Monthly Archives: December, 2015

Orange fined $380 million for market abuse

Orange confirmed it will not appeal the ruling of French regulators French competition regulators fined local operator Orange 350 million euros ($380 million) for abuse...

Cell tower site acquisition and ownership: tips and tools

Cell tower site acquisition and ownership can be a complicated and risky endeavor if you don’t fully understand the complex rules and regulations involved....

IEEE tackles SDN, NFV and ‘softwarization’ coming of age

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we garner insight as IEEE tackles SDN, NFV and its standards work within the space Software is nothing new,...

Worst of the Week: Misguided Sprint holiday sentiment

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

OPNFV sets stage for upcoming Brahmaputra software release

OPNFV set to release second software platform in February The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project teased plans for its second software platform...

Spain’s Aire Networks taps Affirmed VEPC platform for NFV deployment

Spain mobile network provider to use Affirmed VEPC platform for NFV deployment plans Affirmed Networks scored a deal with Spain-based mobile network provider Aire Networks...

Samsung’s sweet spot in IoT

Samsung is in a unique position when it comes to the "Internet of Things" and the company is poised to take full advantage of...

Shaw to purchase Wind Mobile for $1.1B, re-enter cellular space

Shaw to purchase Wind Mobile in a deal to take advantage of growing mobile market Canadian telecom provider Shaw Communications is set to re-enter the...

Ixia Webinar: Network Security Deployment Best Practices

Today’s threat landscape demands the use of a complex array of proactive network security systems and monitoring solutions. What are the most common and...

WhatsApp shutdown in Brazil hits 100M users

Brazilian service providers want national courts to rule OTT services like WhatsApp illegal Beginning at 8 p.m. Central Standard Time on Dec. 16, Facebooks' over-the-top...

Verizon site acquisition woes in Florida

Verizon Wireless, Florida Power and Light and the Federal Communications Commission are currently sorting out the carrier's claim that the utility is overcharging Verizon...

Sprint joins T-Mobile in targeting Samsung smartphones

Sprint joins T-Mobile in device promotion with offer of free TVs to customers purchasing select Samsung smartphones Following up on T-Mobile US’ $100 discount on...

Google Project Fi expands to data-only devices

Google Project Fi, the tech powerhouse's mobile virtual network operator service, now offers support for data-only devices like an Apple iPad; customers can request...

Analyst Angle: Cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity in subways

Anyone who has traveled in a subway train has had the frustrating experience of losing their cellular and Wi-Fi connection. As the number of...

Telenor Group passes 200 million mobile subscribers mark

Smartphone users represent 37% of overall subscribers Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor surpassed 200 million mobile subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which...

#TBT: Sprint service garners accolades; LECs, wireless to clash … this week in 1995

Sprint service launch a hit, while LECs and wireless expected to clash ... 20 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all...

Where is NATE headed in 2016?

For the National Association of Tower Erectors, 2015 was a fruitful year. This year saw the establishment of the National Wireless Safety Alliance, which...

TeliaSonera Norway, Huawei demo ‘4.5G’ network

The demonstration used spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera Norway and Chinese ICT solutions...

Former Verizon employee arrested for fraudulent accounts

A former Verizon employee has been arrested in Connecticut for allegedly opening fraudulent accounts in victims' names and selling the fraudulently acquired phones to...

Verizon: Super Bowl fans ‘won’t even notice’ small cells

Verizon Wireless is in the process of deploying 400 small cells in San Francisco before the Super Bowl next year, which will be hosted...

T-Mobile US continues holiday blitz with Samsung, Netflix offers

Starting Dec. 18, T-Mobile US will begin its final offer of the holiday season. The "Un-carrier" plans to offer customers $100 off the Samsung...

Crown Castle spends more on small cells than on new towers

Outdoor small cell deployments have been more complicated and expensive than network operators expected, but they remain the most viable option for carriers faced...

Rohde & Schwarz Webinar: Spectrum Clearing – Preparing for Future Services

In order to meet the ever-increasing needs for bandwidth in mobile networks, regulatory agencies often reallocate or "refarm" spectrum which had previously been used...

Fiber optic connectors market, workforce fueled by fiber explosion

Global fiber optic connectors market expected to reach $4.9 billion by 2020 Fiber is the vein that keeps data pumping through the heart of our...

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile make final holiday moves and impacts on 2016

Breaking down the final Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile holiday promotions and looking towards 2016 With just a couple of weeks to go before Christmas,...
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