Sprint is looking to capitalize on the growing market for connected devices that monitor drivers in order to calculate more accurate insurance premiums. Today the carrier announced a partnership with Intelligent Mechatronic Systems, a developer of connected car technologies, that calls for Sprint to...
The latest network report card from RootMetrics showed a clear win for Verizon Wireless, though rival AT&T Mobility came in a close second. More telling, the nation’s two largest operators scored well ahead of their smaller rivals Sprint and T-Mobile US.
The report, which RootMetrics...
AirWatch CEO John Marshall did not look like a man who had just spent four days at a trade show when he met with RCR Wireless News at the close of the recent Mobile World Congress 2014 event. Marshall is clearly energized by his...
A battle of billionaires is underway in France as media company Vivendi has reportedly given bidders until March 5 to submit final offers for its telecom unit, SFR, the second largest operator in France. The two contenders are the French cable company Numericable, whose...
The broadband ecosystem continues to evolve but a key question remains: When will wireless operators play a major role in disintermediating wired broadband service providers?
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...
Microwave networking vendor Aviat Networks said it has completed LTE evaluation at the Public Safety Communications Research program's public safety test-bed network in Boulder, Colo., where it is also providing microwave backhaul.
The PSCR is housed at the U.S. Department of Commerce's lab and provides...
It's that time of year again when the worlds of tech, film, and music descend on downtown Austin, Texas for an entire week. South by Southwest begins Friday, March 7. RCR Wireless News will be there covering the event and reporting on the topics...
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Bruce Miller, VP of product marketing for Xirrus, spoke with RCR Wireless about trends in the Wi-Fi space, including the impact of HotSpot 2.0 and 802.11ac.
Miller said that the cloud will have a multi-faceted impact on Wi-Fi -- both in terms of what people...
BARCELONA, Spain - South Korean telecommunications provider (NYSE: SKM)  SK Telecom, showcased their "Smart Appcessories" line at this year's Mobile World Congress 2014 event.
Going green
Within the line, SK Telecom displayed "Smart Green Button" used for emergency calling. For instance, if a person needs emergency help, they...
Jim Doherty, SVP of marketing at Ixia, explains recent acquisitions that have transformed the company over the past two years. These include BreakingPoint systems and their security assessment technology as well as the network visibility space from Anue Systems. These acquisitions are designed to...
The recent Mobile World Congress 2014 event was stocked full of news announcements, though thankfully a good selection of industry analysts and observers were in tune with the events to make sense of all the noise.
The biggest news to come out of the...
Small cells were in the spotlight at this year's Mobile World Congress 2014 event, but distributed antenna systems continue to outpace small cells in terms of carrier spending. And in Barcelona, it was quite clear that DAS is not giving way to small cells....
Software-defined networking is definitely on the radar screen of carriers, who are ahead of enterprises when it comes to adoption. The real promise of SDN is programmability
Leading wireless brands know that successful customer relationship strategies start within the first 90 days of a new subscriber coming aboard, as this is when carriers have the best opportunity
BARCELONA, Spain – Kumu Networks said it has developed technology that has the potential to increase spectral efficiency and improve microwave backhaul. The company claims its technology allows for a single radio channel to transmit and receive a signal at the same time, something...
Westell Technologies Inc. has acquired Cellular Specialties Inc. for $39 million. CSI develops in-building wireless systems including distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cell connectivity.
Rick Gilbert, chairman and CEO of Westell, called CSI a "great complement" to Westell's portfolio for site solutions and "an...
BARCELONA, Spain - Digital security specialist Gemalto (NYSE: GTO) is bringing machine-to-machine (M2M) technology to cities with a solution that the company says can pay for itself within a year. The smart collective recycling container uses an ultrasound distance center that measures the exact...
To the surprise of few, Dish Network walked away with all 176 licenses up for grabs during the Federal Communications Commissions’ recently completed H-Block spectrum auction. The auction ended last Thursday after more than a month of bidding that raised just over $1.5 billion...
For network operators, key themes at this year's MWC included faster networks, densification through small cells, and monetization through software.
The need for speed
Some carriers are just beginning LTE deployments, and others are starting to look at VoLTE and LTE-Advanced, but already operators are hearing...
