Monthly Archives: August, 2013

M-health initiative supports tuberculosis treatment

A newly expanded experiment using mobile video to streamline care for tuberculosis patients has been shown to cut costs and benefit patients with better,...

Verizon Wireless reportedly set to entice unlimited data customers with ‘Max’ offer

Verizon Wireless is reportedly looking to lure customers currently signed up for unlimited data packages through a new offering tied to its recently unveiled...

HetNet News: Aruba boosts revenue; new LTE DAS antenna from Galtronics

Aruba Networks recorded revenue of $153.1 million during the quarter ended July 31, a substantial boost from the $139.2 million during the same period...

New Motorola phones hit market as pictures of ‘Droid 5’ surface

AT&T Mobility is rolling out the much-anticipated Motorola Moto X phone and Verizon Wireless is busy launching three new Motorola Droid smartphones, even as...

Google said to move driverless car into fast lane

Traffic on wireless networks may soon have a whole new meaning. Google is reportedly so eager to produce a driverless car that it has...

LatAm Wrap-Up: Cisco launches innovation center in Brazil; region’s spectrum shortfall

Cisco has opened a center of innovation in Rio de Janeiro. The center will integrate Cisco’s portfolio with technology from local players to create...

Reader Forum: How strategic QoS leads to superior QoE

QoS is often defined as the objective view of mobile network service, while QoE is defined as the subjective view. QoS involves the collection and analysis of network performance data such as latency,

Reader Forum: Mobile’s latest threat: Is your phone a zombie?

Since mobile devices have now officially outpaced traditional PCs as the most popular conduit to the Internet, what kind of security impact will this have in the future?

Ballmer’s exit could accelerate Microsoft’s move to mobility

Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said today that he will retire within a year, and that could open the door for the software giant...

Worst of the Week: Champagne wishes and caviar dreams

The world is beginning to lather over Apple’s planned unveiling of its latest iPhone iteration, expected to happen on Sept. 10. Rumors are swirling around faster than a hippie-pit at a Phish show,

China Mobile awards 4G contracts

The world's largest wireless carrier has awarded more than $3 billion in 4G contracts, with a slice of the business going to non-Chinese firms....

Test & Measurement: Spirent expands VoLTE quality testing

Spirent Communications says that the launch of Voice over LTE service is "imminent," and has integrated its field testing solution with lab systems for...

Amazon report shows Globalstar focus on terrestrial offer

Online retailing giant Amazon.com has reportedly been testing a wireless network with satellite communications provider Globalstar. Bloomberg noted in a report that the service...

Time Warner Cable taps network assets to feed fiber backhaul need

Backhaul has become a crucial component for the wireless industry as it moves from 3G to LTE networks, as the increased capabilities provided by...

APCO Conference: FirstNet looks at apps, devices

The First Responder Network Authority has agreed to work with the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International on identifying and giving feedback on mobile...

Verizon strikes new deal with CBS

Verizon Communications has roughly 5 million subscribers to its FiOS TV service, and about 3.5 million of those are in markets where CBS owns...

Carrier-sponsored survey finds Canadians in favor of home-brewed operators

Canadians appear willing to give up increased competition in their domestic wireless space for keeping that market, or at least according to a new...

Handset revenue growth outpaces unit growth

Mobile phone makers as a group saw revenue growth far outpace the growth of units shipped and units sold during the second quarter. Global...

Telecom Analytics: Informa survey finds 48% of operators have implemented big data

A survey from Informa Telecoms & Media showed impressive numbers of big data adoption among telecom companies. According to the study conducted with approximately...

Carrier Wrap: Sprint bolsters wireline network to support Network Vision; T-Mobile US woos business

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...

Tower Technology Review

Wireless networks are being asked to handle an increasing amount of traffic both from the growth in overall wireless services as well as growing...

Verizon Wireless joins coverage of NYC subways

Verizon Wireless has reached an agreement with Transit Wireless to bring 3G and LTE coverage to New York City's subway system, making it the...

Analyst Angle: For sale – BlackBerry pie with all the trimmings

Earlier this month, BlackBerry announced that it was considering a number of strategic options including selling the company. My first reaction was sadness – similar to the time when I heard that

LTE market remains hot; AT&T predicts 400 markets, 270M pops covered by year end

AT&T Mobility is looking to stay hot on the heels of rival Verizon Wireless in rolling out LTE services, announcing today that it plans...

Feature Report: Tower Technology Review

RCR Wireless News will take a look at the current state of tower and small cell technologies including fiber to the antenna, remote radio...
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