It would appear that the current price war inundating the domestic carrier space is reaching some sort of critical level not seen in years. And, it’s good to have it back.
--Tektronix is providing video test and network monitoring to NBC Olympics during the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Tektronix' WFM5200 and WFM7200 waveform monitors are being used to check signal quality and integrity during on-site camera set-up. The feeds are then being backhauled through...
Following a weather-induced day of reflection, the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 resumed today with five rounds of bidding. Participants appeared a bit groggy following the previous day’s cancellation due to weather with total new bids totaling just $20 million.
The day opened with some...
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A day after AT&T Mobility adjusted pricing for its Aio Wireless no-contract service, Sprint countered the move by announcing a price cut for its Boost Mobile offering.
For a limited time, Boost is offering unlimited voice calling, messaging and data services for $35 per month....
Two industry groups that support wireless infrastructure are asking the Federal Communications Commission to "categorically exclude" distributed antenna systems and small cell deployments from environmental and historic review processes.
PCIA--The Wireless Infrastructure Association and the HetNet Forum have submitted comments in the FCC's’s proposed rulemaking on...
Ericsson is extending its video delivery capabilities with the purchase of video optimization software provider Azuki Systems for an undisclosed amount. The Azuki platform enables live and on-demand content delivery, as well as the ability to tie content to metadata and to social connections....
Peregrine Semiconductor aims to shake up the chip market with a re-configurable RF front-end that it says will allow LTE platform providers and original equipment manufacturers to create a single-SKU design for global markets, despite the wide variety of LTE bands in use.
Band fragmentation...
AT&T Mobility usurped rival Verizon Wireless atop J.D. Power and Associates latest survey of “customer care full-service performance,” building on recent top customer care scores in similar surveys.
According to the latest J.D. Power and Associates findings, AT&T Mobility posted a score of 793 out...
Apple and Google are usually archrivals, but they agree wholeheartedly that patent lawsuits can be a waste of time and money. The two Silicon Valley leaders are joining forces in asking the Supreme Court to consider the impact of frivolous lawsuits as the chief...
Struggling Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) showed signs that its “Shift Plan” is well underway as it posted mixed fourth quarter and full year results for 2013, and announced the sale of its enterprise unit to China Huaxin for $362 million.
The Paris-based telecom equipment maker posted flat revenues...
Leading network and subscriber intelligence provider Astellia recently unveiled a new look for the brand, including a previously unseen logo and overall company identity.
Magnacom proposes to revolutionize current telecommunications infrastructure by squeezing more data through existing pipes with its new WAM wave modulation technology, which it says is superior to current QAM technology. The Israeli company, which demonstrates WAM in the video below, has been awarded 15...
While Brazil's information and communications technology (ICT) market consolidates becoming the world's 4th largest―behind the U.S., China and Japan―total spending by ICT businesses in the country is expected to reach U.S.$175 billion this year, according to the IDC. This is a predicted growth of...
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!
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Blinq Networks has unveiled a new adaptive non-line-of-sight (NLOS) backhaul system for small cells that aims to solve several of the challenges of small cell deployment: support for multi-standard small cells, with quick deployment and low cost. Radu Selea, CTO of Blinq Networks, said...
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Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR) saw its revenue jump 94% year-over-year in its most recent quarter, which included two full months of ownership of networking company Enterasys, which Extreme acquired in October.
Chuck Berger, president and CEO of Extreme, noted that the acquisition of Enterasys made Extreme...
It is with a heavy heart we bring you this week's cell tower news. It was a devastating weekend, with two tower tragedies in different parts of the country that claimed a total of four lives.
The first was in Clarksburg, W.Va., where two towers...
Cisco has released its closely-watched Visual Networking Index report, and while the networking giant continues to predict double-digit growth rates for mobile data traffic, it is scaling back its forecast somewhat. Cisco forecasts global traffic of 2.6 exabytes per month for 2014, down from...
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