Monthly Archives: April, 2014

Microsoft makes Windows free for mobile (RCR Mobile Minute)

Top stories: Verizon again tweaks rate plans, matches AT&T Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate that the...

TE Connectivity to acquire Seacon Group

TE Connectivity has agreed to buy Seacon Group, which provides underwater connector technology and systems, for $490 million in cash. The Seacon Group serves verticals...

Feature Report: Policy control and charging: waiting to be virtualized

Telecom Software Series: Policy Control and Charging - Waiting to be Virtualized Editorial Feature Report Swimming in a sea of SDN, NFV, PCC, PCRF, PCEF, EPC,...

Cell Tower News: Climber deaths bring scrutiny to carriers

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. It is an understatement to say that this year has been...

European Parliament votes to kill roaming charges, adopts net neutrality

In an overwhelming vote, the European Parliament passed a package of telecom reforms that includes ending roaming charges in the region by Dec. 2015...

Qualcomm brings beamforming from base stations to Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi connectivity is the first thing many people look for when they enter a hotel, restaurant or airport waiting area. But many Wi-Fi access...

Analyst Angle: What we can learn from Nokia X and Firefox OS

During this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia and Mozilla announced new products and plans for the affordable smartphone market.

Carrier Wrap: T-Mobile US alters employer discount plans … twice

T-Mobile US this week initiated changes to its employer rate plan discounts for new customers in a move it claims furthers its “un-carrier” strategy.

América Móvil fights Mexican regulator over dominance determination

América Móvil filed an injunction against the resolution issued by Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones or IFT) naming the telecom giant a...

Workforce News: Telecoms announce executive appointments

Workforce news: Dynamic Spectrum, Millicom, Small Cell Forums, On-Ramp Wireless and Comview announce appointments. 

SDN, NFV set for slow growth in 2014, further strides in 2015

The telecommunications industry is expected to see rapid movement through the rest of 2014 in terms of software-defined networking and network functions virtualization deployments,...

Verizon Wireless again tweaks rate plans, matches AT&T

Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate the carrier is indeed beginning to feel pressure from...

AT&T to add 3,000 retail jobs

AT&T said it plans to hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees over the next several months in an attempt to...

Towercrews.net Featured Jobs of the Week of 4/2

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Cell Tower Climber Must be experienced with most cable types, connectors, lines, antennas, basic tower rigging and...

Broadcom launches SDN/NFV chipset

Broadcom launched a new chipset series this week with software-defined networking and network functions virtualization in mind. According to the company, the XLP500 series has...

Cisco opens, expands security platform

Cisco is opening up its IP Cameras platform for safety and security applications in order to allow customers to create their own applications that...

BlackBerry announces split with T-Mobile US

BlackBerry’s long-standing relationship with T-Mobile US looks set to come to an end as the Canadian smartphone maker announced it would not extend a...

European Carrier News: Telefónica connecting Tesla in Europe; EU net neutrality bill looms

Spanish telecom giant Telefónica will provide wireless Internet connections for the high-end electric car the Tesla S in Europe ― and reportedly its getting...

Time Trippin’: Wireless price wars over?; satellite service set to soar … 16 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...

Major SDN vendors Part III: Nuage Networks, Cyan, VMware, Juniper

Nuage, Cyan, VMware and Juniper are among the top SDN vendors today. 

Analyst Angle: Managing M2M’s big data will be an all-tech-on-deck exercise

It’s generally accepted that by the beginning of the next decade the machine-to-machine market, or, if you prefer, the larger-scope “Internet of things,” will have more connected devices

Apple to add more video to mobile ads

Apple is opening its iAd Workbench to anyone with an Apple ID, and plans to allow users who create mobile ads to start including...

Report: iPhone 6 will have 4.7-inch screen (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Apple is reportedly ordering displays for the iPhone 6, expected to launch this fall with a...

Report: T-Mobile US has the LTE speed, Verizon Wireless the LTE reach

T-Mobile US looks to have re-gained some of its LTE network reputation, with a new report from OpenSignal finding the market’s smallest nationwide operator...

Capital news: Oi-Portugal Telecom merger gets go-ahead

Capital markets news: The Oi-Portugal Telecom merger moves forward.
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