Yearly Archives: 2013

Telecom services represents largest share of global ICT spending

Global telecom services continues to be the largest portion of IT spending. Gartner, Inc. forecasts that of the estimated U.S.$3.7 trillion in total worldwide IT spending...

Big data, cloud, mobile, collaboration to be main biz technologies over next two years

Big data, cloud, mobile, collaboration and business process management will be the top technologies over the coming 24 months, according to a survey by...

2013 Predictions: Eight far-out predictions for mobile tech in 2013

Gazing into our crystal ball – or crystal-ball app, rather – we’re taking a peek into what the state of mobile tech will look like a year from now. What will IT departments be focused on – or will they exist at all?

2013 Predictions: Time for wireless carriers to strike back

During 2013 we will see the start of a fundamental reshaping of mobile telecoms services offerings driven by new services based on the IP multimedia subsystem, the evolution of mobile wholesale as well as regulatory trends.

Time Trippin’: CES highlights; The year of convergence? … 5 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...

Bolivia to auction bushel of spectrum in 2013

Bolivia is set to auction several blocks of spectrum in the 1.5/1.6 GHz; 1.7 /2.1 GHz; 1.9 GHz and 700 MHz nationwide. The Regulation...

Wi-Fi Alliance to absorb WiGig Alliance, hasten interoperability

The Wi-Fi Alliance consolidated its position in representing the wireless local area space, announcing it has signed an agreement to absorb the Wireless Gigabit...

T-Mobile USA to carry RIM’s latest Curve

With plans to unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system and new devices later this month, Research In Motion today showed that there were still...

The 451 Group acquires Yankee Group

The analyst community was struck with a bit of consolidation today as The 451 Group announced it has acquired Yankee Group for an undisclosed...

CES 2013 preview

The world's largest trade show gets underway next week in Las Vegas, and odds are that wireless technology will permeate everything from cars to...

Brazil’s m-commerce doubles in 2012

Mobile commerce in Brazil is rising. Purchases made from tablets and smartphones doubled in 2012, reaching 10% of total e-commerce sales, according a survey...

2013 Telecom Predictions: Key messages for the telecoms industry in 2013

For the telecoms industry, 2013 will be a continuation of the “interesting times” that we have seen in 2012. The past year has seen slowing economic growth as a result of the continuing debt crisis in the developed world.

2013 Predictions: Mass market attacks become beachhead for targeted attacks

If your organization has valuable data, assume someone is going to come after it in 2013 through mass market attacks that provide cover for targeted attacks.

CTIA set for one ‘super’ show in 2014, CCA decries conspiracy

Updated with comments from the Competitive Carrier Association and CTIA. Wireless industry trade association CTIA announced plans to simplify its current trade show schedule beginning...

Enterprise mobile apps set for major growth this year

2013 could be the year that enterprise apps come into their own. "Enterprise apps today are where consumer apps were three or four years...

2013 Predictions: The cloud future

We are at the end of 2012. Predicting the future is nearly impossible. In general, the predictions fail because we cannot really identify information relevant amid the noise of data and information that surrounds us.

2013 Predictions: A survival guide for mobile operators in 2013

Instead of the usual lists of predictions for the year ahead, the team at Maravedis-Rethink’s MOSA service thought they would try to project the key elements that will make up a successful business model for carriers deploying LTE

Hot market for tablets in Brazil

While still too expensive for many consumers, tablets are gaining ground with consumers in Brazil, a recent survey from IDC Brazil noted. According to...
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