Yearly Archives: 2012

Another 7-inch Wi-Fi only tablet: Toys R Us launches Tabeo

The introduction of another Wi-Fi only tablet is part of a troubling trend for wireless carriers.

C Spire launches LTE

Regional wireless operator C Spire launched LTE services in a handful of markets across Mississippi today, with plans to offer service in 37 markets...

RCA re-brands to Competitive Carriers Association

Putting in ink what it has been touting for more than a year, the Rural Cellular Association today has altered its brand by ditching...

HP to cut 2,000 more jobs, total now 29,000

Hewlett-Packard said it plans to cut 2,000 more jobs than the 27,000 cuts announced last May, bringing the total number of cuts to 29,000....

Reader Forum: Don’t ignore thermal management when selecting outdoor enclosures

This column outlines the factors to be considered when considering outdoor enclosures (or cabinets) to house wireless electronic equipment. This will review typical environmental conditions

Reader Forum: Changes, challenges and solutions for next-gen networks

Advanced mobile services such as LTE are forcing mobile operators to re-evaluate macro-focused network architecture. Even 3G service coverage maps are believed to be optimistic in many cases,

Reader Forum: Meeting mobile broadband expectations with maximum efficiency

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers, we have created this forum for those...

CRC: Mobile broadband major driver of Colombian ICT growth

Mobile broadband will be a major contributor to increasing Internet connectivity in Colombia, Carlos Andrés Rebellón, executive director of the Colombian telecommunications regulator, CRC,...

Worst of the Week: Leave it to the professionals

This week witnessed a deluge of device launches from the likes of Nokia, Motorola and Amazon.com. These devices were all in their own right very significant to their respective makers as well as to wireless carriers,

Virgin Mobile to launch MVNOs in Colombia and Brazil over next nine months

CARTAGENA, Colombia—Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) is set to launch mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Colombia during the last quarter this year and...

Colombian m-banking boosted by Bancolombia’s Uff Móvil purchase

CARTAGENA, Colombia—Bancolombia's acquisition of a 70% stake in Colombia’s MVNO Uff Móvil is a milestone for m-banking development in the country. The purchase means the...

AT&T Mobility adds to LTE reach ahead of next iPhone launch

AT&T Mobility(T) announced a slew of markets where it plans to expand its LTE coverage by the end of the year, with nine new...

First-ever DAS on wheels debuts at DNC

AT&T calls its mobile distributed antenna system a DOW - DAS on Wheels.

Nokia, coffee house offer energy for people and their phones

Mobile phone users feeling low on power will soon be able to slip into a café and order a cup of coffee with a wireless phone charge on the side, thanks to a new agreement between Nokia and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®.

All eyes on Amazon

The world's largest online retailer has the wireless industry's attention today

Survey finds smartphone users spend more; iPhone most satisfying

On the heels of a bevy of smartphone launches, J.D. Power and Associates this morning reported that its latest customer survey found that customers...

Mhealth: Smart wireless accessories to reach 110 million units in 2017

A new class of smart devices that wirelessly link to smartphones and tablets will begin to gain traction over the next few years, with...

Skype inks deal for direct carrier billing

Skype, the voice-over-IP service that carriers once viewed as a major threat, is emerging as a possible source of incremental revenue for operators.

Time Trippin’: Wiretap loophole; IPR disputes … 14 years ago this week

The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from this week in history.

Latam carriers look to LTE to create new revenues

CARTAGENA, Colombia – The LTE roll out across Latin America will be driven by telecom operators looking to create new revenues, to increase their...

Argentina cancels wireless auction; gives spectrum to state-owned satellite operator

The Argentinian government has canceled its plans to auction wireless spectrum and instead allocated 25% of 3G spectrum to the state-owned satellite operator, Arsat....

Colombia to have more LTE providers by end of year, says ICT minister

CARTAGENA, Colombia—"Before the end of this year, we hope to have more operators to offer LTE services,” said Colombian ICT Minister Diego Molano Vega,...

Webinar: Connected Cities Series: Public Safety LTE Trends

The public safety space has for years been tasked with attempting to accomplish an increasingly complex job using antiquated equipment. That challenge appears to...

FCC plans to measure mobile broadband performance

The Federal Communications Commission today announced plans to measure mobile broadband service performance in an attempt to provide consumers with information regarding wireless data...

Nokia and Microsoft launch Lumia 920

Microsoft's marketing muscle is of course Nokia's ace in the hole as the Finnish company struggles to regain a foothold in the mobile phone market that it dominated until recently.
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