Monthly Archives: June, 2015

Congress cuts FCC budget, puts brakes on net neutrality

Proposed funding requires strict regulations related to FCC regulatory power WASHINGTON – The proposed federal budget recently released by the U.S. House of Representatives cuts Federal...

Is broadcast television dead?

Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services gain ground while defenders say broadcast offers best advertising reach WASHINGTON – Are we witnessing the death of the...

Cell Tower News: More lawsuits filed over tower deaths

Lawsuits over 2014 tower collapse continue Two weeks ago RCR Wireless News reported that a lawsuit had been filed by the family of a firefighter who...

IoT Innovation – Episode 3 – Trends, Views and Analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_I92gfzMY Ben Wood - Chief of Research at CCS Insight the UK based consulting and analysis team explores the type of companies now interested in...

Cisco ups its game in SDN, IoT and Wi-Fi

As the world's largest maker of switches and routers prepares for a change in leadership after 20 years, the company is upping its game...

Jaguar Land Rover blends connected car, smart city tech

Pothole Alert system could notify local government when your car hits a rough spot Automaker Jaguar Land Rover is developing technology that will use cloud-computing...

OSHA calls upon NATE for tower safety information

The National Association of Tower Erectors has submitted comments to OSHA about communication tower safety. OSHA made a formal request for information from NATE to...

Nokia: Small cells will take off in 2015

Small cells serve as complement to DAS, not replacement LONDON, England – Nokia’s head of small cells, in an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News,...

Predicting small cell deployments

Wireless network planners are all too familiar with the challenges of outdoor small cells: Site acquisition, backhaul, power and interference can all be stumbling...

Deutsche Telekom denies denying interest in T-Mo/Dish deal

DT said New York Post got it wrong on potential T-Mobile US merger with Dish Network On Monday, the New York Post reported the CEO...

SK Telecom launches open IoT platform

The telco aims to implement the platform in a smart city trial in Busan South Korea’s largest mobile telephony operator, SK Telecom, has launched an...

EMEA CEOs: BICS looks to the future

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Daniel Kurgan, CEO of BICS, about the company’s current strategy and his view of the opportunities and...

Science be damned, RF health warnings persist

Canadian Parliament is considering so-called right to know legislation WASHINGTON – Despite a preponderance of scientific evidence, there are still pockets of people holding onto...

IBM uses big data to help seniors in Italy

Carbon monoxide monitoring can alert to health problems, among other big data points WASHINGTON – Nicola Palmarini, a technology advocate with IBM Accessibility, helps the...

LatAm wrap: Telcel loses subscribers in Q3 2014

This week the Federal Telecommunications Institute released updated numbers for the Mexican telecom market during the third quarter of 2014. The number of mobile line subscribers decreased a little...

Telefónica invests $2.9B in Argentina, Peru

LTE expansion is primary goal of investment Spanish group Telefónica has announced two major investments in Peru and Argentina. The Telco confirmed that it will...

Verizon data use increases 200% for Indy 500

Deployment included cells on platforms, small cells and DAS Following a series of network upgrades ahead of the Indy 500, Verizon Wireless has reported that...

Analyst Angle: Wi-Fi convergence vs. Wi-Fi disruption

That’s possibly the trickiest Wi-Fi industry question to answer right now. I’ve long held that Wi-Fi is the only technology that can keep pace...

Elon Musk joins mobile Internet space race

"Rebuilding the Internet in space," is how SpaceX describes its plan to provide the entire world with Internet service via satellite. In a Federal...

Dali Wireless chosen for DFW public safety buildout

NEW ORLEANS, La. – At DAS and Small Cell Congress 2015, Dali Wireless announced it will be charged with building out and upgrading the public...

Analyst Angle: Running mobile networks in real time

Mobile operators have to increase capacity to meet traffic loads that continue to grow, but they need to do so in a way that...

Reality Check: The urge to merge

Greetings from Chicago, Philadelphia (pictured – Bill Gravette from StepOne outside of Pat’s Steaks), New York City, St. Louis, Louisville and Dallas. Many thanks for...

ZTE picks Radisys to power VoLTE, VoWi-Fi and more

Goal was to standardize media processing into one platform Communications service provider ZTE is working to deploy value-added services like voice over LTE, voice over...

Conquering a stadium with C-RAN small cells

Deployment went from planning to live in 75 days LONDON, England – Tier 3 carrier Nex-Tech Wireless, driven by customer complaints and a tight deadline,...

Report: T-Mobile US parent company wants Sprint merger, not Dish

Deutsche Telekom CEO says T-Mo should join up with chief competitor, not Dish Network Update: There are conflicting reports on this news. According to Wireless...
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