network infrastructure

  ZTE’s Common Core is already helping mobile operators globally to evolve from existing networks to target 5G networks, Jason Tu, principle scientist of NFV/SDN products for ZTE, told RCR …

CommScope’s director of network engineering talks CBRS, small cell concealment ATLANTA–With the finalization of the rules for the Citizens Broadband Radio service this week, CBRS is moving ever closer to …

Verizon expects Oath unit to miss 2020 revenue target Verizon’s wireless and internet of things businesses continue to be a source of strength, but the company’s Oath media and advertising …

  Rogers Communications said telcos need to negotiate access to this infrastructure with municipal governments and landlords Operators willing to deploy 5G infrastructure will need to have access to certain …

  The German government said it has existing mechanism to ensure security Germany’s government is not considering a ban on foreign vendors supplying 5G equipment, as existing law is sufficient …

  Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau said politics should not interfere with the decision to select 5G vendors Two U.S. senators have sent a letter to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, …

  A study by EJL Wireless Research estimated small cell shipments expanded by 84% in 2017 U.S. outdoor small cell antenna shipments are forecasted to increase by 75% in 2018 …

With 5G services beginning to emerge and more deployments planned for 2019, what are the expectations for the 5G market? Here are five recent 5G market predictions, on aspects ranging …

Nokia to cut an additional 100 jobs in the Chicago area Nokia confirmed that it is cutting jobs in Illinois, as part of its ongoing global headcount reduction and cost-cutting …

  The three Korean telcos previously agreed to launch 5G services in March 2019 South Korea’s three major mobile operators – SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – are expected …

  ZTE’s management said the vendor expects to return to profits in Q3 Chinese vendor ZTE reported a net loss of CNY 7.8 billion ($1.1 billion) for the first half …

  The Chinese vendor said it is accelerating investments in R&D Chinese vendor ZTE’s production activities have returned to normal, following a U.S. import ban which severely impacted the firm’s …

Fiber is the workhorse of today’s global network infrastructure. But what do you do when fiber is just not an option? Ciena’s Brian Lavallée details the real-world situations that often …

To quote the famous Rolling Stones song, “You can’t always get what you want, but you can get what you need.” That’s wisdom for communications service providers (CSPs) and the …

The Chinese vendor aims to start selling 5G equipment next year Chinese vendor ZTE has completed tests of indoor 3.5 GHz and core 5G wireless network technology in the third …

Lower costs, higher investment have put China ahead in 5G deployment, Deloitte says A new report from Deloitte puts some numbers on the scale of investment that China is pouring …

The executive said, however, that this scenario may change in the future depending on the pricing of certain mobile assets U.S. cable operator Charter Communications is not considering acquisition of …

The telecom tower provider said 5G will require the deployment of advanced radios and antennas across carrier macro footprints U.S. telecom tower provider SBA Communications continues to see 5G-oriented activity …

Huawei recently announced plans to increase annual spending in R&D While competitors Nokia and Ericsson both reported flat to down sales, Chinese network infrastructure  vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY …

ZTE lost $790 million in Q1 due to the impact of the ban Chinese network infrastructure vendor ZTE has issued a revised earnings report for the first quarter of the …

Nokia CEO says end-to-end deals at all-time high As he previously signaled, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri this week said the network infrastructure vendor had a challenging first half of the …

Will the internet of things (IoT) take over all aspects of our lives? Will every kitchen appliance, industrial temperature sensor, implanted medical device and police license plate reading camera be …

Group can only provide “limited assurance” of security mitigation related to Huawei equipment Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei is facing security-related scrutiny particularly in the United States and Australia. Now, with …

  The country’s three carriers plan to launch commercial 5G services in March 2019 South Korea’s three mobile operators have agreed to launch commercial 5G services at the same time …

U.S. cell sites up nearly 5%; IoT devices grew 20% YOY, says CTIA’s annual State of Mobile report U.S. mobile data use continues its inexorable upward climb, setting a new …