Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. We hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year’s Eve and Day. Due to the holiday …
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A new, faster Internet: Internet giants like Google and Apple are investing in making the Internet faster. A faster Web serves more content, adds and searches, which by end of the day means
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Security continues to be a hot topic in the age of the smartphone as consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable storing more personal information on their mobile devices. What was once …
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“Ruggedish” smartphones is a global trend – and traditional rugged computer makers are best equipped to supply truly rugged smartphones and tablets: The cracked display is a common sight these days.
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The mobile device market has morphed into a battle similar to what the domestic wireless carrier market has become over the past several years: two dominate players, with a handful of smaller companies fighting over the scraps.
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Before we turn the page on 2013, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories …
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Google is suing the Rockstar consortium in a California court claiming that Rockstar has pressured California companies to discontinue the use of Android in their devices. The lawsuit seeks a …
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Apple finally reeled in the biggest fish, announcing over the weekend that it finally secured a deal with China Mobile to offer its iPhone products beginning next month. China Mobile …
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Savvy smartphone users know the names of the chip companies that make the processors and modems inside their devices, but most have never heard of the companies that make the …
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Telecom Software: Carrier focus on software; Redknee’s $10M contract
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. There’s no real common thread in the week’s news, but there’s definitely a sense of gearing up for …
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With projections of a 35% compound annual growth rate in tablet PCs through 2016 and consumer demand for bandwidth at an all-time high, one would think that manufacturers would be …
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Time Trippin’: AT&T drops T-Mobile USA bid; Cox drops wireless ambitions … 2 years ago this week
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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Apple and China Mobile may finally have a deal to offer the iPhone to the carrier’s 700 million-plus subscribers, but most of those people are unlikely to be able to …
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Carrier Wrap: Consumer Cellular set to offer iPhone line; TeliaSonera fires 4 executives
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from …
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Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular announced that online retail giant Amazon.com would begin carrying prepaid devices compatible with the carrier’s network. The move comes just ahead of increasingly important holiday …
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China Mobile set to launch TD-LTE ‘4G’ service Dec. 18; iPhone to be included in plans
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerChina’s Shanghai Daily is reporting that China Mobile will launch “4G” services on Dec. 18, bringing the latest wireless technology to the world’s largest mobile operator. The TD-LTE network will …
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It was bound to happen, and bound to happen at the hands of Sprint.
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Apple is getting another slice of the $1.05 billion that a jury awarded it last year in its patent trial against Samsung. Judge Lucy Koh cut that amount to $600 …
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Telecom Software: Oracle acquires Blitzer; Google pays Android hackers
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. While last week seemed to be spent on reflection and awards, this week sees an embrace of …
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Google and Apple are investing in RF technology to support multiple carrier bands on one device, meaning that users will be able to take their smartphones and tablets from one …
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Digital signal processing is the key technology that enables connection from humans (and machines) to the Internet, whether by wire or wireless. Furthermore, there is no digital multimedia without DSP technology.
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Perhaps tired of only hosting “free” services, Sprint announced it would begin offering one free year of wireless service to eligible students. The offer is being made in partnership with …
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Samsung may be outsourcing some of Apple’s chip fabrication to GlobalFoundries. An Albany newspaper is reporting that GlobalFoundries will start making iPhone and iPad processors at its foundry in Malta, …
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Apple may finally be caving in to pressure from competing smartphones with larger screens … or perhaps curving in is the more appropriate phrase here. Bloomberg reports that curved glass …
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Well, few could argue that it’s been a long week (month, year, years) for BlackBerry. This one-time proud (and oddly-named) non-polar bear or hockey monument