Yearly Archives: 2013

MWC 2013: Chip giants went head-to-head at MWC

Qualcomm told Nvidia that its day in the sun was over, boasting at Mobile World Congress that the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor is...

Solavei tempts iPhone, Galaxy S III users with nano-SIM

Mobile virtual network operator Solavei continued to add high-end device options to customers, announcing plans today to begin offering a nano-SIM card compatible with...

Wi-Fi Alliance absorbs WiGig Alliance

The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit Alliance said they have finalized a previously announced deal to consolidate WiGig technology and certification development into the...

Sprint Nextel rolls out device activation program for MVNOs

Sprint Nextel unveiled a new program that will allow customers to take their inactive device to select mobile virtual network operators. Sprint Nextel said the...

Report: Verizon, Vodafone (again) mull Verizon Wireless’ future

Could Verizon Wireless’ current joint custody quandary soon be solved? Bloomberg reported this week that Verizon Communications, which controls 55% of Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone...

Smartphone roundup: Fastest, biggest, and brightest from MWC 2013

The most stunning smartphones at Mobile World Congress were not even announced at the show; both Sony and HTC unveiled their new flagship phones...

MWC 2013: LTE-A, small cells, software top infrastructure trends at MWC

RCR Wireless News spoke with Daryl Schoolar, principal infrastructure analyst at Ovum, to get his impressions of the recent Mobile World Congress event in...

MWC 2013: Devices, small cells hot topics at MWC

RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Dan Hays, principal and U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, about what he viewed as the...

MWC 2013: Infrastructure trends

Network virtualization is on its way. If nothing else was clear from MWC 2013, it’s that networks are on the road to becoming less hardware...

Verizon Wireless not through with net additions, expects subsidy model to evolve with LTE

Despite domestic wireless penetration at or near 100%, Verizon Wireless is confident it can continue adding new customers whether from rivals or multi-device accounts. Speaking...

MWC 2013: ARM shows support for Firefox OS (video)

Many people in emerging markets will experience the Internet for the first time this year, and most of them will do so on a...

White House, FCC, and CCA support consumers’ right to unlock phones

The White House says consumers should have the right to unlock their mobile phones. The administration released a statement saying that it supports "legislative...

Reality Check: Wireless SON learning concepts

Self-optimizing network applications for heterogeneous networks address coverage and capacity optimization, energy savings and interference coordination, as well as handset management enabling

Brazil speeds up availability of 2.5 GHz, 700 MHz bands for LTE

Brazilians carriers that bought spectrum licenses in the 2.5 GHz frequency band at auction in June have until April to cover all the offices of the...

Reality Check: Policy in an LTE world

Communications service providers are deploying LTE networks, increasing the available bandwidth to their customers and finding that their existing models for revenue growth are not applicable

Telecom Analytics: Increased interest in big data solutions for carriers; more MWC highlights

Big data and analytics have been hailed as the next technology trends for telecom operators. As carriers feel the pressure to mine the huge...

Reality Check: For CALA CSPs, ‘VPO’ means lower costs, happier customers

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the...

Reality Check: Locked cellphones may have more in common with old rotary phones than you think

For those of us old enough to remember, there was a time when you couldn’t buy a corded, rotary phone. Instead, you had to lease your phone from Ma Bell. After divestiture, customers were given the options

Reader Forum (MWC 2013 Edition): Themes from MWC 2014 (…. not a typo)

I am sure that many of you, like me, were comprehensively bombarded with vendor pre-show announcements in the week before the recent Mobile World Congress event. In addition, every analyst

HetNet News: AT&T recaps DAS investment; Boingo to purchase Endeka

Welcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. RCR Wireless News technology reporter Kelly Hill will be keeping you...

MWC 2013: PwC on carrier challenges

Dan Hays, principal U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, talked with RCR Wireless News about some of the biggest challenges facing wireless carriers coming...

Google unveils white spaces mapping tool

Internet powerhouse Google is once again dipping its toes into the spectrum space, announcing a partnership with the Federal Communications Commission to become certified...

MWC 2013: Sony Xperia Z LTE tablet demo

With a 10.1-inch screen, Sony's new Xperia Z tablet is certainly not the smallest tablet to debut at Mobile World Congress, but Sony says...

Chip sales strong, but outlook cloudy

Chip sales got off to a good start in 2013, with sales up 3.8% year-on-year to $24 billion. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association,...

TOA Technologies bets on mobility for growth in Latin America

TOA Technologies began its operations in Latin America two years ago. Focused on mobile workforce management, the company is betting on rising enterprise mobility...
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