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Cisco Balks at Big Wireless Buys


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
January 2, 2013 : Cisco might look for more acquisitions to fill gaps in its small-cell portfolio, but it's not hungry for a major wireless acquisition

5 Trends in Carrier Wi-Fi


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
December 28, 2012 : Faster speeds, smoother connections and better 4G integration are all coming for carrier Wi-Fi in 2013

5 Carriers Going Big With Small Cells in 2013


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
December 24, 2012 : We look at five operators deploying small cells next year as the 4G versions of these tiny basestations come of age in 2013

FCC Shows Radar Love for Small Cells


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
December 12, 2012 : Claiming the mini basestations could increase capacity 10X over macrocells, the FCC proposes opening up some 3.5GHz spectrum for them

Cisco Strikes Gold With Carrier Wi-Fi Offload


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (7)
December 7, 2012 : Putting Ericsson and Ruckus on notice, Cisco has scored a deal with PT Telekom to deploy and offload 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across Indonesia

AT&T: Why Our LTE Is Better


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
December 6, 2012 : Customers like AT&T's 4G but still hate the company, which has big plans for expanding its LTE network

Ruckus Eyes Carrier Deals After $126M IPO


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
November 21, 2012 : The way forward for Ruckus is through carrier Wi-Fi offload deals for its new gateway, CEO Selina Lo says

Cisco Takes Location Indoors


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
November 15, 2012 : New software will use data from small cells and Wi-Fi to give detailed location data in airports, malls and more

Vodafone CTO Opens Up on Small Cells


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (4)
November 13, 2012 : Vodafone CTO Steve Pusey shares the operator's plans for small cells and identifies the technology's biggest challenge

China Lashes Out at 'Cold War Mentality'


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
November 12, 2012 : China hits back at US report describing Huawei and ZTE as 'a security risk' for American trading partners
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New Product Recap: May 2012


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
June 1, 2012 : Check out the new at-a-glance feature of our monthly product roundup

Who's Big in Small Cells?


LR Mobile Report - Michelle Donegan - Comments (12)
May 7, 2012 : Light Reading Mobile compiles a list of public access small-cell products to track this developing wireless infrastructure market

MWC 2012: Know Before You Go


LR Mobile Report - Comments (2)
February 26, 2012 : A preview of the news, the trends and the potential traffic nightmare that awaits you in Barcelona

New Product Recap: December 2011


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
December 27, 2011 : While you nurse your Christmas hangover, have a look at our handy guide to some of the most important product announcements from December 2011

New Product Recap: October 2011


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
November 4, 2011 : Here's a handy guide to some of the product announcements from last month

New Product Recap: June 2011


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
July 7, 2011 : Here's a handy guide to some of the product announcements from last month
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AlcaLu Adds Licensee for Small Cell Software


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December 3, 2012 : Askey Computer Corporation joins Alcatel-Lucent software licensing program to widen the availability of wireless small cells

Huawei Intros UMTS HetNet


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November 30, 2012 : Huawei announces UMTS HetNet macro-micro co-carrier network solution to increase network capacity by four times

Symmetricom Gives Time to Small Cells


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November 14, 2012 : Symmetricom introduces small cells category to SyncWorld Ecosystem Program

Cavium & Symmetricom Synch Up Small Cells


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November 14, 2012 : Cavium and Symmetricom partner to enable IEEE 1588 precision timing for small cell base stations

Mindspeed Posts $3M Loss in Q4


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November 6, 2012 : Mindspeed reports fiscal fourth quarter 2012 results

Mindspeed Sells Some Patents for $6M


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November 6, 2012 : Mindspeed completes $6M sale of non-core intellectual property

Small Cell Groups Work on Wi-Fi Integration


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November 5, 2012 : Wireless Broadband Alliance and Small Cell Forum Cooperate to integrate Wi-Fi hotspots and small cells

Cavium Demos Small Cells, DPI


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October 31, 2012 : Cavium to demonstrate Octeon Fusion 'base station on a chip' and AdvancedTCA DPI-hardened TurboDPI DPI solution at 4G World

Nokia Siemens Wins 4G Awards


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October 31, 2012 : Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Zone wins Best of 4G award for RAN and small cell technology product

Radisys Picks Polaris Emulators


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October 31, 2012 : Radisys and Polaris Networks successfully complete IOT
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Small Cells in the Radar May Be Farther Than They Seem


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
December 17, 2012 : 5:30 PM The 3.5GHz radar band could be interesting for small-cell applications, but don't hold your breath for the military to move off that turf

Is There Really a Spectrum Shortage?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (12)
December 14, 2012 : 11:20 AM The big three US wireless carriers appear to be better off with bandwidth than it would sometimes seem

4G World 2012: Cisco Talks 'Multi-Mode' on Small Cells


LRTV Interviews - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 31, 2012 : Cisco's Kelly Ahuja talks about a small cell future that enables multiple connectivity options and explains how the tiny radios could operate in situations such as Hurricane Sandy

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Product (Mobile)


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 26, 2012 : 4:00 AM In the third of our 2012 Leading Lights awards shortlist blogs, we look at the companies that made the cut in the mobile products category

Verizon: 4G Questions Still in the Air


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
October 10, 2012 : 2:15 PM Verizon's celebration of beating its 400-market deadline left some lingering questions about future upgrades of 4G LTE on its network

Small-Cells Shakeout Looms


Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan - Comments (7)
October 10, 2012 : 8:00 AM As Infonetics Research says small-cell volumes won't be big enough to support the current crop of vendors, I've chosen some potential M&A candidates

Small Cell Backhaul: What, Why and How - by Heavy Reading


White Papers
By 2016, there will be 500,000 small cells in mobile networks worldwide. They are changing the way mobile networks are designed, architected and deployed. Learn how in this white paper on small cell backhaul by Patrick Donegan of Heavy Reading.

Developing a QoS aware framework for LTE - by Aricent


White Papers
This guide provides exhaustive insights into how operators can leverage a QoS aware framework to provide differential treatment based on subscribers, services and data traffic flows.

LTE-Advanced : Local IP Access & Traffic offload - by Aricent


White Papers
This whitepaper provides exhaustive insights into how offloading technologies such as Local IP Access (LIPA) and Selected Internet IP Traffic Offload (SIPTO) can be leveraged for LTE to reduce costs and complexity associated with the network.

Verizon on the Future of LTE Backhaul


LRTV Interviews - Dan Jones - Post a comment
June 28, 2012 : Brendan Gunn talks about the need for speed when deploying LTE backhaul and how small cells will be 'massive' for future 4G technology
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