Wireless Networks

Why Wireless Millimeter Wave Radios Will Fuel the Coming Microcell Boom

February 19, 2013 10:29 am | by Tom Kurian, President, Renaissance Electronics. | Articles | Comments

With proliferation of micro and picocell base station installations, wireless millimeter wave radios are being used to solve backhaul connectivity challenges. As carriers continue to roll out LTE networks to meet the overwhelming demand...

Are HetNets the Answer?

July 31, 2012 11:49 am | by Elliot Drucker | Articles | Comments

Integration 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.

Q & A: SBA’s Top Exec on the Industry, Mergers and Growth

July 30, 2012 9:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

SBA 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.

New VSS Solutions Increase Network Visibility

July 24, 2012 5:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

VSS Monitoring is aiming to make more of the network visible with a suite of network appliances and software that use a new network layer.

TD-LTE: Ready for Liftoff

March 14, 2012 12:48 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

With China Mobile sent back to the bench, does that mean TD-LTE is out of the running? Not by a long shot.

Sprint Said to Nix LightSquared Network Deal

March 7, 2012 7:01 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint is reportedly planning to end its network sharing agreement with LightSquared as early as next week...

The ABCs of Capacity: Add Sectors, Boost Backhaul and Condense Cells

March 6, 2012 7:09 pm | by Stephen C. King, 3M | Articles | Comments

Mobile device manufacturers are churning out products that can squeeze more and more bits per hertz from the spectrum, and consumers are buying them by the millions, often resulting in overloaded networks and sluggish or interrupted service.

FCC Puts Dish LTE On Ice

March 5, 2012 7:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC cleared Dish Network's satellite spectrum acquisition Friday but put the company's wireless plans on the back burner...

FCC to Vote on 700 MHz Interoperability, MSS

March 1, 2012 6:54 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Small wireless operators whose LTE services can't roam onto the networks of national providers because of interoperability problems...

Former Nextel Exec Rumored as New LightSquared CEO

March 1, 2012 6:52 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

LightSquared may hire the former head of Nextel as its new CEO while it tries to turn around its LTE plans...

MWC: Networks Get Ready for Data Traffic

March 1, 2012 6:50 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Expectations are high for even more growth in mobile data traffic, and keynote speakers said they're proponents of open network standards as opposed to closed.

Cisco Preps Next-Gen Wi-Fi Hotspots

February 28, 2012 11:36 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Cisco took aim at the burgeoning small cell market today with a new generation of hotspots that will bring a cellular-type roaming experience to Wi-Fi.

Verizon Exec: No ROI on 3G Investment

February 28, 2012 6:43 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Verizon Wireless doesn't expect to recoup future investments in its 3G network and is pushing to move customers over to its more efficient LTE service...

NSN Chief Shares High Expectations for LTE & NSN's Share of It

February 27, 2012 7:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

If you were ever wondering what was left of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) after a series of divestitures and acquisitions, the company's CEO let it be known at MWC Sunday evening...

More Trouble for LightSquared: Layoffs Reported

February 22, 2012 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

LightSquared is showing more signs of distress in the wake of the FCC's decision to block its wireless network.

Ericsson Boosts HetNet Offering with BelAir Acquisition

February 21, 2012 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Ericsson is buying Canadian Wi-Fi specialist BelAir Networks as part of a move to develop telecommunications equipment that integrates both Wi-Fi and cellular technologies.

AT & T Pressures FCC on Dish Buildout

February 21, 2012 7:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

AT&T continues to pressure the FCC to force Dish into rapid buildout requirements for its planned mobile broadband network...

LightSquared Misses $56M Inmarsat Payment

February 21, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

LightSquared has withheld a $56.25 million payment to Inmarsat for use of the London-based company's L-band satellite spectrum.

U.S. Cellular Plans New 14 State LTE Launch

February 17, 2012 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

U.S. Cellular pulled back the curtain on its new LTE markets yesterday with a round of deployments to span cities in 14 states.

LightSquared's Options Few in Wake of FCC Block

February 16, 2012 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC's decision to block LightSquared from launching its network leaves it with few options, and the company has yet to give a clear answer...

End of the Road for LightSquared?

February 15, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC has hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for LightSquared's LTE plans.

JAB Broadband Advances Network Upgrade

February 15, 2012 7:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

One of the country's largest wireless Internet service providers is upgrading more than 200 towers with new backhaul equipment as part of a large-scale network upgrade project.