Sprint came out against AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile, while Clearwire looked for closer ties to Sprint … 5 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the...
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Wireless 20/20 for some last minute insight into Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile bidding plans ahead of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer and Berge Ayvazian, senior...
Montgomery County, Maryland, is a scenic, rural area that welcomes tourists and is somewhat less hospitable to cell towers. The county's residents and visitors are valuable customers for wireless carriers, and are able to enjoy LTE services thanks to a distributed antenna system. DAS...
Tom Wagner: 'We're literally returning to dinosaur times'
AUSTIN, Texas – The long-term impacts of climate change could flood coastal cities, upend agricultural production models and displace millions of people if we don’t make immediate changes to our energy consumption.
That was the message from Tom...
Building on Google Fiber television and Internet service, meet the Fiber Phone
Building on its growing service provider business lines, Google today announced its Fiber Phone service, which builds on the Google Fiber Internet and TV service to create a triple-play service offering.
The Fiber Phone...
Vint Cerf of Google covers IoT security, galactic Internet, fossil fuels, DNA splicing, more during 2016 Energy Thought Summit
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Energy Thought Summit kicked off Tuesday with a keynote Q&A with Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, who touched on everything from...
Even a year ago, FirstNet still seemed largely theoretical as it went through the planning process. But, with the agency having released its request for proposal in January, and expecting to make an award of its $6.5 billion for the design and construction of...
Wi-Fi Now CEO says it comes down to performance, security
Smart home automation is one of the early hits in the developing consumer "Internet of Things." Personal assistants like Amazon.com’s Alexa can talk with your phone, utility sensors, appliances and more to help us live...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
Internet pioneer talks smart grid, IoT and artificial intelligence
Austin, Texas – Prior to this week's 2016 Energy Thought Summit, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf previews key topics including smart grid technologies and artificial intelligence.
Cerf is set to participate in ETS16 via a Google...
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications extended the exclusivity period by two months for talks with rival Aircel to consider the potential merger of operations.
Reliance entered into merger talks with Aircel shareholders Maxis Communications and Sindya Securities and Investments late last year. The parties initially...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Quortus to get a primer on mobile edge computing
On today’s show we have an interview with Riki Dolby, director of engineering at...
WOTW tries and fails to get mad at Netflix over throttling video streams, but senses some faux ire from the likes of Verizon and AT&T
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on...
$50 million in federal smart city funding up for grabs
AUSTIN, Texas – One of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge, Austin, Texas, hopes to win $50 million to solve myriad traffic and mobility challenges by implementing smart city technologies.
Earlier...
Verizon SDN and NFV push remains a focus, while battling slower than expected development pace and challenges with standards
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are...
According to research conducted by analyst Chetan Sharma, the term “Internet of Things” was first coined in September 1985 by Peter T. Lewis in a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 15th Annual Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C. Lewis defined the IoT as...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we will look at some of the top carrier news from the past week with Bill Ho from 556 Ventures, including promotional activity from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer...
Retail and logistics industries most aggressive
A survey of more than 500 hundred global companies across 17 industries found more than one-third either have deployed small cells or plan to do so this year. The research, conducted by Nemertes for the Small Cell Forum, showed...
IBM says continuous engineering is key to IoT
IBM Watson, a data-analyzing computer platform that can answer open domain questions, first became famous in 2011 when it beat two "Jeopardy" champions, and has since involved into medical use and more recently the "Internet of Things."
The...
While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading its network in the area to handle the expected influx of more than 100,000 fans.
Carrier reps say the enhancements include...
Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are being...
The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy
SANTA CLARA, California – Open source software continues to gain support from the telecom community as operator and vendors move forward with deployment plans using network...
Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life.
For instance, at the show this...
