Monthly Archives: February, 2015

Claure buys 5 million Sprint shares, boosts investors confidence

$25M investment bolsters Sprint stock price Sprint’s stock price surged 7% on Friday, which in some corners was attributed to news that CEO Marcelo Claure...

Verizon Wireless first domestic deployment of Ericsson small cell

Verizon Wireless has been touted by equipment vendor Ericsson as the first U.S. mobile operator to deploy its Radio Dot Systems small cell solution....

Test and Measurement: JDSU announces new company names

This week's test and measurement news The test space is heating up in advance of Mobile World Congress being held next week in Barcelona, Spain. •...

Worst of the Week: FCC net neutrality vote leads to the courts, underground bunkers

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...

Ericsson tries to block iPhones and iPads from U.S. market

Ericsson is striking back at Apple after the two companies failed to reach a deal on patent licensing fees. The Swedish company filed a...

SBAC: carriers remain active, ExteNet looks attractive

SBA Communications said today that a solid fourth quarter capped off a strong 2014, and the tower giant expects continued strong carrier spending in...

Telecom operators decidedly mixed on FCC’s net neutrality move

AT&T, Verizon opposed; T-Mobile US cautious; Sprint in favor of net neutrality decision This week’s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to expand Title II...

Cell Tower News: NATE Unite 2015 focuses on safety

NATE Unite celebrates 20th anniversary This week was the 20th anniversary of the National Association of Tower Erectors' conference NATE Unite. This annual event sees people...

EMEA: Embedded World highlights IoT

This week Nürnberg was host to Embedded World, three days of embedded system technology companies showcasing construction elements, modules, full systems, operating systems and...

Anritsu Webinar: Spectrum Monitoring Techniques – Capturing Unknown RF Signals

Spectrum monitoring is commonly used to diagnose RF communications issues, determine spectrum availability, analyze transmission patterns, spot illicit transmissions, clear frequencies, or as part...

Ixia White Paper: BYOD Mitigation Starts in the WLAN: Evolving Best Practices for Validating APs and Controllers

BYOD: Evolving Best Practices for Validating APs and Controllers This white paper takes a timely look at the mobile “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) phenomenon...

FCC adopts Title II regulation for broadband

The Federal Communications Commission voted today to reclassify broadband as a utility, saying that both fixed and mobile broadband access should be regulated as...

Sponsored: Ultra-thin, clear indoor DAS antenna from Pulse Electronics breaks new ground

Pulse Electronics a leading provider of electronic components, is set to bolster deployments of distributed antenna systems with its revolutionary DASUTCC500NF translucent ceiling-mount antenna...

Wi-Fi vs. cellular: Software helps operators and users strike a balance

For mobile operators, Wi-Fi represents both a challenge and an opportunity. Traditionally seen by many as competitive to cellular, Wi-Fi is now recognized as...

Ntelos Q4 results highlight operational struggles

The tumultuous times at Ntelos were apparent in the regional wireless operator’s fourth-quarter operating results where net income plunged and customers fled. Ntelos reported the...

Coders: Episode 1 – telecom software developers and coders

Coders and software developers for telecom Coders is a weekly look at the fundamental computer science driving the telecom networks that keep the world connected. RCR...

EMEA: Jibe Mobile eases global interconnection

Jibe Mobile announced the expansion of its global interconnection showcase for next week's Mobile World Congress event being held in Barcelona, Spain. Although this announcement...

LatAm: Telefónica net profit down 35%; TIM to invest $4.5 billion

Telefónica's 2014 full-year and fourth-quarter net income slumped 34.7% and 89.5%, respectively, in a year-over-year comparison. Total revenue decreased 11.7% for the full year...

EMEA: Nokia Networks personalizes location-based experiences

Nokia Networks today announced smart location experiences. The theory behind the announcement is that operators can now offer their subscribers personalized content-delivery experiences based...

NFV set to foster advances, support legacy systems

ROI considerations will force NFV to work overtime A significant challenge for established telecom operators and their vendor partners moving forward will be in integrating...

#TBT: MWC 2012; Sprint board nixes MetroPCS deal … 3 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...

OPNFV schedules first event in push to foster an open source NFV platform

The network virtualization revolution is set to gain a new event as the Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project announced plans to host its...

Sonus Webinar: 3 Ways to Put Your Network on the LTE On-Ramp

The migration of operators to all-IP mobile networks is underway, driven by the need for Long-Term Evolution (LTE). The rise in LTE is fueling...

Analyst Angle: What to expect from MWC 2015

Next week is the GSMA's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, the mobile Internet and cellular telephone industry's largest global conference. The MWC 2015...

Free Guide: Understanding PIM, Presented by Anritsu

Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing is becoming more critical as cellular systems age and the carrier count increases. Anritsu’s PIM Master™ MW82119B combines a portable,...
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