Yearly Archives: 2011

Uplinq 2011: Nokia's Elop defends tie-up with Microsoft

SAN DIEGO — Until Nokia Corp. (NOK) releases some actual equipment running on Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows Phone operating system, signaling a return to...

Computex 2011: Asus PadPhone to sport Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Taipei, Taiwan - The upcoming PadPhone from Asus will sport Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich, RCR discovered at Computex this week. Asustek's tablet/phone combo -...

Mobile operators pioneered cloud music space pre-Google, Amazon

DUBLIN – Cloud computing is the buzz word associated with the trifecta of mobile technology: the ability to access information and files from a...

RCR Wireless News global tour set for next week in Philadelphia

RCR Wireless News’ visit to Philadelphia is set to begin next week, bringing with it a one-day conference scheduled for June 8 as well...

Worst of the Week: It’s the device, dummy

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

City Hall in Phoenix: Building up public-safety networks with the RWC

PHOENIX—Arizona's Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) is one of the largest public-safety radios systems in the country, serving 17 member cities, towns and fire districts...

Worst of the Week: It’s the device, dummy

The Federal Communications Commission’s request last week to have AT&T and Deutsche Telekom provide more information regarding claims in AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is yet another interesting turn in this saga that seems to be adding turns at an alarming rate.

Deal of the day? Groupon files IPO, looks to raise $750M

Ready for a daily deal? This one may cost a lot. Groupon announced it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to...

Computex 2011: Intel talks Asian innovation and companion computing devices

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In his keynote session at Computex this week, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager of the Embedded...

Computex 2011: Android Pin craze hits Taipei

Taipei, Taiwan - For many, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was about one thing and one thing only - Android collectible pins.

Computex 2011: ARM-ing for Windows 8

TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was another significant week in the mobile device world this week as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) gave the world it's long...

Sony still at the mercy of hackers, another 1m passwords stolen

Back when Sony announced their Playstation Network and Qriocity services had been hacked, unleashed 77 million users' personal details in the process, everybody knew it was bad. However, nobody realised that more than six weeks later Sony's evidently laughable security would still be falling victim to marauding groups of hackers.

Cowboys Stadium and its $6.5M DAS network

ARLINGTON, Texas — Everything is bigger in Texas so it is no surprise that Cowboys Stadium boasts the largest TV screen in the world,...

Houston-based INX delisted from NASDAQ market

INX, a Houston-based IP communications and data center service provider with 20 offices nationwide and six in Texas, announced that the company has been...

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft partner to improve search

There's not much love lost between Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Although the latter pair are involved in a strategic partnership, Google unseated Yahoo as top of the search hill many years ago, and Microsoft were recently accused of poaching Google's search results. Despite their differences, they do have one thing in common - the desire to be able to crawl your data and make it as easily searchable as possible.

Partnership: Laird announces new distributor; Twitter partners with Photobucket & Firefox; and more

Laird Technologies, design and supply of customized components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, announced it has signed SE Spezial-Electronic AG as...

Clearwire offloads additional customer care services, 700 employees to be transitioned

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it plans to transition more of its customer care operations to current partner TeleTech Holdings Inc. that could impact approximately...

Uplinq 2011: Jacobs' view of Qualcomm as a core technology enabler

SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is an engineer shop at its core. It has flirted with some direct-to-consumer apps and gear, most notably...

'Advice' continues to flow ahead of Canada's 700 MHz auction

Canada’s 700 MHz auction drama continues to play out as companies looking to influence bidding rules make their case known.The latest to offer its...

LightSquared rumored to be in network talks with Sprint Nextel, AT&T

LightSquared continues to draw media attention with competing reports this week claiming the company is close to signing network deals with Sprint Nextel Corp....

LightSquared rumored to be in network talks with Sprint Nextel, AT&T

LightSquared continues to draw media attention with competing reports this week claiming the company is close to signing network deals with Sprint Nextel Corp....

‘Valuing cost of transport’ key to operators amid data explosion

Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) Visual Networking Index, released yesterday, has enough big numbers in it to make your head spin. Internet traffic will increase...

Driving the next generation of business innovation: An RCR Wireless News Feature Report

Today's telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the-top service...

AirRun app appeals to the lazy and productive

Rob Matthews is a self-described lazy man. The 2008 graduate of Miami (OH) University somehow saw opportunity in his deficiency, and became founder, CEO...

Computex 2011: Qualcomm Atheros shows off its wares

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Qualcomm Atheros Inc., Qualcomm's networking and connectivity subsidiary, is showing off several next-generation wireless chipset technologies this week at the Computex...
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