Monthly Archives: July, 2015

Police bust factory that made 41K fake Apple iPhones

Mom-and-pop operation produced $19M in fake Apple products On Monday, police in Beijing shut down a factory that produces counterfeit Apple iPhones; reports indicate the...

Samsung launch, Sprint small cells (RCR podcast)

Samsung has set the date for its next product launch. The world's leading smartphone maker will unveil its new products on August 13 --...

Ntelos market shift shows traction, LTE expansion ahead of schedule

Ntelos reported strong western market growth, with financials in line with estimates A recent shift in market focus looks to be paying off for regional...

Verizon ramping up small cells rollout

Carriers look to small cells to densify network coverage, particularly in metro areas With small cells emerging as the go-to technology for carriers looking to...

Taiwan regulators set floor price for 4G auction

Taiwanese government aims to award six new blocks of spectrum year-end Taiwanese telecom regulator NCC has set the floor price for the second auction of...

How much money is in telecom lobbying?

Find out how much the CEOs of telecom lobbying groups like CTIA earn WASHINGTON – The publicly released 2013 tax filings for some of the...

Sponsored: Brocade’s New IP is transforming networks and businesses

Next generation of network visibility and analytics tools drives innovation, revenue and customer experience The mobile landscape is rapidly changing. With mobile adoption projected to...

Huawei demos small cell with LAA and Wi-Fi

Huawei has demonstrated a small cell running Wi-Fi and LTE in unlicensed spectrum. The demonstration, conducted with NTT DoCoMo, showed Wi-Fi and licensed-assisted access...

Reality Check: In search of better authentication in an IoT world

In 2013, according to IDC, the digital universe contained 4.4 zettabytes of data. By 2020, that figure will surge to 44 zettabytes. This 10x...

Reality Check: 2015 halftime report – Verizon on Edge and AT&T through the knothole

Verizon: On Edge Verizon led off the earnings parade last week, and the headline was their anticipated growth rate (3%) compared to their previously stated...

Sprint stock plunges on competitive concerns, Fiat Chrysler hack link

Sprint stock dives to a new 52-week low, Sprint denies hack responsibility Sprint continued to suffer a rough ride on Wall Street as the beleaguered...

Connected car universe 2015 predictions – midyear check

In January, RCR Wireless News shared the Connected Car Industry landscape report and webinar. As a part of the effort the industry participants were...

HP: 100% of smartwatches have major security flaws

Smartwatches are a huge security risk according to a new study by Hewlett-Packard. HP tested 10 different smartwatches and found that 100% were vulnerable to...

RCR podcast: Best Buy bets on Apple

Best Buy is playing on both sides of the fence when it comes to mobile devices. I'm Martha DeGrasse with the RCR Podcast brought...

Crippling Android smartphones with text attack

Cybersecurity group digs into Android source code to reveal vulnerability that could affect nearly 1B devices New research from Zimperium Mobile Security opens up Android-based...

SK Telecom, Ericsson look toward 5G network slicing

5G network slicing work to use network virtualization, hyperscale data center SK Telecom and Ericsson plan to tap virtualized network software to support “network slicing”...

Ericsson pushes for more Indian execs

Ericsson believes promotions will improve attrition rates around the world In an effort to retain the best talent, telecom equipment giant, Ericsson, is reportedly making...

Will Nokia return to smartphone market?

Corporate blog post suggests return to device market with come via brand-licensing model With building speculation, a Nokia spokesman addressed rumors about the Finnish networking...

Ericsson on 5G – HetNet Happenings: Episode 23

This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney discusses the research and development being done by Ericsson that's driving 5G...

Kagan: Judging the 2015 CTIA Awards

Once again I would like to thank CTIA for inviting me to be a judge in its 2015 CTIA Awards. There are so many...

Vodafone Portugal hits 600 Mbps using LTE-A

Trial was carried out in association with Ericsson and Qualcomm Vodafone Portugal said it reached speeds of 600 megabits per second on its mobile network,...

Reader Forum: The features your mobile app platform must include

Now that we’re well into the 21st century, any business that wants to be taken seriously needs to start leveraging every digital tool available...

Reader Forum: Meet ‘vLarry,’ the new virtual cable guy

The cable business typically doesn’t feature high on lists of dynamic industries that rapidly adopt innovative new technologies in order to deliver compelling new...

Does the kill switch work?

The Wall Street Journal analysis questions value of anti-theft software The kill switch – software that enables a user to "brick" a stolen phone remotely – is...

Verizon strike inches closer

CWA claims 86% of workers approve Verizon strike The Communications Workers of America over the weekend reported 86% of Verizon Communication employees represented by the...
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