2016

Verizon reported revenue growth in an earnings call this week, but CFO Fran Shammo did make clear the carrier doesn’t plan on offering an unlimited data plan despite market pressures. …

WOTW looks at this week’s Sprint network news and T-Mobile encouraging early morning drinking Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty …

Swedish firms plan to deploy 5G in Stockholm and Tallinn in 2018 Swedish companies TeliaSonera and Ericsson signed a strategic partnership through which mobile subscribers in Sweden and Estonia will …

My Apple MacBook got another OS update yesterday. Now suddenly I am in the s-l-o-w l-a-n-e on the Internet. You want to talk about frustration? Updates are appreciated, however, when …

Report on Sprint network hit tower stocks hard A now highly disputed article from Re/Code reported Sprint would be moving away from traditional cell towers and instead focus on microwave backhaul and …

A look at IoT in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to …

Expect more from mobile in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to …

On this week’s show we speak with the ONOS project to get an update on its open source SDN progress On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we take a look …

The global data center market is expected to grow into a $22.73 billion business, according to research firm Research and Markets. The study predicts between 2015 and 2019, the industry …

The Internet of Things is bringing new players into the wireless ecosystem and creating new opportunities for carriers. While mobile operators see opportunities in asset tracking, mobile health monitoring and …

Verizon joins the ONOS project, furthering support for open source SDN The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project on its 1-year anniversary scored a significant membership victory, announcing …

One issue being discussed by world business leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum is the so-called fourth industrial revolution in which connected machines will take over many manual labor …

Bay-Area startup Kumu Networks, which specializes in increasing spectral efficiency with full duplex chip-based technology, raised $25 million in an investment round including Cisco Systems, Verizon Communications and Deutsche Telekom …

Solid Technologies has a solid foothold in North America, and now the Korean company has made its commitment clear by purchasing Reach Holdings. Reach has been doing business as Solid …

As software-defined network architectures move into the mainstream, a number of challenges and trends are emerging. RCR Wireless News asked Roark Pollock, VP of solutions marketing for Ixia, to weigh in …

Norwegian regulator Nkom running the carrier auction process The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) plans to hold the second phase of its 1800 MHz spectrum auction later this month, the regulator …

Verizon connection growth slows, though tablets bolster postpaid position Verizon Wireless posted fourth quarter and full year financial results showing a continued slowdown in overall customer growth, though it looks …

Cloud services include contextual marketing, mobile commerce ItsOn, which provides cloud automation and virtualization services, announced an agreement with the biggest operator in Africa aimed at driving revenue through personalized …

AUSTIN, Texas – Market outlook for small cells deployments, in both the enterprise and carrier segments, was a major point of discussion during Verizon’s In Building Technology Users Forum; SpiderCloud …

Indonesian telcos plan to expand LTE service through MORAN system Indonesian telecom operators Indosat Ooredoo and XL Axiata announced the launch of a LTE network cooperation agreement using a multi-operator …

Nokia dominated the sales charts, and AT&T posts robust growth despite capacity issues … 16 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” …

Mitek predicts smartphones will get smarter, biometrics will become more mainstream in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts …

Openwave Mobility predicts trends in 2016 for mobile video and data Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives …

LTE is all about high-speed data and lots of it, right? Not always. If your goal is to connect factory equipment, cargo containers or utility meters to the Internet, you …

The latest front in the ongoing T-Mobile and Sprint feud draws MetroPCS into the mix T-Mobile US is back on the offensive against rival Sprint, announcing its own version of …