Monthly Archives: January, 2014

Ntelos pinched by rising churn, looks to refinance debt

Regional wireless operator Ntelos said it added 7,500 net customers during the fourth quarter of 2013, which was down slightly from the 9,300 customers...

Reality Check: CES 2014 – cars, glass, steam machines and John Legere

Each year when I head to CES, I think about the dreaded show floor. Those of you who have been to repeat CES shows know exactly what I mean:

Predictions for 2014: What to expect in the mobile telecom industry

The GSMA is the global trade association for the mobile industry, and it has a vital role to play in communicating to governments and the public. As mobile takes on a greater impact in consumers’ lives,

2014 Predictions: Workplace set to evolve due to cloud, software, BYOD

The workplace as we used to know has forever changed as remote and mobile workers become the norm, not the exception. Businesses will respond to this new breed of worker by

Reality Check: Two-factor authentication 101 – the key to de-coding a social hacker’s playbook

In today’s “socially connected” world, social media giants like Twitter and Google have become top targets for hackers and mobile devices are adding fuel to the fire. Today, hacks over social media

Winter Climbing 101: Top 6 tips for cold conditions

With most of the country just recovered from a polar vortex, and two Alberta clippers forecast to bring cold and snow to much of...

Sprint adds Spanish transcription to visual voicemail

Sprint is targeting one of the nation's fastest-growing mobile markets with visual voicemail transcription. Cell phone penetration is now higher for Hispanics than white...

RAD, Nakina tout NFV-enabled equipment interoperability

RAD Data Communications and Nakina Systems reported product interoperability for a “major” North American cable operator that the companies claim is one of the...

CES chip report: Qualcomm, Intel, MediaTek, Broadcom and Nvidia

CES chip news this year included a number of new products that target devices beyond smartphones, tablets and PCs. Chipmakers foresee a world in...

HetNet News: Hughes and Aruba partner on retail Wi-Fi service

Satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems LLC is partnering with Aruba Networks on a new managed Wi-Fi service for retailers which optimizes network traffic...

New year, new phone: iPhone in place for Chinese New Year

The major shopping season for much of the world has wrapped up, but in the world's biggest market it is just getting started. Chinese...

Former Clearwire CEO Prusch tapped to run NetMotion

Former Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch scored a new job, though with the same title. Prusch is now CEO of NetMotion Wireless, which provides enterprise...

Ceragon scores SDN-capable backhaul deals

The push by telecom operators to implement software-defined network capabilities continued this week as wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks said it has received orders...

Reader Forum: Transforming the ‘Layer 2’ connected mobile cell site

Mobile cell sites are transitioning from simple base stations for voice and low-speed mobile data access to multi-functional hubs for delivery of new services, multimedia-rich content and

2014 Predictions: Six trends the telecom industry should look out for in 2014

It’s that time of year again – time to hop into our DeLoreans and make the short leap forward to 2014. What will the coming year bring for telecom? What technologies will make waves and

2014 Predictions: Taking the temperature on cable/telecom

We’ve looked back on the trends from 2013, but the question remains: what will be the hot topics for the year ahead? There’s certainly no shortage of contenders and many issues from this year

Test & Measurement: Keysight is Agilent’s testing spin-off

Agilent Technologies will name its spin-off electronic measurement company Keysight Technologies. The separation of the company's test and measurement business is expected in early November....

CES 2014: Second-tier handset makers Huawei, ZTE battle for spotlight

LAS VEGAS – The big names as always dominated the device news coming out of this year’s CES event, but that has become expected...

CES 2014: Bringing smart home apps under one roof

Smartphones connect us to one another through voice, text and video, and soon they will be connecting us to our home appliances as well....

Worst of the Week: Show me the money … literally

Now we are getting somewhere. After years of having wireless carriers “buying” customers with device subsidies, they have finally decided that the best way to lure new users is to just put cash in their hands. Cold, hard cash.

2014 Predictions: Expansion of ‘containerization’ – it won’t be about devices anymore

With the growth of data and devices rising exponentially, we’ve found ourselves in a world in which the idea of containerization – allowing users to separate their work and personal data within one device

2014 Predictions: Location, ‘big data,’ messaging set to shape 2014

It’s always exciting to think about what the future holds for the hyperdynamic world of mobile. From my vantage point in the middle of the mobile universe, helping the world’s mobile service providers and brands connect,

Cell Tower News: Cell tower catches fire; Crown Castle operates as REIT

Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system...

Telecom Software: Oracle acquires Corente; Apple App Store tops $10B

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in...

Carrier Wrap: AT&T picks up AWS licenses from Aloha; Channel Tunnel to get mobile support

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that...
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