2015

Nokia Networks said it has achieved throughput rates of 330 megabits per second on China Mobile’s TD-LTE network using 3-carrier aggregation. Nokia said it used a commercially available chipset from …

In conjunction with NATE Unite 2015, the leadership of the Wireless Industry Safety Task Force announced the formation of the National Wireless Safety Alliance. The purpose of the assessment certification …

Hewlett-Packard today announced its “Internet of Things” platform, which will enable network operators to manage IoT sensors. This solution will provide vertical applications on M2M devices, have the ability to …

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular continued to show improved operational performance, posting a second consecutive quarter of improved customer growth even though its bottom line took a hit. The Chicago-based operator …

A new European Commission digital study showed growing Internet use in Europe, but also highlighted a deep geographical divide across the continent. Northern European countries led the rankings in the new Digital …

Most smartphones these days come standard with some kind of off-the-shelf fitness application. My iPhone, for instance, tracks my steps and tells me how far I walk each day. If …

AT&T looks to meet NFV-related workforce challenges head-on One carrier seen as a leader in the move toward virtualization is AT&T, which has been working in the space for some …

Need for #MWC15 Speed Each year, RCR Wireless News sends members of our team to Barcelona, Spain, to cover the  proverbial “Super Bowl” of the mobile industry – GSMA’s Mobile World …

It’s only Wednesday, but this has already been a big week for Don Doty and Patrick Moore. Within just two days the partners marked a milestone in their work to …

The Technology Partnership (TTP) of Europe has designed a new small cell technology for outdoor street lights, working in partnership with Freescale. The group says its technology fits into a …

American Tower now earns more than half its revenue outside the United States. The company reported fourth-quarter domestic rental and management revenue of $681 million (up 9.3%) and international rental …

Customer accounting practices at center of potential T-Mobile US/Sprint place swap The domestic mobile market may have experienced a minor trembler over the past several weeks as reports indicate that …

AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US will install Google Wallet on their Android phones, and will sell intellectual property from their own mobile payments venture to Google. Softcard, the mobile payments …

FCC commissioners Pai and O’Rielly seek at least 30-day public review on net neutrality legislation The Federal Communications Commission’s Republican members have asked that the government agency push back a …

It’s easier than ever for consumers to regularly have the latest and greatest mobile device, thanks to continued price decreases and special carrier programs. This leads to happy consumers, carriers, …

Verizon spectrum auction results conference call: Densify, baby, densify Verizon Communications’ Tony Melone, EVP network, and CFO Fran Shammo held a short, but extremely informative, conference call helping the analyst and …

Over 50% of the world’s LTE subscribers today are in the U.S. With its aggressive 4G deployments aided by the thriving application ecosystem, the U.S. was able to wrestle back the leadership …

In case you don’t know what it is, Cellwize is a self optimizing network software company. With its first SON beta customers in 2013 and five more customers in 2014, they boast …

RCR Wireless News recently spoke with Christian Stammel, CEO of Wearable Technologies about the state of the wearables industry and the possibilities for the future. The good news is that …

NFV causing re-think of standards process One of the more significant challenges facing the network function virtualization market is how it’s handling the need for standards. The European Telecommunications Standards …

Dish Network announced that current President and CEO Joseph Clayton is set to retire his positions as well as his seat on the company’s board effective March 31. Dish Network’s …

LTE in unlicensed spectrum T-Mobile US has said that it hopes to deploy LTE in unlicensed spectrum and now the operator is sharing some specifics. Today T-Mobile and Nokia said …

European operator taps NFV to deploy virtualized LTE stack Telekom Austria Group reported that its Serbian subsidiary Vip demonstrated what it claims is the first fully virtualized LTE stack in …

LAA-LTE: Looking beyond coexistence The first time I heard about LTE in the 5 GHz license-exempt band, my reaction was: “Why do we need it? Wi-Fi works well, it’s cheap, …

Paarl, South Africa – Atlas Tower builds first towers inSouth Africa. Atlas Tower, a successful Colorado – based company that owns and operates communication towers in 11 US states, announced successful …