2016

Wi-Fi Alliance this week held the latest of its workshops on LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi coexistence, and said in a statement it has “made significant progress toward the development of a …

Auditing doubles $33 million in tower tax revenue With tax season still close in the rearview mirror, it’s natural to think most taxable items get audited the way citizens’ taxes …

The ongoing Verizon union strike witnesses the telecom operator offer up an ultimatum that fails to impress union leaders The ongoing labor strike at Verizon Communications has hit an inflection …

Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China Volvo Cars …

Cable giant Comcast said on Thursday it has agreed to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. The move is of interest to wireless carriers for at least two reasons. First, …

Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China Volvo Cars …

AT&T mixed results showed own customers love unlimited data, 2G network turn down remains on track for year-end and software improving financials Story updated to correct AT&T CTO as John …

AT&T countered recent claims by Verizon of being part of the largest OpenStack deployments, though welcomed its rival to the ecosystem AT&T looks to have taken exception to a claim …

Certified OpenStack Administrator exam part of plans to bolster the cloud computing talent pool and global community Connected to this week’s OpenStack Summit in Austin, Texas, the OpenStack Foundation announced …

Sequans claims LTE Cat-1 products are first to be certified for VoLTE support, look to bolster Verizon IoT strategy Verizon Wireless continues to find value in its chipset partnership with …

MVNO Republic Wireless said its ‘bonded calling’ technology can weave in cellular coverage when Wi-Fi connectivity lags Wi-Fi-first mobile virtual network operator Republic Wireless unveiled a “bonded calling” technology it …

Galaxy S7 boosts sales and profits The world’s largest smartphone maker reported healthy increases in both revenue and profit this week, thanks in part to its newest flagship the Galaxy …

SK Telecom posted Q1 growth highlighting continued growth among LTE and smartphone users, with planned focus on IoT expansion SK Telecom said it added 295,000 mobile customers during the first …

With the advent of LTE-U and LAA, Wi-Fi may face radical change — or will it? RCR looks at the status of the Wi-Fi ecosystem and its near-term future, from …

Sprint PCS posted a quadrupling in net losses despite a tripling in revenues, while AT&T CEO Dan Hesse touted PCS-based network expansion … 17 years ago this week Editor’s Note: …

On this week’s carrier wrap we wrap up coverage of the recent Competitive Carriers Association event with a look at a session dedicated to policy challenges of 5G For this …

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 most interesting facts from T-Mobile US following release of its latest Q1 operating results T-Mobile US this week posted another quarter of …

Apple is a victim of its own success Apple reported its first revenue decline in 13 years, noting the upgrade cycle for the iPhone 6s has not been as robust …

Intel’s Imad Sousou: OpenStack is at a crossroads AUSTIN, Texas – Data centers run the risk of being overwhelmed as demand for content and remote resources continues to grow. OpenStack …

The new facility will develop IoT products and apps Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei and Vodafone Group have launched a new Open IoT Lab to develop products and applications relating …

There’s been a few questions asked recently in RCR Wireless News and Network World about the go-to-market challenges faced by the small cell community, especially in the enterprise space. And …

Gerry Purdy looks at the complex world of web search and finds there are actually places outside the reach of Google and Bing You can search the contents of your …

Lyft, Volvo round out founding members of Self-Driving Coalition for Safe Streets There aren’t many details available, but a new coalition comprising technology, automotive and ride-sharing interests has formed to …

Verizon and partners form LTE-B Alliance in move to bolster device support for LTE Broadcast technology beginning in 2017 Verizon Communications and a trio of international carrier partners have thrown …

Wi-Fi continues to grow rapidly and take on more of the traffic that would otherwise go over cellular networks. According to Cisco’s VNI Mobile, Wi-Fi traffic from mobile and Wi-Fi-only …