Three of the big four vendors have signed up to a pilot scheme led by Freshwave, pitched as ‘the first small cell network in the UK capable of hosting all four mobile network operators from day one.’
UK operator EE has built 200 new small cells across its network to boost 4G coverage in Leeds, London and Manchester, with hundreds more promised over the next 18 months.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 has announced the launch of a couple of new small cell solutions, which are pretty simple ideas when you think about it.
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’.
SON specialist CCS is teaming up with managed services provider Luminet to roll out a small cell backhaul and enterprise network across London.
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).
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.
Newly-enlarged networking vendor Nokia has decided to beat the Mobile World Congress rush with four product launches this week.
Korean tech giants SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting the development of millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology.
Ericsson has announced its Radio Dot small cells have been used by China Telecom to boost indoor LTE coverage in Zhejiang and Guangdong.
Swedish networking giant Ericsson has announced the first commercial implementation of FDD/TDD carrier aggregation (CA) on Vodafone’s network in Portugal.
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.
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.
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 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.
