Monthly Archives: November, 2013

Carrier Wrap: Shentel completes LTE upgrade; Republic updates Moto X rate plans

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...

Juniper Networks chooses new CEO

A former Verizon Communications executive will run Juniper Networks starting in January. Shaygan Kheradpir has been selected by the company as its next chief executive...

MetroPCS expansion could help newly-public Mavenir

Mavenir Systems (MVNR) got something of a chilly reception on Wall Street last week after pricing its IPO on the same day as Twitter....

Dish Network remains open to T-Mobile US deal

Dish Network may have been shut out on its attempt to acquire a stake in both Sprint and Clearwire, but the satellite television provider...

Moto G smartphone priced to compete

Motorola has officially launched its Moto G smartphone, with the goal of bringing high-end Android devices to new segments of the global market. The...

Towercrews Featured Jobs for the Week of 11/13/13

RCR Wireless’s tower jobs sections is powered by Towercrews.net   Tower Technician I Climbing and working on cell towers, installing, replacing and repairing antenna systems equipment. Ashland, VA   Tower...

Sprint to pass on H-Block auction, focus instead on low-band spectrum

The government’s plans to auction off 10 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 1.9 GHz band lost an interested party today as Sprint announced...

M/A-COM to acquire Mindspeed

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. will acquire semiconductor company Mindspeed Technologies Inc. in a $272 million deal, with the company's wireless business to be...

Analyst Angle: Value-added services (VAS), mobile apps propel LatAm mobile enterprise market

Mobile enterprise value-added services are on the radar of information and communication technology companies as one of the most promising revenue streams over the next several years.

Time Trippin’: EDGE in, WAP out; Leap losses its couch … 10 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...

Mobile Minute: Motorola set to launch new smartphone

Motorola is set to launch a new smartphone tomorrow. The Moto G is expected to be a lower-priced companion to the Moto X, which...

Ubiquiti Networks reports record quarter

Wireless networking and connectivity provider Ubiquiti Networks reported a quarter with record growth, with revenues up more than 100% year-over-year and net income up...

Vodafone bolstered by emerging markets, pressured by European competition

Vodafone Group reported that through the first half of its current fiscal year it managed to grow revenues across a combination of its directly...

Chip news: GlobalFoundries may make iPhone chips; Intel launches IoT unit

Samsung may be outsourcing some of Apple's chip fabrication to GlobalFoundries. An Albany newspaper is reporting that GlobalFoundries will start making iPhone and iPad...

T-Mobile US eyes spectrum acquisitions, offers 66.15M shares

T-Mobile US is looking to bolster its coffers ahead of scheduled spectrum auctions, announcing this week that it plans to offer 66.15 million shares...

Reality Check: T-Mobile US – just a good year, or a dynasty?

This past week, many in the telecommunications community began to take T-Mobile US seriously. For the second quarter in a row, the Bellevue-based wireless carrier posted net additions of over

Reality Check: Wi-Fi – unifying hetnets

Real estate is said to be about three things: location, location and location. The same is true of radio access networks. Spectrum and heterogeneous networks are all about location.

Radisys’ results affected by delayed order

Infrastructure software vendor Radisys Corp. continued to lose money during the third quarter, but the company attributed much of its missed performance to a...

Spectrum auctions: looking to the UK to tackle the US conundrum

With the Federal Communications Commission set to tackle as many as three spectrum auctions over the next 12 to 18 months, there is considerable...

Mobile Minute: Apple said to plan bigger iPhones

Apple may finally be caving in to pressure from competing smartphones with larger screens ... or perhaps curving in is the more appropriate phrase...

HetNet News: AT&T prepaid Wi-Fi plans for GoPhone; Gogo expands services

AT&T expanded Wi-Fi options for its prepaid customer base with the addition of its first mobile hotspot for GoPhone, with new data-only plans. GoPhone customers...

ABI: China Mobile most profitable carrier; top 5 operators account for 49% of profits

At least on the bottom line, size still remains king for wireless carriers. According to a new report from ABI Research, China Mobile was...

4K takes HD video to the next level

4K video is the next evolution of digital video, and it's the first flavor of ultra-HD video to hit the market. It offers 2160...

Reader Forum: Five essential tips for launching a successful BYOD program

BYOD – an acronym that has executives jumping for joy and IT managers shaking in their boots. BYOD, or bring your own device, is top of mind for enterprises around the globe.

Reader Forum: The ROI of RCS

The rise of over-the-top messaging services has been hugely disruptive for the mobile industry. Free OTT messaging apps with text, VoIP and even video features have made the traditional operator revenue model of
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