LAS VEGAS – AT&T continued its tradition of hosting a developers conference the day before the official start of the annual CES event, at which it announced a number of new initiatives, including support for Web Real-Time Communications and new ecosystem partnerships.
AT&T claims that...
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing...
Carrier claims VoLTE coverage across 17 states
AT&T Mobility re-invigorated its voice over LTE position, updating its deployment plans that should see the carrier attain equal footing with rivals in the VoLTE race.
The carrier said it’s supporting VoLTE calls across parts of 17 states and...
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The regulatory and market dynamics affecting mobile services in the Asia-Pacific region make voice over LTE and other advanced technology...
Verizon Wireless appears to be moving forward on its previously stated plans to begin refarming 1.9 GHz spectrum to support its LTE service. According to GigaOm, a network spotter sporting a spectrum analyzer in New York City recently found a portion of Verizon Wireless...
DALLAS – Even as the wireless industry pushes forward with exploring "5G" technologies, there are a significant number of barriers and challenges going on with current deployments, including voice over LTE, infrastructure implementations like small cells and the push toward network function virtualization.
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Data from the early days of Apple's iPhone 6 launch shows that the two new iPhone models are prompting an upswing in VoLTE adoption and a sharp drop in 3G voice calling, according to Newfield Wireless -- and iPhone 6 users consume even more...
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The summer of 2014 could be labeled as the “Summer of voice over Wi-Fi” since the service seemed...
Updated with T-Mobile US comments.
Voice over LTE services are set to receive a significant boost as a pair of unlikely partners announced plans to enable VoLTE interoperability beginning in 2015.
Today, Verizon Communications and AT&T announced plans to allow their respective customers to conduct VoLTE...
Nokia Networks recently completed its fastest implementation of voice over LTE technology, completing a roll-out for United Arab Emirates-based Du in under 80 days. If the push for VoLTE continues, the telecom equipment-maker might have to keep moving quickly.
Nokia Networks put some of the recent...
AT&T Mobility is seen by many as one of the most aggressive on the software front among domestic operators, bolstered by its history and connection with AT&T Labs. The carrier recently began touting a new program, dubbed service quality management, which is designed to...
With voice over LTE technology rapidly being rolled out by a number of mobile operators, the move toward carrier-grade voice traffic running over data networks has finally arrived.
VoLTE is not the only game in town as voice-over-IP services have been running across a number...
T-Mobile US’ push to expand LTE coverage and capabilities is set to receive a boost from long-time vendor Ericsson, which announced a deal to supply equipment and services covering 700 MHz spectrum, LTE-Advanced and IP-based voice support.
According to Ericsson, the deal is an expansion...
Signals Research Group and Spirent Communications recently collaborated on voice over LTE (VoLTE) testing that highlighted the differences between 3G wireless networks and VoLTE.
This is the latest in a years-long collaboration between the two companies, which have tested topics related to how accurate smartphones'...
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Verizon Wireless has slowly begun to roll out voice over LTE services, announcing this week its Advanced Calling 1.0 offering. The service comes just days ahead of the launch of Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices, both of which are the first from...
Mavenir Systems® in the NFV ecosystem: Virtualized VoLTE and RCS functions.
A conversation with Ian Maclean, Head of Strategy, Mavenir Systems
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Newfield Communications was acquired by Tektronix Communications late last year, and Newfield's CEO Marc Bensadoun talked with RCR at Super Mobiltiy Week about the company's integration with Tektronix, its offerings and the trends driving the market, including voice over LTE.
Newfield focuses on geoanalytics, and...
Reports strong August customer growth
T-Mobile US called upon unlicensed spectrum to power its latest “Un-carrier” move, announcing full support for Wi-Fi calling and messaging, an in-home picocell and a partnership with in-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo. The latest round of official “Un-carrier” announcements would be...
LAS VEGAS — Now that LTE deployments have become nearly ubiquitous among the nation’s larger operators, the next challenge for operators is how to drive more revenues from those deployments. Having spent billions of dollars in acquiring the necessary wireless spectrum and costs associated with...
In announcing its latest iPhone iterations, Apple has yet again shown its unique influence over the competitive landscape for wireless carriers.
Apple said the iPhone 6 (4.7-inch screen) and 6 Plus (5.5-inch screen) would be available beginning Sept. 19, and supported by all carriers that...
Support continues to roll in for the mobile telecommunications industry’s move toward virtualization, with the latest coming from Radisys. The company said it will begin offering support for Intel’s fourth-generation Core processor technology across its x86 product portfolio to meet growing processor demands from...
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Successful monetization of the machine-to-machine market will take more than just connected devices working in harmony. It will require carriers...
