Wireless

CES 2015: Petcube, connecting wirelessly to cats LAS VEGAS – If you can’t stand the thought of leaving your pet at home alone, Petcube may be the product you’re looking …

NTT DoCoMo plans foreclosure action NTT DoCoMo is threatening to foreclose on former partner Tata Sons’ assets if the company fails to buy back its stake in Tata Teleservices. Tata …

RCRtv got an exclusive look inside Silicon Labs “digs” in downtown Austin to see what it is like to work there and what it takes to be one of the company’s …

Smart solutions are being used for a range of projects in Europe, from the fantastical—like Van Gogh-inspired bike path in the Netherlands (above) to the very practical—smart meters, smoke detectors and trash …

Pakistan war on terror; 100M mobile customers may lose service On Dec. 16, terror struck in Peshawar, Pakistan, when the Taliban targeted an army school. The terrorists massacred 145 people, …

The last 12 months have seen big data become a versatile player in industries all across the spectrum. That trend is expected to continue in 2015 with big data increasingly …

China Telecom ringing in the New Year with goals to release 100 contract-bundled 4G smartphone models China Telecom and China Unicom have been rolling out LTE FDD/TD-LTE 4G networks in …

Asian telco SingTel has partnered with hardware giant Ericsson on a small-cell pilot program meant to bring more robust 3G and LTE coverage to enterprise buildings and public venues in …

Is Xiaomi the world’s most valuable tech startup? Xiaomi, the Chinese hardware company that recently cracked the top five for smartphone vendors, raised $1.1 billion in new funding. Xiaomi co-founder …

In-building DAS deployments to increase A new report from telecommunications industry analysis firm IGR projects distributed antenna system spending will reach nearly $30 billion by 2018. A DAS is a …

Ellipsis Jetpack supports XLTE To keep up with customer demand for consistent high data speeds, Verizon Wireless’ Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hot spot received an upgraded LTE chipset from Sequans Communications …

SK Telecom rolls out tri-band LTE-A service SK Telecom claims it has commercialized the first tri-band LTE-Advanced service. The company made the announcement Sunday, noting that the service is in …

Bankrupt Aereo will auction its antennas and other assets to broadcasters next year. The New York startup created thousands of tiny TV antennas no bigger than a fingertip, and users …

OTTs targeted by India’s biggest carrier Days after moving to discourage use of over-the-top applications by implementing a voice over Internet Protocol rate hike, India’s Bharti Airtel pulled the change …

China Unicom 4G focus in 2015 China Unicom’s subscriber base continues to slow. In November, the carrier registered fewer than 1.1 million 3G and 4G users, the lowest number in more …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as …

Network operator Windstream has partnered with Cyan, an SDN, NFV and packet-optical solution firm, to upgrade existing metro networks to provide 100-gigabit data capacity. The move toward 100G is seen …

Google looking for partners for self-driving car Shaping up to be the year of “Internet of Things,” a big part of the trend in 2015 will come from an increase …

Mobile giant Vodafone has joined forces with JCDecaux, the largest outdoor advertising company in the world, to increase network connectivity by deploying small cells on billboards, benches and other outdoor …

The U.K. has recently been the focus of many studies on performance expectations of subscribers related to their mobile networks. Two of which I will highlight today. First, is a …

Amazon rainforest to join 4G LTE lineup Telecom giant Ericsson is working with Telefonica’s subsidiary in Peru to connect schools, health care centers and other rural parts of the Amazon …

Tech research firm Ovum is forecasting telecom capital expenditures over the next five years will top $2 trillion. In the United States, Ovum tallied some $364 billion in capex this …

AT&T’s Paula Doublin likes to say that she is part of the “greatest business on Earth.” As AVP of antenna solutions, DAS and small cells at AT&T, Doublin oversees in-building …

Republican commissioners question process T-Mobile US appears to have scored a win in its battle to have the Federal Communications Commission take a closer look at mobile data roaming rates. …