As France-based Alcatel-Lucent moves closer to a merger with Nokia, the company is making its mark with the construction of a $55 million regional headquarters building in Plano, Texas.
There’s a significant telecom presence in and around the area with the likes of AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, CommScope, Fujitsu,...
VoLTE rollouts are supported by Huawei and Nokia Networks
Two major telecom service providers last week announced the launch of commercial voice-over-LTE services. China Mobile in partnership with Huawei, and Vodafone Italy with partner Nokia Networks, are rolling out the high-definition voice feature.
As part of...
Alcatel-Lucent is now several steps closer to being a part of Nokia after the European Commission approved the $16.5 billion acquisition. The transaction was cleared without conditions following a review.
Before being cleared by the commission, the deal had to clear antitrust reviews in Brazil and Serbia. The two...
Nokia/KTÂ to develop LTE-M field trial in Q4
South Korean telecom operator KT has set up the country's first "Internet of Things" lab in association with Nokia Networks. The new lab will provide IoT-related technical expertise and knowledge to small and medium-sized partner companies to lay...
SHANGHAI – The acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent will give Nokia Networks a stronger position in the wireless business, but also will enable the Finnish networking powerhouse to have a stronger position in North America, said Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri during a keynote presentation at the...
China Mobile claims 220 Mbps peak data transmission rates achieved during demo
SHANGHAI – China Mobile said it has carried out a demonstration inter-band LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands that achieved peak speeds of 220 megabits per...
The next generation of "5G" mobile connectivity promises virtually no latency based on dynamic use of technology like LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi and small cells comprising ultra-dense networks. And with limited commercialization slated for as early as 2018, research and development is going on in earnest.
Technology...
United Arab Emirates carrier Du partners with Nokia to analyze network components using telco drones
Carrier Du, along with partner Nokia Networks, has used drones carrying smartphone-based test equipment to analyze its network covering Dubai International Stadium.
The proof of concept demonstrates how drones can be...
Potential merger still has to pass muster with foreign regulators
WASHINGTON – Following months of speculation and a long and complex process, a merger between Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent is one very large step closer to being finalized.
The companies have announced that the U.S. Department of...
Small cells serve as complement to DAS, not replacement
LONDON, England – Nokia’s head of small cells, in an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News, said that small cells shipments are picking up and the technology is poised to finally take off in 2015.
Stephane Daeuble,...
Operator demos LTE-A at 600 Mbps using 4X4 MIMO technology
Singapore's second-largest mobile operator, StarHub, expects its 4G-Advanced network coverage to reach 100% of the country's territory in the third quarter of 2015, the company's CTO Mock Pak Lum told RCR Wireless News.
The executive said that...
Nokia today announced its entry into the data center market with the launch of the AirFrame solution set, billed as integrating the worlds of IT and telecommunications to create an answer for telco IT, and built for telcos running mobile virtual network functions within...
Verizon SDN plans tap Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper, Nokia
Verizon Communications publicly announced its software-defined networking plans, stating partnerships with the likes of Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper Networks and Nokia Networks to implement an SDN platform.
Verizon said the move will allow the telecom giant to...
TD-LTE Advanced small cell supports carrier aggregation
Nokia Networks, in partnership with leading global carrier China Mobile, deployed a first-of-its-kind small cell this month for a sports event held in Shanghai.
Nokia’s equipment supported China Mobile’s network for the three-day event. The small cells used support...
The cloud, the cloud, the cloud – some of the most popular buzzwords in telecommunications, IT and now the connected car. It’s a fact that the connected car will rely heavily on the cloud to store data collected within the vehicle, data shared among vehicles and...
Nokia radio access equipment covered by 7-year agreement
Russian carrier MegaFon will expand its LTE footprint through a 7-year deal with Nokia Networks, which will provide the mobile network operator with radio access equipment.
Nokia and MegaFon announced the agreement on March 11. MegaFon subscribers in...
Exclusive contract includes LTE deployment, updates to 2G, 3G
Nokia Networks said it will head up an update of regional wireless operator IWireless’ network, including work on the carrier’s legacy GSM-based 2G and 3G services and installing LTE equipment. That network currently serves portions of...
SK Telecom announces trio of MoUs tapping into LTE network experience
South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom said it has signed memorandum of understandings at this week’s Mobile World Congress event with a trio of partners in a move to expand network advances. Those partners...
Nokia Networks today announced smart location experiences. The theory behind the announcement is that operators can now offer their subscribers personalized content-delivery experiences based on their interests, device type, mobile subscription and location.
The core of this solution is enabled by Nokia Networks’ Liquid Applications...
The "Internet of Things," 5G and security are all hot topics. Nokia Networks has pulled them all together in announcing its vision for secure IoT connectivity via 5G that will be demonstrated at the upcoming Mobile World Congress event.
There are many statistics in the public...
SDN, NFV PoC includes Nokia, Aalto University, Coriant and EXFO
Nokia Networks has partnered with Finland’s Aalto University and vendors Coriant and EXFO on a proof of concept designed to tap software-defined networking and network function virtualization platforms to add agility and reduce costs associated...
Nokia Networks announcement ahead of Mobile World Congress
Nokia Networks announced a cloud-based network architecture targeting telecom operators designed for dynamic allocation of resources using existing transport and access infrastructure. The platform includes the Nokia Radio Cloud, Nokia Cloud Security Director, a commercially available Nokia...
Nokia plans unveiling for Mobile World Congress in March
Nokia Networks have partnered to deploy what the companies are billing as the first-ever intelligent self-organizing network to mobile backhaul.
The two companies will demonstrate the technology at Mobile World Congress, set for March 2-5 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Nokia using small cells to increase capacity in dense areas
Network infrastructure giant Nokia Networks has partnered with carrier Bharti Airtel to expand FDD-LTE 4G mobile broadband in six new markets in India.
The 4G deployment will operate on the 1,800 MHz band. In dense areas,...
