Articles
4G Backhaul a Work in Progress
August 6, 2012 6:00 am | by Andy Walker, Ciena | CommentsThe benefits of new packet transport backhaul technologies like carrier ethernet have gained relatively widespread acceptance at this point; however, many operators are unsure about how they can make the transition to next-generation backhaul a smooth one.
WPC Charges Forward with Qi Standard
August 1, 2012 10:25 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsWireless Week spoke with the Wireless Power Consortium's Chairman Menno Treffers for a progress report on the Qi wireless charging standard.
Internet Protocol Makes Life Easier
July 31, 2012 11:53 am | by Andrew M. Seybold | CommentsSwitches are being replaced by routers en masse, but is the deployment and management of IP-based wireless networks really easier?
Are HetNets the Answer?
July 31, 2012 11:49 am | by Elliot Drucker | CommentsIntegration of small cells into the “macro” network could be more effective than even Wi-Fi offload in solving the problem of data traffic outstripping increases in available spectrum.
Increasing Spectrum Piecemeal with LTE
July 31, 2012 11:42 am | by Keith Mallinson | CommentsCellular roaming was a relatively straightforward proposition for quite some time, but LTE and the myriad bands upon which it is being deployed have made the next-generation of roaming a much more complicated proposition.
Cash Isn’t King in the Mobile Wallet
July 31, 2012 11:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsCash might not be the reigning monarch in the mobile wallet, but it’s not clear who is as operators fight to create the winning solution.
Reimagining Data and Content in an All-IP World
July 31, 2012 11:23 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsThe move to an all-IP world is changing the way everyone, from carriers to consumers to content providers, thinks about data.
Verizon's AWS Trump Card
July 31, 2012 11:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsAs the clock winds down on the FCC's review, here's an overview of what's happened so far with Verizon's industry-changing acquisition of AWS spectrum, and what its competitors have to say about it.
Leveling the Playing Field: the Rural iPhone
July 31, 2012 11:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsThe arrival of the iPhone at regional providers is helping them compete with larger operators.
Q & A: SBA’s Top Exec on the Industry, Mergers and Growth
July 30, 2012 9:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsSBA Communications President and CEO Jeff Stoops sits down with Wireless Week to talk strategy, the state of the industry and whether recent legislation is actually helping towers get built faster.
Small Cell Economics and the Future of Mobile Broadband Services
June 22, 2012 10:31 am | by Venkat Sundaresan (Cavium) | CommentsThe extreme popularity of smart phones posed enough of a problem, but now network operators must confront the arrival of tablets, ultra books and increasingly mobile work forces from enterprises large and small, as illustrated by the “BYOD” (bring your own device) trend.
LTE Interoperability: the Fix Regional Carriers Count On
June 1, 2012 1:44 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsRegional operators are struggling to find equipment and devices for LTE compatible with their spectrum. Interoperability could change that.
Pushable Fiber: Savings in DAS and Cellular Backhaul
May 31, 2012 8:40 am | by Johnny Hill, Clearfield | CommentsDAS is an exciting technology that replaces a single high powered attenna with an array of lower powered antennas covering the same area.
Mobile Security: Stopping the Threat at the Source
May 30, 2012 7:15 am | by Doug Miller, Nominum | CommentsAs epidemics go, or for that matter, pandemics – the spread of Bird Flu has nothing on the huge security threats looming for mobile networks and mobile subscribers.
Review: HTC One X Reveals Refined ‘Bloatware’ Strategies
May 25, 2012 6:21 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsAlso called "crapware" or "bloatware,” pre installed software on Android phones can come across as tacky advertising, cluttering up the home screen on a shiny new gadget. Some of those apps and widgets are laughable, some are helpful and some
