Service Providers are looking to use network functions virtualization (NFV) to build dynamic, virtualized networks with application and content awareness so they can deliver new and innovative services to subscribers, who are changing how they use connectivity services.
F5 technologies deliver the necessary application-layer intelligence,...
Convergence in telecommunications is blurring the traditional lines between competitors and collaborators. Communications service providers today face not only traditional foes, but also new
The role of communications service providers and the world in which they operate have changed a lot in the last decade. Ten years ago, CSPs were primarily operating large, proprietary networks to deliver
Politics is a 24/7 proposition, but every four years politics takes on a more significant tint thanks to the presidential elections. Most found the 2008 election season to be the first that really began to include mobility as a core outlet for voters and...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Wavion Ltd. updated its outdoor W-Fi offloading solution designed for wireless service providers facing congested networks in urban areas. The company's WBSn (Wavion Base Station based on the 802.11n standard) combines spatially adaptive two-way Beamforming technology with the latest 802.11n standard and 3x3:3 MIMO...
embed video code: PHOENIX – Mike Golden, CEO of Sedona, Ariz.-based research group Gigaband Networks Inc., is in a joint partnership with the Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering to make his dream service a reality – and it’s growing...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
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.My last three columns explored the wave of consolidation that is washing over the wireless industry and...
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 my last column, “Navigating consolidation in the network equipment industry,” I discussed consolidation in the global...
AT&T Mobility took last place in Consumer Reports' annual survey of wireless service providers. The carrier has worked extensively to try to better its networks amid claims that its traffic has increased 5,000% in three years. Nevertheless, the No. 2 carrier received “worse” scores...
CHICAGO—Wireless operators have the opportunity with next-generation networks and services to partner with over-the-top providers in new ways to make “a heck of a lot of money,” Sanjay Beri, VP and GM at Juniper Networks, told the 4G World audience at today's keynote speech.Delivering...
Like it or not, nontraditional communications service providers are going to have to comply with federal regulatory laws like digital wiretapping as people increasingly communicate via the Internet. The challenge will be how to balance legitimate privacy concerns with legitimate public-safety needs and the...
L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) said it purchased some assets of inCode's Strategy and Technology Group in an effort to help service providers as their businesses transform.About 45 consultants in the United States and Canada will become Ericsson employees. Ericsson also will gain inCode's existing contracts,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
The Federal Communications Commission is being flooded with comments regarding its Further Notice of Proposed RuleMaking on plans to change rules around utility pole attachments, which among other things tries to bring the cost for telecommunications service providers to attach equipment to utility poles...
Synchronoss Technologies Inc. has acquired FusionOne Inc. for $40 million in order to expand its business offerings for wireless service providers. Synchronoss provides transaction management software, including order provisioning and management services, while FusionOne provides software to help operators transfer customer content and synchronization...
US telecom giant AT&T is learnt to have approached public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for investing in the Indian behemoth to re-enter the world’s fastest-growing telecom market. http://budurl.com/rcr04
US telecom giant AT&T is learnt to have approached public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for investing in the Indian behemoth to re-enter the world’s fastest-growing telecom market. http://budurl.com/rcr04
The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of this year.
There were no changes in rankings among the top 10 carriers, and AT&T Mobility continued to top...
The first criminal conviction of an international prepaid mobile-phone trafficker was announced by U.S. officials in Houston, news that again highlights a growing problem of global proportions for wireless. Indeed, the issue has already triggered numerous lawsuits by a number of U.S. wireless service...
Trango Broadband Wireless said it won a five-year contract with the U.S. General Services Administration. Being awarded a GSA contract streamlines the process for various government agencies that use Trango products.The value of the contract was not announced.Specifically, Trango will offer point-to-point licensed and...
The Federal Communications Commission launched an inquiry into the growing problem of fraudulent 911 calls from cellphones no longer affiliated with mobile phone service providers, a dilemma that is diverting public safety resources away from citizens facing actual emergencies. "We all know that people...
A federal appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission's new enhanced 911 location accuracy rule from going into effect, possibly setting the stage for the court to overturn the agency's 2007 decision.The Rural Cellular Association and T-Mobile USA Inc. challenged on substantive and procedural...
