May 2014

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

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. AT&T wants to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion, and the carrier is doing all it can to encourage regulators to …

Accenture has purchased Italian company i4C Analytics, which provides a software platform for advanced analytics in verticals including telecom, energy, retail, finance and manufacturing. I4C will be integrated into Accenture Analytics, which is …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. It’s been a quiet week in the tower industry leading up …

Network analysis adapter company Napatech launched a new accelerator designed to support 100 gigabit per second Ethernet and allow network equipment manufacturers to offer applications that run faster than the …

 Editor’s Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement …

Depending on which team you play for, you either laughed so hard milk came out of your nose, or you were left crying in your beer.

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. For now, mobile network operators are not subject to the same net neutrality rules that affect wireline operators, but the …

New York requests RFPs for free citywide Wi-Fi Service providers have until June 14 to respond to New York City’s request-for-proposals for a free, citywide Wi-Fi service. New York’ wants …

PIM testing enables carriers to reduce harmful network interference.

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Tower Technician Assist with maintenance/installation of wireless cell sites, antennas, mounts, weatherproofing, etc. Totowa, NJ   Tower Foreman Ensure workers …

In addition to auction plans, the Federal Communications Commission today adjusted its spectrum screen rules, noting that it will place increased emphasis on deals involving sub-1 GHz spectrum as well …

The Federal Communications Commission today laid out several decisions set to impact the upcoming 600 MHz spectrum incentive auction and how the government agency views participation in that event. Those …

RCR Wireless News takes stock of the latest in tower and antenna technologies. We will look at fiber to the antenna (FTTA) and remote radio head (RRH) use, as well …

The long-wait for commercial voice over LTE services could be coming to an end as a pair of substantial carriers announced plans to launch VoLTE services in the coming months. …

— SAP has announced that new analytics solutions are available for customers who use its SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud service. The analytics for enterprise business intelligence (BI), predictive analytics, enterprise …

T-Mobile US and Univision Communications announced plans to launch a mobile service targeting the Hispanic community. Univision Mobile is set to launch May 19, and to include content from media …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. More details today about the next generation of the iPhone, expected to launch later this year. 9-to-5 Mac is reporting …

The nation’s four largest carriers are turning on text-to-911 services in several areas today as the first step in a process that should be complete by the end of the …

Agilent Technologies Inc. saw its orders increase 7% year-over-year in the most recent quarter, but its electronic measurement business struggled — second quarter revenues were down 2% from the same …

Australia’s Telstra has thrown its hat into the speed game, announcing today that it has demonstrated a live network using LTE-Advanced technology with carrier aggregation to produce downlink speeds of …

Nokia’s David Letterman has a name that gets attention, even in Silicon Valley. As part of Nokia’s Technology Exploration and Disruption team, Letterman is tasked with connecting the valley’s best …

Argentina is set to conduct spectrum auctions this year designed to free up frequencies for both 3G and 4G services. According to the minister of economy, Axel Kicillof, and the communications …

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 …

RCR Wireless News takes stock of the latest in tower and antenna technologies. We will look at fiber to the antenna (FTTA) and remote radio head (RRH) use, as well …