During the Wi-Fi Global Congress in San Jose, Calif., I had the pleasure to sit down with Paul Taylor, manager of business development & Wi-Fi services at United Arab Emirates mobile network operator Du, to discuss the drivers behind the recent carrier Wi-Fi initiatives.
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Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson has signed onto the GMSA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, which aims to use technology to bolster crisis response in afflicted areas.
The GSMA established the program in March. According to the trade group, the goal is "to support mobile network operators...
Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks
Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended organizational structure, which will be adopted once the $16.5 billion deal is closed.
The two telecom...
FCC balancing historic preservation with need for small cells, DAS
CTIA filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to ease rules under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which could slow deployment of towers, distributed antenna systems and small cells.
In...
The telco aims to reduce its business in Eurasia
Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera will increase focus on its European and Swedish operations and reduce its presence in the Eurasia region.
The company said that it has been working to improve its Eurasian operations over the last...
The state-run telco will offer the services through the 2.5 GHz band
Indian state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited expects to launch 4G LTE services by March 2016, The Economic Times reported.
Anupam Shrivastava , the operator’s managing director, said the telco will launch LTE services...
Telcos seeking European Commission’s approval to merge Danish operations
Scandinavian mobile operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have offered to sell up to 40% of TT-Netvaerket, their joint network infrastructure company, to a new company in a bid to secure the approval of European Commission antitrust regulators...
Urging users to text, not call, and let the crowds thin before posting pics to social media
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis is set to arrive in Washington, D.C., for his inaugural visit to the United States on Sept. 22, and cellular carriers are bracing for...
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney is joined by industry experts to discuss the intersections of 5G, Wi-Fi and the Internet of Things (IoT).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaiYUkQ19jg
Kinney is joined by Franklin Flint, the chief technology officer for the Telecommunications Industry...
ICT ecosystem, authentication, network security all covered by the deal
Networking powerhouse Ericsson has partnered with SK Holdings of South Korea to jointly develop "Internet of Things" platforms for the health care and transportation verticals.
The Swedish company and SK Holdings, parent company of SK Telecom,...
Telefónica Spanish business showing signs of recovery
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported revenue of 11.87 billion euro ($13.14 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, climbing 12.4% vs. the year-ago quarter. The company's net profits for the period reached 1.89 million euro, an increase of...
With merger pending, analysts see Nokia turning up the heat on Ericsson
Nokia on July 30 reported impressive gains in net sales, gross profit and other key performance indicators ahead of a planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, which is steadily clearing regulatory hurdles.
Nokia grew net sales...
Still no details of Sprint’s 'Next Generation Network' initiative, which is expected to favor small cells
Speaking this week at the Converge Tech Conference in Hong Kong, SoftBank President Nikesh Arora said the Japanese service provider is committed to making Sprint, its U.S. subsidiary, a...
Earlier this year Huawei announced the creation of the 5G Vertical Industry Accelerator testbed in Munich. The experimental system is being developed in partnership with the Bavarian State Government, the city of Munich, Technische Universität München and M-Net.
The live testbed is expected to allow...
The new offering will enable the telco to improve quality of mobile service in the two markets
U.K.-based mobile operator Vodafone announced plans to deploy voice-over-LTE technology in Italy and Spain this month. The company said the technology will improve the quality of its mobile...
China Telecom expects its FDD-LTE technology to cover 95% of China’s population by year end
Chinese mobile telephony operator China Telecom aims to provide LTE coverage to 95% of the country's population by the end of the year, according to local press reports. To achieve...
The network infrastructure is expected to be operational by the end of 2016
Telekom Malaysia has signed an agreement with Thailand-based Symphony Communication and Cambodian broadband Internet wholesaler Telcotech to form a consortium to establish the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand submarine cable system.
The Malaysian operator said the new cable system,...
The goal is to let clients monetize Wi-Fi and meet carrier demand for Wi-Fi and cellular offload
To ease the struggle of finding Wi-Fi hotspots to support the always on lifestyle, Mosaik and BSG Wireless have partnered to provide a comprehensive database of the location...
Nokia's offer to buy France's Alcatel-Lucent for $17.5 billion represented further consolidation of the telecom infrastructure market. The joining of these two European network giants appears to have left only three global players: Ericsson, Huawei and the new Nokia to be created by this acquisition. But oddly...
Fiber apparently is a tasty treat for monkeys, squirrels and other critters
As the global explosion of data demand continues to pick up speed, network operators are racing to extend fiber backbone to keep up with customer demand. Large-scale fiber deployments are costly and subject...
Wireless operators in today’s market face increasing pressure on the top line as price competition continues to ramp up. At the same time, network performance expectations among consumers remain high as usage continues to grow, leaving operators looking for more cost-efficient network solutions. Over...
It is shaping up to be a very interesting 2015 in the world of wireless infrastructure. As operators and investors evaluate how to play their cards this year and beyond, there are several key areas that need to be factored in to business management, expansion and...
Sites for small cell, Wi-Fi, towers
Melody Wireless Infrastructure on Jan. 26 announced the acquisition of 908 locations. The relatively new independent wireless infrastructure player controls more than 2,000 locations nationwide.
Greenwich, Conn.-based Melody Wireless, part of financing firm Melody Capital Partners, completed the transaction with...
AT&T DAS networks supported more than 100 terabytes of mobile data used in the 2014 season
AT&T distributed antenna systems provide cellular coverage at dozens of college football venues. And with the college National Championship in the rearview mirror and the season over, AT&T customers...
