Monthly Archives: October, 2013

Time Trippin’: AT&T inhales McCaw; industry girds for PCS, auctions … 19 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...

Wireless History Foundation inducts four into Wireless Hall of Fame

The Wireless History Foundation this week honored its 2013 inductees into the Wireless Hall of Fame during an event in San Jose, Calif. This...

Juniper boosts edge router capacity, expands partnership with NSN

Juniper Networks launched new enhancements to boost the capacity of its flagship MX Series 3D universal edge routers today to support the demands of...

Government shutdown set to impact wireless auctions, M&A

The federal government’s ongoing slumber could have a real impact on the wireless industry connected to plans for a trio of spectrum auctions that...

Imagination gets real with Warrior CPU core

Imagination Technologies has made good on its promise to wrestle with ARM, launching a 32-bit low-power CPU core based on the MIPS architecture. The...

Leap to offer iPhone 5S, 5C Oct. 25, expanded LTE support still in limbo

Leap Wireless may be in the midst of becoming property of AT&T, but that has not stopped the no-contract carrier from bringing out new...

Device Update: Nexus 5, SmartWatch 2, Windows update

New Nexus Google is expected to launch its new Nexus smartphone today. Pictures and videos have started to leak, and the rumor mill has dubbed...

Reality Check: The death of passwords and the rise of multi-factor authentication

Traditional passwords – even those containing numbers, letters, both uppercase and lowercase, and symbols – are just not good enough anymore. Hackers, like those who attacked

Reality Check: With VoLTE, service providers’ first move is best move

The benefits and drawbacks of being a market “first mover” have always elicited a diverse range of opinions. Some claim that first movers must go through trial by fire and learn through their own

Reality Check: De-risking SON deployments with network emulation

Self-organizing network is a promising new feature defined by the 3GPP standard to help mobile network operators to automate several recurring tasks required for activities such as cells deployment,

HetNet News: DAS in MLB stadiums; Aruba expands distribution

DAS provider TE Connectivity announced some of its recent Major League Baseball stadium installations to improve 3G and "4G" coverage. TE’s InterReach Spectrum, InterReach Fusion...

Root Metrics infographic looks to explain LTE, provide basis for network speeds

The wireless industry’s current infatuation with touting LTE supremacy has led to mass confusion for consumers left to wade through the various claims. Looking...

Mobile Share new entry point for AT&T Mobility customers

AT&T Mobility is going all in with its Mobile Share rate plans, announcing that beginning Oct. 25 all new customers will be required to...

LatAm Wrap-Up: Telefónica Brazil to virtualize CPE; Mexican recharge market

Telefónica Brazil is starting its first trial to virtualize customer premises equipment (CPE). The telecom operator is partnering with NEC Corporation for the trial....

Reader Forum: Native mobile app vs. mobile Web – which is better for your enterprise?

Enterprises are investing in mobile, that’s a given. But chief information officers are still facing issues related to mobile apps and mobile websites – these are two very different approaches when

Reader Forum: The telecom paradox

The telecommunications industry, like most industries, is in a state of technological and economic flux driven by intense competition and new technologies. Earlier inflection points

Sprint outlines network priorities

A more efficient network is a top priority for the nation's third largest carrier, according to Sprint CTO Stephen Bye. Bye recently told a...

Reader Forum: Automotive innovation meets cutting-edge mobile tech

Picture this. As you set out to work on a cold Monday morning, one touch of your smartphone unlocks the car door, adjusts the driver’s seat, starts the car and turns on the heat to your

Agricultural M2M: The farming revolution

John Deere is counting on broadband spectrum as a fundamental element to the development of its products and services. Mark Lewellen joined John Deere...

Test & Measurement: New products from Agilent, Anritsu, Xilinx

Agilent Technologies has added new functionality and options to its M9703A AXIe eight-channel wideband digital receiver/digitizer (pictured at right), which is used for measurements...

Brightstar expected to buy 20:20; Denali launches mobile device center

Brightstar appears ready to renew its commitment to Europe with the purchase of 20:20 Mobile, a leading European distributor of mobile devices. Brightstar has...

Telecom Analytics: Predictive analytics creates opportunity

Telecom operators around the world are using analytics tools for two major reasons: to become more efficient in their operations; and using analytics in...

Worst of the Week: Towers – big business with a capital ‘B’

For those not in the know: towers are big business. As in “big money” with a “B,” which stands for “billions.” Think there is any doubt? Just check out the reported $5 billion or so AT&T is looking to get for its nearly 11,000 towers.

Telecom Software Weekly Wrap-Up: U.S. Cellular fixes billing glitch; Skype costs operators $100M per day

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Telecom Software weekly wrap-up where we gather top telecom software news stories for the week: U.S. Cellular is...

PCIA 2013: CTI Towers secures $30M in financing; closes on purchase of 5 towers

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – While the larger tower operators garnered most of the spotlight at this week’s PCIA Wireless Infrastructure event, they were not the...
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