Monthly Archives: October, 2015

LatAm: Colombia promises spectrum plan; DAS projects get bigger in Brazil

The Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications and the National Spectrum Agency (ANE, in Spanish) expect to present a spectrum policy plan to...

#TBT: Sprint cuts jobs, expands WiMAX … this week in 2009

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...

Verizon to cut jobs as part of regional restructuring

Verizon Wireless said the undisclosed number of job cuts are part of move from 20 offices to six Verizon Communications is reportedly set to cut...

Convergence 1.0: Integrating DAS, Wi-Fi, small cells and more

Boingo CTO Derek Peterson discusses building a future of convergence LOS ANGELES – When discussing network infrastructure, it’s not about picking one access technology over...

T-Mobile looks to ‘Un-carrier X’ event, 700 MHz spectrum deals

T-Mobile to maintain pressure on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint with Nov. 10 ‘Un-carrier X’ event, more low-band spectrum T-Mobile US continues to show remarkable growth...

AT&T, Ericsson to demo 10-year IoT battery life

Battery life has become an increasing concern with the growth of the "Internet of Things." Many IoT devices are not located near a battery...

Feature Report: Connected Car – Security, Testing and Interference Issues

The connected car opens many topics related to testing.  Simulating safety systems, checking for interference, looking at the safety from malicious external influences.  This...

Cricket battle with MetroPCS continues, adds data access in Mexico and Canada

AT&T Mobility’s Cricket prepaid brand allows some customers access to data when roaming AT&T Mobility’s Cricket prepaid brand said customers on higher-tiered plans can now...

BT merger with EE provisionally cleared by UK regulator

CMA doesn't think BT/EE deal will hurt competition in mobile sector The U.K.'s competition and consumer authority, CMA, has provisionally cleared BT’s anticipated acquisition of...

Helium IoT framework uses Erlang to hyperscale industrial IoT

"Is your refrigerator running?"  While the question is part of a classic kid's prank call, it is no laughing matter when it comes to...

TIM to refarm spectrum; Claro tests LTE-Advanced

SÃO PAULO – More-efficient use of spectrum is one of the challenges telecom operators face around the globe. As the demand for data services...

OTT battles, broadband expansion, consolidation kickoff Futurecom

SÃO PAULO – The battle between over-the-top players and telecom carriers, along with the increases in and expansion of broadband accesses, the role of 4G...

Analyst Angle: The evolution in RAN optimization to improve QoE

A conversation with Ian Miller, director of radio access networks, Telefónica Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the smart RAN...

Apple converts 14M Android users to iPhone

Apple's campaign to convert Android users into iPhone customers is picking up steam. The company estimates that during the third quarter of this year,...

Chetan Sharma on wireless revenue outlook

LOS ANGELES – Analyst Chetan Sharma held the attention of his late-afternoon audience at this year's HetNet Expo without even discussing small cells or...

Budget deal to include Spectrum Pipeline Act

WASHINGTON – The nation's capital was abuzz following news that the GOP-led Congress and White House had reached a wide-ranging budget compromise that will set federal...

DAS or small cells? Finding the right solution

Building size, carrier involvement, return on investment among determining factors LOS ANGELES – There are some 4.8 million buildings in the U.S. that are 25,000...

Nokia, Verizon on 5G, IoT and densification

HetNet Expo keynotes address how to move from LTE to next-generation 5G mobile networks LOS ANGELES – There are currently around 5 billion devices, largely...

Deployment cost holding back small cell, DAS market

PCIA CEO Jonathan Adelstein kicks off HetNet Expo 2015 LOS ANGELES – Former Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, and current president and CEO of wireless...

Researchers hack VoLTE, get free data

Researchers have discovered they can hack voice over LTE implementations on two tier-one mobile carrier networks, gaining access to free data usage or shutting...

AT&T Data Perks app throws ‘free’ data on the table

AT&T Data Perks app provides up to 1,000 Mb of data per month AT&T is throwing free data at consumers in a move to entice...

T-Mobile US, Verizon trade quips in the sky and on Twitter

T-Mobile US took to the sky – and to Twitter – to continue its antagonism of its larger competitor, prompting a war of words...

Broadband, fiber deployments get push by feds

Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 emphasizes expanding broadband infrastructure, particularly in rural America The federal government, of late, has pushed hard to expand high-speed...

T-Mobile leads Verizon and AT&T in smartphone growth, though pace sags

T-Mobile US Q3 results paced larger rivals in some metrics, finances fail to impress T-Mobile US continues to be a significant attraction for mobile customers,...

Nonprofits file emergency injunction against Sprint

In 2010, in partnership with its subsidiary Clearwire and the nonprofit organizations Mobile Citizen and Mobile Beacon, Sprint began providing affordable broadband service to...
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