switches that support devices such as laptops, printers, tablets and smartphones. We are seeing ever-increasing types of IoT devices in enterprises: both low-end low-power devices but...
Derek Peterson talks future of 5G and Wi-FI
In this Q&A with Derek Peterson, chief technology officer at Boing Wireless, the executive continues to spread his message of network and spectral convergence in the context of the parallel evolutions of Wi-Fi and 5G.
Q: Boingo obviously...
Multi-layer convergence and new approach to network architecture in support of 5G
5G is all about more--more capacity provided in a more efficient manner that creates more value for consumers and more attractive business cases for communications service providers. Next-generation connectivity will be realized through...
Understanding the potential economic value of 5G
In a recent report commissioned by Qualcomm and produced by IHS Economics and IHS Technology, the authors likened the potential transformative power of 5G the printing press, the steam engine, electricity, the telegraph and the internet. The group...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
Background
Whether on cellular or Wi-Fi networks, customers want the best connected experience at the best price. They expect...
HFC networks are the likely candidate for wireless/wireline convergence, and with continued roll outs of power cabling in fiber networks, they can stay that way.
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section is where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the...
Commscope execs discuss the major challenges with scaling small cell deployments.
Small cell deployments have long fell short of industry projections. The problem isn’t the technology, rather the process for getting small cells into the field and connected to the core network.
In...
In an exclusive column for RCR Wireless News, Boingo Wireless CTO Derek Peterson shares his vision for the technology and cooperation that will usher in a new level of convergence. Peterson sees industry cooperation and convergence of licensed and unlicensed spectrum paving the way...
NFV is key to Convergence 2.0
In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, Derek Peterson, the chief technology officer of Boingo Wireless, discusses how evolving enterprise and consumer needs are driving a shift in access technologies that is blurring the lines between various topologies...
New BroadSoft survey of telecom operators forecasts shift to cloud for enterprise unified communications.
As digital transformation initiatives prompt major technological and operational overhauls in enterprises, unified communications systems are seen serving as the fabric that keeps increasingly distributed systems and workers connected....
A year ago, when the Wireless Broadband Alliance announced its Vision 2020 program, it was moving away from a specific focus on Wi-Fi and towards a far broader platform based around many unlicensed spectrum bands and technologies. This recognized the fundamental and exciting role...
LOS ANGELES – On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Sean Kinney gets an overview of the 2015 HetNet Expo from PCIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein.
Adelstein and Kinney take a look at the two-day event, held at the Millennium Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles....
