Monthly Archives: January, 2014

Time Trippin’: AT&T Wireless for sale; Wheeler pockets $500,000 from Cibernet sale … 10 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...

2014 Predictions: Wi-Fi, Hotspot 2.0, small cells set to alter wireless landscape

There’s a seismic shift headed our way in the wireless industry. Many vendors, providers and developers will be caught off-balance as they scramble to adapt to new standards, forge new partnerships

2014 Predictions: The year of the mobile consumer

2014 is the year that consumers come to the forefront of every decision and investment made in mobile. Success will be dependent on knowing today’s mobile consumer – what they think is cool,

MasTec acquires Dynis

MasTec (MTZ) has purchased Dynis for an undisclosed amount, bringing together two leading infrastructure services vendors. MasTec executes contracts for all the Tier 1...

Mobile Minute: Google pulls Chrome extensions

Mobile Minute: Google has pulled two Chrome extensions from the Internet after they were hijacked by marketers. Chrome extensions are free downloads that add capabilities...

HetNet News: Fon raises $14 million, integrated in Qualcomm chipsets

 Global Wi-Fi sharing network company Fon has just completed a $14 million round of funding. Qualcomm Ventures, Qualcomm Inc.'s venture capital arm led the...

Skype growth trounces international telecom traffic

Skype users spent an estimated 214 billion minutes on international calls last year, according to the latest data from TeleGeography. The firm estimates that...

Report: iPhone great for data connectivity, BlackBerry for voice

A new report from Actix found that different devices interact with wireless networks in different ways, resulting in the customers experience varying across a...

Verizon buys Intel Media

Verizon Communications is diving deeper into content delivery with the purchase of Intel Media for an undisclosed amount. Intel Media has been working on...

Verizon Wireless posts 1.65M net adds, sets high bar for rivals

Verizon Wireless laid down a significant challenge to its rivals, posting strong fourth quarter results that could be difficult to match. The carrier said it...

2014 Prediction: The rising conflict between ease-of-use and security

Let’s face it: when it comes to getting something done, most of us choose the path of least resistance, opting for the easiest route to an end goal rather than a more complicated,

2014 Predictions: What’s hot, what’s not – ‘Internet of things’ in the new year

It’s the time of year when we reflect and prognosticate. 2013 was a fantastic year for the “Internet of things,” and 2014 will be better. What’s hot and what’s not for IoT in 2014:

Altron reorganizes into two divisions, liquidates assets for growth

African technology brand Altron recently underwent some considerable organizational changes. In addition to its overall corporate makeover, the enterprise also sold its stake in another telecommunications provider.

Resilience Capital Partners acquires Mill City TEC

Resilience Capital Partners recently announced the acquisition of Mill City TEC, a provider of construction and technical services for the wireless sector and other industries.

2014 Predictions: Combating the mobile data crunch in 2014

With mobile data use once again continuing on an upswing, averaging more than 60% annual growth, I predict that we are going to see mobile network operators worldwide looking even deeper

2014 Predictions: The social, mobile, customer-centric dam breaks for businesses

In the past few years the iOS and Android device revolution has firmly and irreversibly shifted consumer online activity to a mobile-first experience. The majority of consumer traffic growth,

23 set to contest FCC’s H-Block spectrum auction

The Federal Communications Commission is set this week to begin auctioning off 176, 10-megahertz spectrum licenses in the upper 1.9 GHz band known as...

Mobile Minute: Wi-Fi calling could come to Sprint

Mobile Minute: Sprint could be the next major carrier to offer free calling over Wi-Fi. T-Mobile US has offered Wi-Fi calling for several years on...

Inside Story: The components and software that make smartphones smart

Connecting us to one another may still be the most important thing that smartphones do, but their reach is steadily extending into other parts...

Test & Measurement: JDSU adds LTE-A support to base station analyzer

JDSU's CellAdvisor JD780A Base Station Analyzer series now supports LTE-Advanced with the ability to analyze up to five component carriers for carrier aggregation, and MIMO with...

FCC implements lower 700 MHz interoperability plan

The Federal Communications Commission has put the finishing touches on ensuring interoperability across the lower 700 MHz spectrum band, announcing a modification to AT&T’s...

Sprint and T-Mobile reportedly move closer to a deal

Update 1/18: Softbank and Deutsche Telekom are reportedly in talks about a potential Sprint takeover of T-Mobile, but a deal is not expected in...

Consumer Cellular remains focused amid increased competition

Finding a successful niche in the wireless space is no easy task, especially for a company providing wireless services. With four nationwide operators spending...

Worst of the Week: How not to run a spectrum auction

Get this: At this moment there is a spectrum auction happening not too far from where you are probably reading this. That is if you are reading this somewhere that is not “too far” from Canada, which is where that auction is happening.

Telecom Software: Partnerships – AT&T & Amdocs, Verizon & Oracle

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. Partnerships abound this week as it seems like everybody's shaking hands with everybody to create...
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