2015

Long before the Internet and Wi-Fi were mainstream, prestigious hotels provided complimentary Wi-Fi service in public areas, such as the hotel lobby, and wired Internet connections in guest rooms. As …

According to the GSMA, more than 65% of the global population will adopt smartphones by 2020, with emerging markets forecasted to lead this growth. In its 2015 forecast, global research …

Mobile phones are the only connection to the Internet that people in many parts of the world will ever have. But a phone is not enough to connect the unconnected; …

Hadoop is one of the biggest names in big data analytics. It’s no secret that numerous companies have made a name for themselves using the open-sourced software framework. One of …

AT&T DAS networks supported more than 100 terabytes of mobile data used in the 2014 season AT&T distributed antenna systems provide cellular coverage at dozens of college football venues. And …

3-D printing drives R&D velocity The AT&T IoT Foundry in Plano, Texas, which specializes in “fast-paced” research and development of “Internet of Things” connected devices, relies on 3-D printing to …

End-users expect to be able to access their desired content – fully personalized social media such as Facebook, YouTube videos or Netflix – on whatever device they happen to be using, wherever …

Sprint’s Virgin Mobile USA brand recently launched new data plans exclusive to big-box retailer Wal-Mart that include both single- and multi-line plans with shared data. The single-line plans include unlimited …

SDN and NFV service-provider solutions Having announced a joint venture with Avion Systems, India-based digital transformation firm Tech Mahindra is looking to help telecom service providers move onto telco cloud-computing …

Ntelos to sell towers to Grain Management for $41 million Regional telecommunications operator Ntelos announced it has reached an agreement to sell up to 103 of its towers to an …

Developing: Telenor close to buying stake in Tata Teleservices CNBC has reported that Telenor is close to acquiring a majority stake in Tata Teleservices. Sources told CNBC that Telenor may be …

Network security is big business for Cisco, and each year the company provides updates on potential new threats and the evolution of existing security loopholes. Cisco’s annual security report this …

SDN platform now comes with one year of free management Looking to boost industry uptake of its recently launched Vyatta Controller, Brocade said it is now offering a free one-year …

The operators’ view on C-RAN – A conversation with Alberto Bonaventura, Technical Consultant, Oi Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report …

    It’s been a week full of news, with the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 almost ending, AT&T’s acquisition of Iusacell closing, rumors that the Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile US Softcard mobile …

Wi-Fi/LTE integration, security, cloud set to impact mobility in 2015 Subscribers are using 4G LTE networks and consuming wireless data 14-times more than on non-4G networks, according to a recent …

Last year was one of dynamic change and investment in the telecom sector as a whole as operators across the world launched LTE services. Meanwhile, over-the-top providers and mobile virtual …

Prediction No. 1: Merchant- and bank-branded mobile wallets vs. third-party wallets. • Apple Pay has some early momentum right now. They have created interest and that will drive consumer comfort with …

Privacy and security are on everyone’s mind when it comes to the connected car: all of the industry players, consumers and regulatory organizations. Starting with data privacy, there is a …

New Yorkers, rejoice! According to an article in Crain’s New York Business, about 90% of commercial buildings are not wired with enterprise-class broadband, and “a technology known as fixed wireless broadband” …

With just a simple search of job boards and postings, you can see that product test engineers are in high demand. In this edition of  “Gigs”, RCRtv takes a look …

New modulation scheme ups throughput MagnaCom, an Israeli digital communications firm, is looking to replace the long-standing quadrature amplitude modulation with its own wave amplitude modulation, designed to increase data …

Virgin Galactic, Qualcomm, Elon Musk in the mix In the past week, OneWeb, with support from the Virgin Group and chipmaker Qualcomm, and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have announced plans …

In this edition of “Digs”, RCRtv got a look inside the AT&T IoT “Internet of Things” Foundry in Plano, Texas. The Plano foundry is one of five locations that AT&T …

Hutchison Whampoa in talks to acquire Telefónica’s O2 Hutchison Whampoa is reportedly weighing the purchase of Telfónica SA’s United Kingdom unit, O2. Hutchison is reportedly considering paying as much as $13.6 billion for O2. …