June 2014

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. AT&T has a price and a buyer for its 8.2% equity stake in América Móvil. Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, majority …

Each time we use our mobile devices we can generate multiple signaling events within the mobile core. As a result, signaling traffic has risen at a faster clip than traditional …

One of the hidden fees that impact the prices paid by wireless carriers to each other, and in turn what they charge consumers, are termination fees, or basically what an …

A new survey by network control company Infoblox concludes that while businesses are eager for the opportunities presented by the “Internet of Things,” networks don’t yet have sufficient capacity for …

The class-action included more than 64,000 engineers, which, according to my excellent skills at long division, means that each engineer will be able to retire with a hefty $5,000 each.

Russia’s mobile telephone market continues to be a bastion of fierce competition, with Mobile TeleSystems continuing to maintain a leadership position, though strongly challenged by the likes of Megafone and …

For telecommunication companies, effectively managing customer relationships and delivering a critical service depends on understanding where customers are located in relation to the network they depend on.

Neutrality sounds good because it conveys the idea of “fair-play,” and we all like that. But neutrality doesn’t work in any other sphere of commerce or technology – so why would it work for the Internet?

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. AT&T infrastructure investment slows, contractor layoffs It’s been a rough week …

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 …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. More than 64,000 engineers are suing some of the biggest employers in mobile for conspiring to keep them in their …

With Apple expected to announce new iPhone models in the coming weeks, wireless carriers and retailers have begun to cut pricing and expand the reach on current models in a …

What goes up must come down … and may go back up again. That’s the message AT&T wants its contractors to hear as some of them struggle with a sudden …

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Tower Technician 3 Perform wireless installations as well as test, analyze and troubleshoot problems within the wireless network with minimal …

As we watch the story unfold related to connected cars and consider how operators will play in this scenario, it’s also interesting to watch the telecom equipment vendor movements in …

It seems the telecom industry does this on a regular basis. We come up with an idea, and we talk about if for years and it still seems to be …

Today end users purchase a wireless solution that has separate categories for voice and data usage. And depending on where you are in the world SMS and MMS packages. Avvasi …

Test and measurement company EXFO saw decent growth in its revenues in the most recent quarter, and its profits increased as well. The company has made significant recent acquisitions that …

Yes, this is true. A relatively small company named Saguna has the answer to this challenge. First of all what is the problem and why does the industry need a …