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From Target to Yahoo to Ashley Madison, major corporate names are getting hacked, and the public knows it. When companies look at the opportunity to connect more devices to the …

Makers of wireless infrastructure are often careful about naming the semiconductor companies that supply their chipsets, creating a tension between chip vendors who want to promote their customer wins and …

The market for small cell chipsets has not developed as quickly as vendors hoped it would, but that is probably a function of carrier and consumer choices that have little …

Amid a wave of consolidation in the semiconductor industry, the Obama administration is reportedly preparing a “blueprint for action” to help the incoming Trump administration protect U.S. intellectual property. According …

1. Broadcom and Macom are both expected to sell business units that have been trying to compete with Intel in the market for chips that power data center servers. Macom …

Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/7/16 1. Samsung plans to add voice-activated artificial intelligence to wearables and home appliances. The world’s largest smartphone maker is also a major manufacturer of …

Small cells cannot proliferate without baseband processors designed to fit their power and size requirements. In recent years there has been no shortage of vendors eyeing the space. Some have …

Wireless workforce: What will 2016 bring? A look at hiring trends for carriers, equipment vendors, infrastructure service providers, and chip vendors.

Connected car creates growth opportunity The merger of NXP Semiconductors and Freescale has created the world’s largest automotive chipmaker at a time when vehicular technology is taking on new dimensions …

5 things to know today… 1. Verizon Wireless is rolling out Wi-Fi calling December 8, starting with the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Verizon is the last of the …

The future of “5G” is the talk of the network. Despite its relatively undefined status, this next-generation network technology is one that many other emerging technologies are pinning their hopes …

IEEE Computer Society took on the subject at Rock Stars of Wearables event AUSTIN–Industry and thought leaders in the wearables space, a subset of the hot Internet of Things, gathered …

In today’s world filled with cellphones, tablets and other smart devices, operators are on the hot seat to manage network services quickly in order to avoid a slow and overloaded …

1. Today is Apple’s new product launch. The company has announced the iPhone 6S and a new stylus for the latest iPad. You can see the very latest here. 2. …

Deployment of small cell technology is an important part of a hetnet solution to expand network coverage by mobile network operators, but finding “real estate” to deploy small cells is not …

Latest semiconductor merger follows Avago buy of Broadcom, NXP purchase of Freescale Chip-making giant Intel plans to purchase smaller competitor Altera for $16.7 billion – that’s $54 per share – in an …

We’re all familiar with the big cell towers we see around town that house the antennae and communications equipment connecting our ever-present wireless devices. But we are much less familiar …

  Chipmaker Qualcomm on April 23 reported revenue of $6.9 billion on net income of $1.05 billion, or $1.40 per share, for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended March 29. …

Freescale, the Texas chipmaker that was once part of Motorola, has agreed to be acquired by NXP Semiconductors, which was once part of Philips N.V. The cash and stock deal …

The Technology Partnership (TTP) of Europe has designed a new small cell technology for outdoor street lights, working in partnership with Freescale. The group says its technology fits into a …

Alcatel-Lucent and Freescale are targeting the convergence of wireline and wireless technologies with their latest cooperative venture. The companies are working to create a universal access device that can be …

Freescale Semiconductor may be changing hands once again. The New York Post reports that the Texas chipmaker is in talks with advisers about a potential sale. Freescale stock is up …

Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. It’s …

IoT gateways are of interest to wireless service providers who are looking to the “Internet of Things” for new revenue. What is an IoT gateway? An IoT gateway is a …

Qualcomm got a lot of attention at Small Cells World Summit 2014 with its talk about “inside out” connectivity enabled by small cells. The mobile chip giant wants operators to …