Monthly Archives: October, 2014

EMEA: Nokia Networks sees rising demand for VoLTE outside U.S.

Nokia Networks recently completed its fastest implementation of voice over LTE technology, completing a roll-out for United Arab Emirates-based Du in under 80 days. If...

TC3 fast pitches: Boosting carrier coverage and capacity

New technology solutions presented during fast-pitch sessions at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference in Mountain View, Calif., ran the gamut from a...

LatAm: Viettel launches Bitel brand in Peru; America Movil posts Q3 results

Vietnamese-owned Viettel Group last week officially launched its Bitel-branded mobile service in Peru. The operator, the fourth entrant into the market, launched with a...

Hetnets and changing networks

The pace of technology evolution in mobile networks is happening ever more rapidly, and this panel from the HetNet Expo 2014 explores some of...

Exploring 5 big data training programs

With big data expertise in high demand, both universities and private companies are ramping up their education programs and big data training. Gartner expects...

FCC pushes 600 MHz incentive auction to 2016

The Federal Communications Commission’s ambitious plan to auction off 600 MHz spectrum licenses returned by broadcasters has been pushed until at least 2016. The...

Reader Forum: Taking on The Internet of Things

As someone who lives and breathes mobile, one topic gaining momentum in my client conversations is the Internet of Things (IoT). There is...

Test and Measurement: Anite inks testing deal with Deutsche Telekom

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly...

Big Data and Analytics: Cloudera and Red Hat partner for enterprise BDA

Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas...

Ericsson, Nokia report earnings (RCR Mobile Minute)

Infrastructure giants Ericsson and Nokia both said that sales of LTE equipment in China were major contributors to revenue and earnings in the most...

Mobile Martyr: I will no longer be a number

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer...

Wireless carriers could lose $14 billion to OTT players

A new white paper produced by UK-based Juniper Research projects wireless carriers will lose a staggering $14 billion in the next year as consumers...

EMEA: From Düsseldorf to Silicon Valley, the NFV revolution is coming

When more than 1,300 global industry experts converged on Düsseldorf, Germany, last week for the SDN and OpenFlow World Congress, one of the hottest...

MVNOs set to compete on different terms

Few market segments have seen as much upheaval across the mobile industry as the mobile virtual network operator space. Having at various times been...

Getting past the NFV babble

Few would argue that NFV has become the talk of the telecom space, with vendors, operators, standards groups and industry analysts all working on...

#TBT: Sprint sticks with iDEN; top tower companies, handset vendors … 6 years ago this week

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...

Sprint targets low-end shared data package, updates iPhone offer

Sprint remains on its marketing toes, rolling out a new entry-level shared data package that doubles – or more – what is offered by...

Software: TIA report touts strong cloud investments through 2017

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations...

AT&T Mobility posts strong connection growth, dip in profits

As is becoming common from domestic mobile operators, AT&T posted quarterly wireless results showing robust customer growth at the expense of its bottom line. The...

Zayo Group completes its IPO

Venture-backed fiber provider Zayo Group has completed its initial public offering. The company’s stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the...

White Paper: From Dumb Pipes to Smart Services with L4-L7

Adding Intelligence to the Core Network with L4-7 Networking Devices Fixed and mobile networks today serve an ever-growing quantity of data traffic that passes through...

Policy: FCC looks at ‘millimeter wave’ spectrum for ‘5G’ support

With consumer demand for mobile services continuing to grow, the Federal Communications Commission is looking to free up additional spectrum assets that would allow...

EMEA: EE cuts administrative jobs amid IPO rumors

U.K. mobile operator EE plans to make some structural changes, including cutting 350 administrative jobs and adding other employees in sales and customer support....

CommScope Webinar: So You Want to Go Small

The growing demand for connectivity everywhere continues to push operators’ networks to the limit, exposing holes in their coverage and capacity, especially in dense,...

Yahoo expects $1.2 million in mobile revenues this year

Amid a solid third quarter, Yahoo for the first time reported “material” contributions from mobile to its overall business, to the tune of $200 million for the period. Mobile is still...
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