F5 Networks (FFIV) saw its stock surge after announcing revenues that exceeded expectations, trading above $85 per share for the first time in several months. Its revenues were up 5% year-over-year and 6% sequentially, to $370.3 million for its fiscal third quarter 2013.
GAAP net...
Dialogic said that its SS7 signaling server has been deployed by Spanish operator Lleida.net to enhance its SMS connectivity with other operators, and that the carrier seeking to connect with a broader range of other carriers for SMS service closed on nearly 200 operator...
Social media is a huge driver of wireless network traffic, accounting for an estimated 24% of the time Americans spend using their mobile phones. Facebook alone accounts for 18% of mobile minutes. The social network's former marketing director, Randi Zuckerberg (sister of founder Mark...
Why haven't telecom operators used big data analytics tools yet? According to Ovum, one of the major reasons is a traditional stumbling block: telco organizational and data structures. According to the firm, a well-executed big data analytics project requires a flexible business structure and...
Cisco recently announced a new core router with 10 times the capacity of the original equipment in the series, aiming to support the traffic demands that operators are facing.
The Carrier Routing System-X (CRS-X) is a 400 Gbps per slot system that can be expanded...
Seven Networks announced that it is collaborating with Intel Corp. on mobile network technologies based on Seven's Open Channel software that is designed to help operators reduce and manage app data traffic and optimize their networks.
"We feel that Intel has the potential to be...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
The rapidly growing field of data analysis tools and platforms designed for telecom and mobile carriers was the focus of the Telecom Analytics Conerence, a partner event held at CTIA Wireless 2013 Convention and Expo. The event, presented by RCR Wireless News in collaboration with Interwork Media, featured...
The past, present and the future of the Ethernet were deeply debated at the Ethernet’s 40th birthday celebration. During the two-day event, Ethernet creators and vendors talked about what’s next, the impact of the cloud, software-defined networking and new datacenter demands. RCR Wireless News spotlighted these issues in...
Continuing the march toward more heterogeneous networks, the CTIA show has seen a series of announcement on the evolution of Wi-Fi in wireless networks.
Ubiquiti released a report on the state of Wi-Fi that reflected nearly half of users giving the technology a "B" grade...
Range Networks, which makes open-source cellular systems, announced that its equipment now integrates with operators' SS7-MAP core networks and supports 4G. The company, which targets rural and developing markets and private industrial networks with low-cost network equipment, has been collaborating with SS7Ware and said...
Sonus Networks is targeting both service providers and enterprises with two new session border controllers that are designed to simplify network design and add advanced communications features in unified communications environments.
In March, the company was noted in an Infonetics Research report as the vendor with the...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but...
Rohde & Schwarz has launched a new flagship test product, the R&S SMW200A high-end vector signal generator.
The box combines a baseband generator, RF generator and MIMO fading simulator, with the options of hooking up an additional RF path for frequencies up to 6 GHz,...
Intel makes its move in SDN
Intel is courting the carriers with hardware and software to enable software-defined networking (SDN). The company's reference designs use standard x86 servers and programmable switches to virtualize networks. "SDN and NFV are critical elements of Intel's vision to transform...
What's the real adoption rate of telecom analytics and big data solutions in the telecom sector? Observers interviewed for an upcoming feature report believe that both technologies will remain hot topics over the next 18 months, since most carriers are still in the evaluation...
Service providers have been buffeted by the explosive growth in data traffic. Meanwhile many networks remain highly siloed and are becoming more complex even as service providers move to converge infrastructure and adopt more flexible cloud-based approaches. In this webinar, we'll share some of...
From wireless chipsets to core networks to devices, software is a key differentiator for OEMs today, and for carriers as well. The right software solutions require the right skill sets. RCR Wireless looks at specific software development, design and engineering skill sets that companies...
Oracle continues to make its way aggessively into telecom software, this time with the purchase of Tekelec, a provider of diameter signaling and policy control solutions. Tekelec has been privately held for just over a year; it was taken private in January 2012 by...
Software is becoming a key differentiator for mobile devices and networks, and companies throughout the wireless ecosystem are competing for software talent. Carriers, device manufacturers, chip makers, and test and measurement companies all need software engineers, as do communications and telecom software companies. Telecom...
Regional operator C Spire signed a deal with NetCracker Technology to provide the operator with a BSS solution to consolidate its billing, customer account and service activation needs. Terms of the deal were not released.
NetCracker noted the deal will meld C Spire’s billing services...
MetroPCS has again tapped infrastructure giant Ericsson to bolster its network operations, announcing a deal for Ericsson to supply equipment and services to enhance its evolved packet core network. MetroPCS noted the deal will help boost the carrier’s mobile data, voice over LTE and...
Big data and analytics have been hailed as the next technology trends for telecom operators. As carriers feel the pressure to mine the huge amount of data they already have in both their customer base and their networks, they are seeking tools to help analyze...
Vendors are scrambling to help network operators figure out smarter ways to manage and optimize their networks, drawing data from various sources in order to make informed business decisions on infrastructure and services and exploring the promise of software defined networks.
A barrage of announcements...
