2015

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The desire to optimize the mobile network is a no-brainer. Who could possibly not want to extract the best performance, the most revenues out of the existing, already deployed mobile network infrastructure? …

Establishing leadership positions in IP networks, cloud, BSS/OSS, TV & media and IoT industry and society are central to Ericsson’s overall strategy, according to Rima Qureshi, chief strategy officer for …

French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among …

A forward looking report on tech trends from Ericsson ConsumerLabs found survey respondents think artificial intelligence will replace smartphones – and do so in just five years. The Ericsson Consumer …

SAN DIEGO–The technology and use cases associated with 5G will be as different and exciting as comparing today to a decade ago, Jay Alexander, SVP/CTO of Keysight Technologies said during …

New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, is now involved in a dispute between T-Mobile US and a group of consumer organizations who claim the company’s no contract ads are deceptive …

5G caught telecom’s imagination in 2015, as the wireless industry began chasing its dreams of what next-generation networks will look like. 5G technologies aren’t expected to be in commercial deployment until at …

Matt Grob, EVP and CTO of Qualcomm Technologies, gives keynote at IEEE Globecom SAN DIEGO–Qualcomm EVP and CTO Matt Grob this week told attendees at the IEEE Globecom conference that …

Verizon Wireless is rolling out Wi-Fi calling to some of its customers via a software update this week on two devices. The software update to Verizon’s Advanced Calling 1.0 Voice over …

Complementary coexistence or incongruous competitor? The making of mobile standards can be a convoluted business. There’s the pure technology aspect, but that’s often just the tip of the iceberg. Underneath …

French telecoms vendor Alcatel-Lucent announced the deployment of its 7950 XRS IP core router in the China Mobile national IP backbone network and metro networks. The equipment provider affirmed that …

RCR Wireless News talks with experts across the mobile ecosystem on key trends for the upcoming year, including the impact of new architectures and emerging technologies on networks and the …

Fiber-to-the-home shaping up to be a CSP battleground As the fiber broadband race continues to pick up steam, this week saw AT&T announced expansion of its GigaPower service to 38 additional …

‘Stay tuned’ was AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson’s message to investors at this week’s UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. Stephenson chose his words to underscore the point that AT&T is …

Apple announced new battery charger case for iPhone 6 and 6S; retails for $99 Smartphone battery life is a constant source of frustration for everyone from business travelers to social …

In response to rampant industry speculation, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo this week addressed reports that Verizon could be interested in buying Yahoo’s Internet businesses. Speaking on Monday, Shammo said, “If …

SAN DIEGO–Next generation 5G mobile networks, which still lack standardization and are a few years from any sort of commercial availability, are currently being demonstrated in real world conditions. But …

As more enterprises move their applications to the cloud, an opportunity for increased monitoring and visibility services is opening up at the intersection of mobility and cloud. Allot Communications announced today …

AT&T will soon be the primary mobile provider for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The carrier signed a three year agreement to provide a broad range of devices and …

ViaSat’s Mark Dankberg discusses the role of satellites in the wireless ecosystem SAN DIEGO–Connecting all through communication. That’s the theme of the 2015 Globecom event, hosted by the IEEE Communications …

The telco aims to upgrade 100 telecoms towers by the end of 2015 Dannish mobile telephony operator Telenor Denmark announced the deployment of its commercial LTE+ service in the country’s …

The automotive industry is being transformed by the IoT (Internet of Things). Having cars connected to the Internet is changing the way people drive, order, and service their cars and …

Indoor video performance on mobile devices requires a dramatic shift in benchmarking and network optimization The current carrier landscape is marked by price wars aimed at giving customers new devices …

Today we find our mobile phones as devices we simply cannot live without. They are our camera, video recorder, email device, social media access device, text messaging device, book, newspaper, …