Monthly Archives: February, 2013

BlackBerry takes a hit as Samsung readies enterprise platform

BlackBerry (BBRY) just can't catch a break. It's long-awaited Z10 smartphone is finally hitting the market, just as Samsung, now the world's leading maker...

Worst of the Week: Watch this!

Now this week we hear that Apple is in fact looking to expand into a market outside its perceived wheelhouse, but instead of cameras, it’s looking at the

Tech M&A focuses on mobile

While smart companies are busy creating mobile groups to define their strategies, the smartest companies are realizing that mobile can permeate all parts of...

Unified communications as-a-service predicted to hit $7.6B by 2018

The global market for unified communications as-a-service is expected to grow from $2.52 billion in 2013 to $7.62 billion by 2018, at an estimated compound...

Time Trippin’: McCaw saves Iridium; towers on the rise … 13 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...

Feature report: Peru’s emerging mobile market is ready to grow

While dominated by the two largest Latin American telecom companies, Telefónica's Movistar and América Móvil's Claro, Peru's wireless market still holds promise. It is...

Case study: TIM Brasil taps Actix to improve network quality

Ensuring network quality is one of telecom operators' biggest challenges. In Brazil, mobile carriers are facing huge governmental pressure to improve their service and network...

Editorial Webinar: Carriers LTE dilemma: Deploying and managing small cell, DAS, Wi-Fi and heterogeneous networks

Wireless operators around the globe are rolling out LTE networks in order to meet growing demand from consumers for mobile data services. In meeting...

Feature Report: Small Cells Set to be a Big Part of LTE

RCR Wireless News takes a deep dive into the current small cell space as it relates to LTE deployments, talking with carriers, analysts and equipment...

Nvidia ups its game, but forecast is weak

Nvidia (NVDA), known for high-performance graphics processors that enhance the gaming experience, said fourth-quarter net income rose 50% year-on-year to $174 million. Revenue was...

Alcatel-Lucent unveils data service platform

Alcatel-Lucent today introduced a solution for service providers aimed at giving operators more control of their data plan offerings and delivering a wider variety...

U.S. Cellular calls 2013 LTE expansion; 87% footprint coverage by year end

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular said it was on tap to expand LTE services to more than 3,800 cities and towns across its coverage...

Wi-Fi standard could benefit consumers and operators

Wi-Fi is increasingly important to mobile operators and their customers, with 50% of smartphone usage already occurring on Wi-Fi networks, according to data from...

Tracfone continues strong no-contract performance

One, of many, interesting points to come out of today’s financial results from América Móvil was the continued success seen by its U.S.-based Tracfone...

Feature Report: Peru: A Mobile Market Set for Growth

Dominated by the two largest Latin American telecom operators, Peru's wireless market still holds promise. As observers have noted, there is room to grow...

Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil

It is official: The iPhone trademark in Brazil belongs to Gradiente. The company was granted the trademark registration to use the term in 2008...

BroadSoft: LTE enables greater use of mobile UC solutions

BroadSoft recently released a global survey of worker attitudes toward mobile unified communications, showing that users are not just willing to adopt UC solutions,...

América Móvil’s Q4 profits below expectations

The fourth quarter profits of Latin America’s largest telecom company, América Móvil, have disappointed analysts. The telecom operator's revenue for the fourth quarter of...

FirstNet to negotiate on pilot projects, announces new grants

BOULDER, Colo. – The FirstNet board has cleared the way for negotiations for seven early network projects to continue implementation and serve as real-world...

Intel CEO search expands

As the world's largest chipmaker shifts its product line to win more business from mobile device makers, it is also shifting leadership at the...

Clearwire continues to lose customers, future remains clouded

Clearwire continued to bleed customers during the final three months of 2012 as uncertainty regarding the carrier’s future plans seem to be impacting ongoing...

Soft launch: device and chip makers incubate software startups

When the world's largest mobile phone maker decided to open an office in the heart of Silicon Valley, Samsung did not set out to...

Analyst Angle: The M2M sector is bigger than you think

The machine-to-machine sector started making waves in 2012, and is set to boom through 2013. The notion of 50 billion connected devices originally sounded optimistic, but anyone who walked

3G connections to surpass 2G by 2015/16 in Latin America

Sometime between 2015 and 2016, 3G connections will surpass 2G in Latin America. After that point, 3G connections could rise to reach 58% of...

Brazil’s TIM to invest $5.4 billion from 2013 to 2015

Telecom Italia's Brazilian unit, TIM, announced that it will invest U.S.$5.41 billion from 2013 to 2015, focusing on increasing its customer base, expanding 3G coverage...
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