Monthly Archives: October, 2014

iPhone demand may stretch Apple’s resources (RCR Mobile Minute)

Apple is reportedly stretching its resources to meet demand for the new iPhones. Just one day after the company announced a media event that...

Cyan launches SDN bridge between Cisco, Juniper

Collaboration has been a growing trend in the network virtualization space as vendors search for ways to work together on bringing more robust solutions...

Workforce: 3 questions on Rohde & Schwarz careers

Test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz is one of the largest test and measurement companies globally. It currently has openings in the U.S....

AT&T Mobility docked record $105M fine for ‘bill cramming’

AT&T Mobility is set to fork over $105 million in fines to the Federal Communications Commission connected to bogus charges to consumers for third-party...

Wi-Fi roaming facilitated by new Passpoint features

The Wi-Fi Alliance has enhanced Passpoint, the multivendor standard designed for seamless identification and authentication of Wi-Fi hot spots. Service providers can now distribute...

LatAm: Mexico fines Telmex for monopolistic practices; Oi CEO resigns

Mexico's telecommunications regulator, IFT, has imposed a $3.69 million fine on fixed-line operator Telmex for monopolistic practices in long-distance services. IFT said Telmex committed...

#TBT: Sprint Nextel finds a suitor; Dish remains sold on wireless … 2 year 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...

Towercrews.net Featured Jobs for the Week of 10/8

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Foreman Read blueprints and layout jobs, perform sweep testing, PIM testing, fiber optic testing and down tilt...

Editorial Webinar: Test and Measurement Series: Service Assurance

Service assurance has been an ongoing struggle for wireless carriers as they look to balance their spectrum and network assets with growing consumer demand....

PCIA to set wireless training standards

PCIA has won a $750,000 grant from the Department of Labor to establish standards for wireless training programs, and certifications to enable workers to...

Urban Airship, Gimbal partner for precise LBA marketing

Mobile marketing company Urban Airship is partnering with location-based information company Gimbal to more precisely target users via geo-fencing and low-energy Bluetooth beacons as well...

EMEA: Europe’s ‘real digital commissioner’ takes aim at US data deal

Andrus Ansip, the candidate to lead the European Union's Digital Internal Market, is willing to suspend the safe harbor agreement with the U.S. if Europe's security concerns are...

Policy: 600 MHz incentive auction process set for significant FCC attention

RCR Wireless News recently spoke with Trey Hanbury, a partner in Hogan Lovell’s Washington, D.C., office and a member of the law firm’s Technology,...

#TC32014 Telco case study: Evolving OSS/BSS

OSS/BSS doesn't exactly send a thrill through most audiences. "The three words that really put fear in the heart of people in Silicon Valley are...

Feature Report: The evolution of service assurance

Service assurance has been an ongoing struggle for wireless carriers as they look to balance their spectrum and network assets with growing consumer demand....

EMEA: To adapt or die under the EU’s new digital agenda

Neelie Kroes, the outgoing EU digital commissioner, fired some parting shots at telcos last week, telling them to “adapt or die.” Speaking at a Brussels conference...

$600,000 gets Marriott out of Wi-Fi jam (RCR Mobile Minute)

Marriott will pay the government $600,000 to settle an investigation of allegations that it tried to keep hotel guests from using their mobile devices...

Azimuth Systems Webinar: Ignore Device-Network Interaction and Risk your Customers!

Ever increasing network and device complexity has increased the impact of device-network interaction on the subscriber’s experience. Unfortunately, testing has not yet caught up...

How to become a tower climber: resume building, job search tips

Welcome to the third and final installment of our ‘how to become a tower climber’ series. This final article offers tips on building a...

Sprint targets enterprise customers with ‘double data’ promotion

Sprint is looking to attract high-value enterprise customers from rivals with a new promotion that mimics what it has already been offering to consumers. Sprint...

IBM focuses on big data and executives with Wharton program

Continuing its investment in education programs related to big data analytics, IBM announced a partnership with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania...

OpenMarket taps messaging to improve enterprise CEM

Amdocs’ OpenMarket division launched a mobile messaging solution that it claims is designed to help enterprise customers deliver improved customer engagement services. The company said...

FCC set to speed up HetNet deployments

The Federal Communications Commission is set to consider rule changes this month that will expedite wireless infrastructure deployment. The new initiative singles out small...

Carrier Wrap: AT&T Mobility extends ‘double data’ to business customers

AT&T Mobility this week expanded its recently launched “double data” promotion to its business customers, offering up twice the amount of shared data buckets...

Mobolize on optimizing the network via end-user devices

Startup company Mobolize focuses on end-point mobile data optimization through an application on smartphones that allows content caching on the device and allows more...
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