May 2014

Increased competitive pressure by larger operators appear to have had a significant impact on smaller operators as regional player Ntelos reported a slowdown in customer growth and sagging profits. The …

 Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE: ARX) saw its net sales dip slightly year-over-year, but its profits improved as it stemmed losses from continuing operations. Net sales edged downward to $155.5 million …

Looking to add some clarity to the burgeoning LTE space, RCR Wireless News spoke with Chris Pearson, president of trade group 4G Americas, to get his view on the launch …

Deutsche Telekom has begun a quest to convince its cash-loving countrymen to accept mobile payment. The carrier this week launched MyWallet in Germany, allowing its customers to make purchases with …

In early April, I had the pleasure of participating in the NEDAS Forum event in New York City. The forum had attendees and speakers covering all aspects of the deployment value chain.

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 fire up the DeLorean and take …

Now that carriers have begun deploying SDN, there are more tangible use cases for the technology within the telecom sector.

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Google has announced a major upgrade to its Google Maps app for iOS and Android. The app will now suggest …

Pitney Bowes Inc. and SAP are partnering on development of next-generation location analytics solutions, with the two companies signing a global original equipment manufacturer agreement allowing Pittney Bowes to develop …

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) stock is up this morning on renewed rumors that Nokia wants to combine forces in order to take on market leader Ericsson. Nokia has a new CEO, a …

Managed mobility services provider WidePoint Corporation has purchased Soft-ex Communications to strengthen its offerings for analytics for global service providers. Soft-ex specializes in telecom data intelligence (TDI) in Europe and …

Altera FPGA solution speeds up test and measurement Altera (ALTR) says its Stratix 10 FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) and SoCs are delivering 2X core performance gain in their designs compared …

Wireless carriers continue to position their points of view in front of the Federal Communications Commission ahead of expected rule making linked to the planned 600 MHz incentive auction. The …

RCR Wireless News outlines the importance of video optimization for carriers, introduces key solutions vendors, and highlights opportunities for video monetization. Increasing efficiency of video delivery is critical for reducing …

Highlighting the increasingly competitive nature of the prepaid market, Sprint’s Boost Mobile division unveiled new rate plans dubbed “Monthly Unlimited Select” that do away with different pricing levels depending on …

Recent LTE market growth illustrates the rising implementation of LTE technology within the telecom sector.

Although the 5th generation mobile communications system came to the world’s attention in 2013, it was no surprise to the research community. The use cases and fundamental system

While there were many other interesting events this week, the remainder of this column will be devoted to comparing Sprint and T-Mobile US’ earnings.

According to Nielsen data, Instagram was the fastest growing app in 2013, seeing its audience surge 66% to 32 million. With nearly 200 million users combined, video apps like Instagram …

LAS VEGAS – As communications service providers fight to maintain current customers and lure new customers from rivals through improved services and innovative offers, they also face competition from over-the-top …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. The Twitter hashtag #AmazonCart marks the social media giant’s latest foray into the world of e-commerce. If you include the …

Test and measurement company Ixia has released an e-book on heterogeneous network deployment, compiling strategies and lessons learned from its work over the past couple of years with vendors and …

Verizon Communications late last week threw in its two-cents worth in terms of the Federal Communications Commission’s plans to craft rules for its highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction, which …

Beyond Wi-Fi offload As cable operators increase their public Wi-Fi deployments, mobile operators may see some Wi-Fi hotspots reaching out to grab their customers. Last week during The Cable Show, …