Wireless

Imagination Technologies wants to control your smartphone, Qualcomm says today’s LTE speeds are set to double, and Broadcom is making inroads in a key market for set-top boxes. Imagination Technologies …

ABI Research released several recent reports on the Wi-Fi and in-building wireless space. The research firm estimated that Wi-Fi hotspots will reach a total of 6.3 million this year, from …

Microsoft has launched an Office app on iOS, available only to users who buy a subscription to Office 365. Users will be able to create Word documents and Excel spreadsheets …

Broadcom launches new processor for entry-level smartphones Broadcom is targetting the fastest-growing part of the smartphone market with its new HSPA+ mobile processor. The BCM23550 is powered by a quad-core …

Silicon vendors from opposite ends of the wireless supply chain are “meeting in the middle” as they compete to power small cells in the enterprise. Established macrocell chipset suppliers like …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

All eyes will be on Apple as it kicks off its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco today. Although iOS is no longer the world’s top mobile operating system, it …

Rohde & Schwarz has made a series of new additions to its portfolio recently, as well as some new customer wins. The company introduced a new signal and spectrum analyzer …

Sensors are a small but growing part of the worldwide semiconductor market, expected to grow faster than any market segment except memory chips, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sensor …

Qualcomm unveiled a new quad-core Snapdragon 400 with integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE at COMPUTEX in Taiwan. The new processor also integrates TD-SCDMA, HSPA+ (up to 42Mbps), and multi-SIM capabilities, all …

Broadcom extends “5G” Wi-Fi portfolio to home entertainment market Broadcom (BRCM) launched a new “5G” Wi-Fi chipset aimed at the tablet, PC, TV, set-top box and home router market. The …

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have definitely been big winners on Wall Street this year as rival bidders have bumped up their stock prices. But they are not the only ones …

Enterprise spending on telecom has dropped to its lowest level since the depths of the recession, but spending on unified communications systems is robust, according to the latest research from …

Home screen engagement company Mobile Posse is touting the results of a three-month Arbitron study on consumer use of the home screen on mobile devices, in the face of a …

Intel is charting a course for its move into mobile, adding GPS capabilities with the purchase of ST-Ericsson’s GNSS (global navigation satellite system) unit. ST-Ericsson is the ill-fated chipmaking venture …

Last week’s CTIA 2013 conference involved quite a few announcements related to distributed antenna systems. DAS provider Corning Inc. has launched a new platform for in-building wireless aimed at providing …