Monthly Archives: September, 2015

Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom partner in in-flight broadband

Network would combine ground-based and satellite-based connectivity WASHINGTON – Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa has announced a deal with Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of carrier...

White House: Broadband is a ‘core utility’

Broadband is right up there with water, sewer and power, according to report WASHINGTON – President Obama’s Broadband Opportunity Council released its 40-page report on...

Xiaomi enters Chinese carrier market with MVNO

Hardware (and now service) provider also launches a new flagship smartphone Chinese smartphone and device company Xiaomi is now in the carrier business; reports indicate...

EMEA: The path to 5G with InterDigital

RCR Wireless News recently had the opportunity to discuss the transition from LTE to "5G" with Chris Cave, director of research and development for InterDigital....

Wi-Fi Alliance to offer IoT membership

The Wi-Fi Alliance is expanding its reach into the “Internet of Things.” The trade group announced a new “Implementer Membership” program designed to help...

Ixia Webinar: Progressing NFV to Carrier-Grade Deployments

This session presented by Ixia and Wind River is focused on the current state of NFV and how it is progressing toward Carrier-Grade deployments. What...

Time Warner Cable, Charter merger gets shareholder OK

Bright House Networks also to be acquired as part of major cable TV deal During a special meeting held Sept. 21, shareholders of Charter Communications...

Kagan: Upgrade to Apple iOS9 or wait?

Last week when iOS9 came out I upgraded my Apple iPhone 6. It worked. In fact, things went so well that this morning I...

Where are all the chief data officers?

As big data and analytics become a more integral part of telecom operations from customer care and engagement to the network, the question arises of...

FCC Chairman pushing universal broadband access

Wheeler: Broadband access is key to economic opportunity, advancement Despite criticism, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler used the fall conference of the National Telephone Cooperative Association...

Carriers beefing up networks ahead of Pope’s Philly visit

COWS, small cells to play major role All four major U.S. carriers are investing in network upgrades ahead of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Philadelphia,...

Reader Forum: FCC spectrum rules create business opportunities

3.5 GHz spectrum rules create opportunities for equipment makers and service providers The explosive growth in mobile broadband traffic and its concomitant strain on limited...

Interest rates and the wireless tower industry

The Federal Reserve's recent decision to leave interest rates unchanged – for now – is a good one for the wireless tower industry. A capital-intensive industry, the three major...

Huawei to train 10,000 engineers in cloud tech

The Chinese ICT firm seeks to increase focus on cloud-based services SHANGHAI--Chinese ICT provider Huawei wants to increase investments in human resources for the development...

LG Uplus, Ericsson make deal for 5G, IoT development

Agreement between the South Korean telco and the European vendor will run until 2020 Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson and South Korean mobile operator LG...

Driverless shuttles navigate Netherlands roads

As part of a sustainability project, two driverless shuttle vehicles called WEpods are slated to begin running a regular route in Holland beginning in...

Accident knocks out Verizon Wireless service in NC

911 service affected A severed fiber line at a construction site left thousands of Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable customers in central North Carolina without...

United Nations: 4.2 billion don’t have Internet access

UN commission is focused on bridging the digital divide In a report released Sept. 21, the United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development found that...

Ethernet inventor Metcalfe on innovation, IoT, more

Bob Metcalfe joins latest edition of RCRatx Speakers Series RCR Wireless News was joined this week for the latest Speakers Series installment by Bob Metcalfe,...

Reality Check: Lowell McAdam’s growth dilemma, and John Legere’s Donald Trump moment

End of summer greetings from Charlotte and Dallas. This week we will cover comments from two wireless CEOs as well as update the latest...

RCR Speaker Series: Bob Metcalfe – Creating Ethernet and the Road to IoT

Bob Metcalfe invented Ethernet in 1973 while working for Xerox in Palo Alto, Calif., and went on to serve in numerous roles with 3Com,...

Google FCC filing points to new Wi-Fi devices

Based on recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission, Google plans to follow on the release of its new OnHub router with more Wi-Fi...

EMEA: Deutsche Telekom innovates connected driving

Innovation is a key theme in telecom; so key, in fact, it runs the risk of becoming nothing more than a buzzword unless organizations have...

AT&T sues former employees for malware mischief

AT&T is reportedly suing three former employees for accepting money from another company to put unlocking software on its devices. The report names Marc Sapatin,...

Amazon issue impacts Netflix, Tinder, more

Cloud hosting facility in Ashburn, Va., is source of problem Amazon Web Services was fully functional on Monday following a Sept. 20 issue at a Virginia...
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