2016

High-tech sales problems remain a significant hurdle for growth Selling in high-tech industries such as wireless is a serious problem. Companies are struggling with underperforming sales people, retaining top performers, …

Ericsson said it will buy FYI Television, a Texas-based company that stores and distributes TV entertainment content and scheduling data from TV networks. Ericsson already distributes programming to more than …

AT&T has a longer history than any other U.S. telecom provider, and cellular is just one chapter in that history. The company’s leaders know cellular will not be the primary …

A power failure last week at a Verizon Communications data center caused cascading problems with JetBlue Airways that delayed passengers nationwide, according to multiple reports. Business Finance News reports the …

5 things to know today …  1. Sprint parent Softbank is ready to invest billions in India, according to Chairman Masayoshi Son. Softbank’s investment has been a critical support for …

Telefónica reportedly joined a number of potential suitors for AT&T’s Latin American pay-TV assets. According to a Reuters report, the deal could be worth $10 billion. Telefónica is the largest …

A conversation about QoE with Paul Gowans, Wireless & RAN Solutions Marketing Manager, and Ronnie Neil, Customer Experience Assurance Solutions Marketing Manager Download a transcript of the interview and be …

Mirantis reports doubling in OpenStack online training students last year Open-source software platform OpenStack continues to see considerable demand for trained programmers, which has resulted in a growing push towards …

Swiss telco plans to use the test to evaluate future commercial launch Network operator Swisscom announced it’s currently testing a combination of its fixed-line and mobile networks to offer higher …

HetNet Happenings Episode 45 looks at chipsets with Altair Semiconductor, Imagination Technologies and Nvidia The 2016 CES event placed a huge emphasis on the “Internet of Things” and how IoT …

The North American International Auto Show, popularly known as the Detroit Auto Show, happens each year the week after CES. As CES steals the thunder from many industry trade shows, …

M1 used equipment from Huawei; reached claimed speed through combining carrier aggregation, MIMO Singaporean telecommunications operator M1 and Chinese vendor Huawei claimed to have successfully LTE peak download speeds of …

The wireless industry is one of the healthiest and fastest growing of all time. That frantic pace means industry direction and corporate leadership often changes every few years. We may …

Corning Optical breaks down the various wireless power solutions As in-building wireless usage continues to grow, building owners must find ways to meet the cellular coverage and capacity needs – …

Viavi Solutions sees an evolution of network monitoring to meet demand from 5G, VoLTE, NFV Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading …

Commuters deserve focus of mobile carriers Operators are exploring new ways to monetize the growth in data traffic to offset falling revenues. Slowing subscriber numbers, as well as competitive and …

Vertix sees small cells, Wi-Fi calling and the 600 MHz spectrum auction shaping 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry …

Sprint network set for another round of upgrades, impacting tower and backhaul providers Sprint is reportedly set to again take on a major network overhaul strategy that is expected to …

CES 2016 Internet of Things (IoT) musings from the IoT Innovation gang. Listen in as Sean Kinney, Managing Editor – RCR Wireless News; Chris Hare, CEO – nTeTe; and Steve Brumer, …

On this week’s show we speak with Sonus on NFV and SDN trends we saw in 2015 and what to expect in 2016 For this week’s featured interview, we spoke …

T-Mobile US’ new Binge On streaming video offering has reduced video data rates compared to non-Binge On video watching before the service was launched, according to new data from P3 Group. “The T-Mobile …

5 things to know today … 1. Apple could face an $8 billion tax bill, according to an analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence. The iPhone maker has been engaged in an …

T-Mobile CEO Legere apologizes and AT&T offers up unlimited data? 2016 looks like a party!

BT aims to complete the deal in the coming weeks The United Kingdom’s Competition and Consumer Authority cleared the way for BT to acquire mobile operator EE, the regulator said …

LG, Samsung set to debut new devices at Mobile World Congress It appears Qualcomm is on the comeback trail. After a tough 2015, the chip maker’s new Snapdragon 820 processor …