Stage four of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction process begins today with high hopes, though leadership at the government agency is in flux.
Television broadcasters are back on the clock as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction...
Sprint and T-Mobile both saw their stock prices surge following commitment from Sprint and SoftBank Chairman Son for $50B, 50,000 job investment.
SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, who also holds the same title at subsidiary Sprint, said the Japan-based telecom giant plans to invest $50...
Verizon said it plans to sell 24 data center locations across the U.S. and Latin America to Equinix for $3.6 billion, which will include 250 Verizon employees.
Verizon Communications has moved on plans to unload some of its data centers, announcing plans...
In a touted industry first, AT&T said it has begun a 5G technology trial using millimeter wave spectrum at Intel offices in Austin, Texas.
AT&T’s “5G” technology push took a significant step this week as the carrier said it launched the first...
Telecom operators again failed to meet television broadcaster demand for 600 MHz spectrum licenses, with the FCC set to begin crucial next stage Dec. 13.
The Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to infuse low-band spectrum into the “5G” technology path moves onto a...
Nokia unveiled a “templating system” it said is based on ETSI NFV, TOSCA and OpenStack specs designed to simplify VNF management and orchestration.
The exceedingly complicated process of virtual network function lifecycle management could be gaining some help with Nokia publishing what...
Verizon’s recent release of 5G standards and protocols highlights the carrier push for next-generation network technologies.
There’s a lot of hype around the next “G” generation. In July, Verizon Communications announced a key milestone in the journey to “5G” – a new...
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and other telecom operators have a new target with stage three of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction set for its forward round.
Telecommunication operators are set for their third chance to acquire access to 600 MHz spectrum licenses,...
Telefónica and Nokia claim symmetrical 10 Gbps speeds from latest PON FTTH platform with expected support for 5G mobile backhaul and traffic aggregation.
Telefónica said it completed a successful trial for its planned “5G” network using Nokia’s XGS passive optical network fiber-to-the-home technology.
The...
Cable television giant Comcast joins the open source ON.Lab ONOS and CORD initiatives focused on SDN, NFV and cloud development.
The Open Networking Laboratory scored a significant new member as cable telecommunications giant Comcast joined the organization’s Open Network...
DirecTV Now platform to include various channel bundles, with streamed video content not counted against select cellular data plans.
AT&T’s long-simmering plans to expand its DirecTV video empire to mobile is set to begin, with the telecom giant announcing the...
Ongoing 5G network trials by the likes of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint has North America set to lead the world in initial adoption.
As one of the world’s largest telecom equipment vendors, it’s probably of little surprise Ericsson is boastful on...
One of the bigger challenges facing the continued move towards cloud platforms by telecom operators is security. In the old world of hardware, as long as the door remained physically locked, security was a no-brainer. But, in the new world of software, operators are...
Verizon is set to further its dive into the IoT space with planned network trials later this year and enterprise-focused consulting service launch in early 2017.
DALLAS – The “internet of things” may still be a nebulous concept to many, but the growing...
ONOS project’s CORD initiative claims mobile platform bolsters 5G plans with programmable RAN, VEPC, mobile edge computing support.
The Open Network Operating System project’s central office re-architected as a data center platform released its first open sourced disaggregated and virtualized evolved packet core,...
Recent 3GPP meeting showed continued progress toward 5G standards, though a potential rift between Verizon and AT&T in terms of timing
With “4G” networks using LTE-Advanced enhancements rolling out rapidly across parts of the developed world, the mobile telecom market has turned its gaze toward...
AT&T plans to acquire media powerhouse Time Warner is causing a reaction by politicians that does not line up with current industry models
I’ve seen a lot of handwringing recently over the AT&T and Time Warner merger. This deal has become a political football in...
The FCC’s third attempt to find a match between television broadcasters and telecom operators for 600 MHz spectrum is set, though will result be the same?
The Federal Communications Commission’s third attempt to match television broadcaster financial demands with telecom industry willingness to pay for...
Aggressive pricing moves against rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T dampened consumer spending at Sprint, though recovery appears on track
Sprint fleshed out its second fiscal quarter results highlighted by the continued shift in consumer spending tied to device payment plans and reiterating its plans to...
Published reports indicate AT&T has terms in place for an acquisition of Time Warner valued at $85 billion, which could be announced as soon as Sunday
Following up on chatter from earlier today, new reports now suggest AT&T has reached terms on a possible acquisition...
A number of recent Verizon IoT moves shows considerable confidence in the market by the telecom operator, with execution next on the agenda
The “internet of things” is set to greatly impact the telecommunications space due to the predicted billions of new devices forecast to...
Verizon shrugged off short-term competitive impact from rivals T-Mobile and Sprint, notes 5G trials remain on track for 2017 and IoT continues to grow
Verizon Communications released third-quarter financial results this week that show a considerable influence from rivals in the mobile space on growth,...
Verizon Wireless sees steep year-over-year drop in connection growth, which analysts attribute to aggressive moves from T-Mobile and Sprint
Verizon Communications’ once metronomic wireless operating performance looks to be skipping some beats with its most recent quarterly results sounding a sour note for the telecom...
Combination of SDN organizations to keep ONF name and be headed by ON.Lab director; merger set to be completed by end of 2017
Just over a month after losing its executive director, the Open Networking Foundation announced a merger with fellow software-defined networking organization Open...
