Monthly Archives: August, 2013

Reader Forum: Larry, Sam and mobile

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...

HetNet News: Commscope files for IPO; earnings from Westell

Network infrastructure company Commscope filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. Although no dates or proposed share prices...

Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls out Industry Canada on wireless competition plans

Canada’s incumbent wireless carriers received support in their ongoing attempts to influence the government’s plans to establish rules for the upcoming auction of 700...

Chipmakers question value of octo-core processors

How many cores does a mobile processor need? While Samsung and ARM make a convincing case for the Galaxy S4's octo-core processor, other chipmakers...

White House vetoes ITC ban on Apple products

Today was supposed to be the day that Apple would have to stop selling older versions of the iPhone and iPad in the United...

LatAm Wrap-Up: TIM up, Nextel down in Q2; LTE tests in Venezuela

While TIM posted a 12% rise in its second-quarter profit, beating forecasts on strong cost controls, NII Holdings’ Nextel operations presented a consolidated net...

Tower Talk: How to prevent tower climber fatalities

According to Wireless Estimator, there have been seven tower climber fatalities in 2013 compared to only one loss in 2012. Mobile operators (i.e. AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint...

PCTEL sees revenue growth, possibilities in China’s LTE market

Network site solutions company PCTel saw booming revenue for the quarter, with an increase of 34% year-over-year to $26.7 million. The company has two reporting...

Worst of the Week: The real Jedi Council

This week I would like to stay on that topic, but attempt to figure out why AT&T ended up paying what it paid to acquire Leap. From a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Leap released this week, it would appear that

Test & Measurement: Ixia cites soft market; Spirent adds TDD-LTE testing

Ixia saw its revenue for the second quarter grow 28% to $115.9 million, with much of the increase attributed to two acquisitions rather than...

Obama set to nominate Republican O’Rielly to FCC

The Federal Communications Commission took a large step to finalizing new leadership as President Barak Obama was set to nominate a Republican Michael O’Rielly...

Motorola unveils Moto X flagship

Search engine giant Google is hoping that an individualized, hands-free, voice-responsive Moto X will attract high-end U.S. smartphone users. The Google-owned Motorola Mobility revealed...

Telecom Analytics: Device software can help carriers improve customer experience

When it comes to customer experience management, it is critical for telecom operators to understand their clients and how they consume services. In a video interview...

Sonus adds diameter signaling with F5 deal

Diameter signaling is becoming increasingly important to mobile networks, and partnerships can provide the most efficient way for IP networking companies to add this...

Leap continues to show operational challenges

Leap Wireless posted continued degradation in its customer base highlighting the financial importance of its recent agreement to be acquired by AT&T. The no-contract carrier...

Mindspeed reports profits, flat revenues

Mindspeed Technologies Inc. reported net revenues of $35.6 million for the quarter that were flat year-over-year, with modest growth in communications processors and wireless...

Radisys working toward profitability

Wireless network company Radisys met its guidance for the second quarter, although it still posted a net loss amid a shift to re-focus its efforts...

Corning, Sonus, Synchronoss release Q2 results

Corning, maker of Gorilla Glass, announced its third consecutive quarter of strong growth in earnings per share amid declining LCD glass prices. Corning's core...

Carrier Wrap: J.D. Power praises customer care; O2 outlines LTE launch plans for UK

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...

British Telecom, SaskTel tap Oracle to improve customer experience

Oracle announced that many telecom operators such as British Telecom and the Canadian SaskTel are using its Customer Experience (CX) solutions. According to Oracle, the...
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