Yearly Archives: 2013

Brazil’s ICT labor market: Facing skill shortage, companies invest in training

Several Brazilian companies have chosen to invest in employee training to deal with the lack of technically skilled job applicants. This strategy has also...

Analyst Angle: A comparative study of Latin American national broadband connectivity plans

The planning, authorization and subsequent implementation of broadband connectivity plans in Latin America will become increasingly important in upcoming years. Regional governments understand

Infrastructure news: Cellular Specialties returns to Super Bowl; U.K. cheers Ruckus

For the second year, Cellular Specialties is overseeing the project management, design and deployment of wireless infrastructure in and around the Mercedes-Benz Superdome...

DoJ asks FCC for time to review Softbank-Sprint Nextel deal

Softbank’s planned $20.1 billion purchase of a controlling interest in Sprint Nextel hit another potential snag this week as the Department of Justice sent...

BlackBerry 10 has enterprise support, but needs consumers

RIM is hoping that BlackBerry 10 will help it keep its loyal corporate customers and win some new ones. Winning consumers may be harder.

Sierra Wireless to sell AirCard biz to NetGear; shifts focus to M2M

Canada’s Sierra Wireless is getting out of the AirCard business, announcing plans to sell its wireless modem business to NetGear for $138 million. The...

Nokia Growth Partners infused with $250M, plans China expansion

Nokia’s quest for continued relevance in the mobile space continued today as the Finish device maker announced it would add $250 million to its...

VMware to cut 900 jobs

VMware is shifting skill sets by cutting some jobs and adding others. The company also says it wants to make more acquisitions.

Mark Hurd: Oracle is committed to the cloud

Oracle is pushing its cloud computing strategies by investing in its software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as...

Reality Check: Virtualization can be a safe alternative for BYOD adoption

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: Got (wireless) growth?

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...

Sprint Nextel expands LTE coverage in Puerto Rico

LTE coverage is increasing in Puerto Rico as U.S.-based telecom operator Sprint Nextel announced that it has improved 3G service and expanded LTE in...

Reality Check: Nine critical threats facing mobile workers

Mobile devices, whether employee or company-owned, are the new security wild west. They are open devices that mix business with pleasure.

Top five smartphone vendors for Q4 (IDC)

IDC's fourth quarter mobile phone tracker shows the top five vendors with almost two thirds of the market. Samsung has consolidated its lead with...

Mobile infrastructure, small cells, DAS to benefit from FCC action

The infrastructure market appears set to benefit from a new Federal Communications Commission to hasten the deployment of broadband services. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced...

Verizon Wireless completes 700 MHz spectrum sale; AT&T bolsters holdings

Verizon Wireless wrapped up the sale of lower 700 MHz spectrum assets, announcing late last week that it sold off the remaining chunk of...

Carriers, enterprises move beyond cloud experimentation to broader implementation

Enterprise adoption of cloud computing has been a game-changer for those that know how to take advantage of hosting data in the cloud. Now...

Reader Forum: Three steps toward mobility

You’re a security IT professional, and you think you’ve taken the steps to try to make your network secure. You feel relatively confident, safe even, as you walk the corridors of your organization.

Reader Forum: Sports on the small screen and its impact on mobile networks

Sporting events like the Super Bowl, World Cup and the Olympics have long been watched by thousands via television. Over the years, some sports have become more popular and mainstream

Reader Forum: Five rural operator strategies for seizing LTE opportunities

LTE brings a variety of new opportunities, but also sophisticated requirements and issues for which operators should plan. Operators’ challenges range from 700 MHz B-Block “use it or lose it” requirements,

Viettel launches technical operations in Peru

Vietnamese mobile network operator the Viettel Group was set to launch operations on Saturday, January 26, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communications...

Merger creates Latam mobile ad network, $10M revenue goal for 2013

The merger of the  Cisneros' digital media unit, RedMas, with the mobile advertising network Adsmovil has created a large mobile advertising network serving the Americas....

RCRTV: LTE device testing ecosystem – 560 LTE devices and counting

The number of LTE devices is exploding rapidly, from 269 devices in January 2012 to 560 devices produced by 83 suppliers as of November...

RCR Wireless News Americas 2013 Sponsorship Programs

RCR Wireless News - Americas2013 Sponsorship ProgramsSince 2011, under the leadership of editor-in-chief Roberta Prescott, RCR Wireless News has been covering ICT and wireless...

Top stories for the week

AT&T went on a spectrum buying spree and investors went on an Apple selling spree. Verizon Wireless and AT&T both reported healthy gains in...
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