Welcome once again to our weekly wrap-up on tower technology. RCR Wireless News brings you the top stories related to the tower industry and tower-related technology in one place so you don't have to scour the internet to stay in the know. This week...
Welcome once again to our weekly wrap-up on tower technology. RCR Wireless News brings you the top stories related to the tower industry and tower-related technology in one place so you don't have to scour the internet to stay in the know. This week...
The evolution from 3G to LTE networks challenges wireless telecom operators as it represents changes such as moving to all IP traffic and a direct communication from the eNodeB to EPC, having no distributed controller in aggregation as with 2G or 3G networks.
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The Brazilian unit of Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB), a company that has been focused on the telecommunications market, is looking to expand beyond that market, as Fernando Capella, Tellabs Brazil sales director, told RCR Wireless News, during Ciab—a conference and exposition focused on IT...
Securing LTE Backhaul with IPsec: Are you doing all you can to keep your LTE backhaul network secure? Tellabs’ white paper explains how IPsec addresses the security issues inherent in LTE networks. It also reviews the end-to-end protection solutions available in the IETF IPsec...
Tellabs’ white paper helps you find the right packet syntonization/synchronization solution for your LTE network. Learn how to migrate smoothly to IEEE 1588v2-based syntonization and how to support phase synchronization once final standards emerge.
Deploy Fiber-Based Ethernet Backhaul Without Disrupting Your Business. Have you considered migrating your backhaul network to Ethernet? Worried it will negatively impacting your business? It doesn't have to. This white paper from Tellabs outlines the key steps for upgrading a backhaul network to Ethernet...
Nokia Siemens Networks, the world's No. 2 maker of mobile telecoms network equipment, and Tellabs unveiled plans to jobs as part of cost-cutting plans. NSN plans to cut approximately 1,200 jobs in Finland and 2,900 in Germany, while Tellabs plans to cut 530 jobs....
TellabsFrance: With French broadband Internet service provider CELESTE to exclusively provide the nationwide optical transport network in order to expand its high performance and high bandwidth fiber optic network to all major cities in France.Value: UndisclosedNokia Siemens Networks China: With China Mobile has successfully...
Tellabs Inc. (TLAB) said ChinaComm chose its SmartCore 9100 platform for its packet core network services in nine Chinese provinces, underscoring what Tellabs calls a trend in choosing an independent packet core vendor rather than an end-to-end radio access network solution.ChinaComm is deploying broadband...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.It is clear that consumers with mobile broadband plans have huge pent-up demand for video content. The...
ORLANDO, Fla.—Nokia Siemens Networks continued innovation in network architecture by introducing an approach called Liquid Radio, which directs broadband capacity to where the network needs that extra capacity. The solution builds on existing services the infrastructure vendor provides today, and is designed to be...
The RCR Wireless News editorial team will be broadcasting live from the CTIA show next week, bringing news and analysis straight from the show floor to RCRWireless.com and our microsite, ctia.www.rcrwireless.com. Guests scheduled to stop by the RCR Wireless News booth (#3695)...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.I fell hook, line and sinker into the mobile Internet with my first iPhone nearly three years...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In meteorology, clouds on the horizon may portend stormy weather. But in the wireless world, clouds could...
Smaato, mobile ad optimizer and mobile advertising company, announced the closing of a new institutional round of funding. Singapore's EDBI led the $7 million round, with participation from existing shareholders including global private-equity firm Aeris Capitlal. The new funds will help fuel Smaato's international...
Ceragon Networks announced it has acquired NERA Networks,provider of long-distance microwave links. The $48.5 million buyout will double Ceragon's size, product portfolio and geographic reach. With the acquisition, Ceragon will be able to provide solutions and services to customers to deal with the rising...
ClarityIndonesia: With PT Telekomunikasi (Telkom) to continue its next phase of its rollout. The latest deployment will enable fulfilment and assurance capabilities for Telkom's Flexi Division. It will continue the consolidation of their network onto one management platform.Value : UndisclosedVietnam Mobile Telecom Services (VMS)Vietnam:...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:TeliaSoneraNorway: With Ericsson to modernize and expand the northern part of TeliaSonera's Norwegian network and to roll out 4G/LTE in the same region.Value: UndisclosedBarrett Xplore Inc.Canada: With Tellabs to help roll out a broadband system using...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.A few months ago while in Paris, I got a bit miffed at my mobile services. It...
Barrett Xplore Inc. said it will deploy Tellabs' (TLAB) SmartCore 9160 platform as it rolls out a combination terrestrial/satellite broadband system using WiMAX technology across Canada. The rural broadband provider said it expects to be able to offer service to every Canadian...
ID-WiBB, a non-profit organization created to encourage broadband interoperability in Indonesia, launched an Indonesian broadband roaming facility to serve wireless broadband service providers in the region. The initiative will enable roaming between WiMAX and Wi-Fi and potentially LTE operators in the future.Transaction Network Services...
