June 2014

NICE, France – RCR Wireless News this week met with Comptel at the TM Forum Live event, and conducted a short video interview addressing some key topics of the show. …

NICE, France – So you’re a mobile operator and something happens to your service performance and suddenly there’s an explosion on Facebook discussing this topic. What do you do? Are …

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 fire up the DeLorean and take …

On the heels of receiving European Commission approval for its $953 million takeover of Ireland O2, Hutchison Whampoa is turning its sights to Italy. Several unnamed sources told Reuters that Hutchison is resuming talks with Russian …

Historically, the wireless infrastructure value chain consisting of tower operators, fiber backhaul providers and neutral colocation facility providers has existed as three distinct provider groups.

NICE, France – I had the opportunity this week to sit in on a keynote address at TM Forum Live discussing the topic of your customer’s future expectations. The discussion …

NICE, France – Digital health is certainly one of the hottest topics in the wireless industry, but many questions remain as to how the mobile operators can play in this …

Ericsson’s latest report on mobility shows growth in the machine-to-machine space, as well as the continued dominance of smartphones in the device market and significant regional divides in the coverage …

NICE, France – Wireless operators are facing increased competition from both within their ranks as well as from new, over-the-top entrants. Traditionally, a wireless operator’s ace card was the data …

Broadcom’s decision to exit the cellular baseband business means the company is giving up on the opportunity to ingegrate cellular modems with its highty successful connectivity chipsets for mobile devices. …

In another sign that wireless patent litigation may slowly be subsiding, Samsung has settled all disputes with InterDigital. InterDigital is a research company that earns most of its revenue from …

NICE, France – ZTE subsidiary ZTESoft moved to enhance its business and operational support systems product line with the rollout of its ZSmart 8.0 platform targeting communication service providers. The …

Speaking of handsets, we have updated our semi-annual look at smartphone models by carrier. There are many surprises and changes since we last analyzed the marketplace last October.

Ericsson has introduced a new real time, big data analytics platform that draws on data from sources including network nodes, OSS/BSS systems, probes, terminals and social media. Ericsson Expert Analytics relies …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Apple has launched iOS 8, the newest version of its mobile operating system. iOS 8 includes photo sharing and iTunes …

Broadcom (BRCM) appears ready to let Qualcomm and its low-cost Asian competitors compete for the baseband market while it focuses on chips for other types of wireless connectivity, such as …

Anite has jettisoned its travel business to focus on the segment which is proving most profitable: its wireless test and measurement business. Anite Travel Ltd. was sold to United Kingdom-based …

Network decommissioning is a huge issue as carriers rip-and-replace legacy equipment in favor of new technologies. When they do, they are faced with what to do with the old equipment. …

T-Mobile is giving its customers more visibility into their wireless service by leveraging Ericsson’s service agility solution, which includes charging, billing, order management, product catalog and customer relationship management. The …

Let’s consider an alternative approach where WSPs enter into agreements with companies that want to provide their solution to reach a wireless user,

Motorola Mobility’s effort to bring smartphone manufacturing to the United States has failed, and the company says it will close its Fort Worth factory by the end of the year. …

The increased integration of software continues to be a cost-saving option for wireless telecommunications providers looking to squeeze revenues from networks that are powered by multi-billion-dollar hardware solutions. This has …