Anritsu this month is introducing a certification course for testing passive distributed antenna systems. The three-day course covers the use of handheld analyzers and includes testing and troubleshooting for components, as well as instruction in antenna placement that avoids passive intermodulation sources.
Anritsu said that...
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This has been an unusually active December for the telecom industry. We’ll begin this week’s column with an assessment of...
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•NTT DoCoMo is teaming up with China Mobile to offer customers traveling to China outbound roaming on the TD-LTE China Mobile network. DoCoMo customers will see speeds up to 150 megabits per second on the LTE network. The company also is planning to partner with other...
Softbank furthered its control over subsidiary Sprint with the appointment of Nikesh Arora to Sprint’s board of directors. Arora currently serves as vice chairman at Softbank and previously served as CEO of Softbank Internet and Media.
Arora’s appointment expands Sprint’s board to nine members.
“We’re very...
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China’s No. 2 mobile operator China Unicom reported a slowdown in customer growth for its third quarter, a trend echoed by rivals China Mobile and China Telecom.
China Unicom said it added 2.1 million new customers during Q3, which was a fraction of the 10.6...
Boosted by strong wholesale growth and robust tablet net additions on the postpaid side, Sprint was able to post modest customer growth, though its financial picture remains cloudy and investors remain on edge.
Sprint said it added 484,000 net connections to its network during its...
Sprint management shakeup looks to impact network leadership
Story updated to clarify John Saw's previous position
Sprint’s management changes continued today as the mobile operator announced current Softbank EVP and CTO Junichi Miyakawa would take on the newly created role of technical COO.
Sprint explained that in the...
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Softbank to buy Sprint Nextel
It’s official — Japan’s...
Deutsche Telekom’s attempt to find a new investor or owner of its U.S. operations appears to have stagnated, with the German telecom giant reportedly now considering ownership of T-Mobile US for at least another year.
According to Reuters, DT’s management is looking at maintaining its...
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Dish Network's outspoken founder Charlie Ergen reportedly put in a call to Deutsche Telekom to discuss the purchase of T-Mobile US. Dish has been a rumored T-Mobile suitor for some time; the company is eager to acquire more spectrum in hopes of complementing...
German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom is reportedly still looking to offload its U.S. operations, though reports indicate that the company is looking for a specific price.
Bloomberg reports that DT’s management recently met to discuss the future of T-Mobile US, with discussions coming away with...
Sprint makes pricing move
Sprint is set to re-vamp its “Framily” rate plans in an attempt to generate consumer excitement around the nation’s No. 3 carrier. The move is the first from the company following its recent management shakeup that saw long-time CEO Dan Hesse...
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Keeping data flowing in even in the most crowded environments is an important goal for Japan's SoftBank Mobile, and to that end the company has partnered with Ericsson. SoftBank Mobile will deploy Ericsson's "mobility-based" policy solution, which directly connects the mobility management entity...
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Sprint this week unveiled a bomb shell when it announced it was replacing long-time CEO Dan Hesse with board member and former CEO and founder of Brightstar Marcello Claure. That move also came with comments that the carrier, and parent company Softbank, were backing...
Following a late afternoon flurry of rumors, Sprint this morning announced it was replacing current CEO Dan Hesse with Brightstar CEO and founder Marcelo Claure. The move is set to become effective Aug. 11.
The move is the most serious shakeup at Sprint since Softbank...
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is reportedly set to leave the nation’s No. 3 carrier as soon as tomorrow, in a move that coincides with a plan to abandon its attempt to acquire smaller rival T-Mobile US.
Bloomberg News is reporting that Sprint was set to...
UPDATE: Iliad has reportedly confirmed that it has put in a $15 billion offer to gain a controlling stake in T-Mobile US. The offer is for $33 per share, or a 42% premium over the carrier's stock price prior to the announcement. T-Mobile US'...
With an official offer still lacking, rumors of a tie-up between Sprint and T-Mobile US continue to flourish, with the latest round suggesting a partnership between the two operators in tackling the upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction process.
The Wall Street Journal reported that as...
Recent persistent press reports indicate that Softbank, having already acquired a controlling interest in Sprint, wants to buy T-Mobile US. The potential purchase of T-Mobile US by Softbank is a bad idea from a consumer perspective.
Softbank’s recent acquisition of a controlling stake in distributor Brightstar caused some upheaval across the space and put a financial perpective on the importance of distributors to the mobile industry.
The Brightstar deal, which involved Softbank purchasing a 57% stake in the distributor for $1.26...
