Monthly Archives: August, 2013

Facebook joins mobile leaders to expand broadband access

Roughly 6 billion people have access to mobile communications, but fewer than half that number have access to the Internet. Leadering companies from across...

Analyst Angle: 5 things every business leader needs to know about BYOD

Today’s most popular mobile devices were never designed for business purposes and unfortunately, they don’t offer the same level of security that has been built in to traditional desktop and

Time Trippin’: Beginnings of device subsidies; license doughnuts … 17 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...

Public safety technology showcased at APCO

Public safety continues to advance its use of wireless technology, as evidenced by announcements coming out of this week's Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference. Motorola...

Huawei, Ericsson, Cisco lead in telecom equipment vendor rankings

Infonetics said this week that Huawei has earned the top spot in its 2012 Telecommunications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard. Ericsson was a very close...

SK Telecom, Rohde & Schwarz to work on antenna technology

South Korean communications giant SK Telecom said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rohde & Schwarz to jointly research and develop next-generation...

Reality Check: NetFlow technology solves ‘who-dun-it!’ cyber crimes

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and...

Reality Check: Mobile operators – Why are your competitors talking to your clients more then you are?

Dear mobile operator: Why are you letting your competitors message your subscribers more than you message them yourself?

TIA handicaps spectrum initiatives

Spectrum is a source the wireless industry cannot get enough of. With consumer demand for wireless services on an ever-increasing track, wireless carriers and...

Ntelos stock plunges on Sprint overbuild concerns

Investors in rural wireless operator Ntelos were spooked this morning on news that roaming partner Sprint was looking to overbuild LTE coverage across portions...

Small cells in focus: chip designers concentrate on power efficiency

Wireless service providers will soon be adding capacity to their networks with small cells powered by 28 nanometer chips that can connect more users...

HetNet News: LTE roll-outs drive RAN market, Dell’Oro says

Dell'Oro Group's most recent quarterly report on the mobile radio access network market found that the segment posted its third straight quarter of year-over-year...

LatAm Wrap-Up: Video interview with Accedian; Oi’s Q2 loss; Claro Chile’s LTE goals

With increased competition in the telecommunications market, Latin American carriers should be worried about improving customer experience. According to James M. Artimez, Accedian Networks' vice...

Reader Forum: Big data analytics – The key to driving monetization opportunities

Although big data has recently taken the mainstream spotlight and become a major initiative in the enterprise, it has always been at play in the wireless space. The challenge now is

Reader Forum: M2M shouldn’t be DIY

It takes the right combination of hardware, software, networks and services to monitor a loved one with Alzheimer’s, track mobile workers, pinpoint an offender’s whereabouts, maintain visibility of

Mobile Minute: Ubuntu record, Windows YouTube app

The creators of Ubuntu have raised a record $10.3 million in a crowdfunding campaign to build a hybrid PC/smartphone. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu,...

Cavium focuses on small cell solutions

Silicon Valley's Cavium is not as well-known as some of its larger rivals in chip design, but the company intends to have an impact...

Test & Measurement: High-volume EPC/IMS testing from TekComms

Tektronix Communications says its new Spectra2 XL3 test solution can test more than 400,000 simultaneous, bi-directional G.711 IP-based calls while taking up only a...

Weekly Wrap: Spectrum spat, Cisco’s cuts and LTE winners

Spectrum spat AT&T came out swinging this week with a hard-hitting response to T-Mobile's proposed "dynamic market rule" for upcoming 600 MHz spectrum auctions. T-Mobile...

Can Galaxy Gear steal new iPhone’s thunder?

Talk of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Gear device has been circulating ever since the Korean company filed trademark applications for the name earlier this summer,...

Reader Forum: NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission Deploys Mobile Devices to Improve Efficiencies

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) was created in 1971, and is the agency responsible for the regulation and licensing of...

Amazon hires another Windows expert, this time from Nokia

Amazon is clearly interested in Windows, or at least in executives who have worked with the mobile version of the operating system. The online...

Agilent Technologies does better than expected

Agilent Technologies' stock jumped after the company reported a better than expected third quarter, and a partnership with Gradient Design Automation. "Although we are operating...

Consolidation of Europe’s mobile market expected to accelerate

The battle for KPN's German business is the latest wave in a flood of mergers and acquisitions in the European telecom sector. According to...

Telecom Analytics: Redknee Solutions lands top APAC operator as client; this week’s releases

Redknee Solutions announced that a tier 1 operator in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is launching its latest policy management solution, PCS-5000. A provider of billing and...
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