The biggest news story in telecom this week was AT&T's move to acquire DirecTV, but while that deal works its way through regulatory approval, a new technology will be coming to a town near you: Voice over LTE (VoLTE). Verizon and SingTel announced VoLTE service this week, adding to recent announcements from AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, and MTS. Verizon also leveraged its AWS spectrum to launch double-bandwidth XLTE service and ramped up its healthcare offering with new data centers and cloud services. Valencia, Spain and Kansas City, Missouri will be getting smarter thanks to some innovative work with communications service providers. In Spain, Telefonica is deploying its smart city platform, which centralizes municipal information. Across the pond in Missouri, Cisco is building out a municipal network and developing a "living lab" in downtown Kansas City. Wearables are hot, but is it all hype? ABI Research says the market will grow to $19 billion by 2019, but a single device - the Fitbit - accounts for nearly half of the market today, and flagship companies like Nike are beginning to drop support for their wearable devices. Best, Jesse CrydermanSenior Editor |
5/22/2014 Telefónica to Connect Valencia, Spain Through its Smart City Platform
Valencia will be the first Spanish city to centralize all of its municipal information through a smart city technological solution.
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5/22/2014 Sprint Extends Network Alliance with NTELOS
The alliance will expand 4G LTE coverage for Sprint customers and provide nTelos with access to Sprint's tri-band spectrum.
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5/22/2014 ADVA and HEAnet Demo SDN Controlled 4K Video Services
ADVA says its FSP 3000 ROADM technology delivers ultimate network flexibility.
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5/22/2014 Verizon Expands Healthcare Offering with New Data Centers, Cloud Services
Verizon is expanding its healthcare related services footprint with HIPAA-compliant security protection measures to bolster infrastructure for sharing electronic health records, information.
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5/22/2014 Telenor Taps Nokia for Five-Year Technology and Support Contract
Global framework agreement covers 2G, 3G, 4G technologies and support services.
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5/22/2014 Cisco Helps Kansas City Get Smart
Kansas City leaders are exploring new opportunities to build out a city network, enhance citizen engagement, and develop a "living lab" in the city's innovation district under Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities program.
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5/22/2014 Oracle, Imagination Collaborate on Internet of Things
Collaboration includes Java support for 32-bit and 64-bit MIPS architectures spanning embedded to networking and beyond.
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5/21/2014 Bouygues Telecom Launching VoLTE With Ericsson
VoLTE will offer HD voice call quality, shorter call set-up times and video calling for Bouygues Telecom's customers.
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5/21/2014 Infonetics: VoLTE Driving Growth in VoIP, IMS Markets
According to the latest from Infonetics, VoLTE fuels 37% year-over-year growth in Q1 carrier VoIP and IMS market; Alcatel-Lucent rises to top.
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5/21/2014 Telenor Taps Alcatel-Lucent to Expand 4G LTE Globally
The agreement offers Telenor subsidiaries Alcatel-Lucent's leading 4G LTE Overlay solution as an alternative to single RAN deployment.
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5/21/2014 TELUS Announces $1.1 Billion Investment Across Ontario Through 2016
TELUS committed to building infrastructure and bringing the world's fastest wireless technology to more communities, the company says.
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5/21/2014 Algérie Télécom Launches LTE with Nokia
Nokia has deployed North Africa's first commercial LTE network in Algeria for the state-owned operator, Algérie Télécom.
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5/20/2014 Verizon Details Plan for Nationwide VoLTE Service Rollout
Following the announcement that Verizon will leverage XLTE, the carrier teases the availability of nationwide VoLTE services later this year.
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5/20/2014 Verizon Doubles Bandwidth with XLTE
XLTE delivers faster peak data speeds and a minimum of double the bandwidth to 4G LTE customers in high traffic areas in markets nationwide where AWS spectrum has been activated.
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5/20/2014 Telstra Building Massive Wi-Fi Network
New Australian network is expected to hit 2 million hotspots nationwide.
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5/20/2014 SingTel Deploys VoLTE
SingTel claims its 4G ClearVoice is the world's first full-featured VoLTE service.
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5/20/2014 Sunrise Communications Improves Mobile Reception with NEC Small Cells
Sunrise is also using NEC's gateway which sits between the operator's network core and the Internet Service Provider's broadband network.
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5/20/2014 Cisco Names Dimension Data as its First Global Intercloud Partner
Cisco will use Dimension Data's Managed Cloud Platform and SaaS solutions to deliver a suite of mid-market centric cloud services to its customers and resellers.
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5/19/2014 AT&T to Acquire DIRECTV
The acquisition combines complementary strengths to create a unique new competitor with unprecedented capabilities in mobility, video and broadband services, AT&T says.
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5/19/2014 Razorsight Signs on Tier-1 Operator Customer for Predictive Analytics Solution
Operator leveraging Razorinsight's cloud-based predictive analytics solution to boost customer retention.
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5/19/2014 Gogo's Business Aviation Group Launches SwiftBroadband Airtime Services
Gogo becomes single-source provider of SwiftBroadband in-flight connectivity, including on-board equipment, airtime and support.
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5/16/2014 ABI Research: Enterprise Wearables Market to Hit $18 Billion by 2019
Wearable technologies are on track to play key role in enterprise mobility according to the latest from ABI Research.
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5/16/2014 KDDI Debuts E-Money Service
By adding a payment function that can be used in conventional stores to au ID, which provides the authentication key for using au's various network services, au WALLET fuses the Internet with reality.
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5/16/2014 LIME and Ericsson Light Up LTE in Cayman Islands, Customers Take Notice
LTE network build out and HSPA network expansion in Cayman Islands results in a 68-fold increase in data traffic as customers recognize LIME's better services and mobile data experience.
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5/16/2014 SAP Updates Billing and Revenue Management Solution
The product's new "allowances" functionality gives communications service providers (CSPs) a way to offer their customers better control over subscriptions and services.
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5/16/2014 Zayo Acquires UK Fiber Provider Geo Networks
The acquisition of the London-based dark fiber provider Geo Networks will significantly increase Zayo's European network to more than 2,000 miles.
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