Monthly Archives: June, 2015

Broadcasters, regulators comment on white space

FCC wants to reserve UHF channels for unlicensed use, NAB cries foul WASHINGTON – The FCC has proposed that, after the next incentive auction, one...

Frontier and feds to invest $238M in rural Internet

Quarter-billion-dollar investment is coming from FCC’s Connect America Fund WASHINGTON – Frontier Communications has announced the receipt of $238 million from the Federal Communications Commission’s...

Test and Measurement: Cobham Wireless adds small cell testing support

The big news of the week, of course, was Keysight Technologies' announcement that it will purchase Anite for $606 million. Read more on that...

Vodafone bids big in German spectrum auction

Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica also in the mix for 700 MHz spectrum After 181 rounds of bidding spread over 16 days, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and...

DMV reports on self-driving car accidents

California disclosure comes following challenge from media organization After a back and forth with The Associated Press, the California Department of Motor Vehicles this week turned...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US, Verizon, AT&T pad WOTW with misdirection

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...

Florida passes wireless service tax cut

Wireless service tax cut to slice 1.73% off cellphone bills Florida’s wireless customers are set to see a tax break on future bills as the...

China Telecom stock down 27% since May

China Mobile and China Unicom are also slipping in value Shares of China Telecom slipped by about 5% this week after Zacks downgraded the stock...

Mobile-first strategy is key to success

Telecom analyst Jim Patterson lays out the importance of mobile design in an interview at the RCRatx Studio Lounge Businesses both large and small need...

Cell Tower News: Tower fire and an OSHA counterpoint

Virginia tower catches fire A cellphone tower behind a high school in Newport News, Va., caught fire this week. Maintenance workers were doing some welding work...

Telecom Careers: I code or may not have a job

Bloomberg Businessweek's recent 38,000 word, 72-page essay "What is Code" sends a clear message that if you do not know code, you will be left...

IoT Innovation – Episode 4: The UX failure in IoT so far

Stuck in the car or video blocked at work? Check out the IoT Innovation podcast: This week IoT Innovation is hosted by Nicholas Napp, who's...

Update: Verizon responds to NYC audit claims

Verizon has responded to a report by New York City's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications claiming the carrier did not follow through on...

Anritsu Webinar: Furiously Fast Power Measurements

In this webinar, participants will get a review of power measurement basics and learn how new measurement technologies can help them increase throughput, reduce...

Sprint slashes data speed throttling on unlimited plans

Report notes Sprint slashes data speed throttling on unlimited plans tied to FCC net neutrality rules Sprint has told the Federal Communications Commission it has...

Reports: Apple, Samsung devices vulnerable to hackers

If you have a Samsung or Apple product, listen up. Vulnerabilities in your device could allow hackers to steal your passwords, data or even...

Video: Alepo discusses Wi-Fi solutions

Partnership with UhuruOne in Tanzania brings citywide Wi-Fi service Austin, Texas-based Alepo, which specializes in software solutions for communications service providers, was on hand for...

Report: FCC to shoot down T-Mobile US spectrum request

Report suggests Wheeler against T-Mobile US request for 40 megahertz spectrum reserve The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly set to dismiss a request from T-Mobile...

FBI investigating fiber vandalism

Fiber vandals may be disguised as telecommunications maintenance workers The FBI is looking into a string of vandalism incidents targeting fiber-optic cables in Northern California. The...

NYC angry Verizon missed FiOS goals

Verizon Communications is drawing the ire of New York City for not following through on a promise to provide FiOS service to all five...

EMEA: Huawei Innovation Day round two

MUNICH – Building on the update from the first day of Huawei Innovation Day, the second day was all about the connected world. Topics...

KT launches GiGA LTE network in South Korea

New service combines LTE and Wi-Fi technologies South Korean mobile telephony operator KT announced it will commercialize the world’s fastest mobile network, branded GiGA LTE, which...

LatAm: Claro Brazil resumes zero-rating plans

America Movil’s Brazilian mobile unit, Claro, announced a strategy focused on including zero-rating access to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp in its prepaid and postpaid...

#TBT: iPhone price wars; FCC: free wireless broadband! … 7 year 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...

AT&T taps NFV, SDN to bolster Gigapower service

NFV, SDN being used as part of disaggregation process AT&T’s push to virtualize 75% of its network by 2020 continues to gain steam, with the...
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