Yearly Archives: 2013

Reality Check: Is Apple embracing the enterprise?

Apple’s much anticipated event is finally here, and true to form with all Apple fall events rumors have been swirling for weeks about what the tech trendsetter is going to bring consumers. However,

T-Mobile US offers free data for LTE-equipped Google Nexus 7 tablet

Google has yet again tapped T-Mobile US to rollout a new device, this time with the launch of an LTE-equipped Nexus 7 tablet. That...

M2M equals efficiency and sustainability (U2U Connect)

In his interview with Limor Schafman of U2U Connect, "Fleet Management Transformed with the Latest in M2M," Roger Sanford, Chief Marketing Office of Apptricity,...

Yahoo ups its mobile video game

In case you were wondering why Yahoo decided to buy almost 40 years worth of Saturday Night Live "classic clips," the company made its...

Verizon in court; iPhone in China … top stories for 9/9/13

Today marks the beginning of Verizon Communications' court case challenging the FCC's net neutrality rule. The nation's largest carrier, which is also an ISP,...

HetNet News: Extenet DAS in Empire State Building

As part of a major renovation of New York's famous Empire State Building, the skyscraper is getting a new distributed antenna system from Extenet...

Crown Castle looks for 2014 REIT move

Crown Castle International surprised some analysts by announcing this morning plans to qualify as a Real Estate Investment Trust by Jan. 1, 2014. "We are...

Apple reportedly set to ship iPhones to China Mobile

A new iPhone launch is not the only thing Apple is reportedly prepping this week. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company is...

Mobile video traffic could soar with Instagram ads

Instagram's 150 million active users may not be the only ones frustrated to learn that Facebook's popular app is preparing to add advertising. Since...

LatAm Wrap-Up: Mobile services totaled $25.29B; Entel to expand FTTH; NSA spying in Brazil

Latin American telecom operators have seen a slowdown in the growth of messaging services, but they haven't been cannibalized yet by over-the-top players, as...

BT, Truphone partner on cloud-based recording service

U.K.-based telecom provider BT reported a deal with Truphone to market a mobile recording service targeting U.S. forms looking to conform to the Dodd-Frank...

Reader Forum: Wi-Fi uses DSL to turn cellular saturation into customer satisfaction

Cellular networks are buckling from the overwhelming demand of mobile devices. Mobile data traffic is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 66% from 2012 to 2017, according to

Reader Forum: Building high-speed optical RF networks

Large wireless deployments at stadiums and in other dense areas demand high capacity and high performance, but it’s not always easy to provide these when a venue may need 18 to 20 sectors of capacity and

CCA fall event set to tackle competitive, regulatory issues

The Competitive Carrier Association’s fall event is just around the corner, with wireless operators big and small set to descend on Las Vegas to...

Worst of the Week: Cold-blooded shame

Verizon Communications this week did what it has wanted to do for some time. (No, not make everyone with an unlimited data plan migrate to a capped data plan. ZING!).

Test & Measurement: Anite’s carrier aggregation tests get PTCRB validation

Anite says it now has PTCRB validation for the highest number of LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation (CA) protocol tests in the industry, after working closely...

American Tower to acquire Global Tower for $4.8B

Consolidation is set to strike the tower space as American Tower announced this morning plans to acquire smaller rival Global Tower Partners’ parent company...

Qualcomm wants to make your phone the remote control for your house

Qualcomm has dominated the market for smartphone applications processors, and now it wants to lead the way in creating chipsets and software for devices...

Video: Impact of Verizon/Vodafone, Microsoft/Nokia deals

RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Steve Brumer, partner at 151 Advisors, about the impact recent wireless deals might have on the...

White Paper: Fiber to the Antenna Solutions

The telecommunications industry is rapidly advancing due to increased user demand. Smartphones, tablets, PDAs, gaming systems, and commercial wireless applications are all driving networks...

Qualcomm smartwatch showcases Mirasol and AllJoyn

Qualcomm had a surprise announcement at its Uplinq conference this week: a smart watch called Toq that connnects to Android devices. The Toq uses...

SK Telecom throws more spectrum at LTE-A service, boosts speeds to 225 Mbps

Korean telecom operator SK Telecom announced plans to weave in additional spectrum holdings into its LTE network to speed up network speeds using wider...

Goodman Networks extends its acquisitions

Telecom services company Goodman Networks closed on its $102.4 million purchase of Multiband, and is in the process of another acquisition that marks its...

Sprint looks to raise $6.5B through debt offer

Fresh off a summer of financial gamesmanship, Sprint is looking to raise $6.5 billion through a pair of debt offerings set to close on...

Telecom Analytics: Beijing Mobile taps NSN to improve QoE; Amdocs buys Actix

Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) announced that Beijing Mobile, a branch of the Chinese operator China Mobile, will implement NSN's extensive quality of experience...
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