Monthly Archives: August, 2014

Reports: Sprint to fire Hesse, abandon T-Mobile US deal

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is reportedly set to leave the nation’s No. 3 carrier as soon as tomorrow, in a move that coincides with...

Policy: FCC looks to prohibit joint bids in upcoming auction

The Federal Communications Commission announced last week that it was looking to forbid joint bids in the upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction scheduled to...

Verizon Wireless ‘surprised’ by FCC reaction to network optimization plan

Verizon Wireless is sticking to its guns on plans to throttle data speeds for some of its “unlimited” data customers, even after receiving a...

Wireless backhaul gets a lift from Mimosa

High-tech communications entrepreneur Brian Hinman is out to "revolutionize the wireless service provider industry” with his newest startup, Mimosa Networks. Mimosa is working to create...

Allot sees more than 30% revenue growth

Allot Communications reported non-GAAP revenue growth of 31.1% for the second quarter, earning revenues of $28.2 million compared to $21.5 million in the year-ago...

Carrier Wrap: U.S. Cellular improves customer metrics, financials dip

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...

EMEA: Solving iPhone battery issues?

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at...

Reality Check: What isn't being discussed on Q2 earnings conference calls

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and...

Reality Check: Viva text messaging

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level ex-ecutives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and...

DAS boosts the bottom line

Distributed antenna systems provide connectivity behind the scenes, out of sight, even underground in some cases, and at times they have been as hard to...

Equipment vendors see margins rise (RCR Mobile Minute)

The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Cost cuts and restructuring are paying off for Europe's major wireless infrastructure vendors, all of whom saw...

Mavenir looks to moderate NFV expectations as hype swells

Network function virtualization has become a significant talking point across the mobile telecommunications space, with most wireless operators and equipment vendors looking more closely...

Oracle gobbles up TOA Technologies

Oracle Communications is set to expand its software push into the mobile space, recently announcing plans to acquire TOA Technologies, which provides cloud-based field...

EMEA in Perspective: The LTE push is on

EMEA in Perspective is a Monday column focused on the identification of regional trends and outcomes of the prior week’s news. Claudia Bacco, Managing...

Survey: Mobile IT expenses expected to rise

A new survey sponsored by Oracle shows that enterprises expect that the resources devoted to mobile applications and devices will grow significantly in the...

Samsung cites slower LTE spending in Q2

Samsung's network infrastructure business gets some of the blame for the company's slide in sales and operating profit during the second quarter. The company...

Comptel sees new business growth

Comptel reported 17%  growth in new business during the most recent quarter, although its net sales were largely flat. Juhani Hintikka, president and CEO of Comptel,...

Breaking down wireless carrier Q2 results

The nation’s four largest wireless operators have now all posted second quarter results that came in more or less within expectations. Verizon Wireless continued its...

Procera looks to boost carrier QoE capabilities

Procera Networks deepened its reach into the customer experience space, announcing the beta launch of its RAN Perspectives product, which is designed to provide...

Cell Tower News: OSHA updates climber rules; tower data contention

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. OSHA directive on hoisting In a new...

Anritsu reports flat revenues, profit impacts from R&D

Anristu saw essentially flat year-over-year revenues for its first fiscal quarter ending June 30, but its profits for the quarter were down nearly 50%...

Test & Measurement: Keysight Technologies begins operations

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...

Alcatel-Lucent posts improved Q2 results, plans submarine cable IPO

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), which announced its “Shift Plan” a year ago, is now looking to shift some of its submarine cable business. When the Paris-based...

Keeping the promise of bundled offerings

Liam Maxwell, VP of products for Oracle Communications, spoke with RCR Wireless about how the transition from single-service providers to bundled offerings has affected customer...

Worst of the Week: Sprint’s groundhog day

Sometimes things go your way, and other times you are Sprint.
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