During this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia and Mozilla announced new products and plans for the affordable smartphone market.
AUSTIN, Texas – Wearable technology was a major focus at CES 2014, and since then buzz has only continued to grow as multiple panels at South by Southwest 2014 addressed the rising trend. Several of the world’s largest brands, including Coca-Cola and Visa, spoke...
Test & Measurement Series - LTE Device and Application Testing Procedures
What does it take to launch LTE devices?  Join RCR for a review of the ecosystem and processes required to bring LTE devices to market.  Key questions explored include:
• What are the major milestones and timeline...
Squeezing the maximum battery life out of a mobile phone is a complex challenge, and most of the technical efforts to date have centered on the hardware and operation of the handsets themselves.
Connecting us to one another may still be the most important thing that smartphones do, but their reach is steadily extending into other parts of our lives. Smartphones are poised to control the smart home, to pay for goods and services, and to collect...
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...
There are a number of absolutes for 2014: The wireless market is going to continue to boom as wireless capabilities are being integrated into a growing number of products. LTE network build out
The GSMA is the global trade association for the mobile industry, and it has a vital role to play in communicating to governments and the public. As mobile takes on a greater impact in consumers’ lives,
With the growth of data and devices rising exponentially, we’ve found ourselves in a world in which the idea of containerization – allowing users to separate their work and personal data within one device
Devices: What's Inside? Smartphone manufacturers are steadily increasing device capabilities with new components, more powerful chipsets, and more software. RCR Wireless takes a look at what's inside high-end handsets and at the increasingly complex process of integrating components and software from various suppliers in...
"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.
With mobile data usage surging, wireless industry trade association CTIA released a tool that lets consumers see how much bandwidth many popular apps use before they download them.
The site KnowMyApp.org measures 50 of the most popular free and paid apps, showing how many megabytes...
Just weeks after prodding the industry for action, the Federal Communications Commission garnered an agreement with wireless trade association CTIA and five of its largest carrier members
Though only on the job for a few weeks now, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has quickly begun to layout his vision for how the government regulator will view its stewardship over the wireless telecommunications space.
Speaking at an event at his alma mater...
A recent Deloitte survey of mobile users around the world turned up both surprising and unsurprising reflections of the market.
Surprising? That app downloads have leveled off and even declined, which the company said points to app saturation among users and a mature market.
Unsurprising? The...
The Federal Communications Commission has sent a letter to wireless industry trade association CTIA asking that the trade association include device unlocking into the consumer code that its member carriers have voluntarily committed to providing. The letter comes just weeks into newly approved FCC...
Rural wireless subscribers are high value customers. Those of us working within the competitive carrier ecosystem already know this, but a recent survey commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Association shows it by the numbers.
This past summer, CCA with the help of Current Analysis surveyed more...
Last week marked the beginning of the third quarter earnings season for the telecommunications providers. Leading the parade was Verizon Communications, which posted good revenue growth and
Japan’s Softbank moved forward with its investment in device logistics provider Brightstar, pouring $1.26 billion into the company for a 57% share of the operation. Softbank earlier this week was reported to be in talks regarding the investment in a deal worth north of...
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in U.S.-based device logistics provider Brightstar, with the deal valued at more than $1 billion.
According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited an initial story by Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, the deal could further Softbank’s...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
As smartphone use in emerging markets continues to explode, some emerging markets are growing faster than others. In fact, a...
The buzz around wearable technology has been escalating the past several months. In fact, wearable technology has moved beyond product concepts to actual products worn by consumers. These include
A new survey conducted by Current Analysis and commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Association found that rural customers are actively shopping for the latest mobile devices and corresponding higher rate plans that typically accompany such devices.
The survey, which included a Web survey of the...
