Research from Ovum tells us that in 2013, mobile operators forfeit $32.5 billion dollars in messaging revenues to free applications like WhatsApp and Viber. There is an old Stoic proverb describing
--Agilent Technologies says it has launched the world's highest-performance oscilloscopes in its Infiniium Z-Series, with 10 models (one model pictures at right) ranging from 20 to 63 GHz, significantly faster processing than previous generations and a new user interface. The company says that the...
In a move to bolster its presence in the white-hot prepaid space, Sprint today revamped its branded no-contract service with flat-rate plans that could step on the toes of its other offerings.
The offering, dubbed Sprint Prepaid, will replace its previously offered “As You...
AT&T said it has closed on its acquisition of Leap Wireless, bolstering the carrier’s already ample stable of no-contract offerings. The deal closed just one day ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s self-imposed 180-day review period.
The deal, which was originally announced last summer, was...
If compliments are the sincerest form of flattery, and if in turn flattery is way to get something you want, then Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son may need some help in trying to convince regulators
Gogo, which provides in-flight Wi-Fi, said its revenue was up 46% year-over-year to $92.6 million in the fourth quarter, although the company still posted a net loss of $22.1 million.
Its net loss narrowed from $36 million during the fourth quarter of last year. However,...
Wireless industry analysts and carrier regulatory personnel noted the growing need for new spectrum to feed consumer appetite for data-hungry services in the RCR Wireless News Wireless Feature Report,"Spectrum Economics: Fueling Innovation and Growth Across the Wireless Industry," which looks at the current spectrum market....
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We lead this week's cell tower news with a plea to help a climber in need. Tommy Jeglum fell 50 feet from a tower last June and managed...
Alcatel-Lucent announced its role in two new LTE deployments this week as well as supporting VoLTE and optical networking upgrades.
In Taiwan, the vendor is working with telecom provider Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), to build an LTE overlay network that is aimed at making APT the...
RootMetrics took its road show to the United Kingdom during the second half of last year, returning with network quality data claiming a solid win for operator EE, and excuses from last-place finisher Vodafone.
RootMetrics said that it tested wireless networks for U.K. operators EE,...
Virginia-based Global Wireless Solutions specializes in benchmarking for wireless operators and equipment manufacturers, and this week the company launched an Android application to provide basic network diagnostic data from smartphones in the field.
While the app doesn't provide the level of detail that comes with specialized...
Executives from the nation’s largest carriers took to the stage this week at the Deutsche Bank Annual Media, Internet & Telecom Conference, each highlighting trends they are seeing across their operations.
The Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (Ifetel) has declared that América Móvil units Telmex and Telcel are prevailing economic operators in the telecommunications sector. Ifetel had already named Televisa the dominant operator in the broadcasting sector. According to local news reports, unlike the television agency,...
Spirent Communications recently worked with Qascom, which specializes in Global Nativation Satellite System (GNSS) signal security and authentication, to develop a solution that can both test for and emulate hoax positioning and timing signals.
The result was Spirent's recently launched SimSafe testing product. Although GNSS...
Spectrum is the lifeblood of the wireless telecommunications space, and with a finite resource straining to serve an increasingly data-hungry consumer base, the pressure is on to free up new assets, for carriers to get their hands on what’s available and for equipment vendors...
Following a week of build up, Sprint and Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage in front of the Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce in a presentation detailing where the United States is falling behind in terms of broadband service, but decidedly absent...
Small cells, software-defined networking, cloud networking and the move toward 100G networks are among the major trends in telecom right now, and RCR Wireless News spoke with a series of companies recently on the impact of those technologies.
At last week's Telecom Exchange event in Denver,...
AUSTIN, Texas – This year’s South by Southwest Gaming Expo hosted several panels about the world of mobile gaming. One of the aspects of this is the push to offer console-quality gaming experiences for mobile users. Representatives from industry giants EA Mobile, Sega of...
Speaking at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany this week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a collaboration with Germany to drive research on so-called "5G" technology and the "Internet of things." Cameron also called on improving the European telecommunications single market.
Cameron told the...
