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Verizon, cVidya, Allot and Procera announce software advancements

Software news: Verizon, cVidya, Allot and Procera announce advancements. 

AT&T, T-Mobile US tussle over potential 600 MHz auction rules

AT&T and T-Mobile US continued their position battle ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s planned release of rules for the highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction, which are expected to be announced next month. In a blog post, AT&T VP of federal regulatory Joan...

HP looks to improve mobile user experience with SDN

HP recently unveiled new SDN solutions with applications for telcos.

Microsoft makes Windows free for mobile (RCR Mobile Minute)

Top stories: Verizon again tweaks rate plans, matches AT&T Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate that the carrier is beginning ... Read More AT&T to add 3,000 retail jobs The company says business is booming at its AT&T...

TE Connectivity to acquire Seacon Group

TE Connectivity has agreed to buy Seacon Group, which provides underwater connector technology and systems, for $490 million in cash. The Seacon Group serves verticals that do sub-sea work including remotely operated vehicles, such as oil and gas, environmental and oceanographic applications and the military...

Feature Report: Policy control and charging: waiting to be virtualized

Telecom Software Series: Policy Control and Charging - Waiting to be Virtualized Editorial Feature Report Swimming in a sea of SDN, NFV, PCC, PCRF, PCEF, EPC, DPI virtual alphabet soup? You are not alone. RCR Wireless News’ Dan Meyer and Allie Winter untangle the implications of...

European Parliament votes to kill roaming charges, adopts net neutrality

In an overwhelming vote, the European Parliament passed a package of telecom reforms that includes ending roaming charges in the region by Dec. 2015 and adopting strong — and controversial — net neutrality rules. “Today is an excellent day for Europeans,” said Natalie Kroes, the...

Qualcomm brings beamforming from base stations to Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi connectivity is the first thing many people look for when they enter a hotel, restaurant or airport waiting area. But many Wi-Fi access points are facing the same challenge that plagues cellular networks: too many people downloading too much data. "We're starting to see...

Analyst Angle: What we can learn from Nokia X and Firefox OS

During this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia and Mozilla announced new products and plans for the affordable smartphone market.

Carrier Wrap: T-Mobile US alters employer discount plans … twice

T-Mobile US this week initiated changes to its employer rate plan discounts for new customers in a move it claims furthers its “un-carrier” strategy.

América Móvil fights Mexican regulator over dominance determination

América Móvil filed an injunction against the resolution issued by Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones or IFT) naming the telecom giant a dominant player in the Mexican telecom market. The company serves about 70% of Mexico’s mobile-phone customers and was ordered by the...

Workforce News: Telecoms announce executive appointments

Workforce news: Dynamic Spectrum, Millicom, Small Cell Forums, On-Ramp Wireless and Comview announce appointments. 

SDN, NFV set for slow growth in 2014, further strides in 2015

The telecommunications industry is expected to see rapid movement through the rest of 2014 in terms of software-defined networking and network functions virtualization deployments, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. The report, based on conversations with telecom operators representing 51% of worldwide...

Verizon Wireless again tweaks rate plans, matches AT&T

Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate the carrier is indeed beginning to feel pressure from its aggressive rivals. As reported by FierceWireless, Verizon Wireless is cutting $10 off the per-month charge for smartphones accessing data buckets...

AT&T to add 3,000 retail jobs

AT&T said it plans to hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees over the next several months in an attempt to meet “increased customer demand” across its retail operations. Details on the positions were sparse, though the telecommunications giant said its full-...

Towercrews.net Featured Jobs of the Week of 4/2

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Cell Tower Climber Must be experienced with most cable types, connectors, lines, antennas, basic tower rigging and weatherproofing. Lutz, FL   Tower Climber Seeking applicants with one year of experience in tower climbing and RF installation. Wyckoff, NJ   Site Acquisition Specialist Coordinate with the...

Broadcom launches SDN/NFV chipset

Broadcom launched a new chipset series this week with software-defined networking and network functions virtualization in mind. According to the company, the XLP500 series has a "quad-issue, quad-threaded superscalar architecture with out-of-order execution" as well as supporting Broadcom's Open NFV platform and interoperability with its switch series, The...

Cisco opens, expands security platform

Cisco is opening up its IP Cameras platform for safety and security applications in order to allow customers to create their own applications that integrate the company's security cameras and analytics. In an Internet roundtable on Tuesday, Cisco and some customer representatives discussed the new...

BlackBerry announces split with T-Mobile US

BlackBerry’s long-standing relationship with T-Mobile US looks set to come to an end as the Canadian smartphone maker announced it would not extend a license for the U.S.-based carrier to continue selling its devices past April 25. “BlackBerry has had a positive relationship with T-Mobile...

European Carrier News: Telefónica connecting Tesla in Europe; EU net neutrality bill looms

Spanish telecom giant Telefónica will provide wireless Internet connections for the high-end electric car the Tesla S in Europe ― and reportedly its getting paid millions to do it. While the carrier showed off the car at the Mobile World Congress event in February,...

Time Trippin’: Wireless price wars over?; satellite service set to soar … 16 years ago this week

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...

Major SDN vendors Part III: Nuage Networks, Cyan, VMware, Juniper

Nuage, Cyan, VMware and Juniper are among the top SDN vendors today. 

Analyst Angle: Managing M2M’s big data will be an all-tech-on-deck exercise

It’s generally accepted that by the beginning of the next decade the machine-to-machine market, or, if you prefer, the larger-scope “Internet of things,” will have more connected devices

Apple to add more video to mobile ads

Apple is opening its iAd Workbench to anyone with an Apple ID, and plans to allow users who create mobile ads to start including video. These video ads are expected to behave like "interstitial" online ads, meaning that they will play full-screen without a...