June 2015

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

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 Connect America Fund to expand …

The big news of the week, of course, was Keysight Technologies’ announcement that it will purchase Anite for $606 million. Read more on that transaction, expected to close this fall, …

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 Telefónica emerged as the high …

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 over data related to traffic …

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 this column is a chance for …

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 state’s Legislature this week passed …

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 to a “Sell” rating from …

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 to realize and move on …

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 on the tower when they …

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 behind. This trend is an important …

Stuck in the car or video blocked at work? Check out the IoT Innovation podcast: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/210933064″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This week IoT Innovation is hosted by Nicholas …

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 its promise to provide its FiOS …

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

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 stopped throttling data speeds for …

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

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 the grand opening of the …

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 US to increase the amount …

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 latest incident was reported …

Verizon Communications is drawing the ire of New York City for not following through on a promise to provide FiOS service to all five boroughs. In 2008, Verizon Communications signed …

MUNICH – Building on the update from the first day of Huawei Innovation Day, the second day was all about the connected world. Topics included connected cars, smart cities and …

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 combines LTE networks with Wi-Fi …

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 packages. The announcement was made less …

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 up the time machine, put on …

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 telecom giant this week describing …