Monthly Archives: May, 2014

Competition hits Ntelos: customer growth, profits dip

Increased competitive pressure by larger operators appear to have had a significant impact on smaller operators as regional player Ntelos reported a slowdown in...

Aeroflex improves profitability

 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...

LTE is king of the road now, but LTE-A, 5G look ready to challenge

Looking to add some clarity to the burgeoning LTE space, RCR Wireless News spoke with Chris Pearson, president of trade group 4G Americas, to...

Europe: Deutsche Telekom launches mobile wallet in Germany

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...

Analyst Angle: Disorganized value chain: the story of small cell and DAS

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.

Time Trippin’: Leap ‘Slices’ data; GAIT to link GSM, TDMA … 13 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...

Who's getting the most out of SDN?

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

Google upgrades maps for mobile (RCR Mobile Minute)

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...

Pitney Bowes, SAP partner on location analytics

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...

Nokia interest in Alcatel-Lucent seems real to Wall Street

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....

WidePoint acquires Soft-ex

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...

Chip news from Altera, Broadcom, Freescale, and Intel

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...

Policy: AT&T, Verizon react to FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction plans

Wireless carriers continue to position their points of view in front of the Federal Communications Commission ahead of expected rule making linked to the...

Video Optimization and Monetization for Carriers Feature Report

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...

Boost simplifies rate plans

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...

Increase in LTE network deployment: Market overview, benefits and challenges

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

Reality Check: 5G performance – what can we expect?

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

Reality Check: T-Mobile US wins by a mile (and why Sprint must act – now)

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.

Reader Forum: The impact of photo and video sharing apps on mobile networks

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

Study: Virtualization offers big savings to federal agencies

A new report from public-private partnership MeriTalk says that while federal agencies are making progress on some crucial IT programs, they aren't leveraging the...

Impact 2014: Now Factory deal bolsters IBM's telecom analytics play

LAS VEGAS – As communications service providers fight to maintain current customers and lure new customers from rivals through improved services and innovative offers,...

Tweeting meets shopping (RCR Mobile Minute)

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....

Video: Ixia on HetNet deployment

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...

Verizon pressures FCC to not limit spectrum auction participation

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...

HetNet News: Beyond Wi-Fi offload

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...
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