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 a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing...
Scan for monsters with smartphone app
LAS VEGAS – Sleep Number’s new Sleep IQ Kids, demoed at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, uses "Internet of Things" technology to make bedtime a family affair.
The child-size mattresses, equipped with full body sensors capable of recording heart rate, movement...
LAS VEGAS – With an expected 1000x data demand increase, there is a race to increase efficiency in LTE networks. With that in mind, Qualcomm is testing what could be the next evolution in LTE Advanced technology.
At CES 2015, the company is demonstrating how...
Some of the major announcements coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show this week revolve around content, with Ericsson focusing on the personalization of entertainment, Dish announcing its Sling TV over-the-top streaming service and Samsung extending its Milk music and video content from handsets to...
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 for. The device allows pet owners to watch, talk and play with their four-legged friends with...
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 Sons had agreed to sell its 26.5% stake in Tata Teleservices last year after five...
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 1,060 employees.
We got to check out the beautiful views and interesting features inside 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 cans. And it's not just single, separate projects, but broad, complex efforts to employ smart...
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, most of them children.
It was revealed that the terrorists communicated through prepaid subscriber identification modules....
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 mingling with the "Internet of Things."
The two titans of technology are expected to become...
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 China, and both operators are planning an aggressive strategy for 2015. Digitimes reports that China...
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 Singapore.
The two companies announced the project on Dec. 29. SingTel has deployed for trial...
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 Bin Lin revealed in a Facebook post that the company now has a valuation of...
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 type of small cell that is primarily deployed to increase coverage and capacity in large indoor...
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 that also supports the carrier's XLTE service. That service taps into the 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum...
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 an effort to develop so-called "5G" networks.
The tri-band LTE-A service is designed to allow users...
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 in New York City and a handful of other big cities could rent a...
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 on Monday, according to reports.
OTT providers like Skype, Viber and others, use a customer’s data...
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 than three years.
The operator is planning to focus on 4G devices in 2015. Forbes reports...
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 a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing...
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 a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing...
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 as critical in powering mobile broadband services.
Windstream reps said the partnership will enhance both...
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 in connected-car technology. The most futuristic of connected cars is Google's self-driving car, and the...
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 installations.
This planned large-scale deployment, announced on Dec. 10, is an expansion of a pilot...
