Monthly Archives: March, 2012

SXSW 2012: No remote, no problem for Samsung’s Smart TV

Samsung's Smart TV just keeps getting smarter – at SXSW Interactive the company was showing off a model that responds to hand motions and...

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility begin iPad hype

With talk that supplies could be limited at launch, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have begun ramping up marketing efforts for Apple’s latest iPad...

T-Mobile USA joins RCA

The Rural Cellular Association, which nowadays would like to be known as RCA – The Competitive Carrier Association, continued to grow its base of...

Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei to provide 3G network to Ecuador’s CNT

Alcatel-Lucent signed an agreement with Ecuadorian Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones to extend the telecom providers network nationwide. Alcatel-Lucent said it will provide a range...

Gartner: Personal cloud services to be integrated in most connected devices by 2013

Consumer cloud services for accessing content will be integrated into 90% of all connected devices by the end of 2013, according to technology research...

Reality Check: DAS and rural carriers

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

Reality Check: Tech perspectives – Winning the tablet market

Almost overnight, tablets have become a key component of many computer companies’ growth strategies – and for good reason. Based on one of our recent studies, tablet demand will surge to 200 million by 2014,

Mobile to boost SAP’s goal of reaching 1B users by 2015

Over its 40 years, German enterprise software giant SAP (SAP) has signed up 35 million end users to its traditional enterprise solutions. In the...

Ericsson scores 3 Italia contract for HSPA+, LTE

Network equipment giant Ericsson reported a contract extension with Italian operator 3 Italia to upgrade the carrier’s existing 3G network core and transport network...

MTN slams Turkcell for lawsuit connected to Iranian cellular license, nuclear program

South African mobile operator MTN released a statement that it “strongly condemned Turkcell's attempt to use the threat of a U.S. legal claim to...

Vodafone granted extension for potential Cable & Wireless purchase

Cable & Wireless Worldwide said it has extended a deadline for Vodafone Group (VOD) to announce its intent to purchase C&W until March 29....

Dish closes on TerreStar, BDSD deals

Dish Network (DISH) said it has closed on an acquisition of BDSD North America and “substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks,” which...

Telefonica Brazil to cut 1,500 jobs, fined for poor service

Telefónica Group's Brazilian operations announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs. The announcement followed a pair of government decisions ordering the group to pay fines...

Algar Telecom’s strategies include 3G offload, LTE trials

Compared to the big four telecom operators competing in the Brazilian market, Algar Telecom, a division of the Algar Group that operates the CTBC...

Reader Forum: It’s all in the timing – Getting mobile backhaul and synchronization right

It is apparent that we are currently experiencing an explosion in mobile data traffic and that wireless operators globally are rapidly increasing wireless network capacity both in the wireless portion of the network and in the backhaul.

Reader Forum: U.S. sees reason on unlicensed spectrum

While the United States has long been in the lead in enabling white space access to TV bands there has been substantial longer-term uncertainty over just how much white space there might be in the future with some concerns that the amount might fall so low as to render access unviable.

Worst of the Week: Fruit du jour

Leading up to the launch of the new tablet, rumors were circulating that the new device would have a screen with resolution more lifelike than the human eye; enhanced capabilities that would make the need for real friends obsolete; and come in various sizes to meet the needs of every living soul on the planet.

Tablets boost global semiconductor demand

The semiconductor business is all about speed, but the rate at which tablets are changing the market has even some of the most seasoned...

Verizon Wireless to close 3 call centers, 3,000+ jobs impacted

On the same day that the government reported strong job growth in February, Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to close three U.S.-based call centers...

SXSW 2012: Mobile payments in the spotlight at SXSW Interactive

AUSTIN, Texas – It's been a busy month for startups trying to gain visibility in the mobile payments space. They barely had time to...

Report: Cloud computing to generate 14M jobs by 2015

Although cloud computing is still in its infancy, the technology has already begun changing how IT departments deliver economic value to countries, cities, industries...

NTT America looks to expand Latin America presence

Following the launch of point-of-presence services at the 2011 Futurecom event in São Paulo, NTT America, a subsidiary of Japanese-based NTT Communications, hinted it...

RCR Post-Mobile World Congress Editorial Webinar

Few events in the mobile industry can compare in size and scope to the annual Mobile World Congress event, and this year will be...

LTE-equipped iPad set to test network integrity

Apple’s decision to include LTE in its latest iPad device was the first serious move by the consumer electronics giant into the world of...

C Spire unveils LTE plans

C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, unveiled plans to begin rolling out LTE services beginning later this year. The carrier said it...
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