The worst attack on a company's Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) in the history of the internet happened recently. This type of attack on mobile IP infrastructures is becoming increasingly common. How can you protect your business and your customers from similar cyberattacks? Attend Infoblox's webinar to learn easy,...
Telecommunications providers can now leverage a new big data analytics tool, a spectrum interference and monitoring system, an improved network testing tool and a platform for better deployment of business mobility services.
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!
--T-Mobile US continued to tinker with...
Aruba Networks, Inc. posted record revenue of $176.4 million in its most recent quarter, up 14% from the same period last year and up 10% sequentially. The company performed better than the top range of its guidance.
Its net loss also widened, growing from $10.7...
Bidding nearly ceased on Thursday in the Federal Communications Commission Auction 96, with one of the dozen rounds conducted garnering only a single new potential winning bid. The auction, which includes 176 H-Block economic area spectrum licenses, is set to conclude once a round...
The wireless telecommunications world is set to again descend on Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress event. The gathering is known as the largest wireless-specific event on the trade show calendar, drawing tens-of-thousands to discern what the market has in store for...
T-Mobile US is trying to make amends with BlackBerry.
Other top stories: FCC dives back into net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to ... Read More
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook is paying $1.00 for each of the 19...
The United States trails 13 countries when it comes to LTE network speeds, according to the latest OpenSignal report. The report found that average LTE network speeds in this country have declined 32% this year. Australia posted the fastest LTE speeds, with an average...
Seven Networks is adding to its Open Channel portfolio for mobile traffic management with a new analytics solution that looks at what the company considers the "real edge" of the network, the device experience at the user level.
Ross Bott, president and CEO of Seven,...
Backhaul can be a major gating factor in a carrier's analysis of potential small cell deployments, especially in outdoor venues where Ethernet is not an option. Chipmakers see opportunity in the wireless backhaul market, and are addressing the need with a variety of solutions.
Broadcom...
Facebook (FB) is set to buy the mobile messaging app firm WhatsApp for $19 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports this is the largest-ever buyout of a company backed primarily by venture capital.
What is WhatsApp?
WhatsApp acts as an alternative to text messaging. The app lets users send photos,...
The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to ensure unfettered access to the Internet while also complying with a recent court decision tempering the government agency’s ability to regulate access to the Internet.
“I intend to accept that invitation by proposing...
Software is becoming an increasingly important component of wireless network deployments as mobile operators look to trim the billions spent on rolling out advanced, next-generation networks. One of the ways carriers are looking to cut costs is through the use of virtualization, software-defined networks...
A number of telecommunications and technology companies underwent employment changes this month, including Syniverse, Lantiq and Extreme Networks. Texas Instruments also named a new vice president, a new head of education technology, and bid goodbye to a retiring individual.
In the middle of discussions over TIM’s future, Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano visited Brazil and announced investments of around $1.68 billion per year through 2016. Patuano also used his visit and meeting with communications minister Paulo Bernardo to send a message for those...
The Canadian government’s plans to introduce competition into that country’s wireless space through stringent spectrum rules met with limited success as results from its auction of 700 MHz spectrum licenses were announced. The country’s three dominate players, Rogers Communications, Telus and Bell Canada, all...
Could the end of Auction 96 finally be near?
Following a lackluster day of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction of 176 economic area licenses in the 1.9 GHz band looks to have perhaps found itself about to call it a day. Through nine...
Software is becoming an increasingly important component of wireless network deployments as mobile operators look to trim the billions spent on rolling out advanced, next-generation networks. One of the ways carriers are looking to cut costs is through the use of virtualization, software-defined networks...
Welcome to this week's edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net.
Ever since the fatalities a few weeks back, the tower industry has been very quiet. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) used the radio silence to write an open...
Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), listed as one of Forbes' Top 25 Fastest Growing Tech companies and one of Money Magazine's 100 Best companies to work for, is exploding like wildfire in the cloud-sharing workforce landscape.
"Rackers" in high demand
Employees at Rackspace are known as "rackers" within...
Software-defined networking technology can offer a number of benefits for telecommunication service providers beyond the ability to provide best-in-class services to their customers.
Top stories:
Alcatel-Lucent virtualizes EPC, IMS and RAN
Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the ... Read More
Softbank sells distribution unit to Brightstar
The integration of Softbank, Brightstar and Sprint continues as the Japanese giant moves its distribution unit into Brightstar....
Canada’s telecom regulator Industry Canada is set later today to announce the winners of that country’s 700 MHz spectrum auction. The auction is assumed to have wrapped up sometime in the past five days as Industry Canada said before the auction began that it...
Setting itself up to garner leadership in network function virtualization for telecom, Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and the radio access network (RAN).
Alcatel-Lucent said it is already working with...
