LTE and 4G are two terms firmly rooted in every wireless subscriber’s vocabulary. The networks themselves, however, have a comparatively marginal grip on the global marketplace.
© 2026 RCR Wireless News All Right Reserved. Developed by Eight Hats.
Tag:
Small Cells
-
-
Reader Forum: Utilizing TV white space, unlicensed spectrum in an M2M world
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerRecently, the wireless industry has found that the use of unlicensed spectrum and TV white space are promising areas of research. It’s becoming widely talked about and experts have begun to focus on
-
Mindspeed Technologies Inc. reported net revenues of $35.6 million for the quarter that were flat year-over-year, with modest growth in communications processors and wireless infrastructure. Half of its revenues came …
-
Wireless network company Radisys met its guidance for the second quarter, although it still posted a net loss amid a shift to re-focus its efforts on its most profitable products. The …
-
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Qualcomm (QCOM) are teaming up to develop small cells for enterprise and residential deployments. The companies said they plan to jointly invest in the development of the …
-
Continuing LTE network rollouts drove Crown Castle’s revenues up 26% year-over-year to $735 million, but its income took a large hit from taxes. Ben Moreland, president and CEO of Crown Castle, …
-
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from …
-
ABI Research says that business and residential femtocells will increase in unit volumes this year and next, due to demand driven by operators such as AT&T, Vodafone, Telefonica, Softbank and …
-
Has microwave backhaul for LTE and 3G networks run its course in the United States and internationally or will heterogenous networks and small cells create another surge in microwave backhaul …
-
Has microwave backhaul for LTE and 3G networks run its course in the United States and internationally or will heterogenous networks and small cells create another surge in microwave backhaul …
-
HetNet News: Reports say Wi-Fi is booming worldwide; Gowex launches free Wi-Fi in SF
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillABI Research released several recent reports on the Wi-Fi and in-building wireless space. The research firm estimated that Wi-Fi hotspots will reach a total of 6.3 million this year, from …
-
Silicon vendors from opposite ends of the wireless supply chain are “meeting in the middle” as they compete to power small cells in the enterprise. Established macrocell chipset suppliers like …
-
Some interesting news came out of last week’s Small Cell Summit 2013: half a dozen companies have formed a small cell wireless backhaul ecosystem around Cisco’s unified RAN backhaul offering, …
-
Vodafone, SK Telecom and Cisco were among the operators and vendors honored for their small cell innovation efforts by The Small Cell Forum, an industry and operator association. Awards were …
-
CTIA 2013: Verizon Wireless partners with Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent on small cell plans
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLAS VEGAS – Verizon Wireless looks set to move aggressively into small cell deployments, announcing a deal with infrastructure powerhouses Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent to add small cells to enhance the …
-
HetNet News: Range networks integrates its open-source equipment; new Firetide CEO
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillRange Networks, which makes open-source cellular systems, announced that its equipment now integrates with operators’ SS7-MAP core networks and supports 4G. The company, which targets rural and developing markets and …
-
The continued integration of various wireless technologies in order to provide a more complete and seamless user experience has become a significant focus of today’s mobile industry. This includes the …
-
Mobile operators and vendors alike are awakening to the sober reality of the complexity involved in deploying 10s and 100s of hundreds of small cells in a very dense indoor and outdoor area.
-
Cisco has been boosting its portfolio in the heterogeneous networks arena with a series of recent acquisitions, aiming to become a star player in the small cell space. The company …
-
It’s a busy world in DAS right now – this week marked the HetNet Forum’s DAS in Action conference, and next week is the DAS & Small Cells Congress in …
-
Welcome to this week’s round-up of small cell, distributed antenna systems, Wi-Fi and other wireless infrastructure news. A new report from ABI Research predicts that global LTE investment in base …
-
Looking to expand its reach into the growing heterogeneous networks space, The DAS Forum announced this morning that it will be changing its name to the HetNet Forum. The news …
-
Reader Forum: Front-haul compression for emerging C-RAN and small cell networks
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThe vision of small cell and centralized radio access network (C-RAN) has recently generated significant interests among the research community, the device suppliers and the original equipment manufacturers
-
In a move to help define the business case for small cell deployments, consulting firm Wireless 20/20 unveiled a software platform designed to allow carriers and venue owners to simulate …
-
Welcome to this week’s news on Wi-Fi, DAS, and small cell deployments. Qualcomm has been named an official technology partner of Major League Baseball, and is partnering with the league’s …