Monthly Archives: May, 2013

Reality Check: In M2M, active antenna systems are critical to success

There are few markets as hot, exciting and challenging as machine-to-machine these days. Analyst forecasts are an obvious way to identify a hot market, but another is the number of vendors entering

Reader Forum: SDN and its benefits

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...

HetNet News: Boingo expands in China; next-gen Wi-Fi devices on the rise

Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless announced agreements to become the first international Wi-Fi provider at three major Chinese airports: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Shanghai Pudong International...

Clearwire letter to investors favors Sprint Nextel offer

Clearwire’s management continues to show its preference for an acquisition by Sprint Nextel, sending a letter this morning to investors urging them to approve...

Samsung announces ‘5G’ breakthrough

Samsung says it has found a way to transmit data in the millimeter-wave frequencies, offering the promise of speeds several hundred times faster than...

Zact uses customization tack to enter MVNO space

Mobile virtual network operators continue to push up-market in search of consumers. The latest to make the move is Zact, which is offering up...

Reader Forum: This is what the future of high-quality video looks like

If you manage an enterprise IT network, chances are that “high-quality video sessions” are the last words you want to see. As most businesses are still trying to figure out how they’ll deliver voice and

Reader Forum: Big data, business intelligence and customer analytics

Once you were what you ate. Today, you are your mobile device. Mobile operators have an intricate and involved relationship with their customers. As technology evolves, smartphones are becoming

LatAm Wrap-Up: Six Colombian telecoms apply for LTE auction; Telefónica’s Q1; smartphones increase

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications has received six applications from telecom operators interested in participating in the frequency band auction aimed at...

AT&T brings mobile apps to life for people with autism

The word "connections" can mean many things to mobile service providers and their customers. For AT&T, some of the most mission-critical connections are those...

Mobile Minute 5/10: ESPN to the rescue?

Carriers who want over-the-top players to help foot the bill for wireless data may be making some progress. The Wall Street Journal reports that...

Test & Measurement: Ixia expands enterprise network test offerings

 Ixia announced new products for validating and testing the resiliency of enterprise networks, including the ability to simulate a data center rack of virtualized...

Facebook reportedly courting Google Maps competitor

Facebook may be poised to make another billion dollar purchase, this time by acquiring mobile map technology. Waze is a "community-based" traffic and navigation...

Worst of the Week: This battle will be televised!

I know there is more going on in the wireless space than this battle of billionaires over Sprint Nextel, but I can’t for the life of me get enough of it.

Mobile Minute: AT&T’s Aio and Amazon’s phone buzz

AT&T launches Aio, and the latest reports on an Amazon smartphone say the device will have 3D screen technology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijsxB2olE34 Scroll down for more top stories. Today's...

ABI: Flat, virtualized networks to shake up market

According to a new report from ABI Research, the evolution toward "4G" networks with flat, distributed architectures has significant market implications as wireless operators...

AT&T Mobility bolsters no-contract offer with Aio Wireless

AT&T Mobility updated its dated approach to the no-contract market with the rollout of its Aio Wireless service to do battle against growing competition....

Apple suppliers say lower-cost iPhone in the works

Apple may be nearing the end of an era - its next new product may not showcase the company's best thinking in technology, design...

PCTel sees boost from TelWorx acquisition

Cell site solutions provider PCTel saw its revenues grow substantially during the first quarter of 2013, with $25.1 million in revenue - an increase...

Report: Microsoft to buy Nook for $1B

Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly ready to buy Barnes & Noble (BKS) out of the two companies' joint venture that controls the Nook e-reader, digital...

Softbank-sponsored report touts superiority of its Sprint Nextel offer; duelling websites set up

Softbank continued its push to convince Sprint Nextel shareholders that its proposed $20.1 billion acquisition of a 70% stake in the carrier is superior...

Telecom Analytics: OSS, BSS integration increases

Ericsson is looking to transform operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS). The company is looking to help operators improve efficiency, bring services more quickly...

Carrier Wrap: Final Q1 results; M&A remains strong

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that...

Mobile Minute 5/8/13

The camera is the focus for Nokia's newest Windows phone. Meanwhile T-Mobile is selling iPhone 5s faster than you can say 'simple choice.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvUYD1SAwA8 Scroll...

T-Mobile US Q1: more customers, less revenue

T-Mobile US (TMUS) released its first earnings report today as a public company. The company was formed by the combination of T-Mobile USA (which...
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