Alliance for Open Media also includes Cisco, Intel, Microsoft and Mozilla
The way people consume video content is rapidly changing, as the cord-cutting movement gains momentum, cable subscriptions are declining while streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu and others with massive libraries available on demand become...
1. Carriers and equipment makers are taking their fight to Washington as they work to launch LTE in unlicensed spectrum. Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US, Qualcomm, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent have all signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission in an effort to speed up testing of...
Update on Verizon Wireless super cookies and Apple self-driving car update
5 things to know today:
1. Most U.S. wireless carriers have stopped using so-called super cookies, according to the digital rights activists at Access Now. Super cookies follow users and track their Web browsing. Access...
"Internet of Things" Innovation is often started with the CEO or board expecting to add an IoT "theme" to their business – often not aware what that means – and that their business leaders will just "make it so."
During this episode, Chris Hare and Nicholas Napp recap...
WASHINGTON – In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit in Manhattan has ruled that the $450 million antitrust suit against technology giant Apple will stand. The lawsuit, which was originally brought by the U.S. Department of Justice for violations of antitrust...
German company wants to double cloud revenue to more than $2.25B annually by 2018
Deutsche Telekom wants to dominate the cloud-services market in Europe. The German telecom company announced plans to double cloud revenue to more than $2.25 billion annually by 2018.
Chinese telecom infrastructure provider...
Mobile advertising spending could catch up to TV ad spends in 5 years
WASHINGTON – Amazon has unveiled a new advertising platform for mobile app developers in an effort by the e-commerce company to better compete against Google, which dominates the mobile advertising market.
“We work with...
Fines against Google could hit $6B; EU also probes Android OS
WASHINGTON – The European Union Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, officially filed a "statement of objection" against the Internet search giant Google.
She told the press in Brussels, Belgium, "I'm concerned that Google has artificially...
Today is April 1. That means watch your cellphone, don’t leave your Facebook account open at any cost, and most importantly, don't believe anything Google tells you.
On this day, the world celebrates mistrust and paranoia worthy of the Cold War. This is our list of...
FAA gives online retailer Amazon experimental license
E-commerce giant Amazon’s ambitions to provide delivery via drone gained some traction on March 19 with federal regulators granting the company an “experimental airworthiness certificate.”
The Federal Aviation Administration gave Amazon Logistics permission to start testing drone operations under...
Amazon and Alibaba compete for booming mobile market
WASHINGTON – E-commerce pioneer Amazon.com is lagging behind in the fight to grab market share in China, which, with 1.25 billion mobile phone users and 640 million Internet users, is now the world's largest e-commerce market.
Currently, the...
Amazon will sell directly to Chinese consumers
American e-commerce heavy hitter Amazon on March 8 announced it will open a store on its Chinese competitor Alibaba’s digital shopping platform Tmall.
Tmall, unlike other online market places that mostly facilitate the transaction between consumers and stores, brands,...
Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy youth of today.
Amazon.com, a company that has arguably become the biggest disruption to how...
Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy youth of today.
Originally, I had intended an analysis of the evolution of cellular devices...
RCR Mobile Minute
Verizon job cuts reported
About 1,000 Verizon Communications employees will get buyout offers for the holidays, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report cites an unnamed source who said Verizon wants to complete the job cuts by the end of year, and...
Mobile Minute
AT&T and Amazon are teaming up to offer secure access to the cloud. Together the companies will extend AT&T NetBond to Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud provider by a wide margin. AT&T's NetBond offers companies secure virtual private networks, and already...
The awkwardly named Hadoop market is set to receive the “as-a-service” boost that is sweeping the wireless telecom space, and it could potentially reap significant rewards.
A new report from Allied Market Research predicts the Hadoop-as-a-service market could reach $16.1 billion in sales globally by...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
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"Pay-as-you-go" has worked well for T-Mobile US when it comes to its service offerings for customers, and the carrier says it's choosing that same strategy when it comes to mobile backhaul. While some carriers are using...
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The Federal Trade Commission says that Amazon.com has been billing account holders for in-app purchases that they never authorized. The vast majority of the charges occur when a child makes an in-app purchase while playing a...
Analysts from IHS Technologies, Argus Insights and IBB Consulting joined RCR to discuss the outlook for the Amazon Fire Phone.
Mobile operators have longed for a third device ecosystem that can challenge the Apple/Samsung smartphone duopoly, and some analysts suggest that Amazon may be poised...
For just over one year now, T-Mobile US has made a name for itself through its “Un-carrier” marketing push that has come to re-define the domestic wireless space. Regardless of how much credit should be given to T-Mobile US
Amazon.com’s red-hot entry into the domestic cellphone market with its Fire smartphone looks to throw a significant wrench in the competitive landscape thanks to the company’s well-stocked application and device portfolio. However, the true success of the offering will likely be tied in some...
Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its new Fire Phone. The 4.7-inch LTE Android phone will be an AT&T exclusive, available July 25 on contract at $199 for the 32GB version and $299 for the 64GB version.
Like another phone that started off with...
