Seven, which provides push-enabled mobile messaging solutions, said MetroPCS has deployed its push mobile e-mail technology for its mail@Metro consumer e-mail service. Seven's service provides an interface to get real-time e-mail delivery from popular e-mail services.Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. announced they have entered...
The mobile backhaul market is heating up as equipment suppliers bet that wireless operators are going to have to include mobile components as part of their backhaul solutions, either due to financial or geographical considerations.Fresh off DragonWave Inc.'s $9.5 million acquisition of Axerra...
LightSquared announced the formation of an Emergency Rapid Response Communications Team that will be available to deploy to emergency and disaster locations throughout North America. The team will be able to provide on-call mobile satellite communications services, personnel and equipment for emergency support to...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click here. By Dan MeyerFor years telecommunication operators waxed poetically about how their divergent...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...
RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR Buzz Zone during 4G World in Chicago.“We were thrilled by the quality of nominations we received this year,” said RCR...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In Canada, they celebrate “Victoria Day” on the Monday closest to May 24. In the United States,...
Telus announced a multi-year strategic agreement with Sierra Wireless that calls for Sierra to provide machine-to-machine services management for the carrier. Telus will integrate the Sierra Wireless AirVantage Services Platform into its network operations to provide M2M customers with online access to M2M service...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:CeragonNigeria: With Globacom Nigeria to provide its FibeAir IP-10 solution for voice and data backhaul.Value: UndisclosedAlcatel-LucentSri Lanka: With Etisalat Lanka to boost the carrier's GSM/EDGE network capacity and coverage and build its 3G HSPA+ wireless all-IP...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alcatel-LucentGermany: With Flughafen Berlin-Schonefeld Gmbh, the operating company of the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport, to deploy a converged communications network to ensure the safety and security of passengers. The IP/MPLS network will provide more than 17,000...
Ip.accessIndia: With Bharti Airtel to supply its nanoGSM picocells for deployment across the country.Value: UndisclosedCiscoFrance: With Free to supply its Carrier-Grade IPv6 solution using Internet Protocol version 6 rapid deployment technology, to connect more than 4 million Free residential broadband customers.Value: UndisclosedZhone TechnologiesUnited States:...
Exalt CommunicationsUnited States: With Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative for advanced microwave backhaul systems to support both TDM and Ethernet traffic.Value: UndisclosedCeragon India: With an undisclosed operator to provide its FibeAir mobile backhaul equipment to facilitate the carrier's network expansion.Value: UndisclosedMotorolaUnited States: With the...
Savi Technology, which is a Lockheed Martin company, announced William Clark has joined the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for all marketing functions at the company, including market and product strategies, go-to-market activities, branding, communications,...
While WiMAX technology is often spoken of as the wireless protocol best suited for smart-grid applications, Alcatel Lucent and Texas Energy Network are planning to demonstrate next week that LTE technology is also well suited for the energy industry's communications networks.The week-long demo, set...
The following infrastructure contracts were announced in the past week:Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Telecom to upgrade the carrier's CDMA network in 56 cities across nine provinces.Value: UndisclosedNokia Siemens NetworksChina: With China Mobile to provide its IMS core platform, hiQ MMTel application server and Session Border...
Telecom service providers – both wireless and wireline – are going to need to find new ways to leverage their networks to find new revenue sources while gaining efficiencies in operating those networks. That reality is driving Alcatel- Lucent's vision going forward, said Manish...
Telecom service providers – both wireless and wireline – are going to need to find new ways to leverage their networks to find new revenue sources while gaining efficiencies in operating those networks. That reality is driving Alcatel- Lucent's vision going forward, said Manish...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Mobile to deploy its IMS solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces to support enhanced communications services.Value: UndisclosedFrance: With Bouygues Telecom to provide its IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul solution to support increased smart...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Mobile to deploy its IMS solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces to support enhanced communications services.Value: UndisclosedFrance: With Bouygues Telecom to provide its IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul solution to support increased smart...
Editor's Note: Following are the top-paid CEOs of U.S.-based companies in the wireless industry. Last week, RCR Wireless News ran the list of the top 20 highest paid wireless executives. This week we are featuring No. 21-30. Some caveats apply: private companies are not...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom (ADCT)United States: With Texas Tech University to deploy its distributed antenna system to provide high-capacity cellular service throughout the university’s Jones AT&T StadiumValue: UndisclosedAlcatel-Lucent (ALU)Taiwan: With Far EasTone Telecommunications for a Carrier Ethernet solution...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alcatel-LucentUnited States: With OG&E, Oklahoma’s largest electric utility company, to build a private wide area network to support its smart grid implementation.Value: UndisclosedAruba NetworksIndia: With Indus International Schools in to deploy high-speed adaptive 802.11n networks in...
U.S. Cellular (USM) launched its Your Navigation Deluxe navigation service, which is powered by TeleNav (TNAV). The service includes voice-guided turn-by-turn 3D GPS navigation, speech recognition, business listings, real-time traffic alerts and one-touch rerouting, weather updates and online trip planning.Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) said it has...
