Yearly Archives: 2014

Masque Attack targets iOS devices (RCR Mobile Minute)

Masque Attack is the name of the newest reported malware that can attack iOS devices. RCR Mobile Minute The Mobile Minute is sponsored today by Juniper...

Carrier Wrap: AT&T grounds in-flight plans; América Móvil to target T-Mobile US?

AT&T is reportedly grounding plans for an LTE-based in-flight mobile broadband offering, citing plans to conserve cash related to its recent international expansion plans. As...

Top 6 reasons for analytics-based network testing

The wealth of data available from wireless networks is causing a shift in field testing, both to better inform and direct such testing in...

Reality Check: Is Sprint down and out?

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: 2 high-tech stories to watch in 2015 – digital and industrial ‘Internet of Things’

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...

Policy: Telecom operators threaten legal action in net neutrality feud

The already contentious net neutrality issue became even more so this week as the president laid out his thoughts on the subject, which drew...

Anite launches expanded benchmarking system

Anite today introduced its latest benchmarking system for mobile networks and devices, which includes quality-of-service and quality-of-experience testing and covers Long Term Evolution, LTE-Advanced,...

Analysts react to AT&T’s capex news

AT&T says capital expenditures related to its existing businesses will be roughly $18 billion next year. The projection was included in the carrier's news...

Iusacell deal throws light on AT&T’s future plans

AT&T is looking to expand its empire south of the border, announcing late Friday that it plans to by Mexican mobile carrier Iusacell for...

Press Release: SQUAN NAMES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

SQUAN Construction Services LLC ( “Squan”) names Leighton W. Carroll Chief Executive Officer November 10, 2014 – Englewood, NJ - SQUAN is proud to announce...

Stockholm ranked No. 1 in Networked Society City Index

Stockholm maintained its No. 1 ranking in the Networked Society City Index for 2014 while Paris replaced Singapore as No. 3. Rounding out the...

Reader Forum: Delivering QoS in the new all-IP world

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to...

Reader Forum: Will Apple’s encryption move trigger stronger surveillance laws?

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to...

Softbank appoints exec to Sprint board

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&T deal to buy Iusacell won’t preclude AMX deal

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...

AT&T makes Watson deal for advanced ‘interface of things’

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...

IBM predicts surge in holiday shopping via mobile

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...

Worst of the Week: Keeping Sprint on track

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...

U.S. lags in home Wi-Fi router penetration (RCR Mobile Minute)

Wi-Fi routers are becoming standard appliances in homes throughout the developed world, but the U.S. does not top the list when it comes to...

Test & Measurement: Ixia on its results, ecosystem shake-up

--Ixia met its revenue guidance but delivered a net loss for the quarter, in the midst of what new CEO Bethany Mayer called a...

Sprint tacks on $105M in additional charges related to job cuts

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...

M2M solutions to expand with Orbcomm acquisition of SkyWave

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...

Cell Tower News: NATE hosts live safety webinar

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...

LatAm: Argentina auctions spectrum; mobile broadband grows in Mexico

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...

Mobile Martyr: Mindlessly connecting cars

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...
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