Wi-Fi networking software provider Meru Networks said it was issued a conformance certificate from the Open Networking Foundation, citing Meru’s use of software-defined networking and OpenFlow to allow for third-party control out to the access point.
Meru said the certificate was the first awarded by...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net.
AT&T infrastructure investment slows, contractor layoffs
It's been a rough week for some tower crews working primarily on AT&T towers this week. RCR's own Martha DeGrasse reported...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
As we watch the story unfold related to connected cars and consider how operators will play in this scenario, it’s also interesting to watch the telecom equipment vendor movements in this space. This week I met with Ericsson to better understand their strategy in...
It seems the telecom industry does this on a regular basis. We come up with an idea, and we talk about if for years and it still seems to be some unreachable goal in the future. Then we change the name to a more...
CEM Observer is a a handset-based solution that enables users to test their wireless service on a particular handset, perhaps without even knowing it. CEM Observer passively monitors a customer's service in the background while they go about their day-to-day phone usage. Shaun Desmond,...
The quest for scale and intellectual property appear to be motivating chip companies to consolidate, with three transactions announced this week.
Qualcomm buys RF specialist
Qualcomm has purchased Austin's Black Sand, which makes power amplifiers for mobile devices. The purchase price was not disclosed. In the...
Opera has acquired three-year-old mobile video advertising platform company AdColony for $75 million plus up to another $275 million tied to "ambitious" platform revenue goals over the next two years, and raised its guidance as a result of the purchase.
Opera said with the acquisition,...
Toyota selected IBM to design and build a new application development platform for in-car services as part of its T-Connect telematics service.
The two companies will work together on on-board devices and applications for the Toyota Open Vehicle Architecture, with the aim of developing an...
Distributed antenna systems have had a long history in the mobile network space, having been one of the first widely deployed “small cell” technologies used to densify network coverage and capacity in public venues. However, recent years has seen the rise of more specialized...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net.
Climber Dies in Texas
Once again tragedy has struck in the tower industry this week. In San Angelo, Texas, a man who was working on a neighborhood tower...
Oracle is purchasing one of its collaborators. LiveLook, which provides visual collaboration technology across Web and mobile channels, is already embedded in its Oracle's Service Cloud offering to about 100 of its enterprise clients for customer experience management.
In announcing the deal for LiveLook, Oracle noted...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
Vodafone is acquiring Cobra Automotive Technologies, an Italian auto electronics maker, for $196 million. The London-based carrier has agreed with the company's main stakeholders to buy their 74% stake in the company and has an offer out to buy the rest. The deal will...
Qualcomm in the hood
The mobile chip giant wants to be part of your neighborhood, or your small business if you have one. At Small Cells World Summit 2014 Qualcomm introduced the FSM90xx, a small cell chipset that targets homes, neighborhoods, and small-to-medium businesses. The...
RCR Wireless News caught up with Nokia's Jane Rygaard, head of CEM, Core and OSS marketing, at TM Forum Live 2014. Rygaard shared an update on Nokia's OSS interoperability initiative. Interview below:
Jeff Mucci (RCR Wireless News): Jane we were talking about the requirement for...
Cisco continues its wireless shopping spree, this time with the $175 million acquisition of Tail-f, a developer of multi-vendor service orchestration solutions. The purchase is part of Cisco's drive to dominate service provider and enterprise cloud services.
Tail-f works with network operators and enterprise IT...
A new study from public-private partnership Mobile Work Exchange has found that the U.S. federal government invested $1.6 billion in mobilizing its workforce since the launch of the Digital Government Strategy Initiative. However, sufficient encryption and security training are still seen as emerging needs.
A...
Who is the mobile worker? TOA Technologies defines the mobile worker as the person who interfaces with the customer in a broadband deployment -- the new cable guy. TOA Technologies was founded to measure and predict field activities for the cable industry, and is...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net.
Tower climber injured, but OK
This past week a tower climber was injured while working on a tower in Georgia. The climber was 125 feet up on...
Carriers have recognized social media as a marketing channel for years, but now software companies are helping them connect billing systems and customer care centers with social media as well.
"Many consumers are going to social media to seek care, to seek feedback or to...
This week’s beginning of the World Cup in Brazil is expected to be not just a battle over soccer supremacy, but also the ultimate test of wireless networks as fans both across Brazil and the world will look for ways to remain connected to...
