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NTCA CEO Bloomfield’s Call to Arms

Shirley Bloomfield tells rural operators to stop being so polite and work together to create some angst at the FCC about its proposed rule making. ...More
March 14, 2012 By Tim McElligott
Posted in Articles
House Committee Passes FCC Bills

The bills aim to consolidate reporting requirements at the FCC and improve consistency, predictability and transparency at the agency. ...More
March 6, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
WiROI Tool Calculates Costs of Data Offloading

The new WiROI Tool from Wireless 20/20 enables MNOs to analyze the conditions where Wi-Fi deployment can help the most, determine the investment required, and optimize the configuration of the Wi-Fi offload network to maximize ROI. ...More
January 30, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Revenue Management, Service & Network Management
Pension Costs, iPhone Weigh on Verizon's Bottom Line

But operating revenues climbed thanks to continued growth at Verizon Wireless. ...More
January 24, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Sandvine Deploys Policy Control in 3 Networks

North American wireless network operators BendBroadband, FRC/The Blue Zone and Main Street Broadband are all making use of Sandvine's Network Policy Control solutions. ...More
January 24, 2012
Posted in News, Service & Network Management, Service Creation & Delivery
Second Generation Policy & Charging Reopens the World of Opportunity

It may be melodramatic to say mobile operators must seize the mantle of Steve Jobs, but it's true. His mantle was innovation and simplicity. It also was to be first. The challenge for operators in this new year is to be first. Time-to-market has become the new battle cry. ...More
January 23, 2012
Posted in Reports, Billing, Service & Network Management
Bharti Airtel, Nokia Siemens Extend Managed-Services Deal

Under the five-year contract, NSN will manage and maintain Bharti's 3G and GSM networks as well as iWAN (internet Wireless Access Network), the operator’s enterprise broadband service. ...More
January 19, 2012
Posted in News, Service Creation & Delivery
Windstream Begins Broadband Construction in Oklahoma

Windstream asserted that nationally it was the largest recipient of broadband stimulus grants awarded on a competitive basis by the Rural Utilities Service, the agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...More
January 19, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Clearwire, China Mobile Collaborate on TD-LTE Testing

Starting this month, China Mobile, Clearwire and other operators will set up 4G mobile broadband labs to help foster the development of TD-LTE technology. ...More
January 17, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Kcell Deploys Comptel Provisioning/Activation Product

Kcell, which offers mobile-based voice and broadband services to more than 7 million people in Kazakhstan, replaced its legacy system to improve its performance and save costs. ...More
January 17, 2012
Posted in News, Revenue Management