Monthly Archives: July, 2013

Intertek certified as PTCRB test lab

Intertek received accreditation from PTCRB and can now conduct testing under "any industry certification scheme for all 2G, 3G and 4G wireless technologies," the...

App tester Sauce Labs raises more money, expands enterprise play

Cloud-based application testing company Sauce Labs closed on a $5 million round of venture funding, and announced an expansion of its platform aimed at...

Femtocell security flaw exposed

Security consultants at iSEC Partners have demonstrated a security breach in femtocells made by Samsung and sold by Verizon Wireless. Although both companies say...

Spanish operator upgrades SMS with SS7 server

Dialogic said that its SS7 signaling server has been deployed by Spanish operator Lleida.net to enhance its SMS connectivity with other operators, and that...

Telus Mobility cuts year from customer contracts, girds for potential competition

Canadian wireless operator Telus Mobility is cutting a year from its traditional three-year contract plans, now allowing customers to gain access to postpaid rate...

AT&T Mobility jumps on device financing bandwagon

They say you are not a leader until someone follows you, which now grants T-Mobile US leadership status in the device financing game as...

Reality Check: Everyone gets a headline this week

On Friday, AT&T announced that they were acquiring Leap Wireless for $15 per share in cash. The transaction, including the acquisition of $2.8 billion in net debt as well as proceeds from the

Reality Check: Why product lifecycle management has become important for high-tech manufacturers

Product lifecycle management may sound like one of those deep-in-the-weeds business terms, but it has become one of the most important arenas for accelerating product deliveries, reducing costs and

Reality Check: Mobile apps changing enterprise IT landscape

Recent shifts in how companies are buying customer relationship management software illustrate the speed with which mobile apps are changing the enterprise IT landscape. Increasingly, many enterprises see mobile- and cloud-based CRM apps playing a

Apple reportedly taps Samsung for A9 chips

The $600 million that Samsung currently owes Apple for patent infringement may be a drop in the bucket for the $180 billion conglomerate, but...

HetNet News: Dragonwave results; new IEEE 802.11 standard work

Microwave backhaul vendor DragonWave reported a net loss of about $6.6 million for the quarter ended May 31, its fiscal first quarter of 2014....

Ericsson bolsters OSS business with TeleOSS purchase

Ericsson bolstered its operating support system operations late last week with the acquisition of Thailand-based TeleOSS Consuilting. The transaction, which is expected to close...

Battle of the Brits: Imagination challenges ARM

ARM Holdings (ARMH) is the undisputed leader in licensing the intellectual property used to create chips for mobile devices, but now another British IP...

LatAm Wrap-Up: NSA espionage in Brazil; TIM launches LTE in São Paulo

The U.S. espionage scandal has touched Brazil. Citing documents leaked by Edward Snowden, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported that the United States maintained a satellite...

Reader Forum: New backhaul challenges are emerging with LTE-Advanced

Worldwide mobile data traffic doubled over the past 24 months and is expected to continue growing at a similar rate, due to the continuous rise in smartphone sales and increasing video traffic. To support the

Reader Forum: Where’s my big data? Adaptive analytics knows

So you think big data is the opportunity of the decade? You’re right, but at the same time it’s possible that you are overlooking a major issue that thwarts your company’s big data ambitions. For many service providers,

AT&T plans to acquire Leap

AT&T jumped aggressively into the merger and acquisition frenzy, announcing late Friday plans to acquire Leap Wireless for about $1.2 billion, or $15 per...

Test & Measurement: Anritsu aims for Chinese market; Spirent demos OpenFlow 1.3 interop

Anritsu has received confirmation from the Global Certification Forum of protocol test cases for LTE-Advanced, and the company is aiming at the test market...

Worst of the Week: Dog-and-pony show

I think it’s human nature to be drawn towards things with bright lights and people on stages. How else can you explain Bieber-mania. As such the “event” phenomenon that has overtaken the wireless industry

Carrier Wrap: Sprint, T-Mobile US make waves; UK regulator unchain 2G/3G spectrum

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...

Samsung courts entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley

Palo Alto's Varsity Theatre doesn't look much different on the outside than it did six months ago, but the University Avenue landmark just blocks...

Sprint rolls out new rate plans, guarantees ‘unlimited’ access

Fresh off the heels of its acquisition by Softbank and acquisition of Clearwire, Sprint unveiled new rate plans looking to tap into the unlimited...

FirstNet details 10 information requests for LTE public safety network

The First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, has put out 10 formal requests for information from stakeholders and vendors to gather input on technical...

NATE names Cipov first chairwoman

The National Association of Tower Erectors named Pat Cipov chairwoman of the trade organization, the first female named to that position in NATE’s 18-year...

Done deal: Softbank closes on Sprint acquisition; Hesse to remain as CEO

Softbank officially closed on its acquisition of a 78% stake in Sprint Nextel, which cost the Japan-based operator $21.6 billion, or just slightly more...
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