Baby boomers may not be as young as they once were, but their bandwidth demands match those of younger generations and service providers should be aware.
Age-of-use is becoming an outdated concept and ease-of-use will be the future trend, according to...
Baby boomers may not be as young as they once were, but their bandwidth demands match those of younger generations.
Baby boomers are the rock-n-roll generation that was raised on television. Named for the post-World War II “baby boom” of 1946-1964, this was the first...
Nokia filed patent infringement claims in Germany and the U.S. claiming Apple is violating 32 patents being used in Apple products.
One year after settling an international patent dispute with Ericsson, Apple is now being taken to task by Nokia over...
Who's talking about the connected car?
Executives from a range of industries beyond automotive have been speaking with investors and analysts about how they see their prospects for benefiting from connected car services. RCR Wireless News went through recent comments from a number of industries to...
The use of biometrics for security by the mobile industry is growing, but partnerships are key to ensure continued development and deployment.
In today’s digital world, we rely on our mobile devices to save copious amounts of personal information. With the emergence of...
Mobile security does have a leg up on its desktop counterpart, though greater cooperation is needed.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 virtually upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in...
Year-end 4G expansion plans were touted by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile … 4 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...
Are you paying attention to the growing unlimited wireless data battle? Regional carrier C Spire Wireless is now joining the major national wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile US in offering an unlimited data option. Funny thing, if you recall, this whole unlimited...
Sprint said its 2.5 GHz-powered LTE service hit 100M pops covered, while AT&T laid out its long-term NFV, SDN plans … 2 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate...
PwC’s Strategy& division looks at the impact the removal of smartphone subsidies and new era of used devices and trade-ins is having on carriers and OEMs.
The domestic cellular market has witnessed a wave of new operating models highlighted by the push from...
Pokémon Go was a phenomenon with repercussions still being felt throughout the mobile telecom space in terms of security, information management and AR.
I have a confession. Temptation got the better of me. It happened on July 6. Yes, I was amongst the...
AT&T was slapped with a $23.8M fine tied to illegal disposal of hazardous waste, while T-Mobile expanded “wideband” LTE reach … 2 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...
T-Mobile joined rivals in touting 4G network capabilities, while Sprint was forced to snub Chinese vendors for network plans … 6 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines...
Google has declared the smartphone business is too important to leave to others with its move for tighter integration between hardware and software
Google is getting serious about mobile. Of course, it has always been serious about mobile since it acquired Android and, along with...
Apple on Thursday released a new MacBook Pro design, the first time the model line has seen a refresh in four years. The company has all but killed off its popular MacBook Air line of portable computers, replacing it with the 13-inch version of the...
Apple on Thursday released a new Macbook Pro design, the first time it has seen a refresh in four years. It has all but killed off its popular Air line of ultra-portable computers, replacing it with the 13-inch version of the Macbook Pro or 12-inch...
Traditional smartphones and tablets may be experiencing a slowdown in sales, but the rugged tablet market is expected to see a boost in the coming years
It is no secret that the consumer tablet market has slowed down in sales. Some industry experts, like TechCrunch...
1. Verizon Wireless said its new PopData service is better than public Wi-Fi. PopData lets customers buy unlimited LTE data for half an hour for $2 or for a full hour for $3. Customers can access PopData through the MyVerizon app, but the...
WOTW tackles three different subjects this week – Samsung, Sprint and overages – all to varying degrees of success. You’ve been warned
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry,...
Dual-mode solution can support multiple operators, but not until mobile devices support CBRS
As the debate intensifies over whether and how carriers should implement LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band, a leading developer of indoor small cells is launching a less-contentious solution. SpiderCloud Wireless...
LTE and Wi-Fi may appear to be competing for the same market, but superior latency provides the latter with a better user experience
At Aptilo we have never understood the fight between LTE and Wi-Fi. As our deployments with more than 100 service providers have...
Smartphone sales are expected to peak in North America and Europe next year, and then start to decline as the smartphone becomes just one of many connected devices. No one is more aware of this forecast than Qualcomm, the leading supplier of mobile processors...
Charter is selling spectrum, but may offer wireless service using Verizon's spectrum
1. T-Mobile US is buying Charter Communications' 700 MHz A-Block spectrum in eastern Montana. The carrier has been steadily adding low-block spectrum to its portfolio, and said its 700 megahertz-based LTE network now covers...
Over the last couple of years, there has been much attention to and change in the mobile payment space. PayPal was the leader for decades when Apple Pay, Google Pay and countless others entered the space in the last couple of years. The assumption was...
