November 2015

LTENA 2015: LTE still reaching for global ubiquity DALLAS – For as much as the wireless industry is abuzz over “5G,” a few things stood out in presentations at LTE North America: …

The Indonesian telco aims to reach 35 additional cities with LTE by year-end Indonesian mobile operator XL Axiata commercially launched LTE services in the country’s capital city of Jakarta, The …

Trial blends licensed and unlicensed spectrum; reached access speeds of more than 274 Mbps Mobile operator Vodafone Netherlands said it carried out a trial delivering LTE services on a commercial …

In its latest Mobility Report, Ericsson predicts mobile subscriptions across Latin America and the Caribbean will surge from 740 million this year to 850 million in 2021, at which point …

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 …

Diameter signaling platforms are expected to see an influx of work tied to the growing “Internet of Things” space. Vendors have been very vocal in predicting tens of billions of …

Legere cites lack of transparency in Sprint 50% discount offer T-Mobile US CEO John Legere didn’t let Sprint glow for long in the spotlight of its latest promotional effort, taking …

Police are investigating the destruction of an AT&T cell tower in Denison, Texas. According to reports, an unknown person cut the guy wires around the 250-foot tower, causing it to topple over …

DALLAS – Signaling is overhead in networks, and signaling challenges in LTE are ramping up as the networks serve more customers and support services such as voice over LTE, according to …

Sprint to offer 50% discount for customer porting from rivals Sprint is bringing back a promotion from the past, announcing today that customers coming to the carrier from Verizon Wireless, …

Topics for this week’s Carrier Wrap include dissecting T-Mobile Binge On, Sprint reorganization plans On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer and Managing Editor Sean Kinney …

Investor Marc Ganzi has completed his company’s purchase of ExteNet Systems, raising more than $1.4 billion in debt and equity. That amount represents the price paid for ExteNet as well …

T-Mobile ‘Un-carrier X’ changes to Simple Choice rate plans now available to enterprise base T-Mobile US’ recently launched changes to its Simple Choice program were also pushed to its enterprise …

The increasing reliance on wireless technologies makes it vital for spectrum users to monitor and control the RF operating environment. Interfering signals can degrade the capacity of communications networks, and …

DALLAS – Antennas took center stage on the first day of the LTE North America conference, with discussions centered around the evolving environment for these frequently overlooked contributors to the functionality …

Variables such as cable performance, throughput levels, connectivity and passive intermodulation are key indicators of network functionality. Contractors must test and measure all these factors in order for carriers to …

NuVu video subscription on-demand service set to launch in Q1 2016 on Airtel Nigeria network Continuing its aggressive move into the television content delivery space, Ericsson this week announced a …

Agreement includes joint evaluation and research activities Chinese information and communications technology provider Huawei and Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to focus on the …

The “Internet of Things” vendor ecosystem is a mess. According to MachNation, it takes four to six IoT suppliers to create one solution for an enterprise customer. Why? Because the …

Sprint LTE Plus branding for spectrum aggregation, beamforming technology Sprint said its ongoing network enhancements are now available in 77 “major” markets across the country and will be marketed under …

On Nov. 17, representatives from governments, trade groups and industry gathered in Barcelona, Spain, for the Smart City World Congress Expo. Attendees discussed and examined various technologies that could become …

Wi-Fi network provider IPass, continuing on its growth arc, this week expanded its relationship with Deutsche Telekom to allow Deutsche’s enterprise customers to access the IPass network of more than …

Liberty Global looks to bolster LatAm LiLAC platform with proposed Cable & Wireless deal International cable telecommunications provider Liberty Global is set to expand its footprint deeper into the Latin …

Washington, Nebraska, New York, Illinois and Missouri have the highest wireless tax rates Research group the Tax Foundation, in a new report, found that the average wireless consumer in the U.S. …

Ericsson Mobility Report shows subscriber and data traffic growth India and China are often thought of as the fastest-growing mobile markets, but the latest Ericsson Mobility Report shows the rest …