Monthly Archives: March, 2014

Report: 75% of wireless operators to deploy NFV by 2018 despite concerns

A new report from Maravedis-Rethink predicts nearly three-fourth of mobile operators will deploy some form of network functions virtualization by 2018, noting the move...

Verizon Wireless set to add hundreds of new positions

Verizon Wireless looks set to add hundreds of jobs across the country, on the heels last month of the company announcing the consolidation of...

Nokia says Microsoft deal delayed

Patents appear to be holding up Microsoft's plan to purchase Nokia's handset business. The $7.2 billion purchase price does not include Nokia's patent portfolio....

Tackling the spectrum challenge: What impact will spectrum auctions have on wireless space

Spectrum has always been a lynchpin of the mobile industry, perhaps even more so over the past few years as consumers have flocked to...

Cisco shoots for the stars with cloud initiative

Cisco says the sky's the limit for the billion dollar cloud services business it announced today. The networking equipment giant says it will build...

Juniper ‘right-sizing’ may mean deep job cuts

Juniper Networks (JNPR) said during its fourth quarter earnings call that it wants to "right-size," and now it looks as if that may mean...

Reader Forum: Making 2014 the year operators optimize network data

In many respects, 2013 was the year big data truly came of age. The term itself evolved from industry jargon and into the vernacular of the American consumer, as corporations and government

Reader Forum: Network monitoring in the age of big data

When it comes to keeping customers, user experience is the most important consideration for carriers today. However, it is often the case that speeds and bandwidth are not equally shared among customers.

Apple crowned top mobile browsing platform, companies announce wearable devices

This week, a study found Apple was the top mobile browsing platform and LG and Motorola announced new wearable devices. 

HetNet News: Small cells at IWCE; Wi-Fi for IoT, planes and cruise ships

Heterogenous Networks, or HetNets, are an increasingly important part of the wireless landscape in order to support denser networks and in-building coverage. RCR's weekly...

Infrastructure News: Russian market seen strengthening, vendors focus on video

Analyst: Russia's LTE market set to boom A new report from Maravedis-Rethink forecasts a major opportunity for equipment vendors in Russia. But the nation's efforts...

Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz acquires IT security company; virtual drive testing for 5G

The ability to test network features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test...

Worst of the Week: Canada’s dysfunctional synchronicity

The world was shocked this week when news leaked out of Canada that the country’s trio of dominate wireless carriers have recently increased the price of services in near unison. Shocked!

Mobile data traffic dwarfed by fixed network data traffic

Data now represents more than half of all U.S. mobile network traffic, but mobile data is still just a drop in the bucket of...

TracFone tops customer experience survey; wireless industry below average

No-contract wireless reseller TracFone Wireless came out on top of a new customer experience survey by the Temkin Group, with the operator besting all...

Reports: Sprint set to cut customer care jobs

Sprint looks to be moving quickly on planned job cuts as the beleaguered telecommunications provider tries to gain its footing under new management. According to...

Cisco, Minerva, SwitchRay and Tollgrade announce new telecom software solutions

Cisco, Minerva, SwitchRay and Tollgrade released new telecom software offerings this week. 

Top 5 software-defined networking benefits – Part 2

Performance-based software-defined networking benefits are driving interest in the technology.

GSA: LTE devices explode, 1800 MHz band dominates

The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported this week that there are now more than 1,500 LTE-enabled user devices available, confirming more than 90% annual...

SureCall Webinar: Signal Boosters – Past, Present, Future

In 2013 the FCC passed new regulations to limit the consumer use of cell phone boosters. One year later the policy is set to...

Microwave technologies flourish with new deals, equipment

The use of wireless technology for backhaul continues to flourish, with a number of recent news announcements bolstering the space. Aviat Networks has launched a...

Carrier Wi-Fi trends: analytics, homespots and the real impact of LTE

An estimated 45% of global wireless traffic was offloaded to Wi-Fi hotspots or femtocells last year, according to Cisco, and this amount is projected...

T-Mobile US counters AT&T, pushes for smaller AWS-3 licenses, spectrum slices

T-Mobile US quickly countered claims by rival AT&T that rumored plans by the Federal Communications Commission to slice up a majority of spectrum for...

OTT mobile messaging app Tango raises $280 million

Mobile messaging provider Tango has raised $280 million from an investor group led by China's Alibaba, which contributed $215 to the round. The remainder...

Carrier Wrap: Sprint expands LTE, Spark; China Mobile sees profits dip

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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