2015

An attempt by Verizon Wireless to build a 150-foot cell tower in a residential neighborhood in Bernardsville, N.J., has been shot down by an appellate court. The decision was a …

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 …

MTN Group has reportedly begun the process of acquiring Nigeria’s Visafone Communications, according to reports from Bloomberg Business citing unnamed sources familiar with the deal. Founded in 2007, Lagos-based Visafone …

The proposed merger between TeliaSonera and Telenor in Denmark is being investigated by the European Commission amid concerns that a joint venture between the two carriers would result in higher …

As I think back over the recent Competitive Carriers Association 2015 Global Expo in Atlanta for this Generation Wireless column, I begin to see three major trends: leveraging big data …

U.S. Department of Energy selects Intel, Cray to deliver Aurora WASHINGTON – Intel announced that the U.S. Department of Energy selected the California-based chipmaker to build a supercomputer for the Argonne …

Tornado severely damages KOMA tower It may not be a cell tower, but the legendary KOMA communications towers looms large in the minds of those in the industry. A tornado wreaked …

The cloud, the cloud, the cloud – some of the most popular buzzwords in telecommunications, IT and now the connected car. It’s a fact that the connected car will rely heavily …

Verizon supercookies under review for violating consumer privacy and data laws WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing whether Verizon Communication’s use of “supercookie” tracking software on its devices …

Sprint said move will involve 1,435 locations, add nearly 3,500 jobs Sprint’s oft-discussed plans to tap into RadioShack retail locations in order to expand distribution is set for reality as …

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A string of takeovers has given Cisco new security capabilities, and this week the company revealed how it’s putting the pieces together. The IT giant has added new analytics capabilities …

25,000 users join Europe v. Facebook suit An Austrian law graduate and 25,000 other Facebook users in Europe are taking on the social media giant claiming the company invaded their …

MVNO FreedomPop unveils app to solve cellular/Wi-Fi handoff challenge FreedomPop continues to enhance its mobile virtual network operator-based service, this week launching its Premium Voice technology that it claims solves …

911 outage drew a $17.4M fine for operators responsible WASHINGTON – Following the steepest fines ever levied for 911 outages, federal regulators are taking steps to expand the database of …

WASHINGTON – China has been working since 2014 to develop a domestic mobile operating system, largely at the behest of the Chinese government. The state sees the widespread use of …

Smartphone sales soar in Brazil Brazil’s smartphone market is growing rapidly, which could also push demand for data services. Last year, smartphones sales were up 55% compared to 2013, totaling …

América Móvil has selected NEC and NetCracker Technology as providers for a consolidated, end-to-end OSS solution for its Latin American operations, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and …

I hear quite often that telecommunications players are only just entering the connected car market and don’t have a great deal of value to add other than connectivity. Whether enabling …

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 …

Select Sprint Apple models inline for software update to support Wi-Fi calling Sprint said it plans to rollout Wi-Fi calling to select iPhone devices over the coming weeks through a …

Cricket also targets T-Mobile US, MetroPCS, Sprint, Boost with free month AT&T Mobility’s Cricket Wireless brand launched a device financing option for its prepaid service that provides three “tiers” for …

Telkomsel, Indonesia’s largest mobile operator, selected Cloudera, which it claims is the first unified big data platform powered by Hadoop, to help them become a higher-value broadband service provider. Up until now, …

Social Security numbers part of customer data stolen at 3 AT&T centers tied to mobile device trafficking AT&T was hit with a $25 million fine tied to the unauthorized disclosure of …

Verizon may push Galaxy S6 release date Verizon Wireless’ release of the Samsung Galaxy S6 has hit a bit of a snag ahead of its scheduled April 10 release date. It appears …