Distributed antenna systems are one of the fastest-growing types of cellular infrastructure. Global annual DAS sales will top $1 billion this year, ABI Research predicts. And by 2017, more than 2.5 million
Cellular amplifier provider Cellphone-Mate reported that it has gained Federal Communications Commission certification for its devices compatible with Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and for spectrum bands used by Canadian carriers.
The Verizon Wireless amplifier includes support for 700 MHz, 850 MHz and...
RCR Wireless News spoke with Daryl Schoolar, principal infrastructure analyst at Ovum, to get his impressions of the recent Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. Schoolar noted that with some relief a number of topics he predicted would garner attention at the show...
RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Dan Hays, principal and U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, about what he viewed as the most compelling topics and under-the-radar trends he spotted at the event. Hays touched on what he felt was some stagnation...
Self-optimizing network applications for heterogeneous networks address coverage and capacity optimization, energy savings and interference coordination, as well as handset management enabling
Heterogeneous network news continues to stream out of Mobile World Congress with announcements in Wi-Fi and small cells dominating the proceedings.
Nokia Siemens Networks is highlighting new small cell products, including new micro- and picocell base stations for LTE and Wi-Fi that can be integrated...
Small cell deployments continue to be a big topic across the mobile space as carriers continue to look for ways to squeeze as much coverage and capacity from their current spectrum positions.
Vendors supplying these solutions, whether they be femtocells, picocells, Wi-Fi or distributed...
In Berkeley, Calif., Tarana Wireless is demonstrating a solution that it hopes will become a new standard for wireless backhaul for small cells. Tarana is a small Silicon Valley company with some impressive wireless industry figures as advisors and board members, including Arun Sarin,...
Welcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. RCR Wireless News technology reporter Kelly Hill will be keeping you up on the latest announcements, trends and developments in Wi-Fi, distributed antenna systems and small cells as mobile evolves toward...
Coverage and capacity are the key words most operators think of when the topic of small cells comes up, but there is another pair of "c-words" that may be just as appropriate: Capex control. Small cell providers are selling operators on the ability...
The small cell market has established a beach head in the 3G world thanks to the deployment of femtocells, distributed antenna systems and Wi-Fi networks designed to allow carriers to offload traffic or densify coverage in areas where macrocells can’t handle the load.
This...
In thinking about what I expect from this year’s edition of Mobile World Congress, I don’t really have to look much further than my previous experience. I will eat lots of ham sandwiches
Welcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. RCR Wireless News technology reporter Kelly Hill will be keeping you up on the latest announcements, trends and developments in Wi-Fi, distributed antenna systems and small cells as mobile evolves toward...
RCR Wireless News takes a deep dive into the current small cell space as it relates to LTE deployments, talking with carriers, analysts and equipment and technology providers on how the market is currently playing out and where they expect the market to be headed in...
Welcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. We will be keeping you up on the latest announcements, trends and developments in Wi-Fi, distributed antenna systems and small cells as mobile evolves toward hetnet deployments.
Enterasys Networks has deployed wired...
Small cells have come a long way in recent years. Initially they were used as a way to expand the coverage of a mobile network in remote locations, but are now being utilized to increase network capacity in densely populated urban areas. A proliferating...
The infrastructure market appears set to benefit from a new Federal Communications Commission to hasten the deployment of broadband services.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced late last week that the government will take new action as part of its Broadband Acceleration Initiative designed to remove...
Carrier-grade small cells are expected to address wireless operators’ problem of limited capacity, according to three reports by Mobile Experts.
Mobile Experts noted that between 2009-2012, the small-cell market was dominated by consumer femtocells and that market has become anemic, “with weak support from mobile...
As we’re kicking off 2013, we know this: mobile networks are becoming more capable and agile with the use of macro and small cell networks to better handle capacity requirements for enterprises customers.
With the turn of each year, Strand Consult reviews the year past and makes an assessment about the year to come. For the last 18 years Strand Consult has provided strategic information to the mobile
It’s no surprise that the telecom industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last few years, and we don’t see this slowing down in 2013. The two biggest things that have happened
Editor’s Note: With 2012 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The stories are in chronological order beginning with Jan. 1. The first part of the list ran yesterday, with today’s listing...
The small cell market is set for a boost from the Federal Communications Commission, which today unveiled a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a “Citizens Broadband Service” in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band that “will promote two major advances that enable more efficient...
