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...
CHICAGO—In a dual-presentation keynote this morning, Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent detailed how the LTE network, paired with new devices and applications will drive mobile enterprise adoption and present operators with new ways to make money. Both presenters said video conferencing could be a...
The mobile backhaul market is heating up as equipment suppliers bet that wireless operators are going to have to include mobile components as part of their backhaul solutions, either due to financial or geographical considerations.Fresh off DragonWave Inc.'s $9.5 million acquisition of Axerra...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click here. More than 20 years ago, a group of powerhouse service providers and key...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click here. By Dan MeyerFor years telecommunication operators waxed poetically about how their divergent...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—In 2020, people will live in intelligent homes, connect with a digital lifestyle that allows us to be more productive, more efficient, and have better lives, said Magnus Ojert, VP of deployment and operations at Ericsson. Ojert painted Ericsson’s vision of a connected...
Global Tower Partners picked up 32 towers from Pine Belt Cellular Inc., a telecommunications provider offering service in west central Alabama. The companies did not disclose the purchase price. Pine Belt will continue to be a tenant on the towers.This acquisition is the latest...
As next-generation networks evolve, operators are going to need testing tools to make sure new services and applications run as they are designed, said Bahaa Moukadam, CEO of Sunrise Telecom. The San Jose, Calif.-based company, founded in 1991 to deliver testing solutions to the...
FRISCO, Texas – Wireless operators are going to have to partner with over-the-top content providers in order to stay relevant to end users, Genband CTO Fred Kemmerer said at this morning's Genband Perspective 2010 conference for financial analysts, trade press and technology analysts.Social networks...
Motricity today launched its mCore MobileCast platform, designed to help operators deliver relevant content and services to end users’ smartphones in a real-time, zero-touch environment. “Smartphone user now have access to more content, applications, goods and services than ever before, but it’s often...
Despite the hype surrounding applications, Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iTunes music service continues to be the main draw for consumers sporting devices that can access the company’s vast selection of downloadable content.According to results from its online survey “iTunes Usage Report,” The NPD Group noted...
Recent actions by Middle East and Asian governments, as well as eight U.S. senators, that question whether telecom equipment manufacturers could undermine national security issues underscores how governments around the globe are going to have to balance the fact that wireless communications are an...
Fresh off its May 28 official acquisition of Nortel Network Ltd.'s VoIP business, Plano, Texas-based Genband has been busy integrating new employees and product lines, as well as adding to its existing product portfolio with a new partnership.With the $182 million acquisition of Nortel's...
The Federal Communications Commission tightened rules for handset makers so that more manufacturers will have to offer at least one device that works for people who use hearing aids or cochlear implants. The agency also expanded rules so to include phones sold in all...
Capital spending on wireless infrastructure is set to rise in 2011 as global operators build out fourth-generation networks, according to iSuppli Corp. Following two years of less spending worldwide, operators are expected to spend a collective $40.3 billion on wireless network equipment next year,...
The Palestinian telecom sector is growing. Exports in IT, software and mobile are finding customers in regional markets. Access to capital is improving with new VC firms dedicated exclusively to the Palestinian IT sector. At the macro level, the Telecommunication Regulation Commission (TRC)...
The problem with advanced generation networks is no one really knows how applications are going to impact the networks, so operators will have a difficult time addressing that unknown. Two companies recently introduced products that they say will help operators prepare for the future....
RCR Wireless News interviewed Intel Corp.'s Kevin Jones, Global 4G evangelist, to get a better understanding on WiMAX's role in future technology deployments, some regions of the world that are using WiMAX technology and other areas of interest, while RCR and Intel attended Huawei's...
North America continues to fuel L.M. Ericsson's (ERIC) financial results, accounting for 27% of the company's second-quarter revenues. Q2 sales in North America jumped a whopping 128% year over year, while Ericsson reported fewer sales in every other geographic sector. Sales in India...
Motorola Inc. has amended a lawsuit against Lemko Corp. and 14 individual defendants to include Huawei Technlologies Co. Ltd., charging the company with actual or threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. The case, originally filed in 2008, alleges that Hanjuan Jin and other defendants were...
Last week, Fring's activation of mobile-data video calling on the iPhone annoyed Skype so much that the firm decided to remove itself from the service altogether. We've therefore compiled a list of the five top mobile apps that will let you use your Skype account on your mobile device.
The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with plans to remove barriers in wireless backhaul, announcing it plans to address the issue at its Aug. 5 meeting. The commission is issuing a Notice of Proposed Ruling and a Notice of Inquiry regarding backhaul. Previously,...
A shakeup in the wireless infrastructure segment seems certain as Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL) bought ADC Telecommunications Inc. (ADCT) for $1.25 billion and speculation heats up that Nokia Siemens Networks will pick up Motorola Inc.'s (MOT) networks business, a buy that could be...
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' May Special Edition, "Enabling the Mobile Revolution: Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories." The 80-page special edition is available here. The Subscriber Identity Module – that standard little chip that houses all of...
