Monthly Archives: December, 2012

Reader Forum: A mobile-centric approach to security and fraud prevention

Mobile applications undermine conventional online controls against fraud but open up several much stronger controls – although they are dependent on a deep understanding of mobile and fraud.

TM Forum: Carriers may not be well prepared for ‘big data’ impact

ORLANDO, Fla. – Volume, velocity, variety and the most important “v”—value. These are the key elements of big data. Companies around the globe own...

Capgemini: Carriers need to work issued in CEM build out

ORLANDO, Fla. – Big data, competition with over-the-top players and the impact of the explosion in smart devices are big topics in the telecommunications...

National carriers agree to text-to-911 services by 2014

The four largest U.S. wireless carriers and two public safety industry groups have committed to a voluntary agreement to provide text-to-911 services to emergency...

Reader Forum: 5 key trends in mobility for 2013

Openwave Mobility, a software innovator enabling operators to manage and monetize growth in mobile video and web traffic, has predicted what trends it expects...

T-Mobile USA to sell Apple products

T-Mobile USA's German parent Deutsche Telekom says the carrier will bring Apple products to its customers next year, meaning that all four of the...

TM Forum releases framework, looks at digital services

Offering digital services to gain new revenue continues to be the hot topic this year at TM Forum Management World Americas (check out all pieces and see...

Time Trippin’: Mobile Internet, smartphones, prepaid all the rage … 14 years ago this week

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to...

DAS can be a lifesaver for hospitals

As tighter budgets force healthcare providers to do more with less, efficient delivery of services becomes key to providing quality care. Ubiquitous broadband enables...

Mobile phones reportedly coming to Blockbuster

Satellite tv operator Dish Networks is preparing to sell mobile phones through its Blockbuster video stores, according to a Bloomberg report. Dish bought the...

AT&T partners with cloud platform provider Akamai for global content delivery suite

AT&T and cloud platform provider Akamai Technologies today announced that they will partner to provide a suite of content delivery network (CDN) and telecom...

Subscriber engagement emerges as key ARPU driver

Monetizing investments in next generation networks depends upon the capability to deliver the services users want on those networks, how and when they want...

Ericsson: carriers are in early stages of moving OSS/BSS to the cloud

ORLANDO, FL—What parts of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) should carriers move to the cloud? Should they use a private, public or hybrid...

Nextel identifies revenue sharing difficulties in the B2B2C model

Sharing revenue in a business to business to consumer (B2B2C) model can be complex from an IT point of view. How is revenue apportioned...

Analyst Angle: Carriers will benefit from OTT video boom in Latin America

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

JDSU Webinar: Managing QoE: Content, Value and Capacity

We live in a world where network signaling and data traffic patterns change by the day, based on the latest viral smartphone application or...

Court quashes Verizon’s objections to data roaming rule

The Federal Communications Commission can compel commercial wireless carriers to provide data roaming arrangements, according to a ruling by the U.S.Court of Appeals for...

AT&T eyes capital markets and fiscal cliff; CEO meets with President

AT&T made telecom infrastructure providers all over the country happy last month with its announcement of Project Velocity IP, a $14 billion investment in...

Brazil’s Telefónica Vivo launches Internet video on-demand services

The Brazilian unit of Telefónica, Vivo, has announced the launch of an over-the-top, on-demand video service. Called Vivo Play, it is Telefónica's latest application...

TM Forum: Carriers should embrace digital services to guarantee new revenues

ORLANDO, FL—Enriching digital services was one of the main hot topics during the keynote session on the first day of the TM Forum—Management World...

HP increases telco portfolio with release of big data, cloud solutions

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is looking at how the company could help communications service providers (CSPs) address upcoming challenges and demands. During this week’s HP Discover event...

Verizon CIO outlines carrier’s eight investment targets

ORLANDO, FL—Verizon has invested well over U.S.$150 billion in platforms, solutions and services over the past ten years. The company  invested in fiber to...

Broadsoft Webinar: How Mobile Operators Can Monetize Their LTE Investments

Mobile Network Operators have invested heavily in the role LTE will play in their future competitiveness, as evidenced by LTE network rollouts underway at...

IDC’s 2013 predictions: Shift to third platform of mobile, cloud is here

Mobile is fueling a radical shift in information technology, and 2013 will be a pivotal year, according to analyst firm IDC. The firm sees...

Apple tests LTE networks itself before enabling LTE on iPhone 5

Apple has turned the tables on service providers, running tests of the iPhone 5 on their 4G/LTE networks before allowing carriers to market the...
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