The Federal Communications Commission is set to consider rule changes this month that will expedite wireless infrastructure deployment. The new initiative singles out small cells and distributed antenna systems, noting their "minimal effects on the environment."
The goal of the rule change is to make...
Startup company Mobolize focuses on end-point mobile data optimization through an application on smartphones that allows content caching on the device and allows more users to share cell sites by reducing network traffic.
According to Mobolize's website, "stopping requests for needless redelivery of data reduces...
Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...
EMEA in perspective is a Monday column focused on the identification of regional trends and outcomes of the prior week’s news. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at an operator, software and...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot.
—In a move that shows the increasing importance of big data analytics capabilities...
In a survey that goes a long way toward explaining the continuing explosion in mobile data traffic, Tata Communications found that Americans have gotten so attached to the Internet that they think they can't survive more than a few hours without access. Five hours, to...
I have just returned from attending the latest installment of the Terrapinn event in Dubai. The conference atmosphere was upbeat about the current growth and future opportunities for this region. Although a relatively small conference, the attendees and speakers were of a very high caliber...
Wireless infrastructure services providers see distributed antenna systems (DAS) as logical extensions of their businesses. Like a cell tower, a DAS can be designed to support one carrier's spectrum, or it can support several carriers and create multiple revenue streams for the system owner.
The...
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Update: Verizon Wireless said today that it will not implement the LTE network optimization that was set to take effect October 1.
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October 1 — Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers who use more than 4.7 GB of monthly data on an unlimited plan...
Wireless and cable operators have deployed about five million Wi-Fi hot spots as of last year, and that number is expected to double in the next few years. Data traffic offloading from 3G and 4G wireless networks is also expected to rapidly increase, according...
For PCIA President Jonathan Adelstein, this year's State of the Union address was something of an epiphany. The former FCC commissioner realized that the White House was hard at work on an issue that is near and dear to the wireless industry: skills-based technical...
DENVER — Barry Zipp, industry marketing manager for Ciena, spoke with RCR's Kelly Hill at this week's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo on major market trends in networks, both for cable operators and for the wireless industry.
Zipp said that with the continued increases in demand on cable...
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be...
Voice-over-Wi-Fi has strong support from Apple, T-Mobile US and Sprint, and that's been good news already for several wireless infrastructure companies. Taqua was one of the first to react, buying longtime partner Kineto after learning that Apple would include support for voice-over-Wi-Fi in the...
Verizon Communications has hired the same investment bank that helped AT&T and T-Mobile US sell their towers to Crown Castle, according to Bloomberg. New York's TAP Advisors is an investment bank that specializes in tower transactions and has broad expertise in wireless. Two of...
DENVER – Even though no cable operators have emerged over the years as mobile operators in the sense of building out licensed-spectrum wireless networks, the desire for a mobility play for cable MSOs hasn't faded – and Wi-Fi is the primary path the industry...
DENVER — Cisco's booth was one of the busiest on the floor at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo this week. In addition to set-top boxes with integrated Wi-Fi that it has been providing to the cable industry, the company is touting the Wi-Fi gateway that already exists...
The news continues to flow with new developments related to the "Internet of Things" and connected car spaces. For now we’ll consider a car a "thing." Highlighting a few of the trends over the last week’s news, there are new options to allow more...
Jibe Mobile is participating in the GSMA’s 360 Series in North America this week to showcase its cloud-based (RCS/joyn) deployments with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint.
I had the opportunity to speak with Amir Sarhangi, Jibe’s CEO, about the differentiation the company's solution provides to operators and also...
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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus broke previous iPhone launch records this weekend, with 10 million models sold between Friday morning and Sunday night. The new phones are available now in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico,...
There’s been a lot of buzz in the news lately about the London startup scene for tech. It seems things are really taking off for London.
The latest news focuses on the launch of a $140 million fund aimed at series A funding for European...
Telefónica has inked a deal to buy Brazil's GVT for roughly $9 billion. GVT's current owner, France's Vivendi SA, fielded competing bids from Telefónica and Telecom Italia. GVT offers fixed telephony, broadband and pay-TV services.
The final purchase price is lower than expected; Telefónica reportedly...
Every day there are new announcements related to connected car functionality. This topic continues to be hot. Announcements come from the auto OEMs, aftermarket players working toward late model cars, app developers, mobile operators and on and on.
Some topics that have peaked my interest recently include...
Google's wireless experts take on Google Fiber
Google has promoted a former Qualcomm executive to lead Google Fiber, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dennis Kish will head up Google Fiber and will report to another Qualcomm alum, Dr. Craig Barratt. Barratt, who may have...
