Monthly Archives: February, 2014

Auction 96 bidding slows to a crawl

Could the end of Auction 96 finally be near? Following a lackluster day of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction of 176 economic area...

Editorial Webinar: Programming the Network – Virtualization, NFV, & 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,...

Cell Tower News: OSHA warns tower industry; CommScope’s top of tower plug & play

Welcome to this week's edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. Ever since the fatalities a few weeks back, the tower...

Working @: Rackspace

Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), listed as one of Forbes' Top 25 Fastest Growing Tech companies and one of Money Magazine's 100 Best companies to work...

Telecommunication providers reap benefits of SDN as market grows

Software-defined networking technology can offer a number of benefits for telecommunication service providers beyond the ability to provide best-in-class services to their customers.

RCR Mobile Minute: Verizon vs. Netflix

Top stories: Alcatel-Lucent virtualizes EPC, IMS and RAN Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the ... Read More Softbank sells distribution...

Canada set to unveil 700 MHz spectrum auction winners

Canada’s telecom regulator Industry Canada is set later today to announce the winners of that country’s 700 MHz spectrum auction. The auction is assumed...

Alcatel-Lucent virtualizes EPC, IMS and RAN

Setting itself up to garner leadership in network function virtualization for telecom, Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the...

Allot: Mobile video experience impacted by device, format, bandwidth

A new report on mobile video quality of experience examined the causes of stalls during mobile viewing, as well as the strain that video...

ClearSky taps Sandvine for hosted policy platform

Network policy control solutions provider Sandvine announced that hosted infrastructure and managed services provider ClearSky Technologies will tap into Sandvine’s virtualized Policy Traffic Switch...

European Carrier News: Orange reportedly looking for Spanish acquisition

Orange, France's largest carrier, is looking to take over the triple play provider Jazztel, sources told Bloomberg News. The mobile operator Yoigo, currently owned...

Softbank sells distribution unit to Brightstar

Softbank, majority owner of Sprint, is moving $3 billion in annual revenue into Brightstar, its other major American holding. Brighstar is a leading distributor...

HTC aims to reclaim market share with customer focus

HTC says it will challenge industry standards by launching HTC Advantage, a program that allows customers in the United States to receive bonus assets...

Telecom capital market news: Merger and acquisition speculation looms

Given the ever-changing conditions of the telecom industry, it's wise to stop and take a look at the sector's capital markets activity, as stock fluctuations can provide a good indication of which way a particular company is trending. Here are a few of the most noteworthy events to occur recently within telecom capital markets.

Time Trippin’: Carriers combat cloning; PCS spectrum bids climb … 18 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...

Auction 96 bids fluctuate as FCC increases daily rounds

Following a long weekend and with an increase in the number of bidding rounds per day, the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 continued to...

US Telecom Policy News: AT&T runs afoul of FCC

Telecoms and government institutions frequently find their paths crossing one another, as a bevy of networking issues often requires the oversight or intervention of a federal institution. This week saw many such instances, ranging from federal officials investigating complaints lodged against one of the nation's largest telecoms to the U.S. government flexing its muscle on the use of Chinese equipment overseas.

Samsung sets launch date

Samsung hopes to steal the show on Monday with the launch of its newest flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress on Feb. 24. The...

Vodafone expands LTE roaming plans

Telecommunications giant Vodafone said it plans to expand LTE roaming into 18 countries later this year at the same roaming rate it charges for...

Cisco expands virtualization platform

The rise of virtualization across the wireless telecommunications space is becoming a growing trend as operators look to trim the cost of operating next-generation...

Cutting the cost of DAS

In-building wireless solutions continue to attract significant investment from operators and neutral host providers, with the $4.4 billion market projected to almost double by...

T-Mobile US rolls out international M2M product

T-Mobile US expanded its international offering with a new SIM card product targeting the machine-to-machine space. The carrier said the product will eliminate roaming...

AT&T, IBM partner to support ‘Internet of things’ data efforts

IBM and AT&T recently announced a global partnership to develop support systems and solutions for the Internet of Things.

Reality Check: Ceteris paribus and the law of unintended consequences

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and...

Reality Check: Why carriers must be responsible for mobile efficiency

Several years ago, when smartphones were beginning to gain popularity, major carriers like AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Sprint were actively promoting unlimited data plans to
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