May 2014

ORLANDO, Fla. – Surging mobile data demand means that wireless operators need to add coverage and capacity to their networks, and that often means co-locating a cell site on a …

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 may slip through the cracks from …

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 use has been increasing, with record …

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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 should not worry that AT&T’s planned …

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 London-based carrier reported earnings for …

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 was on track to offer VoLTE …

Orlando, Fla. – Tower developers at this week’s PCIA 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show were not united in their assessment of the opportunity in distributed antenna systems. Larger players are investing …

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 vendors should not worry that AT&T’s …

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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 a long-standing partnership, but are …

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 signed an agreement in which …

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

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 International, American Tower and SBA Communications …

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 very specific to the wireless telecommunications …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

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. The firm’s analysts project 47% …

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.

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 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 move followed rumors last week of …

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 that will add more than 2,100 …

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 the Cricket Wireless brand. The new …

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 – and the assumption of more …

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 that will serve customers of …

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