network infrastructure

Google Fiber is now available in the City Center area of Salt Lake City, making the high-speed internet and TV service from the Alphabet subsidiary available in seven metropolitan markets. …

Ronan Dunne starts next month as group president of Verizon Wireless; he’s the former CEO of O2 Ronan Dunne, the former CEO of O2, doesn’t start his job as the …

Huawei reported half-year revenue growth of 40% while the European firm saw declining sales in the period Chinese ICT services provider again beat Swedish vendor Ericsson in terms of revenue during …

CFO Jan Frykhammar to become CEO as search ramps up After 28 years with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson, CEO Hans Vestberg, who has held that position for the past seven years, …

After Swedish media outlet Svenska Dagbladet reported accusations that Ericsson was inflating revenue figures by recording income before billing clients, the telecom equipment vendor’s stock lost more than 5% of its …

In a new report, researchers from Nerd Wallet ranked the top mobile-friendly cities in the U.S. based on criteria including carrier performance, availability of in-person customer service, crime risk and …

Are telcos bluffing or will the development of 5G depend on the regulatory agenda? Last week, Europe’s telecoms industry warned policymakers that the business case for 5G is hanging in …

The goal of OpenCellular is to open source the hardware and software to provide low-cost connectivity Continuing to develop telecom-related solutions, Facebook this week unveiled its OpenCellular platform, a wireless …

The recent Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, Texas, brought smart city stakeholders from the public and private sectors to discuss key drivers of intelligent urban living. Obviously the underlying …

New report from SNS Research estimates wireless infrastructure market ‘relatively flat through 2020’ As 5G takes shape, the telecommunications infrastructure and service provider landscape is changing rapidly. Macro deployments are …

Indoor and outdoor solutions expected to boost LTE coverage and capacity Huawei and the Spanish subsidiary of U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone launched a joint network infrastructure initiative to deploy new …

Fuel costs are a significant operating expense at cell sites, highlighting the need for a reliable way to measure usage With generators powering most of the telecom sites in Africa …

Goal is to commercially launch LTE-Advanced Pro in 2017 Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom has successfully tested LTE-Advanced Pro, reaching a peak connection speed of 1 Gbps. The trial was carried out …

Advanced ‘5G’ use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things …

Chinese ops accounted for 53% of ZTE overall revenue ZTE generated RMB 100.19 billion ($15.45 billion) in full-year 2015 operating revenues, climbing 23% year-over-year. In the Chinese market, ZTE reported operating …

The Open Compute Project, as it continues to gain interest of telecom players, is bringing the innovation of white box servers in the hyperscale data center space to new markets. …

AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Energy Thought Summit, geared toward innovative approaches to energy management and sustainability, highlighted an important aspect of the growing smart city trend. Representatives from Austin …

Huawei hits revenue record, beating other key infrastructure vendors Huawei recorded CNY 395 billion ($60.8 billion) in 2015 revenues, climbing 37% year-on-year. Net profit for the year was reported at …

While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading its network in the area to …

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure is traveling around the U.S. on a listening tour, talking with customers trying to get a good understanding of Sprint’s position in the marketplace from their …

Facebook VP of infrastructure discusses Open Compute Project adoption by telecommunications industry SAN JOSE, California – Jason Taylor, Facebook VP of infrastructure and Open Compute Project Foundation chairman and and …

Advanced ‘5G’ use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things …

ZTE said pre 5G tests will take three to four months BARCELONA, Spain – ZTE signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile operator Hutchison Drei Austria to deploy what it’s …

Public-private partnership model for fiber networks gaining traction The growing trend of municipalities moving to control their own high-speed broadband destiny is exemplified in what’s happening in Huntsville, Alabama. Local …

‘Temporary network interruption’ repaired by 1:22 p.m. EST Monday, Comcast said Complaints about a major Comcast network outage impacting diverse geographies began hitting social media before noon; by 1:22 p.m., …