Monthly Archives: May, 2014

PCIA 2014: Tower companies see record applications, and Wall Street takes notice

ORLANDO, Fla. – Surging mobile data demand means that wireless operators need to add coverage and capacity to their networks, and that often means...

Carrier Wrap: U.S. Cellular cuts shared data prices; T-Mobile US partners with Walmart on tablets

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...

LatAm: Brazil approaches 2.5 million LTE connections

Brazil's mobile market ended April with almost 2.5 million LTE connections. Although the total LTE base is still relatively small (less than 1% penetration), LTE...

Reader Forum: Executing a small cell deployment with minimal headache

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

PCIA 2014: AT&T outlines network priorities

Orlando, FL. AT&T's Bill Smith, president of network operations and AT&T Services, told his audience at PCIA's 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show today that vendors...

Europe: Vodafone writes down $11.1 billion, plans more investments

Despite suffering from slow sales and tough competition in Europe, Vodafone Group said it was still looking to invest in its mobile network. When the...

Verizon Wireless set for nationwide VoLTE launch later this year

Just days after rival AT&T Mobility announced immediate plans to rollout voice over LTE services, Verizon Wireless threw out a reminder that it too...

PCIA 2014: Tower companies split on DAS

Orlando, Fla. – Tower developers at this week's PCIA 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show were not united in their assessment of the opportunity in distributed...

PCIA 2014: AT&T outlines network priorities

Orlando, Fla. – Bill Smith, president of network operations and AT&T Services, told his audience at this week's PCIA 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show that...

Time Trippin’: Attempts to limit 700 MHz auction bidding; prepaid set for growth … 9 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...

Microsoft and SAP expand partnership for mobile, cloud and analytics

Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG are expanding their mutual offerings for the mobile workforce and deepening the overall interoperability in their product portfolios. The two companies have...

Cobham to acquire Aeroflex for $1.46 billion

Cobham announced plans to acquire Aeroflex Holding, which produces test and measurement equipment as well as microelectronic components, for $1.46 billion. Cobham and Aeroflex have...

How does OpenStack fit into mobile operator SDN and NFV strategy?

OpenStack will be crucial to advancing SDN and NFV in the telecom space.

PCIA 2014: Tower leaders bullish on carrier spending

Orlando, Fla. – Leaders from the nation's three largest tower companies took the stage to kick off PCIA's 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show. Crown Castle...

Policy: May 15 FCC meeting to loom large; Sprint fined in ‘do-not-call’ settlement

The Federal Communications Commission’s recent open meeting tackled a number of significant topics set to impact the telecommunications space. Two of the topics were...

Software: Oracle, Cisco tout NFV, SDN progress

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations...

Chip News: LTE baseband market growth projected to slow

LTE baseband market projections Forward Concepts estimates that 219 million LTE baseband modems shipped last year, more than double the 103 million shipped in 2012....

Reality Check: Taking an optimized approach to mobile data

If limited spectrum and cost-prohibitive expansion of infrastructure is inevitable, then operators need to find additional ways to enhance their existing networks and make the most out of the capacity that they have.

Reality Check: FCC’s plans and free AT&T broadband

While it would be impossible to cover the entirety of the meeting in the remaining space of this brief, suffice it to say that the tone of this meeting was more passion-filled than all of this year’s previous meetings – combined.

Verizon Wireless super-sizes LTE under 'XLTE' banner

Verizon Wireless unveiled the “XLTE” brand for its LTE service boosted by the inclusion of its 1.7/2.1 GHz (advanced wireless services) spectrum assets. The...

Zayo Group continues European fiber expansion

Bandwidth infrastructure company Zayo Group, LLC continues its strategy of growth by acquisition with the purchase of Geo Networks Ltd., a London-based fiber provider...

AT&T re-launches Cricket brand

AT&T solidified its no-contract ambitions, announcing the combination of its recently acquired Leap Wireless business with its Aio Wireless platform that will operate under...

AT&T offers $48.5B for DirecTV, commits $9B to incentive auction

Following weeks of rumors, AT&T over the weekend announced plans to acquire satellite television provider DirecTV for nearly $49 billion in stock and cash...

HetNet News: AT&T neutral host DAS, Huawei indoor small cells

AT&T neutral host DAS at University of Kansas AT&T says its distributed antenna systems business is separate from its wireless service, and can offer solutions...

Reader Forum: What wireless carriers looking at Europe can learn from ‘Flappy Bird’

In May 2013, an obscure, simple little app called “Flappy Bird” appeared in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. There was no marketing, no fancy advertising
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