November 2014

Softbank furthered its control over subsidiary Sprint with the appointment of Nikesh Arora to Sprint’s board of directors. Arora currently serves as vice chairman at Softbank and previously served as …

AT&T deal to buy Iusacell for $2.5B won’t preclude AMX deal (RCR Mobile Minute) AT&T surprised the wireless industry late Friday with news that it will buy Mexican operator Iusacell …

AT&T has made a deal with Interactions to transfer ownership of AT&T’s Watson technology and research program in exchange for an equity stake, as the telco seeks “a universally accurate, …

Mobile browsing is expected to drive nearly half of online traffic and almost 25% of online sales over the five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to new figures …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

—Ixia met its revenue guidance but delivered a net loss for the quarter, in the midst of what new CEO Bethany Mayer called a “challenging network equipment spending environment.” Mayer …

Sprint’s plans to cut jobs cost the carrier a bit more than originally planned, with additional costs possible through the middle of next year. The carrier noted in a Securities …

Orbcomm, a New Jersey-based machine-to-machine network solutions provider announced a public offering designed to raise $72 million toward the company’s planned $130 million acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications. Canada-based SkyWave …

NATE hosts live safety webinar NATE (the National Association of Tower Erectors) has announced a new webinar on its website. The title of the webinar is “Achieving Zero Injuries – …

Argentina auctioned 10 bands of spectrum and raised about $2.23 billion. The bands auctioned were 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz and 700 MHz. The auction focused on increasing the country’s …

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 provide commentary on what is chapping …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

Cellular base station installations are changing from the traditional ground or cabinet based radio installations to remote radio head, fiber to the antenna and small cell installations where the radios …

Northstream AB, a Stockholm, Sweden-based mobile industry management advising firm, is launching a new business acceleration program to provide industry expertise at a price new companies can afford. Northstream CEO …

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles knew that cellular coverage was inadequate at its Sacramento headquarters. The 500,000-square-foot facility needed to support not only its own workforce but also the hundreds …

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Yanzi Networks, in partnership with Intel, is preparing to launch a plug-and-play “Internet of Things” product that provides cloud-based monitoring of video cameras, temperature and humidity sensors, energy monitors and …

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 that include service assurance, customer experience …

Customer churn remains a significant issue for mobile operators as a wealth of choices and easing of porting hurdles have clipped consumers’ loyalty toward their current provider. This issue was …

Microsoft clearly values mind share and market share more than software royalties when it comes to mobile, at least in the short term. The software giant is making more features …

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 up the time machine, put on …

Domestic mobile operators were busy during the third quarter, as new rate plans seemed to have been launched on a daily basis and Apple’s latest iPhone device hit the market …

Seeking to leverage big data, mobile and social technologies to impact customers’ banking experience, IBM and Bank of China’s Tianjin Branch have completed a new, flagship “smart branch” location in …