On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, takes a look at how the Open Compute Project is fostering innovation in the telecom industry with the adoption of white box servers and other hyperscale data center practices.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, RCR Wireless News managing editor, talks with tower infrastructure writer Jarad Matula about the recent National Association of Tower Erectors 2016 conference. The pair discuss trends in tower safety training and certification, movement towards in-building installations of small cells and DAS, as well as what drones and 5G mean for the tower industry.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes you inside Mobile World Congress 2016 to dissect the big themes of 5G and the Internet of Things. Clips feature conversations with Ericsson CEO Hans Vestburg, AT&T Mobility President Glenn Lurie, AT&T SVP of Wireless Architecture Rick Keathley and analyst Monica Paolini, president of Senza Fili Consulting. Kinney also discusses news from Mobile World Congress with RCR Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, shares highlights of a trip to Qualcomm headquarters in La Jolla, California. Kinney takes a look at demonstrations of Wi-Fi equipment optimized for the 802.11ad standard, a Wi-Fi self-organizing network (SON) solution, as well as a live demo of millimeter wave beamforming and steering, plus a demo of MulteFire, which operates LTE in unlicensed spectrum without the need for an anchor tenant deployed in licensed spectrum.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor at RCR Wireless News, learns about antenna concealment solutions from Jon Fitzhugh, CEO of Colorado-based ConcealFab. Fitzhugh highlights how concealment solutions can help ease deployments, as well as how it's important to produce concealment solutions in partnership with OEMs to ensure warranties are honored.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney takes a look at Ericsson's initiatives surrounding the connected industry and society. Kinney gets an overview of the business line, as well as market outlook and strategy, then gets demos of solutions geared toward smart metering and water management. These clips were filmed on location during the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney visits AT&T offices in Atlanta, Georgia, to learn more about Internet of Things (IoT) products geared toward smart home security and automation and connected cars. Kinney learns from Betsy Francis, AVP of sales and marketing, about the Digital Life product line. He then visits the AT&T Drive Studio to hear from Todd Rose, lead product development manager for AT&T drive, about the Drive Studio, a facility that allows for collaborative work with automakers on in-vehicle connectivity solutions.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney takes a look at Ericsson's initiatives surrounding the connected industry and society. Kinney gets an overview of the business line, as well as market outlook and strategy, then gets demos of solutions geared toward smart metering and water management. These clips were filmed on location during the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney discusses the outlook for fiber optic deployments, with a particular emphasis on wireless backhaul needs associated with small cell deployment, with Phil Olivero, chief technology officer for Lightower Fiber Networks.

IoT was the thing at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show and HetNet Happenings host Sean Kinney takes you through some of the key trends. Included in this episode are clips with Altair discussing low-power single mode LTE Cat 1 chipsets for industrial IoT applications; Nvidia on the Drive PX2 platform, which is shaping the future of autonomous driving; and Imagination Technologies previewing its Creator Ci40 home IoT development kit.