Yearly Archives: 2013

Anritsu Webinar: PIM testing: Which frequency band test set should I use to test a site?

Modern tracking generators deliver a convenient way to test the performance of two port components. In this webinar you will discover when you need...

Editorial Webinar: The smarter telco: Exploring service and network intelligence to improve customer loyalty and profit

How will increasingly detailed service intelligence and network data change the game for wireless service providers? Of late, it seems like everyone from traditional...

Test & Measurement: NTS expands RF safety testing at Silicon Valley lab

The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News'...

Verizon taps Hughes acquisition for fleet management solution

Verizon Communications is set to take advantage of its $612 million acquisition of Hughes Telematics with the rollout of its Networkfleet solution. The offering...

Carriers challenged to compete in cloud services market

Cloud computing is gaining momentum, and telecom operators are battling for cloud computing customers. Carriers face fierce competition in this emerging market and many have to...

Time Trippin’: Tower siting; quest for smallest phone … 16 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...

Colombia sets LTE auction date; Claro banned from AWS band

Colombia’s LTE auction has a date. The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) set the auction for June 26, hoping to generate up...

Worst of the Week: Has Samsung finally lost it?

I think it might be time for Samsung to have an intervention. This week, the consumer electronics giant unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphone, which according to my memory is the 39th iteration of that device in the past three weeks.

Samsung unveils feature-packed Galaxy S4; pressure now on rivals to respond

Samsung upped its game in the smartphone space with the unveiling of its latest Galaxy S model, the S4, which will supersede the S3...

Tablets continue market, enterprise momentum

The tablet market is growing even more quickly than some estimates had predicted, and the devices are being widely adopted by enterprises and driving...

Expenses, competition impact China Mobile’s financials

China Mobile saw net profits inch up only slightly in 2012, with financial growth stymied by increased expenses. The carrier did maintain its position...

Lack of bandwidth, interoperability slow video collaboration adoption

Video collaboration has not yet taken off around the globe, with the lack of bandwidth and interoperability holding back adoption, according to Damian Artt,...

BlackBerry, LG look for piece of Samsung’s spotlight

Looking perhaps to ride the buzz being generated by Samsung’s expected unveiling of a new smartphone, BlackBerry and Verizon Wireless announced that the carrier...

Q&A with Steve Nicley, South Wireless Summit 2013 Chairperson

State wireless associations have increasingly become the focus of larger wireless industry trade groups looking to bring more hands-on experience to their causes. This...

New public safety products emphasize interoperability, analytics

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated interoperable voice and data technology for the FirstNet board this week in Boulder, Colo., showcasing how voice over LTE and presence information...

Report: LTE infrastructure market set to double in 2013

The worldwide LTE market is set to double this year, surpassing the $10 billion mark in equipment sales as carriers prepare for the second...

Cellphone-Mate’s network amplifiers garner FCC approval

Cellular amplifier provider Cellphone-Mate reported that it has gained Federal Communications Commission certification for its devices compatible with Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA...

Ceragon Networks extends Telefónica agreement to Mexico

As an extension of a global agreement with Telefónica, the wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks has made a deal with the carrier's Mexican unit...

FCC approves T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS deal

The Federal Communications Commission gave its stamp of approval for T-Mobile USA’s merger with MetroPCS that will see the nation’s No. 4 and No....

Spirent: Second-gen VoLTE chipsets show major power improvements

Battery life on voice over LTE second-generation chipsets has significantly improved, showing growing maturity of the technology, according to a new test report by...

SouthernLINC to provide nationwide GSM/UMTS service

Regional mobile operator SouthernLINC Wireless said it has signed an agreement with mobile virtual network enabler Prepaid Wireless Wholesale to sell “nationwide high-speed data,...

Mexico proposes telecom reforms aimed at increasing competition

Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, yesterday announced a range of reforms for the telecommunications sector designed to promote increased competition. The country's telecom sector...

Telecom Analytics: Carriers use analytics to embrace M2M, ‘Internet of things’

The "Internet of things" is one of the most exciting emerging trends although a lot remains to be done to realize its potential. Steve...

Reality Check: MWC shows rise in mobile services, applications as a service

The volume of cloud-based announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week reflected enterprises' interest in having mobile services and applications delivered “as a service.”

Reality Check: From parents to employers, everybody wants control

One of the biggest debates in wireless over the past decade is about who owns the customer: the mobile operator or a third party such as an over-the-top provider? What about when the user is a child
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