Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Reader Forum: Small cell backhaul – a construction project

On my first day at Aviat Networks 6 years ago, I met one of the company’s most insightful and interesting employees – a certain sales...

Reader Forum: Why carrier CMOs need to own the customer experience

They say “communications is a close-knit industry” and I think that’s a pretty accurate description after taking the 08.40 FGC train from Plaça d’Espanya...

Oracle shows carrier-grade NFV solution

NFV demo through partnership with Intel, OpenStack Oracle Communications claims that through a partnership with Intel and parts of the OpenStack platform is has produced...

Generation Wireless: The myth of Apple and Saint Jobs

The consumer obsession with Apple products is hurting American regional carriers, even though Apple is not the best device on the market. That was a...

Test and Measurement: Feds to explore spectrum-sharing testing

Several federal agencies have agreed to explore collaborative testing to develop better methods of spectrum sharing, and are establishing a new joint testing network. The Department...

FCC: Ericsson’s Telcordia set to replace Neustar

Contract impacts more than 100,000 phone numbers each day The Federal Communications Commission has conditionally approved Ericsson's Telcordia to administer the number portability service that...

Chinese billionaire compares Apple to Hitler

Tasteless Apple image comes ahead of rumored smartphone release Leshi TV (LeTV) CEO Jia Yeuting this week posted a photo to his Weibo blog page that depicts...

Wi-Fi coming to 16M more NYC subway riders

Wi-Fi shared by AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US and Verizon By 2017, Transit Wireless expects to have a robust Wi-Fi network deployed in some 279 New...

Cell Tower News: Climbers share tower stories

A look inside the life of a tower climber RCR Wireless News reporter Joey Jackson attended South Wireless Summit last week and had the opportunity...

Update: Sprint service outage fixed

Those affected by the Sprint service outage across portions of the Midwest have had their service restored after the carrier's network went down for...

Long way down: Norway to South Africa in 9 days

A team recently set a new world record by driving from the northernmost point of Europe – Nordkapp, Norway – to the southernmost point...

EMEA: Big data and the connected car

This week I spoke with Gareth Ragg, strategic director for TU Automotive about big data and the connected car. Everyone across the telecommunications and...

Sprint goes ‘free’ for Galaxy S6 launch; adds free international data, messaging

Sprint device offer targeted at its lease program; taps Telefonica for international roaming Samsung devices may still lack the cache of Apple’s iPhone lineup, but...

#CCAExpo: NFV, cloud set to alter rural carrier models

Ericsson notes NFV, cloud conversations beginning, biz models set for fundamental change ATLANTA – The virtualization revolution that is hitting the mobile industry’s largest operators...

#CCAExpo: Carriers look to leverage big data

Big data analytics lets carriers identify and solve network issues ATLANTA — In the crowded and competitive carrier space, network operators are looking for the...

T-Mobile US to launch free Netflix on Galaxy S6 this week

T-Mobile US is betting that the combination of unlimited data, Samsung's newest smartphone and free Netflix will be too good to resist. The "un-carrier"...

Major Sprint network outages in Midwest

Sprint network outages in heartland, restored but not without frustration Major Sprint network outages left large Midwestern cities such as Indianapolis, Chicago and Cincinnati without cell...

AT&T unveils public Wi-Fi solution for small businesses

AT&T Wi-Fi—Small Site can be installed by customer Targeting the consumer expectation of free Wi-Fi, AT&T on March 26 announced its Small Site solution, which...

#CCAExpo: Sprint seeks broader rural partnerships, remains undecided on 600 MHz auction

ATLANTA – Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure added a bit of “big carrier” luster to the CEO panel at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association Global...

AT&T sets record for data usage at SXSW

AT&T set a record for data usage on their network at this year's South by Southwest music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas. The carrier...

Healthy market: telemedicine takes off for carriers and their partners

Telehealth has been a goal of healthcare providers and network operators for more than 20 years, and now advances in mobile technology are finally...

Indian spectrum auction tops $17.5B

Spectrum auction winners haven’t been revealed Although the winners haven’t been disclosed, an Indian government spectrum auction ended on March 25 after 19 days and...

#CCAExpo: Steve Berry talks CCA focus, show plans

Spectrum auctions, net neutrality and show expansion ATLANTA – RCR Wireless News caught up with Competitive Carriers Association President and CEO Steve Berry on the...

Verizon, AT&T-backed trade group sues feds

Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink and other members want net neutrality review The US Telecom Association, which counts carriers Verizon Communications, AT&T, Alaska Communications and many others...

LatAm: Telefónica’s GVT acquisition approved; Embratel unveils telecom needs for Rio 2016

Brazil's antitrust agency, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, gave Telefónica the green light to acquire GVT on March 25. Following the approval, the local...
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