The global smartphone market is maturing, with growth rates projected to slow down this year as developed countries near smartphone saturation. In the United States and Western Europe, smartphone shipments are projected to rise less than 10% this year, according to the analysts at...
The test and measurement industry is putting out the welcome mat for the industry to venture into LTE-Advanced, as was evident in much of the news out of Mobile World Congress this week. Not only do the vendors want to establish themselves at the...
Verizon Wireless is extending its relationship with Samsung, making the company a supplier to its LTE network for the first time. This week Samsung Mobile said it will supply indoor LTE small cell solutions for Verizon, including femtocells, core network elements and a complete...
It seemed like I picked a bad year to not attend the annual Mobile World Congress event, as from the sounds of it there was a really interesting dinner party that I am sure I would have been invited to.
This week, several service providers have announced the launch of new software solutions, including Verizon's Cyber Intelligence Center and WIT Software's new WebRTC platform.
It took just seven new rounds of bidding on Thursday for the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 to come to a close, with bidding conveniently coming to a halt as the auction’s total winning bids reached the minimum reserve price agreed to before the...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net.
This week's update will be short and sweet since the industry is focused on all the happenings at NATE Unite and Mobile World Congress, so expect a lengthier update next week.
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Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
While this week’s Mobile World Congress...
Regional wireless operator Ntelos fleshed out its fourth quarter financial results, with customer retention efforts impacting its bottom line.
Despite posting a solid 3.7% year-over-year increase in revenues during the fourth quarter to $121.8 million in 2013, increased expenses related to “increased equipment subsidy, retention...
The telecommunications industry saw a few employment changes this week, including talent being welcomed to the management team at Multi-Tech Systems, a chief executive office appointment at FiberLight and a new chief financial officer at Inmarsat.
The Spanish group Telefónica announced a major reorganization in its operations, ending the Telefónica Digital unit, created in 2011 with the objective of bolstering Telefónica’s place in the digital world and leveraging any growth opportunities arising in this environment. To replace its digital unit,...
An increase in the number of bidding rounds did nothing to hasten the conclusion of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 as bids continued to trickle in for yet another day.
Prior to the start of Wednesday’s activities, the FCC increased the number of bidding...
Wireless carriers often take a back seat to infrastructure, devices and software at the annual Mobile World Congress event, but that does not mean they aren't there making news. This year's event saw a number of announcements surrounding advanced in LTE technology, tapping into...
The M2M opportunity for service providers was a key theme this year at MWC 2014. Carriers discussed the business models that their customers are exploring, and vendors shared innovations that are set to expand carrier offerings in the months ahead. Demand is driven by...
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The need for speed was top of mind for chipmakers this year at MWC 2014.
Qualcomm is focusing on LTE-A Category 6 connectivity in smartphones and network infrastructure. The mobile chip giant teamed up with Samsung to showcase download speeds of up to 300...
Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular continued to bleed customers through the final three months of 2013, a trend it witnessed throughout all of last year.
U.S. Cellular said it lost 97,000 direct customers through the fourth quarter of 2013, including 71,000 postpaid and 26,000 prepaid...
The steady clank--clank of metal Y-lanyards clips being fastened to a telecom tower punctuate each few steps as Brian Bourquin climbs. He reaches a point two-thirds of the way up, anchors himself with his positioning strap, and tests the sturdiness of his positioning rope before trusting it...
A lot is going on this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain. With a number of announcements, RCR Wireless News has separated those related to the Latin American region, from both carriers' and suppliers’ perspectives.
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Daniel Hajj, CEO of América...
--Cisco looked to put a cap on the rush towards virtualization at this week’s Mobile World Congress event with the launch of its Quantum Virtualized Packet Core software solution from its Evolved Services Platform that it said “virtualizes key capabilities” of its Aggregation Service...
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 Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to auction off 176 spectrum licenses in the upper 1.9 GHz band has hit the painful level as new bids continue to drip in. A day after Auction 96 hit a new low of 22 new bids spread out...
