Monthly Archives: April, 2015

1M cell towers going to Chinese joint venture

China Tower asset acquisition equates to $24B gain for three China telcos Regulators in China are working toward an Aug. 15 goal of transferring some...

Sponsored: Uplink Near-Far causing degraded DAS performance

In a previous post on RCR Wireless News, we discussed near-far and its “Effect on In-Building DAS Performance.” Near-Far is a term describing performance reduction...

EMEA: Vivendi in talks with Orange to buy Dailymotion

Vivendi reportedly eyeing Sky TV After offloading two telecom units, French multinational media company Vivendi is now looking to pick up video and TV assets....

Going for bronze: Sprint and T-Mobile US fight for No. 3

Sprint and T-Mobile US quarterly results could alter domestic ranking With the first quarter now solidly in the past, mobile operators are preparing to announce...

Con artists pose as Verizon Wireless reps

Verizon Wireless customers beware! There have been reports of con artists posing as Verizon Wireless representatives asking for Social Security numbers and other personal information. The...

State of networks: faster, but under attack

Two recent studies that look at the state of mobile and fixed networks show that while networks are getting ever faster, security is a paramount...

Small cells for big customers in Mexico

Mexico's largest mobile operator has deployed small cells to boost coverage and capacity for its biggest government, education and corporate customers. The operator is...

NYU Wireless gets partner in race to 5G

5G research could include millimeter wave spectrum As the feds consider how high-frequency spectrum could figure into future telecom networks, researchers at NYU Wireless have...

AT&T expands SDN-powered Network on Demand service to 100 markets

SDN service targets enterprise customers with scalable solutions AT&T said it has expanded its enterprise-focused Network on Demand service to more than 100 cities, allowing...

Sprint to set up shop in 1,440 RadioShack locations

Standard General and Sprint acquire RadioShack in bankruptcy auction General Wireless has received federal court approval to take over 1,743 RadioShack stores after the struggling...

Smartphone batteries could charge faster, cost less

An accident may have led to a discovery that could change the way we use our smartphones. Researchers at Stanford University said they inadvertently...

Self-driving car completes journey across U.S.

Another milestone has been reached for self-driving cars; 3,400 of them to be exact. The Roadrunner, an autonomous vehicle created by English auto technology company...

Generation Wireless: The presidency in 140 characters or less

Ted Cruz, like FDR with the radio, uses Twitter to spread populist politics As much as I would like to share my opinion on new...

Report: Telecom NFV to hit $8.7B in spending by 2020, SDN $11.3B

Telecom NFV growth spurred by operational efficiencies, SDN by enterprise A new report from Mind Commerce finds that telecom network revenue tied to network functions...

Saudi Telecom invests in backhaul for network expansion

DragonWave packet radios selected by Saudi Telecom The largest network operator in Saudi Arabia announced a new supply agreement with DragonWave to drive a planned...

Qualcomm recovering from $975M Chinese fine

South Korean authorities also investigating Qualcomm for antitrust issues WASHINGTON – Qualcomm is looking to reestablish its importance in China following a $975 million fine...

EMEA: Barcelona tourists get new app from SAP

Barcelona, the annual host of Mobile World Congress, is also striving to become one of Europe's top tourist cities, so the Spanish city recently...

AT&T pulls plug on Kansas town’s fiber plans

The small town of Chanute, Kan., has hit a bit of a roadblock in its effort to install a 1 Gbps fiber network in the...

Reality Check: In need of a secondary RF spectrum market

One of the very first lessons taught to telecommunications students is that radio frequency spectrum is a scarce resource. This limitation forces governments and...

911 outage draws $17.4M fine from FCC

FCC: Domestic violence, overdose among failed calls WASHINGTON – Imagine a loved one seizing up with a heart attack or waking up in the middle...

Wi-Fi upgrades in time for Tigers opening

Wi-Fi is in place and DAS in the works for Rust Belt fans With a deployment just in time for the kick-off of baseball season,...

Dead devices in early AT&T Galaxy S6 shipments reported

Good news for those who preordered the Samsung Galaxy S6. Sprint, T-Mobile US and AT&T Mobility are reportedly shipping orders for the new smartphone ahead...

Google MVNO could tap international roaming as hook

Reports indicate Google in talks with Hutchison on roaming deal Google’s plans to enter the domestic wireless telecom space through a mobile virtual network operator...

Hungry monkeys hindering fiber build out in India

  Fiber apparently is a tasty treat for monkeys, squirrels and other critters As the global explosion of data demand continues to pick up speed, network...

LTE network investments target public events

Stadiums, cities, companies, colleges, hospitals and hotels are all clamoring for the best possible wireless coverage, creating more demand for investment than the carriers...
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