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When entering a new place – restaurant, gym, home or other location – it’s just a matter of time before someone asks for the Wi-Fi password. It’s becoming commonplace for …

To solve the problem of poor indoor coverage, service providers and enterprise IT managers are increasingly relying on denser nodes of faster wireless technologies, leveraging the latest developments in small …

New service combines LTE and Wi-Fi technologies South Korean mobile telephony operator KT announced it will commercialize the world’s fastest mobile network, branded GiGA LTE, which combines LTE networks with Wi-Fi …

Microsoft Wi-Fi will include 10M hot spots in 130 countries It looks like Microsoft may have accidentally leaked details of a planned worldwide Wi-Fi network reportedly comprised of some 10 …

MVNO looks to hit nearly 1M customers by year end Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop said it has scored $30 million in financing in a move to boost growth and …

Promise of increased spectral efficiency with LTE-U small cell deployments is balanced with potential for Wi-Fi interference WASHINGTON – Earlier this week federal regulators solicited input from telecom stakeholders regarding …

Small cells in transition to opex-based operations As more people use their mobile devices in the workplace, there is an opportunity for the mobile operators to offer cloud and mobile …

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This year has been predicted to be the year of the small cell, which should come as no surprise – there have been similar predictions for several years. There are, however, indications that …

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 …

Wi-Fi can be a welcome relief for networks that are overwhelmed by mobile data traffic, and some mobile network operators are exploring carrier-driven Wi-Fi offload. Moving a user off the …

As the world’s largest maker of switches and routers prepares for a change in leadership after 20 years, the company is upping its game in three of the hottest areas …

Canadian Parliament is considering so-called right to know legislation WASHINGTON – Despite a preponderance of scientific evidence, there are still pockets of people holding onto the notion that radio frequency energy could …

That’s possibly the trickiest Wi-Fi industry question to answer right now. I’ve long held that Wi-Fi is the only technology that can keep pace with the free-falling (and unstoppable) price/performance …

Council Bluffs, Iowa, is rolling out free municipal Wi-Fi WASHINGTON – Council Bluffs, Iowa, could soon become one of the first cities in the country to offer free Wi-Fi Internet …

Lawyer: Berkeley ordinance violates the First Amendment WASHINGTON – A major telecom lobbying group has filed suit to strike down a Berkeley, Calif., city ordinance that requires retailers to warn …

Heterogeneous network support from Birdstep Birdstep today announced enhancements to its existing SmartANALYTICS portfolio in support of heterogeneous mobile networks. Building on its existing data-collection platform, the enhancements are focused …

If you knew the real journey a mobile application makes from where you are standing to the application server, you would find it hard to believe that the entire mobile …

Prototype uses Wi-Fi for power without detracting from data throughput With an eye on Internet of Things applications, a research team at the University of Washington Seattle’s Sensor Systems Labs …

A new report from ABI Research concludes that the adoption of LTE is driving the market for network monitoring and optimization, and the market’s size will reach more than $40 billion …

Coalition of lobbying and industry groups sent a letter in support of the pending Wi-Fi Innovation Act WASHINGTON – Telecommunications lobbying groups want federal lawmakers to open up unlicensed spectrum …

TWC partnered with Boingo and others to grow Wi-Fi network as cable companies add value for subscribers In the mobile age, demand for Wi-Fi access is showing no signs of …

As mobile subscribers bring more bandwidth-hungry devices into public venues, offices and schools, makers of Wi-Fi network equipment are helping service providers find new ways to monetize Wi-Fi. Ruckus Wireless …

Japanese operator currently counts 400,000 Wi-Fi sites throughout the country Japanese mobile telephony operator Softbank Mobile has made available its nationwide Wi-Fi network for visitors to Japan. The operator plans …

For enterprises in all industries, reliable wireless local area network connectivity is table stakes. It’s the backbone that delivers true mobility and, ultimately, worker productivity. But does your WLAN really drive …