2015

Commissioner: ‘The race to 5G is on and this gets us out the gate’ WASHINGTON – At the Federal Communications Commission open meeting on Oct. 22, commissioners addressed a number …

WASHINGTON – Academic think tank the Brookings Institute hosted a panel on Oct. 21 to discuss the emerging economic force that is the “Internet of Things” and how it is …

A part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, the federal government created the First Responders Network Authority to address large-scale public safety network concerns. …

Six prepaid calling card providers found guilty of deceptive marketing A half-dozen prepaid calling card providers were slapped by the Federal Communications Commission with a combined $30 million in fines …

Western Digital, which sells digital storage solutions among other products, announced it will buy SanDisk for $19 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have voted to approve the …

Comcast is reportedly looking to get into the cellphone business. Sources say the cable company has recently notified Verizon Wireless that it plans to activate a years old agreement to …

The companies work to launch a joint 5G testbed; test virtual slices optimized for IoT, virtual/augmented reality and other next-gen services South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and Swedish vendor …

Sprint fined by FTC for tacking on fees to consumers with low credit scores Story updated with comment from Sprint Sprint has agreed to pay $2.95 million in civil penalties …

A conversation with Said Mokbel, VP of wireless technology development, chief technology office, TELUS Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the smart RAN report …

Hetnets, or heterogeneous networks, have for years been understood as networks that leverage a mix of radio access technologies and architectures to keep mobile users connected. Now, hetnets are evolving …

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro is set to host its first Olympic Games next year. From an information technology and telecommunications perspective, sponsors are responsible for implementing the infrastructure needed …

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 …

AUSTIN, Texas – Focused on enabling business transformation and enterprise agility, Dell and Microsoft announced an integrated hybrid cloud solution during Dell World. More specifically, modular Dell infrastructure will include …

AUSTIN, Texas – This year’s Dell World opened with the buzz of Dell’s proposed $67 billion merger with IT giant EMC still ringing in everyone’s ears. The acquisition makes it …

Verizon bested rivals at MLB venues with Fenway Park tops among stadium peersM With the Major League Baseball playoffs quickly reaching their final matchup, RootMetrics released stats on how cellular …

After working without a contract in place since Aug. 8, Communications Workers of America union employees reached a tentative agreement with AT&T related to wireline operations in the Southeast. Announced …

Analyst Jake MacLeod discusses the future of 5G and fundamental pieces including NFV, SDN and self-optimizing networks With standardization of the waveform set for a 2020 release, Jake MacLeod, founder …

Sprint loses appeal against claims it failed to collect taxes from NY customers Sprint looks to be open to a $300 million lawsuit from the state of New York, which …

The Competitive Carriers Association’s 2015 Annual Convention featured comments from FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly, who acknowledged CCA and its members for their leadership on behalf of competitive …

UK telco targets 14 million LTE subs by the end of 2015 U.K. mobile operator EE said it ended the third quarter of 2015 with 12.6 million LTE subscribers, posting …

Verizon Communications’ decision to sell wireline assets to Frontier Communications seems to have freed up more capital for investment in wireless. During the telecom operator’s earnings call, the company said wireless …

WASHINGTON – The “Internet of Things” is set to be the next big thing in the wireless industry. In the words of Thomas Nicholls, EVP of communications for global IoT …

Verizon said it has no plans to throttle unlimited data customers, will simply charge more Verizon Wireless plans to go its own way in terms of how it treats data …

A conversation with David FitzGerald, director of the office of the CTO, Ascom Network Testing Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive The smart RAN …

Although I missed many interesting sessions while attending customer meetings at the recent Wi-Fi Global Congress, I feel the industry is maturing and many vendors are rethinking their strategies to …