As RCR Wireless News prepared for its 2016 Analyst Predictions Day, the editorial team met with analyst Roger Entner of Recon Analytics and Chris Pearson of 4G Americas to hear their forecasts for the year ahead. The conversation was part of RCR Wireless News'...
If there is one technology that could be considered a wild card in 2016, it’s voice over LTE, with an undercard from voice over Wi-Fi. Mobile carriers and vendors have been working on these technologies now for several years, with a number of larger...
When looking towards advancements in Diameter platforms, many in the industry have pointed towards virtualization. The telecom virtualization space has witnessed significant moves towards the use of software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud in order to help mobile operators gain further network efficiency...
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) has the fastest technology adoption of all wireless technologies, yet only 28% of wireless subscribers are expected to be using VoLTE by 2020. Many companies are viewing VoLTE as something they will migrate to over time. However, there are some...
Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Throughout 2014, virtualized and software-defined technologies have been hot-topics in enterprise IT. These topics have sparked...
The ongoing move toward virtualizing network functions is growing to include such services as policy, routing and diameter. This move is seen as ideal for such functions, which are becoming increasingly taxed by the growth in mobile data traffic.
Oracle recently estimated that worldwide LTE...
Explosive mobile traffic growth, largely driven by the proliferation of LTE mobile devices, new broadband technologies and Internet video content, have caused a tremendous increase in network messaging volume that can overwhelm critical LTE network elements and degrade services for a large number of...
In infrastructure news this week, Target Field gets a DAS upgrade' New York's underground DAS shows its weak spots' and Sonus upgrades its SBC portfolio.
Sonus 'Lyncs' customers to UC
Sonus says demand for Microsoft Lync is a big driver of its recent upgrades to its...
Each time we use our mobile devices we can generate multiple signaling events within the mobile core. As a result, signaling traffic has risen at a faster clip than traditional mobile network traffic.
"The volume of signaling traffic is high, certainly, but it's nothing that...
Sonus Networks has launched its first software-based session border controller (SBC), positioning the company to better compete as networks evolve toward less purpose-built hardware and more software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV).
The Sonus SBC SWe is equivalent to the company's hardware-based SBC...
Diameter signaling is becoming increasingly important to mobile networks, and partnerships can provide the most efficient way for IP networking companies to add this technology to their portfolios. Sonus Networks recently announced a partnership with F5 Networks to enable service providers to combine the...
Corning, maker of Gorilla Glass, announced its third consecutive quarter of strong growth in earnings per share amid declining LCD glass prices.
Corning's core sales were $2 billion for the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 11% over the same period of 2012....
Sonus Networks is targeting both service providers and enterprises with two new session border controllers that are designed to simplify network design and add advanced communications features in unified communications environments.
In March, the company was noted in an Infonetics Research report as the vendor with the...
If you manage an enterprise IT network, chances are that “high-quality video sessions” are the last words you want to see. As most businesses are still trying to figure out how they’ll deliver voice and
For years, IP multimedia subsystem networks have been forced upon wireless service providers who have been struggling to deploy them given they need to follow a rigorous and complex set of standards.
Genband is increasing its position in the cable VoIP softswitch sector, announcing it plans to acquire Cedar Point Communications Inc., a privately held company that provides IP switching solutions for cable operators. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The purchase is the latest...
Verizon Communications Inc. said it has broken ground on its Technology Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., that is to be central to the company’s ongoing deployment of LTE technology.The center, which Verizon EVP and CTO Dick Lynch first mentioned during the 2009 Mobile World...
As IMS makes its way from hype to reality, one of the crucial steps along the way for the technology involves testing various parts of the architecture, as well as the applications and services that are to run over the Internet Multimedia Subsystem networks.Since...
WASHINGTON-Recognizing that sometimes the local wireline carrier is the impediment to new communications technologies gaining access to enhanced 911 services, the Senate Commerce Committee passed legislation requiring the Federal Communications Commission to mandate access. The wireless industry has found it sometimes difficult to connect...
WASHINGTON-Recognizing that sometimes it is the local wireline arrier that is the impediment to new communications technologies gaining access to enhanced 911 services, the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday passed legislation requiring the Federal Communications Commission to mandate access.The wireless industry has found it sometimes...
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Sonus Networks said Ranger Wireless Solutions will deploy the company's products, including its GSX9000 Open Services Switch, the ASX Call Management Server, the PSX Call Routing Server and the Sonus Insight Management System. Ranger Wireless offers a roaming service that routes roaming wireless...
The following wireless companies received upgrades or downgrades from financial and investment firms this week.Moody's Investors Service assigned a B3 rating to the proposed senior secured credit facilities of Virgin Mobile USA with a positive outlook. The rating reflects the challenging operating environment the...
Following is a roundup of ratings changes for companies in the wireless market during the week of Feb. 28.JP Morgan upgraded its rating on Texas Instruments from Underweight to Neutral on expectations of a mild upturn in the semiconductor industry beginning this year and...
