Find out how iBwave simplifies this convergence for a better user experience at MWC 2016 (Hall 7 Stand 7C1) iBwave is excited to showcase its latest offering at Mobile World Congress 2016: iBwave Release 7, a complete suite of innovative software to plan, design and...

Verizon is purchasing XO Communications’ fiber-optic network business in a roughly $1.8 billion deal that’s expected to close during the first half of 2017. The transaction would provide Verizon with access to XO’s fiber-based IP andEthernet networks, “helping to...

Mobile networks will be in good shape for spectrum for the foreseeable future if Senators John Thune (R, S. Dakota) and Bill Nelson (D, Florida) pass their MOBILE Now Act in anything close to its present draft form. The overall quantity of spectrum the bill seeks to...

The report projects that investments in carrier WiFi, DAS, and C-RAN will rise at an unprecedented pace through the current year. By the end of 2016, it is expected that investments in these three technologies will collectively account for US$13 bn.

Competition is rife between different mobile carriers when it comes to the kind of data plans on offer, and customers have never had it this good to date. The spotlight falls on Verizon today, and if you can remember, December last year was when Verizon ran a...

New features reduce time and cost for rolling out combined cellular and WiFi networks across indoor and outdoor metropolitan environments

How real is the market for enterprise DAS? The companies that make and market distributed antenna systems know they need to convince enterprises to finance their own in-building systems instead of waiting for the wireless carriers to pay. But success has come slowly,...

Turns out that the 400 miles of data cable, 12,000 network ports, 1,300 WiFi access points, 1,200 Bluetooth beacons, and 40 Gb/s of available bandwidth at Levi’s Stadium did a good job of helping fans stay connected at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.

We now have data totals in from all four of the major U.S. cellular carriers, and at Sunday’s Super Bowl 50, fans combined to use 15.9 terabytes of data on the networks in and directly around Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

While taking a walk down San Francisco’s central Market Street, Verizon executive director Phillip French highlighted the improvements that the cellular provider has made to its network to prepare for the upcoming Super Bowl.

Analysis The vast cost of keeping up with demand for mobile data is intensifying the pressure on mobile operators’ capex budgets and accelerating their moves to improve their infrastructure cost base. Major agreements to share passive and active cell site equipment...

It's no secret that a significant amount of attention and interest has been paid to wireless network speeds in the United States and globally. And LTE networks clearly provide faster download speeds than 3G networks. While there's ample interest in wireless network...

The in-building wireless technology is a combination of services, networks, and products that are installed for unified and consistent indoor coverage. The in-building wireless communication technology permits the distribution of cellular, long-term-evolution (LTE)...

More than 75,000 football fans are expected to descend on the San Francisco metropolitan area for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. To keep up with the expected demand for LTE capacity, Verizon Communications and AT&T made numerous infrastructure upgrades to accommodate the...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, the Mobile Backhaul Transport market,...

The role of wireless operators in the Internet of Things (IoT) is at an interesting stage in its evolution. On one hand, IoT markets -- such as the manufacturing and automotive industries -- are maturing and operators are considering how best to deploy third-party...

Carriers are putting much of their capital resources into cell sites, as opposed to the large, single-purpose towersJanuary 19, 2016 LOS ANGELES—As we’ve been reporting in the pages of Digital Radio Update, the big four carriers, and others, are emphasizing small cell...

Driven by the thriving ecosystem, we expect small cell, carrier WiFi, C-RAN and DAS networks to account for over 80% of all mobile data traffic by the end of 2020, while overall spending on HetNet infrastructure is expected to reach $40 Billion annually during the...

New Yorkers can now enjoy blazing fast free public Wi-Fi. The first LinkNYC public Wi-Fi kiosks are now active on Third Avenue in the Big Apple. The 300 Mbps capability is approximately 10 times faster than the average U.S. home Internet connection. The project, which...

Ranplan enhances WiFi and cellular planning for indoor and outdoor networks Mobile operators integrate WiFi to deliver increased capacity 14 January 2016: With mobile operators embracing WiFi to deliver coverage and capacity for the enterprise market, both indoor and...