Monthly Archives: March, 2014

Reader Forum: High-efficiency video coding – delivering ultra-HD video content

Display technologies are evolving at an unprecedented rate. They have evolved so much that we can now see the minutest picture details on our devices – be it television sets, tablets or smart phones.

AT&T Mobility gives smaller families price break

The domestic pricing battle among wireless carriers continues to heat up as just a day after T-Mobile US released adjustments to its plans, AT&T...

T-Mobile US bolsters entry-level data buckets, increases cost on unlimited

T-Mobile US tightened up the data offerings on its Simple Choice rate plans, offering entry-level and mid-tier users a bit more to play with...

Leap’s swan song a mess, AT&T acquisition can’t come soon enough

With its pending acquisition by AT&T set to close this month, Leap Wireless released what is likely its last report as an independent carrier...

Broadcom makes SDN breakthrough with OpenFlow specification

Broadcom announced a new OpenFlow specification for SDN deployments.

Worst of the Week: How do you say ‘network quality’ in German?

A couple of reports surfaced this week handing out pats-on-the-backs to some wireless operators, and notes of shame to others. Those reports were great in that they named and ranked carriers according to what the surveys founds,

Tablet growth expected to slow

The white-hot tablet market may have peaked, according to the analysts at IDC. The research firm is lowering its projected growth rate for the...

Test & Measurement: Agilent posts user-inspired demos; new JDSU app

Agilent Technologies released a series of 30-second demos based on engineers' use of its Advanced Design System 2014 software, which is designed to enable...

Wireless Infrastructure: CCI sees more carrier investment, Alcatel-Lucent scores hetnet win

Crown Castle on U.S. carrier investment Speaking at the Raymond James 35th Annual Institutional Investors Conference, Crown Castle CEO Ben Moreland was optimistic about the...

RCRTV: Digging into the impact virtualization, SDN and NFV will have on the wireless space

Network virtualization is creating a growing buzz across the wireless telecommunications space as carriers look for ways to trim network build out costs as...

Sprint shakeup – Azzi out, Saw promoted

Sprint’s operational transformation has taken a few scalps as a couple of key network executives ere leaving the carrier. Bob Azzi, SVP of networks...

New software offerings from GL, SwitchRay, Qosmos and BT

GL, SwitchRay, Qosmos and BT unveiled new telecommunications software. 

Ixia completes financial review, CFO resigns

Ixia said it has completed a review of its finances after the resignation of former CEO Victor Alston due to falsified credentials. The company...

Huawei unveils SDN traffic optimization engine

Huawei recently announced its latest development in carrier-grade SDN.

FiberLight, RWA, Frontier, Champion ONE and SAP welcome new talent

SAP, FiberLight, RWA, Frontier and Champion ONE welcomed new talent this week. 

Vodafone taps Huawei for network upgrade

Vodafone is adding Huawei to its roster of primary vendors for Project Spring, its $11 billion network upgrade. Huawei joins Ericsson and NSN in...

Apple suffers setback in court

Apple suffered a setback today in its ongoing patent dispute with Samsung. Judge Lucy Koh, who has been presiding over most of the patent...

Inside the T-Mobile US trade-in program

T-Mobile US has been harvesting BlackBerries with an aggressive trade-in program that ended this week. The agile "un-carrier" offered customers $200 to trade in...

Carrier Wrap: Verizon Wireless further delays VoLTE, aces J.D. Power network survey

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...

Softbank’s Son set to press T-Mobile US case in front of regulators

Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son is reportedly set to take his case for a Sprint acquisition of T-Mobile US to U.S. regulators next week, according...

Cell Tower News: NATE Unite 2014; Tower helps in murder case

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. Last week two of the biggest events in the world of...

LatAm Wrap-Up: NII Holdings slumps; report claims Brazil not mobile-ready for World Cup

NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and...

Analysts see growth in HetNets, TD-LTE

Several recent research reports assess trends in the small cell and HetNet space, as well as recognizing the growth of TD-LTE in the global...

Mobile Minute: T-Mobile US gets the last laugh

Other top stories: Verizon, AT&T dominate Root Metrics survey Verizon took first place, but both Verizon an AT&T were far ahead of the Sprint and T-Mobile...

Sprint, US government go to court

Sprint faces charges alleging it overcharged the government for years.
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