Monthly Archives: December, 2013

U.K. carrier Three changes the roaming game

Three recently added the U.S. to its “Feel at Home” roaming plan, allowing its U.K. customers to use their normal calling and data plans...

F5 provides application delivery for new Verizon Cloud

Verizon Enterprise Solutions is using F5 Networks' solutions for network traffic and security management in its new Verizon Cloud. F5's Big-IP product suite has been...

Mobile Minute: AT&T and Rogers sign roaming pact

AT&T subscribers traveling in Canada can now take their LTE service with them. The carrier says it has a roaming agreement with Canada's Rogers...

HetNet News: Free Wi-Fi for NYC subway riders; Gogo moves toward international service

New York subway riders are getting free access to Boingo's Wi-Fi network this month, courtesy of Visit Phoenix's marketing campaign. Passengers who want to connect...

Verizon to buy EdgeCast

Verizon is deepening its commitment to mobile and online content delivery with the purchase of EdgeCast Networks, a content delivery network provider that specializes...

Reader Forum: How to reduce churn – and boost margins on the best customers

In today’s mobile marketplace, attrition is the main enemy of customer lifetime value. Roughly 75% of the 17 million to 20 million subscribers who sign up with a new wireless carrier every year come

Reader Forum: Innovation frameworks – the foundation of a bright telecom future

It’s not news to any of us at this point that the entire telecommunications industry and the role of service providers in it are rapidly changing. Changing consumer expectations. Changing market demands.

Telecom Software: T-Mobile’s Software Issues, Ixia’s New Partnership

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. Due to the shortened holiday week last week, this week's collection...

FCC postpones 600 MHz incentive auction until mid-2015

The Federal Communications Commission has officially pushed plans to auction off 600 MHz spectrum licenses for use by wireless carriers until the middle of...

AT&T Mobility’s Mobile Share Value plans target rivals big and small

AT&T Mobility’s latest move to expand its Mobile Share offering with a no-contract option would seem to be hitting back at the success seen...

Ercom wins Korean customer, addresses LTE network emulation

Ercom said it recently sold its Mobipass network emulation solution to a major Korean player, with Mobipass deployed in the Korean customer's labs for...

Test & Measurement: Azimuth launches new OTA device testing platform

Azimuth Systems Inc. introduced a new over-the-air mobile device testing platform this week. The Intelligent Over-the-Air (iOTA) platform has already been accepted in a...

Corning provides new DAS at AmericasMart Atlanta

A large-scale distributed antenna system from Corning Inc. has been installed at the AmericasMart Atlanta wholesale trade center. The system, which consists of almost 1,300...

Worst of the Week: My best of 2013

As the calendar has now turned over to December (do people even have “turnable” calendars any more), thoughts begin to turn towards what the hell just happened over the past 12 months?

Canada sees 4 bidders drop out of 700 MHz auction pool

Canada’s plan to increase competition across its wireless market through the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum assets appears to be sputtering as a...

House passes ‘patent troll’ legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed bill called the Innovation Act by an overwhelming majority. The bill, which now heads to the Senate,...

Device News: AT&T, Samsung and an iPhone keyboard

AT&T launches mHealth device Carriers often think of the M2M market in terms of network traffic, but AT&T is taking a different approach with its...

Cell Tower News: Tower crew hiring accelerates; NATE membership soars

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. This...

Feature Report: Customer Experience Management

Telecom software is increasingly being used by mobile operators to manage the customer experience. The need for more advanced platforms has been caused by...

Towercrews Featured Jobs for the Week of 12/4/13

RCR Wireless News’ tower jobs sections is powered by Towercrews.net   Tower Foreman Responsible for installation of wireless infrastructure, maintain orderly environment, ability to run top and bottom. Wanamingo,...

Small Cell Forum releases round two of guidance for deployments

The Small Cell Forum has made public its "release two" for technical documents, market drivers and advice on deployment of small cell networks for...

Report: Apple has a deal with China Mobile

Apple and China Mobile may finally have a deal to offer the iPhone to the carrier's 700 million-plus subscribers, but most of those people...

AT&T Mobility adds no-contract option to Mobile Share plans, extends Next

AT&T Mobility is set to tweak its Mobile Share plans, tacking on the “value” label to differentiate the new plans that are set to...

Tower crew hiring accelerates

With Sprint and T-Mobile US accelerating their LTE rollouts while AT&T and Verizon complete theirs, demand for cell tower climbers and technicians has never...

FCC approves Verizon’s $130B deal to acquire control of Verizon Wireless

Verizon Communications moved one step closer in picking up full control of Verizon Wireless as the Federal Communications Commission approved the telecom giant’s $130...
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