VoLTE

The new offering will enable the telco to improve quality of mobile service in the two markets U.K.-based mobile operator Vodafone announced plans to deploy voice-over-LTE technology in Italy and …

China Telecom expects its FDD-LTE technology to cover 95% of China’s population by year end Chinese mobile telephony operator China Telecom aims to provide LTE coverage to 95% of the …

1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, …

The big news of the week, of course, was Keysight Technologies’ announcement that it will purchase Anite for $606 million. Read more on that transaction, expected to close this fall, …

In one of the first public views of how voice over LTE is performing in live networks, P3 Communications released VoLTE benchmarking results, which reflected good performance across all of the …

With over 260 live LTE networks today and another 87 expected to go live this year (GSM Association, 2014), LTE will soon become the dominant technology in many countries. As …

One of the biggest challenges facing communications service providers today is how to best monetize mobile data and avoid data becoming a commodity. To do so effectively, CSPs need to …

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Daniel Kurgan, CEO of BICS, about the company’s current strategy and his view of the opportunities and risks in the markets the company addresses. …

Verizon Wireless said CDMA to continue supporting IoT, connected devices While LTE is the network of now and the future at Verizon Wireless, the carrier expects to continue supporting its …

At the risk of revealing my true age, I can remember how cool I thought it would be to have a camera on the first mobile phone I purchased 10-plus …

VoLTE deployment runs across VMware NFV platform VMware reported that its VCloud for NFV platform has been deployed by Vodafone Germany to support voice-over-LTE services. VMware said its platform is supporting virtual …

LTE-A, VoLTE likely to hit Taiwan in 2016 Taiwan’s main mobile telephony operators launched LTE services in May 2014, and by the end of the first quarter of 2015, nearly …

  Current state of 5G trends What is “5G?” Many organizations and entities with a stake in the outcome are attempting to answer that question. A useful example is the …

Sprint, Boingo Wi-Fi deal to provide seamless connections at 35 locations Sprint continues to push its Wi-Fi agenda, announcing a deal to offer customers access to Boingo Wireless’ cadre of …

Network engineering and testing company P3 Communications is in the midst of drive-testing Voice over LTE implementations by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US in the Washington, D.C. area, as part …

DEL MAR, Calif. – The continued evolution of LTE is providing fertile ground for the testing industry, and features including carrier aggregation and Voice over LTE were the focus of …

OpenCloud touts “the power of open.” Being open is an important concept, but is not necessarily a new topic. Consider the context in which “open” plays a role in this …

Is virtualized VoLTE the answer to fighting OTT challengers? It’s quite clear that mobile telecommunication operators are being redefined by LTE and the transition to all-IP communications. The transition of telephony …

MVNO FreedomPop unveils app to solve cellular/Wi-Fi handoff challenge FreedomPop continues to enhance its mobile virtual network operator-based service, this week launching its Premium Voice technology that it claims solves …

The future really is in the palm of your hand. Mobile is everything, and today mobile is at the core of communication between businesses and consumers. In today’s 24/7 always-on …

Ericsson notes NFV, cloud conversations beginning, biz models set for fundamental change ATLANTA – The virtualization revolution that is hitting the mobile industry’s largest operators is not lost on smaller …

Demo tapped Huawei’s NFV platform to virtualized VoLTE The virtualization of mobile services continues to gain steam as Huawei, a Chinese equipment vendor said it has successfully demonstrated a virtualized …

Napatech focuses on addressing network management and security challenges caused by nonstop growth in mobile data traffic and the implications to cloud computing, mobility and big data analysis. As LTE …

Mobile operators expanding their voice over LTE services in 2015 want to make sure it’s not a replay of the massive LTE data outages that plagued the industry from 2011 …

Vodafone over the past weekend announced the first commercial voice over LTE service in Germany, and plans to roll out VoLTE in the U.K. this summer. The operator demonstrated the first live VoLTE call …