2015

The mobile industry is betting big on the Internet of Things. Mobile network operators are looking to IoT to fuel their subscriber and revenue growth for many years to come. …

As mobile operators begin to rollout NFV, SDN and cloud platforms, there is a growing need for centralized orchestration in order to help automate information flow between the platforms and …

Shift pays off for Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent, which is set to be acquired by rival Nokia, beat its own estimates with its first quarter earnings report. The company’s Shift Plan, meant …

Move to mobile is ‘tremendous opportunity,’ Google AdWords VP said WASHINGTON – More Google searches are initiated from smartphones than from desktops and other devices in 10 countries including the …

During a May 6 conference call discussing TIM Brasil’s latest financial results, the operator’s President Rodrigo Abreu said he’s satisfied with the telecom operator’s performance in the first quarter of 2015. Abreu …

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The European Commission unveiled plans  on May 6 to create a single market for digital technologies across the 28-member European Union. The plan, which took six months to develop, is …

Application analytics company App Annie has purchased mobile measurement company Mobidia, in a transaction that closed Friday and expands App Annie’s geographic reach, workforce and portfolio. App Annie serves as …

 ORLANDO, Fla. – In his keynote at Sapphire Now 2015, SAP CEO Bill McDermott, called SAP S/4 HANA “a once-in-a-generation platform.” Designed to help companies become more data driven while …

VoLTE deployment runs across VMware NFV platform VMware reported that its VCloud for NFV platform has been deployed by Vodafone Germany to support voice-over-LTE services. VMware said its platform is supporting virtual …

FCC solicits public comments on unlicensed frequency use, standardization Federal regulators on May 5 released a public notice soliciting information from stakeholders involved in the research and development as well as standards-setting …

Apple under pressure Apple’s iTunes may face some legal challenges. The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly trying to find out whether iTunes is using its marketplace muscle to get songs …

Ntelos reports steep customer defections, improved financials as it exits markets Ntelos’ recently refocused operating efforts showed in its recently released first-quarter results where a dramatic decrease in its customer …

The MW82119A/B PIM Master from Anritsu is a family of high power, battery operated PIM test instruments designed for maximum portability. These instruments utilize a filter combiner to maximize RF …

FlexWave DAS host unit from TE Connectivity achieves NEBS compliance Technology solutions firm TE Connectivity announced that its FlexWave distributed antenna system host unit has received certification for carrier-grade network …

U.S. Cellular posted improved churn that offset lower gross additions U.S. Cellular continued to show its ability to grow its customers despite an increasingly competitive environment, results boosted by lower …

In previous issues of RCR Wireless News, we discussed Near-Far and its effect on in-building DAS performance, which included details on uplink and downlink Near-Far. For more details, check out …

Calls FCC net neutrality decision ‘so damn important’ WASHINGTON – Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, remains confident in net neutrality regulations and brushed off legal challenges to …

Crown Castle has acquired three metro fiber operators in the past eight months. Its first deal was viewed at first as a one-off to fill a network density need. But …

Networking gear powerhouse Nokia announced it is considering selling its mapping/navigation unit Here. Facebook is reportedly a potential buyer as the social media company signed a deal with Nokia to …

Wireless infrastructure company Dali Wireless said it has successfully completed an initial field trial of dynamic capacity allocation, which it says is the world’s first. The field trial for dynamic …

Site acquisition, jurisdictional approval, backhaul access key small cell challenges. Chris Stark, Nokia’s chief business development officer for North America, envisions a future of smart mega cities where traffic, resource …

T-Mobile US targets Verizon Wireless with latest promotion T-Mobile US is offering Verizon Wireless customers a two-week free trial on its network, with an offer to pay off outstanding contracts …

Sprint announced in late April its Command Center 2.0 for machine-to-machine solutions. The original Command Center has been around for four years, but the new offering is what is driving industry …

NFV platform updates look to support commercial deployments Hewlett-Packard bolstered its network functions virtualization platforms with the launch of numerous updates designed to ease the transition to virtualized services for …