Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Sonus rolls out cloud-focused WebRTC platform

The Web Real-Time Communications market received a jolt with Sonus Networks unveiling its WebRTC Services Solution, which the company said was purpose-built for the...

#SXSW: The end of the Internet as we know it?

Kevin Fitchard previews panel on future of the Internet Kevin Fitchard, formerly of Giga Om, discussed with RCR Wireless News how the Internet could philosophically...

#SXSW: Moff Band making wearables more fun

The wearables market is getting more playful with the release of the Moff Band, a smart wrist band aimed at turning anything into a...

#SXSW: Super Wi-Fi could foster connectivity access

FCC planning reverse, forward auctions of Super Wi-Fi in 2016 AUSTIN, Texas – Unused television broadcast spectrum, sometimes referred to as super Wi-Fi, could be...

In a wireless world, is power transmission next?

Japanese organization beams wireless power WASHINGTON – The possibility of transmitting wireless electrical power, via microwaves, has long been theorized and proven to be scientifically...

Russia mobile market pinched by sanctions, censorship

WASHINGTON – MegaFon, the second-largest mobile carrier in Russia, is forecasting a decline in sales and revenue for 2015, according to a report from...

EMEA: Bristol’s open programmable smart city

Bristol Is Open is developing an open programmable city. The project is a collaboration among technology companies, media and telecommunications companies, universities, local communities, and local...

CCA to target mobile carriers, broaden ecosystem with 2016 show

CCA to rebrand annual event to focus on new business opportunities for mobile carriers The Competitive Carriers Association is looking to infuse a new focus...

Verizon small cell investment likely to benefit East Coast

New York and Boston are likely beneficiaries of Verizon Wireless' plan to add capacity to its network using outdoor small cells. The carrier said...

Reality Check: Will the IIoT trend live up to the hype?

Remember the dawn of the Internet? Remember all the skeptics who didn’t see its transformational genius? Remember how it became enormous? It’s happening again. What’s happening...

Reality Check: First thoughts on the FCC Report and Order

The FCC Report and Order that wasn’t On March 12, the Federal Communications Commission released the 400-page Open Internet Report and Order. Think of this as...

Reality Check: Connected devices and the customer care challenges they pose

January’s Consumer Electronics Show and the recently concluded Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, punctuated a fact fairly obvious to anyone in attendance...

Sponsored: Tecore – Core on the Cutting Edge

Tecore Networks brings core capabilities to the edge of the network 4G LTE, VoLTE, and virtualized networks are on the roadmaps of rural and non-traditional...

T-Mobile US Data Stash offer expanded to prepaid plans

T-Mobile US program allows customers to keep unused data for up to 1 year T-Mobile US is set to expand availability of its Data Stash...

Juniper: Apple and Samsung to lose ground to cheaper Chinese tablets

Apple and Samsung tablets are in for some stiff competition in the coming years, according to a Juniper study. The study finds that the...

FCC commissioner blasts colleagues on net neutrality

WASHINGTON – Two of the five commissioners serving on the Federal Communications Commission voted against net neutrality regulations that apply Title II regulation and...

CenturyLink taps Cyan for NFV orchestration platform

NFV orchestration to bolster CenturyLink’s enterprise customers Regional telecommunications provider CenturyLink said it plans to tap Cyan for its Blue Planet NFV Orchestrator to provide...

#SXSW: AT&T releases the COWs in Austin, Texas

AT&T brings cells on wheels, Luneburg Lens for festival AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T deployed numerous network infrastructure components to accommodate the crowds of super-users attending...

#SXSW: Mophie teams up with St. Bernards

Mophie will dispatch rescue dog equipped with charging station AUSTIN, Texas – St. Bernards' history of bringing brandy to trapped mountaineers is getting a modern...

Reader Forum: The smart home promise vs. reality

Let’s begin with what we, the industry, accept as a truism: Sometime in the near future, the gadgets we see today that control and...

Sprint targets Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile US customers with latest promo

New offer has Sprint reimbursing all costs related to switching Sprint is expanding the scale and targeting of its rivals’ customer bases with a new...

Test and Measurement: Fluke expands Link line and cloud-based reporting

Some of the ongoing trends in network testing are the use of simplified or "de-skilled" equipment so that basic test performance and interpretation isn't limited...

Worst of the Week: Apple Watch fever! Catch it!

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...

Hetnet: New software solution from AirHop features SON

Self-organizing network capabilities for hetnet deployments In order to provide multivendor coordination, AirHop Communications unveiled its eSON software, which brings self-organizing network capability to heterogeneous...

FCC releases full net neutrality order

Four hundred-page net neutrality document expected to see legal challenges The Federal Communications Commission released the full Report and Order tied to its net neutrality...
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