Monthly Archives: December, 2013

Sensing the future: smartphone makers focus on sensors

Savvy smartphone users know the names of the chip companies that make the processors and modems inside their devices, but most have never heard...

Reader Forum: The OTT overture – industry trends, challenges and opportunities in 2014

Ovum recently published an interesting survey on mobile messaging further revealing how social messaging players are rapidly evolving,

Reader Forum: 10 questions on ‘5G’

As 2014 approaches, conversations around “4G” almost seem antiquated. That’s not to say 4G is old news, but the buzz and excitement around the promise of 4G isn’t as prominent as years past.

Wireless, mobile companies on M&A spree

You can tell it’s December by the last-minute shopping frenzy online and at the malls. But consumers aren’t the only ones lining up at...

Alcatel-Lucent sells LGS Innovations subsidiary for $200 million

Alcatel-Lucent will sell its wholly-owned subsidiary LGS Innovations LLC to investor groups Madison Dearborn Partners and CoVant for $200 million. LGS Innovations was formed during...

Worst of the Week: Sprint to buy T-Mobile US? Yes please!

The most fantastically horrible rumor again surfaced this week claiming that Sprint was looking at acquiring T-Mobile US in a deal that would combine the nation’s No. 3 and No. 4 operators to form a new No. 3 operator.

Oracle to buy Responsys for $1.5B

Oracle is paying $1.5 billion for online and mobile marketing specialist Responsys, marking the software giant's third acquisition this quarter. The software giant described...

BlackBerry partners with Foxconn amid mounting losses

BlackBerry's mobile device business is costing it billions, but the Canadian company that pioneered the smartphone is determined to stay in the game. Its...

Test & Measurement: Anite supports GCF data performance testing

Anite has launched full support for Global Certification Forum requirements on LTE data throughput testing, allowing mobile operators and device OEMs to put devices...

Survey shows increased mobile payment penetration for airlines

A study of 56 global airlines concluded that payments for transactions via a mobile device are now an important focus area for air carriers,...

Dissecting the path for Wi-Fi offload, 5G

As wireless carriers continue to struggle with maintaining network integrity in the face of growing consumer demand, the move towards offloading some data traffic...

Telecom Software: Carrier focus on software; Redknee’s $10M contract

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. There's no real common thread in the week's news, but there's definitely...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US propose AWS, PCS spectrum swap

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US have proposed a spectrum swap that will see the carriers exchange AWS and PCS licenses across a number of CMAs around the country.

MediaTek grabs market share in processor and baseband markets

MediaTek is gaining ground quickly in the fast-growing markets for smartphone applications processors and baseband processors, but Qualcomm continues to dominate. During the third...

Focus on the front end: smartphone makers prioritize radios, antennas

Consumers have learned to count on mobile device makers for a steady diet of must-have new features: higher quality cameras, sharper displays, more powerful...

LatAm Wrap-Up: Peru’s new telecom proposals; carrier Q3 highlights

Peru's regulatory agency OSIPTEL released two proposals over the past week affecting the telecom environment. The first proposal states that telecommunication operators should raise the...

Carrier Wrap: Sprint expands LTE; C Spire acquires Callis

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...

Cell Tower News: Tower radiation deemed harmless; Dallas Cowboys get DAS

Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. Cell tower...

FirstNet approves more spectrum leases

The First Responder Network Authority board has approved two long-sought spectrum lease agreements: one with the state of New Jersey, and one with Adams...

Mobile Minute: Apple gives developers a deadline

February 1 is the deadline for all new iOS apps to be optimized for iOS 7, Apple's most current operating system. Apple says new...

Canadian government to limit roaming charges, continues pro-consumer initiatives

The Canadian government is looking to curb nationwide roaming rates for wireless customers, announcing plans to introduce an amendment to the country’s Telecommunications Act...

‘5G’ research gets boost from European Commission

The European Commission and the 5G PPP Association have signed a contract to create a public-private partnership to support the development and standardization of...

PayPal buys mobile backend software firm StackMob

PayPal is diving deeper into mobile with the purchase of StackMob, a San Francisco startup that makes a cloud-based backend for mobile applications. StackMob...

Time Trippin’: Ericsson writes down ST-Ericsson; LTE expansion for the holidays … 1 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...

Revol Wireless to close operations Jan. 16

Regional wireless operator Revol Wireless is set to shutter operations on Jan. 16, though noted that select wireless retail locations will soon begin offering...
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