Boingo buying student, multi-family Wi-Fi provider Elauwit Networks
On Aug. 1 Boingo Wireless, in addition to announcing a 21.6% year-over-year growth in Q2 2018 revenue to $59.6 million, made public its planned $28 million acquisition of Charleston, S.C.-based Elauwit Networks, a Wi-Fi provider focused on...
Operator network investments translate to increased tower and site revenues
As operators in the U.S. and around the world continue to invest in network infrastructure and densification, major tower companies American Tower, Crown Castle and SBAC this month all reported year-over-year increases in tower and...
The U.S. cable operator has recently launched a mobile service offering via Verizon’s network infrastructure
U.S. cable operator Charter Communications announced plans to expand LTE small cells trials to Los Angeles and New York City within the next few months, Craig Cowden, SVP of Wireless...
All-wireless small cells touted as plug and play for easy installation
Building classes of all types need indoor cellular connectivity whether it's provided by DAS, small cells, boosters, whatever. Sensitivity to aesthetic concerns also comes with a range of end-user needs. An industrial warehouse, for...
The Canadian telco is working with Ericsson to trial 5G technology
Canadian telecom operator Rogers Communications confirmed plans to deploy thousands of small cells as part of its 5G efforts, the company’s President and CEO Joe Natale said during a conference call with investors.
“With respect...
U.S. cell sites up nearly 5%; IoT devices grew 20% YOY, says CTIA's annual State of Mobile report
U.S. mobile data use continues its inexorable upward climb, setting a new annual record with 15.7 trillion megabytes of data sent over wireless data networks last year,...
Report finds U.S. the third most-prepared nation for 5G
China and Korea are more prepared to deploy 5G than the U.S. is, according to a report conducted by Analysys Mason and Recon Analytics and commissioned by trade association CTIA. Report authors developed a "5G Readiness...
Wireless consumers are demanding more bandwidth, and wireless network operators must increase the density of their networks in order to deliver it. Where one macro cell might serve everyone in a half-mile radius, networks for 4G LTE Advanced and 5G services will require small...
The carrier said the small cell deployment is part of the an integrated energy-savings-as-a-service initiative
Sprint's Sprint Magic Box small cell is slated for deployment in approximately 100 buildings in Pittsburgh, Penn., to provide connectivity for the nation's first fully-integrated energy-savings-as-a-service initiative.
BOSS Controls, an IoT...
The small cell live trial will be carried out in the last quarter of this year
Singaporean telco M1 Limited (M1) and Nokia have announced plans to conduct a trial of 5G-based small cells in Southeast Asia.
The partners sad the small cell trial will take...
Hawaii’s governor said the new law will boost the deployment of next-generation wireless broadband infrastructure
Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed new legislation which will allow the deployment of small cells across the state in a move to support the expansion of next-generation wireless broadband...
Verizon has negotiated a tentative deal with the mayor of San Jose, California that will enable the carrier to deploy new network infrastructure while furthering San Jose's smart city goals, from smart parking to traffic management.
San Jose's city council will review the terms of...
AT&T planning San Jose 5G launch in first half of 2019
Noted tech hub San Jose, Calif., certainly has the attention of AT&T and Verizon. Today both companies announced agreements with the city centered on massive build out of small cells and implementing a variety...
Telstra said its new offering will allow customers in remote areas to have access to mobile coverage
Australian telco Telstra has launched a new small cell offering targeting remote areas in the country.
The new solution, dubbed the Telstra 4GX-lite mobile satellite small cell, will allow...
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According to a new research, two thirds of healthcare workers have poor cellular coverage at work
Small Cell Forum announced plans to work with the healthcare sector to support the deployment of small cells to address the risks of poor connectivity in the sector.
According to...
Macro, small cells, fiber, data centers all part of network convergence
Summarizing the programming at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's ConnectX event in Charlotte, N.C., Jonathan Adelstein, president and CEO of the trade association, highlighted the increasing level of network convergence shaping the telecom industry's evolution...
Enterprise owners becoming increasingly sophisticated when it comes to in-building technologies
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--In-building technology is a somewhat broad term that covers the solution sets that bring cellular and wireless connectivity into a building, as well as the myriad applications that can ride on top...
The FCC Chairman continued to quote Talladega Nights: "Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed"
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai--the guy appointed to oversee telecom- and communications-related policy decisions for the entire country--made incredibly topical and relevant remarks about 5G at the Connect...
Network sharing will become a standard tactic to establish dense in-building mobile coverage, with private enterprises increasingly taking charge of network operations, said AT&T at SCWS World in London. But outdoor coverage will remain the preserve of licensed cellular operators, reluctant to share capacity...
Verizon pre-standard fixed 5G paves the way for fixed 5G NR and mobile 5G
AUSTIN, Texas--While the initial slate of Verizon 5G fixed wireless deployments will be based on the carrier's Technical Forum standard, those sites will quickly be upgraded to the non-standalone 5G New...
Casa System’s CEO Jerry Guo said the firm is in negotiations with these telcos to expand to new product areas
Casa Systems is in the process to deploy of small cell solutions for Sprint, Telefonica and China Mobile, the company’s CEO Jerry Guo recently said...
AUSTIN, Tex.--Sprint expanded its list of markets for initial roll-outs of 5G network technology, saying that it will build out 5G in New York City; Phoenix, Ariz., and the Kansas City market -- the carrier's hometown.
Those three cities join Atlanta, Ga.; Chicago, Ill.; Dallas and...
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