SAN DIEGO – Wireless industry trade association CTIA looked to further include input from smaller players in the mobile space announcing the election of...
Important features of the draft NTP- 2011 like policy on merger and acquisition, exit policy for operators are directly aimed at consolidating the crowded telecom sector in the country.
AT&T Mobility says it has something for everyone with its five new Android smartphones introduced today. From entertainment to business to social media, the...
LTE eNodeB output power needs to be measured on a regular basis to provide the best possible user experience while complying with legal restrictions...
Canadian investment firm Jaguar Financial Corp. is actively recruiting fellow shareholders of beleaguered Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM), in an effort to force a...
América Móvil SAB is teaming up with Citigroup Inc.'s Banamex and the financial services Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB in a $50 million mobile banking...
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"The draft policy aims to provide to the people of India, secure, reliable, affordable and high quality converged telecommunication services anytime, anywhere," the policy document states.
This webinar provides an overview of the compelling reasons for regional wireless service providers to consider the introduction of LTE and its associated network...
The Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel) will conduct a public consultation about the proposal to amend the regulation on sharing infrastructure with providers of...
Mobile networks up to 3G were designed to deliver excellent coverage to the handset, accommodating small PCM voice channels on the order of eight kilobits to 16 kb, rather than high data speeds. 3G networks are deployed with radii typically around three to eight kilometers in diameter for the macrocell, and backhaul capacity of less than 50 megabits per second for connection to the core network. While most mobile networks today utilize 3G, operators are moving to technologies such as WiMAX 802.16e or even HSPA+ to claim “4G.” In 2011, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association counted 17 commercial LTE deployments, with 180 operators in 70 countries committing to LTE, with another 64 in service by 2012.
In the mobile handset world, there has long been a drive towards smaller more powerful devices. And even though the rise of the smartphone has seen a return to larger screen sizes, today’s handsets are still remarkably compact.
Voice recognition and superfast keyboarding both fit the definition of "killer apps" for smartphones, and now Nuance (NASDQAQ NUAN) will have both these technologies....
India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal, is set to unveil the draft of the country's new telecom policy, the National Telecom Policy 2011, on Monday.
To the surprise of few, Sprint Nextel Corp. officially threw its hat into the LTE ring this morning, announcing details of its planned Network Vision upgrade that will see the carrier begin offering LTE-based services by the middle of next year.
Well, I guess it was bound to happen, though I thought for sure I would never see it in my lifetime. Apple released a product that did not immediately make everything else in the same category obsolete. And maybe even more surprising, it actually seemed to anger people for not being advanced enough.
India's Department of Telecom plans to issue notices to five leading mobile operators for allegedly misreporting of revenue in order to pay lower license fees to the government.
Corporate mobility, increased adoption of cloud computing and “green” IT are highlights of a recent survey from Accenture entitled: “Brazil Infrastructure Maturity X-Ray.”The survey,...
DALLAS – RCR Wireless News managed to secure exclusive video interviews with a number of key executives and speakers at PCIA’s 2011 Wireless Infrastructure Show this week in Dallas. The insight provided touched on a number of topics impacting the mobile infrastructure space, including current carrier consolidation plans, public safety network plans and the current operating environment for tower companies.
