Vodafone first to take advantage of spectrum sharing rules
Vodafone has announced it has entered into a three-year agreement with StrattoOpencell to share the use of it 2.6 GHz spectrum assets to deliver connectivity in Devon.
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Verizon sues City of Rochester over 5G fees
US telco Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the City of Rochester, suggesting a newly created telecommunications code violates federal law and the maximum fees telcos can be charged.
Appeals court halts FCC red-tape cutting quest
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has put the brakes on FCC attempts to reduce bureaucracy surrounding small cell deployment in the US.
Ericsson Dots down for some 5G noise
If we’re not complaining about poor signal in the middle of a farmers field, it’s the disastrous indoor coverage, but Ericsson is moving to soothe the masses.
Techies like comics so we’ll call it SpiderCloud – Sprint
You can almost imagine a couple of marketing executives congratulating themselves with a kale smoothie as they came with this idea to market small cells to enterprise customers.
Ericsson shows the small (cell) ideas are sometimes the best ones
Ericsson has announced the launch of a couple of new small cell solutions, which are pretty simple ideas when you think about it.
Ericsson scores quick win with Chelsea FC wifi partnership
Ericsson has announced the continuation of its partnership with Chelsea FC, focusing more on an area which it has dubbed ‘Small Cell-as-a-Service’.
CCS and Luminet collaborate on 1 Gbps London small cell backhaul deployment
SON specialist CCS is teaming up with managed services provider Luminet to roll out a small cell backhaul and enterprise network across London.
Samsung and Qualcomm announce LTE-U small cell collaboration
Electronics giant Samsung has announced it is collaborating with mobile chip leader Qualcomm to develop small cells designed to boost LTE via unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U).
Viper small cell platform launched by ip.access to exploit 3.5 GHz band for LTE
UK small cell specialist ip.access has launched its Viper platform, which is designed to make the unlicensed 3.5 GHz band available to operators of all types.
Nokia gets its MWC launches in early
Newly-enlarged networking vendor Nokia has decided to beat the Mobile World Congress rush with four product launches this week.
SK Telecom and Samsung collaborate on mmWave development
Korean tech giants SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting the development of millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology.
China Telecom and Ericsson collaborate on small cells
Ericsson has announced its Radio Dot small cells have been used by China Telecom to boost indoor LTE coverage in Zhejiang and Guangdong.
Vodafone and Ericsson roll out first commercial FDD/TDD carrier aggregation in Portugal
Swedish networking giant Ericsson has announced the first commercial implementation of FDD/TDD carrier aggregation (CA) on Vodafone’s network in Portugal.
Qualcomm launches MuLTEfire unlicensed LTE initiative
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has quietly taken the wraps off a new LTE-based technology that it claims combines LTE-like performance with wifi-like simplicity.
Small Cell Forum announces Release 5.1 with support for small cell virtualization
The Small Cell Forum industry group has released version 5.1 of its small cell standard, which focuses on the technical and commercial analysis of virtualization options, along with their respective costs and benefits.
Ericsson adds unlicensed spectrum support to small cells
Swedish network giant Ericsson continued its small cell crusade with the announcement of license assisted access (LAA) to its small cell portfolio. This LTE technology allows users to tap into unlicensed spectrum, typically used by wifi, to augment their cellular performance.
Vodafone, JCDecaux sign global small-cell deployment deal
Vodafone and outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux have signed an agreement for a global small-cell roll-out. Under the deal, small-cells will be deployed on street furniture and billboards in order to improve network performance primarily in urban vicinities.
China Mobile deploys LTE small cell backhaul
Chinese operator China Mobile has deployed a self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system in its LTE network to provide improved coverage and capacity to subscribers in densely populated urban areas.
Qualcomm acquires stake in Alcatel-Lucent; forges R&D partnership
Chip maker Qualcomm has struck an R&D partnership with infrastructure vendor Alcatel-Lucent as well as acquiring a stake in the equipment manufacturer.
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