A Q&A with CommScope on network densification for the transition from LTE to 5G As U.S operators light up 5G services in select markets this year,
AT&T to launch mobile 5G in 12 markets by year-end During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona when RCR Wireless News last spoke to Gordon Mansfield, AT&T’s vice
Hudson Fiber Network deal adds metro optical networks to ExteNet holdings ExteNet Systems co-founder and 16-year CEO Ross Manire announced his retirement on Sept. 4; he
Strong demand in India contributes to Ciena revenue growth Ciena reported its third quarter financials this week and strong growth in the APAC region, along with
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Categories Carriers, Fiber, Network Infrastructure, Nokia, optical transport network, Proximus, routers
Proximus makes major investment in transport network upgrade
Belgian operator partnered with Nokia on transport network modernization As operators enhance their networks to keep up with increasing demand for mobile data capacity, considerable attention
Fiber is the workhorse of today’s global network infrastructure. But what do you do when fiber is just not an option? Ciena’s Brian Lavallée details
In move to connected everything, still “significant gap in infrastructure,” SQUAN exec says New Jersey-based network infrastructure design/build firm SQUAN today announced that John Ferrara will
As the global network infrastructure is tasked with maintaining pace with voracious bandwidth demands that continue to rise exponentially, fiber optic wireline networks are often
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Categories 5 GHz, Fiber, Network Infrastructure, rural broadband, TV white spaces, USDA, wireless broadband
USDA puts up $97 million for rural broadband in 11 states
U.S. Department of Agriculture program provides loans and grants for a dozen rural broadband projects The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a dozen projects in
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Categories 5G, Americas, Business, Carriers, commscope, DAS (IBWtech), Fiber, financial results, FirstNet, HetNet News
Commscope sees benefits from NA partnerships despite impacts in margins
Commscope also highlighted the firm is well-positioned to capture business opportunities in the 5G field Commscope expects to see future benefits from partnerships with large North
Hub home provides fixed wireless to nearby residences Regional carrier C Spire, which is headquartered in Ridgeland, Miss., provides a variety of cellular and broadband services
How far we have come from two-wire analog Plain Old Telephone Systems (POTS) lines to modern methods of communications. While two-wire POTS lines have mostly
CommScope highlights fiber fundamentals
New ebook hits on multiplexing, PON, business cases and other key aspects of fiber deployment Whether its used for metro capacity, backhaul or inside a building,
Corning commercializes SD-LAN solution after year of trials Local area networks (LANs) are key to the operation of business-critical in-building systems, including Wi-Fi, point of sale
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Categories 5G, Carriers, colocation, Crown Castle, data centers, edge computing, Fiber, Network Infrastructure, Vapor IO
Edge data centers need three things: Equipment housing, real estate and fiber
Vapor IO working with Crown Castle to deploy edge data centers Large, centralized data centers house the racks, servers and other hardware needed to support cloud