Monthly Archives: February, 2014

MWC 2014: NFV, SDN software launches pop ahead of MWC

Software is expected to be big news at this year’s Mobile World Congress event as the wireless industry looks to glean greater efficiency from...

MWC 2014: Next steps for small cells

Suppliers of small cells and the components that differentiate them are heading into Mobile World Congress with confidence, as their solutions finally start to...

Smartphones positioned to aid home, vehicle security

Berg Insight reported that alarm systems and vehicle tracking applications have helped spur the market for wireless M2M modules in European nations.

Auction 96 makes it to another weekend, total haul at $1.535B

Somehow, someway, the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 made it to the weekend as bids continued to trickle in. Friday witnessed 82 new bids through...

Verizon closes on $130B Verizon Wireless deal with Vodafone

Verizon Communications announced today that it has closed on its $130 billion acquisition of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, giving the domestic telecom...

Wireless Infrastructure: Sprint routers, Verizon small cells

Sprint is getting ready to bring its Sprint Spark LTE service to enterprise customers. The carrier is launching a wireless router in partnership with...

Google reportedly expanding Wi-Fi footprint (Mobile Minute)

Google is reportedly working on a new app to automatically connect users to its Wi-Fi network. Other top stories: U.S. lags in network speeds The U.S. has...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US, BlackBerry – who are you really mad at?

Traditionally, competitive juices in the wireless communications space flow between companies in the same market segment. We have often seen this when one carrier touts its “superiority” to a rival

Test & Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz expands carrier aggregation testing to three components

This week's news gives a preview on what test and measurement companies will be focused on at Mobile World Congress. --Rhode & Schwarz has added new...

Infoblox Webinar: Protect Your IP – DDoS & DNS Attack Mitigation

The worst attack on a company's Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) in the history of the internet happened recently. This type of attack on mobile IP infrastructures is...

Telecommunication Software News: Big data analysis, spectrum monitoring, testing tool

Telecommunications providers can now leverage a new big data analytics tool, a spectrum interference and monitoring system, an improved network testing tool and a platform for better deployment of business mobility services.

Carrier Wrap: T-Mobile US continues to tinker; AT&T scores another J.D. Power win

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...

Aruba posts record revenue

Aruba Networks, Inc. posted record revenue of $176.4 million in its most recent quarter, up 14% from the same period last year and up...

FCC’s H-Block spectrum auction on life support

Bidding nearly ceased on Thursday in the Federal Communications Commission Auction 96, with one of the dozen rounds conducted garnering only a single new...

LTE evolution, device launches and software set to dominate MWC

The wireless telecommunications world is set to again descend on Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress event. The gathering is known as...

Mobile Minute: T-Mobile US and BlackBerry

T-Mobile US is trying to make amends with BlackBerry. Other top stories: FCC dives back into net neutrality The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new...

U.S. lags in LTE network speeds, T-Mobile US outperforms

The United States trails 13 countries when it comes to LTE network speeds, according to the latest OpenSignal report. The report found that average...

Seven Networks launches analytics for HetNets

Seven Networks is adding to its Open Channel portfolio for mobile traffic management with a new analytics solution that looks at what the company...

Chipmakers offer new backhaul solutions

Backhaul can be a major gating factor in a carrier's analysis of potential small cell deployments, especially in outdoor venues where Ethernet is not...

Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 Billion

Facebook (FB) is set to buy the mobile messaging app firm WhatsApp for $19 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports this is the largest-ever buyout of a...

FCC dives back into net neutrality cause following court decision

The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to ensure unfettered access to the Internet while also complying with a recent...

Feature Report: Programming the Network – Virtualization, NFV and SDN

Software is becoming an increasingly important component of wireless network deployments as mobile operators look to trim the billions spent on rolling out advanced,...

Texas Instruments, Plus One, Extreme Networks welcome new employees

A number of telecommunications and technology companies underwent employment changes this month, including Syniverse, Lantiq and Extreme Networks. Texas Instruments also named a new vice president, a new head of education technology, and bid goodbye to a retiring individual.

LatAm Wrap-Up: Telecom Italia denies sale of TIM, plans yearly $1.68B investment

In the middle of discussions over TIM’s future, Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano visited Brazil and announced investments of around $1.68 billion per year...

Canada’s 700 MHz spectrum auction raises $4.8B, but few new entrants

The Canadian government’s plans to introduce competition into that country’s wireless space through stringent spectrum rules met with limited success as results from its...
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