| Satellite frequencies could become the next 700 MHz band
18/06/2010
The FCC is taking steps that could turn mobile satellite service spectrum into what is effectively another terrestrial cellular band available for use by any carrier for a 3G and 4G mobile broadband services. The FCC’s newly created spectrum task force today said it would recommend to the Commission that it lift the remaining restrictions from the MSS bands that hinder its full use in terrestrial... |
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| If HSPA can have a plus, why not WiMax?
17/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Some of WiMax’s leading operators want their chosen technology to have a bit more zing. This week at the WiMax Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam they presented their proposal for WiMax-Enhanced, an upgrade to current WiMax infrastructure... |
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| SkyFiber revives optical wireless
16/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Free space optics never amounted to much in the telecom industry, flashing briefly in the portfolio of Terabeam Wireless before falling to the wayside like so many other broadband wireless technologies in the last decade. But a company... |
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| T-Mobile expanding `4G` to cover 75M pops
16/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room T-Mobile (NYSE:DT) today announced it is expanding its high-speed packet access plus network outside of the Northeast, covering 15 new large- and mid-sized cities throughout the country to create a footprint encompassing 75 million people... |
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| IBM Tivoli mobile push centers on ‘passive’ cell site management
16/06/2010
IBM today detailed its focus on deliver management platforms and consoles for mobile networks, using the opening of a new software lab as the launch pad. More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Of particular interest amongst the announcements is the creation of a new... |
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| Ericsson claims to hold a quarter of all LTE patents
11/06/2010
By its own calculations, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has 25% of the essential patents key to the development of long-term evolution networks and devices, making the Swedish vendor the single largest intellectual property holder in LTE. Those numbers contradict a recent survey of patent holdings conducted by Informa, which estimated Ericsson was much lower in the intellectual property rights pecking... |
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| Redknee helping operators manage bill shock, monetize mobile data
10/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Transparent billing is becoming more necessary for mobile operators, as customers and regulatory agencies take increased action against “bill shock.” And as operators look for ways to better manage bills, there are opportunities to also... |
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| iPad making operators think outside the box
09/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room It seems some leading operators are truly embracing, rather than fearing, their over-the-top brethren. With 3G and 4G services for devices becoming more of a reality than hype, mobile network operators are starting to see the possibilities... |
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| Will mobile video chat ripen with Apple’s help?
09/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Mobile video chat was already a commercially available application before this week’s launch of Apple’s iPhone 4, but as the iPhone has done for so many other apps, the latest version of the device stands to dramatically raise the profile... |
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| Empirix acquisition continues move down mobile path
08/06/2010
More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room Service quality assurance and monitoring vendor Empirix this week acquired Mutina Technology, an Italy-based vendor of network monitoring tools for mobile broadband and IP core networks. Empirix began... |
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