Eden Rock’s self-optimizing network (SON) technology recognizes where the demand is highest and the coverage is most sketchy in the mobile network. It can then start growing and shrinking cells to… Read more »
Tail-f Systems specializes is one of the new breed of telecom companies virtualizing telephone and mobile networks in the cloud. It’s specialization is an obscure part of the network called the… Read more »
Amdocs is selling a technology to carriers that will dynamically morph the physical contours of their networks to provide the best connections to the best-paying customers. Cool, yes, but it has… Read more »
After a year of testing small cells in every way imaginable, AT&T is ready to begin its large-scale rollout of the technology. The tiny base stations will boost bandwidth in the… Read more »
SingTel is using Ericsson technology to give its HSPA networks a little self-awareness. Instead of mechanically passing subscribers from cell to cell, the network is now reconfiguring itself on the fly… Read more »
M87 has developed software that allows smartphones to hop across each other’s radios to get the best connection to the network. M87 founders gave Gigaom an exclusive look at how the… Read more »
Amdocs just bought Actix for $120 million, but it’s only the latest in a recent chain of mobile network optimization startup acquisitions, many for considerable sums. Read more »
AT&T’s fourth Foundry has a unique twist. Instead of focusing on general developer collaboration, the Atlanta facility aims to build new new internet of things apps and technology. Read more »
Fresh off portfolio company Intucell’s $475 million exit, Bessemer Venture Partners’ Bob Goodman is on the hunt for new mobile infrastructure startups. At the wireless industry’s biggest event, Mobile World Congress,… Read more »
Israeli mobile networking startups are on a hot streak right now. Sprint wants to tap into that talent pool so it’s launching a new LTE acceleration lab project in Tel Aviv. Read more »