Yearly Archives: 2013

CES 2013: The smart TV opportunity for mobile operators

Smart, high-defintion TVs were a huge trend at CES, and with LG's 84-inch ultra-HD offering and others coming to the US in time for...

Citrix taps mobile VPN to meet corporate security needs

After its popularity in the early 2000s when it was used to protect laptop connections, virtual private network (VPN) is back on CIOs’ agendas...

2013 Predictions: Top technologies and trends for 2013

As we gaze at the crystal ball – or rather the crystal cloud – for the mobile industry in 2013, we see some significant technologies and trends that have the potential to transform

Time Trippin’: Auction analysis; economic uncertainty … 12 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...

2013 Predictions: Strand Consult on what to expect in the mobile telecom industry

With the turn of each year, Strand Consult reviews the year past and makes an assessment about the year to come. For the last 18 years Strand Consult has provided strategic information to the mobile

Europe’s MPowa sees Brazil as potential m-payment market

European mobile payment solution company MPowa announced that it is looking at Brazil as a potential key market, and it plans to start business...

SPONSORED: Mobile operators can enable personalized ‘anywhere, anytime’ services

There is a lot of talk about how operators should court non-traditional customers, but little information exists on how to actually monetize operators’ assets. Beyond the networks,

Could Nokia’s partnership with Avanade boost Lumia sales?

Software and mobile manufacturer Nokia has teamed up with Avanade, a joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft, to sell Nokia Lumia devices, applications and...

No-contract space remains hot; MetroPCS latest to adjust plans

Wireless operators continue to fine tune their no-contract service offerings in an attempt to capture a market segment that continues to be up for...

2013 Predictions: The impact of big data for carriers in 2013

Big data has been among the hottest topics throughout 2012 across virtually all industries and communications is no exception. Business leaders and IT management are inundated with proclamations,

2013 Predictions: Brazil’s telecom market set for change in 2013

2012 represented a milestone for the Brazilian mobile market. Mobile telephony reached density of more than 130 lines per 100 inhabitants and the country is likely to have, for the first time,

Frost & Sullivan: 2013 won’t be the year for NFC in Latin America

This won't be the year that near field communication (NFC) takes off in Latin America, since short message service (SMS) solutions are likely to...

SAP Americas, IBM Mexico change presidents

German software giant SAP AG has named former Latin America and Caribbean region president, Rodolpho Cardenuto, the president of a combined Americas region, which...

CES 2013: NFC is ‘Now For Consumers’

Near field communications has been around for a while, but at this year's Consumer Electronics Show it was clear that the technology has made...

CES 2013: Unity coming to smartphones this year

Ubuntu demonstrated its Unity operating system on a Galaxy Nexus at CES 2013, and says the open source operating system will be available on...

CES 2013: T-Mobile USA goes full unlimited, no contract; expands network upgrade

T-Mobile USA’s plans to become a disruptive force in the domestic mobile space heated up this week as the carrier unveiled its “Unlimited Nationwide...

CES 2013: Straight Talk adds no-contract iPhone to lineup

Apple’s iconic iPhone continues to trickle down the carrier scale as Walmart announced that its Straight Talk Wireless offering will offer a pair of...

CES 2013: Verizon Wireless pushes LTE coverage, looks at broadcast option

Verizon Wireless continues to push its LTE coverage across the country, with plans to also expand services across its high-speed network. The carrier this week...

Broadcom licenses ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures

Broadcom (BRCM) says it will license two ARM chip architectures, meaning that the California chipmaker will be able to design its own microprocessor cores...

2013 Predictions: LTE roll-out to have limited immediate impact; social media giants to shake up IP-based messaging; smartphone penetration growth to slow

In 2013, LTE will become a commercial reality in many more countries, but will have limited economic impact in the next 12 months.

2013 Predictions: BYOD; death of the desk phone; over-the-top services; and more

It’s no surprise that the telecom industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last few years, and we don’t see this slowing down in 2013. The two biggest things that have happened

CES 2013 wrap-up: Intel eyes emerging markets; Lenovo launches tablet PC

With the Consumer Electronics Show underway in Las Vegas (CES 2013–check out all pieces), vendors and carriers are hurrying to announce their news for...

Vivo trials femtocells, aims for Q2 deployment

Femtocells deployments have yet to start in Brazil due to a lack of required legislation. A proposed bill that would regulate small cells aimed...

Analyst Angle: Argentina and Chile become smart markets

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

Dish puts in bid for Clearwire at 11% per-share premium over Sprint Nextel’s offer

Sprint Nextel’s attempt to acquire the remaining stake in Clearwire that it does not already control seems to have hit a snag as Dish...
- Advertisment -

Most Read