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 a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Everything is bigger in Texas so it is no surprise that Cowboys Stadium boasts the largest TV screen in the world, along with a lot of other “boasts,” like retractable roofs that open and close in 12 minutes, not a bad...
CommScope unveiled a new corporate brand and logo as part of the company's effort to tell a more unified corporate identity. The makeover is the first since the mid-1990s.The company formalized its “At Home, At Work and On the Go” terms to represent the...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:AndrewChina: With the Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan high-speed railway to provide a coverage and system for essential wireless communications in the Shanxi province for the new 900 kilometer line that links East and West China.Value: UndisclosedDragonWaveU.S. Virgin Islands: With...
RCR Wireless News Senior Editor Dan Meyer will be in Dallas Nov. 9 to host a local event on “Mobile Broadband: Innovation and Opportunity.” The afternoon event will be an interactive discussion on the policies, investments and economic growth opportunities associated with mobile broadband....
CommScope Inc. (CTV) confirmed reports it is in talks to be acquired by private-equity company The Carlyle Group in a transaction that could be valued at $3 billion, even as at least three firms are considering lawsuits against the CommScope board, alleging that CommScope...
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 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,...
The Global mobile Suppliers Association published an update to its Evolution to LTE report, which says 101 LTE network deployments are currently in progress or planned in 41 countries. The number of network commitments to the technology is up 71% from about six months...
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) teamed up with the Georgia Institute of Technology to establish the Qualcomm Augmented Reality Game Studio, a research and design center aimed at pioneering new advancements in mobile gaming and interactive media.Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) said it won a 2010 Meffys Mobile...
SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. has paid $3 billion to developers using its BREW platform, CEO Paul Jacobs told a crowd of about 3,000 during yesterday's keynote speech at the company's first Uplinq conference. That $3 billion amounts to an average selling price of...
Hipcricket launched its HIP 6.0 platform, which is a cloud-based mobile marketing and advertising platform. The product includes enhanced analytics and hyperlocal targeting capabilities, said the company.Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. announced an iPhone application it says will reduce medication errors for senior citizens. The...
Editor's Note: The following is a list of financial news and notes from the telecommunications industry announced over the past two weeks. Please send along financial news for inclusion in this feature to: dmeyer@ardenmedia.com.AT&T Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share...
Editor's Note: The following is a list of financial news and notes from the telecommunications industry announced over the past two weeks. Please send along financial news for inclusion in this feature to: dmeyer@ardenmedia.com.AT&T Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share...
Airvana Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenues of $47.7 million, down from revenues of $63.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the quarter was $13.1 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with net income of $24.8 million, or 36 cents per...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition, coming soon.Wireless networks are the cornerstone of the wireless industry. These capital-intensive investments are a key building...
Distributed antenna systems are gaining traction as an alternative way for service providers to fill in coverage or add more capacity to the wireless network when macro cellsites are not an option, as well as a way for smaller carriers trying to get to...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Nokia Siemens Networks won frame agreements with China Mobile...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Qatar: Nokia Siemens Networks said it won a $61 million...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX--Thailand: Redline Communications said it has been chosen by Milcom...
The following list ranks U.S. wireless industry CEOs by total compensation for the 2007 fiscal year.
The ranking includes executives at public U.S. companies listed on the RCR Wireless News Stock Watch. Salary and total compensation figures were derived from annual proxy statements filed with...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Don't believe the hype. That was Andrew Seybold's message about WiMAX as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. plan to roll out the new technology in select cities this fall.Officials from the CDMA Development Group and 3G Americas also said WiMAX...
