February 2016

In final results before combination with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Networks sees solid growth in Greater China, EMEA regions Finnish vendor Nokia recorded net sales of 3.6 billion euro ($4.05 billion) in …

A conversation about end-to-end optimization with Adrian Di Meo, CTO, Telefonica Argentina Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the Getting the best QoE report. In …

In-building wireless testing can be more complex than outdoor network testing because there are more potential sources of interference, and more variables to coordinate. An indoor small cell environment can …

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Sean Kinney shares highlights of a recent trip to Qualcomm headquarters in La Jolla, California. Qualcomm engineers demonstrated solutions that will be unveiled during …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Cloudera on CSPs adopting Apache Hadoop open source …

Leverage big data to enable agility and transformation Some see it as a threat to business, others see it as a huge business opportunity: digital disruption. But what does digital …

Asian operations accounted for over 50% of Q4 revenues Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended 2015 with 203 million subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. …

The latest beta version of Apple’s iOS 9.3 includes support for Voice-over-Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) for Verizon Wireless subscribers. On the device side, Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S and …

As forecasted in a number of media reports, Yahoo this week announced the company would lay off 107 employees effective April 11, according to Business Insider. In an earnings call …

Telxius will initially manage 15,000 towers Spanish telecom operator Telefonica has created a new company called Telxius, which will manage certain infrastructure assets of the group. The establishment of the …

James Clapper said smart devices associated with Internet of Things pose security risk In testimony to the Senate this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper highlighted the security risks …

The move to real-time processing and virtualization is widening the opportunities for service and revenue generation, improving QoE by managing mobile traffic more efficiently and optimizing the use of the …

Sprint closed the call center as part of cost cutting plan T-Mobile US is in talks to take over a call center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that was recently closed …

At the RAN USA conference in San Francisco at the end of January, Chih-Lin I from China Mobile reminded us ETSI its Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) framework span the entire …

The tender for 4G LTE spectrum is set to begin on February 15 Mexican telecommunications regulator Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) confirmed that mobile operators America Movil and AT&T will be …

Sprint integration progress updated, while Nokia and Sanyo partner for CDMA handsets … 10 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping …

Silver Spring Networks will deploy IoT platform in New York New York’s Consolidated Edison plans to connect more than 4 million electricity and gas customers to a smart grid deployed …

In a patent filed on Feb. 9, Google forecasts potential interest in using autonomous, self-driving vehicles to deliver packages, a concept Amazon and Google have both been exploring with the …

Channeling his inner Jack Kerouac, Sprint boss goes on the road for listening tour Sprint is struggling right now. Last year the carrier slipped behind T-Mobile to the No. 4 …

Overall SoftBank revenue expands 7.9% year-over-year Japanese mobile operator SoftBank ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 with 31.68 million mobile subscribers in the country, up from 31.17 million …

Netherlands-based Gemalto, a major SIM card manufacturer and digital security firm, this week received certification of its Cinterio Cat 1 LTE M2M module from Verizon, which deems the Internet of …

LTE-U tests set to begin this summer Verizon Wireless said it will test LTE in the 5 GHz band using the indoor small cell solution developed by SpiderCloud Wireless. The …

The UK telco is collaborating with US firm Cavium on G.fast tests UK telecoms operator BT has successfully used G.fast technology to deliver a Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) cellular …

Juniper helps Orange Business Services overcome a business challenge Orange Business Services has always had a close relationship with its customers and in 2013, one of its in-depth surveys found …

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales were up 15.1% in the third quarter of 2015. When compared to an 1.6% increase in total retail, it’s easy to …