2015

Huawei’s SBC platform designed to support VoLTE, RCS, voice-over-broadband services Spain’s Telefónica continues to push virtualization technology across its network, with the latest move coming in a deal with Huawei …

Cuts are part of ‘restructuring plan’ largely targeting Nokia ops Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will close a Nokia handset product development office in Salo, Finland, effectively cutting 2,300 jobs, …

Release and preorder date, camera upgrades and Force Touch display Last week leaked documents set the release date for Apple’s new iPhone 6S as Sept. 18. Since then, a few …

LTE technology represents more than 23% of the operator’s overall mobile subscribers The world’s largest mobile telephony operator China Mobile ended the first half of 2015 with 189.6 million subscribers …

The feds want to detail how wireless infrastructure upgrades will impact historic buildings The Federal Communications Commission has solicited public comment on how it should consider deployment of small cells …

Smart city development is on the rise. In fact, the smart city market is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 22.5% between 2014 and 2019, growing from …

If you were to talk to an average mobile phone user, “4G” LTE access and over-the-top applications would be at the top of the list in terms of what is required from the …

Verizon cited as potential candidate for Dish spectrum at the right price With T-Mobile US rumored to be in the sights of a potential acquisition by any number of deep-pocketed …

This week I’m joined by indie game developer Ryan Waller of Forthright Entertainment. We discuss the tools for making games, what it takes to build a business making games, and …

New report claims Comcast or Charter ripe for a T-Mobile US takeover T-Mobile US’ future remains a hot topic among the analyst community, with waves of predictions on what the …

Kontron discusses the impact virtualization can have on network capacity, including how NFV bolsters voice and video efficiency Network capacity issues continue to impact mobile operators as consumer demand for …

This week Chris Hare speaks with Dan Pollard CEO of MyDrugCosts. Dan’s company and background are focused on delivering drug cost and side effect information to patients to empower their …

This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney learns about the networked society from Ericsson Head of Strategy and Technology Manish Jindal.   By 2020, projections …

Are massive, aggregated Wi-Fi networks the way of the future? This week’s news items includes iPass & Devicescape teaming up to produce a network of 50 million hotspots. We hoping …

It’s no surprise that long-term evolution (LTE) networks are quickly becoming the global norm for wireless communications. With significantly higher data speed than 3G, LTE unlocks the power of our …

Security and the connected car seem to be linked on a daily basis in the news the last few weeks. The question regarding hacking of the connected car has gone …

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 this column is a chance for …

ICT ecosystem, authentication, network security all covered by the deal Networking powerhouse Ericsson has partnered with SK Holdings of South Korea to jointly develop “Internet of Things” platforms for the …

Hardware giant Samsung, turning up the heat on competitor Apple, is offering a 30-day test-drive of its devices for $1 with the goal of getting dedicated iPhone users to make …

Third man charged in N.J. tower thefts New information has been released related to the cell tower thefts RCR Wireless News reported earlier this week. There is now a third man …

The telco ended Q2 with 6.57M mobile subscribers in Switzerland Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom has launched a new mobile service combining the FDD and TDD LTE standards. The technology, …

On the inaugural episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson of RCR Wireless News discusses cell tower site acquisition and attendant topics with Bryan Darr, president and CEO of …

Tektronix launched new signal generators this week, adding to its lineup with two options designed to deliver better performance than similarly priced equipment from competitors. The AFG3000C Arbitrary/Function Generator Series has two 150 MHz …

Apple is gaining ground on Samsung in a slowing smartphone market, according to Gartner’s latest report on mobile device sales. Samsung remains the market leader with a 21.9% market share …

Currency issues and lower revenue impacted Keysight Technologies’ quarterly results, but the company still pulled in $70 million in profit during its most recent quarter. As the company integrates test company Anite …