Monthly Archives: March, 2013

New public safety products emphasize interoperability, analytics

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated interoperable voice and data technology for the FirstNet board this week in Boulder, Colo., showcasing how voice over LTE and presence information...

Report: LTE infrastructure market set to double in 2013

The worldwide LTE market is set to double this year, surpassing the $10 billion mark in equipment sales as carriers prepare for the second...

Cellphone-Mate’s network amplifiers garner FCC approval

Cellular amplifier provider Cellphone-Mate reported that it has gained Federal Communications Commission certification for its devices compatible with Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA...

Ceragon Networks extends Telefónica agreement to Mexico

As an extension of a global agreement with Telefónica, the wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks has made a deal with the carrier's Mexican unit...

FCC approves T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS deal

The Federal Communications Commission gave its stamp of approval for T-Mobile USA’s merger with MetroPCS that will see the nation’s No. 4 and No....

Spirent: Second-gen VoLTE chipsets show major power improvements

Battery life on voice over LTE second-generation chipsets has significantly improved, showing growing maturity of the technology, according to a new test report by...

SouthernLINC to provide nationwide GSM/UMTS service

Regional mobile operator SouthernLINC Wireless said it has signed an agreement with mobile virtual network enabler Prepaid Wireless Wholesale to sell “nationwide high-speed data,...

Mexico proposes telecom reforms aimed at increasing competition

Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, yesterday announced a range of reforms for the telecommunications sector designed to promote increased competition. The country's telecom sector...

Telecom Analytics: Carriers use analytics to embrace M2M, ‘Internet of things’

The "Internet of things" is one of the most exciting emerging trends although a lot remains to be done to realize its potential. Steve...

Reality Check: MWC shows rise in mobile services, applications as a service

The volume of cloud-based announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week reflected enterprises' interest in having mobile services and applications delivered “as a service.”

Reality Check: From parents to employers, everybody wants control

One of the biggest debates in wireless over the past decade is about who owns the customer: the mobile operator or a third party such as an over-the-top provider? What about when the user is a child

AT&T Mobility has the LTE speed, Verizon Wireless the LTE coverage

AT&T Mobility may lag behind Verizon Wireless when it comes to pure LTE coverage, but the carrier can at least lay claim to faster...

HetNet News: Femtocell shipments up, 2013 expectations high

Femtocell shipments were up 66% in the final quarter of 2012, and this year is expected to be big as production and deployment of...

ST-Ericsson set to lose CEO

Chip maker ST-Ericsson announced that president and CEO Didier Lamouche would be leaving his position to pursue other opportunities effective March 31. The company,...

Report: AT&T mulls India investment

AT&T is reportedly looking to invest in Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, according to the Times of India. The report noted AT&T was...

Two outside execs named as candidates for Intel CEO job

Intel may look outside the semiconductor industry for its next CEO. The world's largest chipmaker has traditionally promoted from within, but ever since CEO...

Brazil’s ICT labor market looks to hire foreign LTE workers

Brazil's information and communications technology companies are facing a shortage of skilled labor. As RCR Wireless News reported previously, in January alone there were...

LTE launches in Chile; Claro first to use new technology

A mobile call on March 7 between Subtel's Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Jorge Atton, and the CEO of Claro Chile, Gerardo Muñoz, was the first...

MWC 2013: CEO and executive video roundup

Whether or not you attended Mobile World Congress 2013, we hope that you will find our collection of CEO, President and CTO videos informative....

Google to axe 1,200 more jobs at Motorola Mobility

Google will lay off another 1,200 Motorola Mobility employees, or 10% of the company's remaining workforce. The cuts will impact workers in the United...

Worst of the Week: No room for BFFs in wireless

Just a couple of years ago, AT&T and T-Mobile USA could not complement each other enough, what with AT&T dangling $39 billion in front of T-Mobile USA’s management. I am going to just assume that the money part had nothing to do with it and the compliments coming from company executives were honest and heartfelt.

Senate submits bill to allow unlocking of phones

Congress appears ready to take action to make unlocking cell phones legal again. Three Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill directing service providers to...

Canada to auction 700 MHz spectrum Nov. 19

Canada’s telecommunications regulatory body, Industry Canada, said it would begin auctioning off spectrum in the 700 MHz band on Nov. 19, as part of...

Test & Measurement: Firetide opens mobile test track; Mobile World Congress videos

The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News'...

Sharp move: Samsung takes a stake in Apple supplier Sharp

Samsung may have killed two birds with one stone with its investment in Japan's Sharp Corp. For $110 million, the Korean conglomerate gets a...
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