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Microsoft makes Windows free for mobile (RCR Mobile Minute)

Top stories: Verizon again tweaks rate plans, matches AT&T Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate that the carrier is beginning ... Read More AT&T to add 3,000 retail jobs The company says business is booming at its AT&T...

Office for iPad: too little too late?

Microsoft is abandoning its exclusive commitment to Windows, making its ubiquitous Office software available for the iPad. iPad users can now download Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and those who subscribe to Office 365 can save their iPad-for-Windows documents in the cloud through Microsoft...

12 companies in wireless ecosystem make list of most ethical firms

Several mobile and wireless companies have made this year's list of the world's most ethical companies, chosen by Ethisphere. Companies are ranked based on their internal ethics and compliance programs, their corporate citizenship and responsibility, and accepted norms of ethical conduct within the company....

Nokia says Microsoft deal delayed

Patents appear to be holding up Microsoft's plan to purchase Nokia's handset business. The $7.2 billion purchase price does not include Nokia's patent portfolio. Instead of buying those patents, Microsoft plans to continue to license them after the deal closes. The deal terms call...

What’s the future for dual boot devices?

Carriers and their customers who look forward to devices that can run both Android and Windows may be disappointed. Google and Microsoft reportedly agree that dual boot tablets are a potential threat, and have pressured Taiwan's Asustek to delay its planned launch of the...

MWC 2014: Telecom software, hetnet and device news releases

Telecom Software Press Releases AT&T introduces user-defined network cloud Alcatel-Lucent partners with Intel for cloud solutions Telefonica to use Alcatel-Lucent's CloubBand NFV platform Ericsson also partners with Telefonica for NFV Dell expands collaboration with RedHat for OpenStack NFV HP launches OpenNFV Cisco quantum virtualized packet core solution passes portability testing with...

Mobile Minute: Android apps may come to Windows phones

Top stories: Lenovo says it can turn Motorola Mobility around China's Lenovo Group is confident that it can make Motorola Mobility into a money-maker within a few quarters, the CEO said. ... Read More Report: Verizon to close some call centers Verizon reportedly has plans to close and...

Mobile Minute: Microsoft Android phone?

Other top stories: Sprint shows signs of life The nation's third largest wireless carrier reported customer growth and narrowing losses during the fourth quarter. Read More LTE-A test delivers 300 Mbps. A European carrier says it is the first to successfully demonstrate LTE-Advanced using Category 6 carrier...

Sprint taps BroadSoft for VoIP, adds Lync; Genband launches new UC platforms

Unified communication (UC) is increasingly important to enterprises as employees bring a widening array of mobile devices into the workplace. “Businesses have been implementing more mobility into their UC architectures over the past year and now are looking toward videoconferencing to help drive further...

Nokia sales declined in ‘watershed’ fourth quarter

A reinvented Nokia posted losses for the fourth quarter and the entire year of 2013. However, the Finnish company, which sold off its devices unit to Microsoft in 2013, remained upbeat about its continuing businesses in networking, mapping and advanced technology. Nokia reported net sales...

Worst of the Week: How not to run a spectrum auction

Get this: At this moment there is a spectrum auction happening not too far from where you are probably reading this. That is if you are reading this somewhere that is not “too far” from Canada, which is where that auction is happening.

Telecom Software: Big data in 2014; how Android gets updates

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 things have been a little slow in the world of telecom software, so this...

2014 Predictions: Three key trends in mobile computing

"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.

NSN Executive Chairman Jesper Ovesen to step down after Microsoft deal

Nokia Solutions and Networks is set to lose its executive chairman as Jesper Ovesen following the sale of Nokia’s handset business to Microsoft that is expected to close during the first quarter of 2014. Ovesen joined NSN in September 2011 when NSN was known...

RCR Wireless News Top 100 stories of 2013 (Pt. 3)

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 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these in order...

Google heads to court to defend Android

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 declaration that Google is not infringing seven patents, which are the basis of seven...

Telecom Software: AT&T’s Dual Billing; Amdocs’ SmartNet

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. With winter in the air and the year winding down, it seems like everybody's either wrapping up unfinished business for 2013 or building out new opportunities to start 2014 with a...

Reality Check: Moving mobility forward with MBIM

Faster device launches, reduced device install times and cross-platform compatibility are a few of the benefits mobile operators and device manufacturers can experience when incorporating the mobile broadband interface model

Telecom Software: Rockstar Consortium Lawsuit; Android 4.4

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. After last week's focus on looking back, this week seems to be all about the new: new high-profile lawsuit; new version of Android with new security and headaches for Verizon Wireless;...

Time Trippin’: The move to wireless data; spectrum needs rise … 14 years ago this week

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...

Reality Check: A changing telecom ecosystem – competing against non-traditional players

Convergence in telecommunications is blurring the traditional lines between competitors and collaborators. Communications service providers today face not only traditional foes, but also new

Nokia launches LTE tablet, supersize smartphones

Nokia has unveiled some of the new products that were in the works before the company announced the sale of its device business to Microsoft. For the first time, Nokia is launching a tablet: the Lumia 2520. The colorful Windows LTE tablet sports a...

Device Update: Nexus 5, SmartWatch 2, Windows update

New Nexus Google is expected to launch its new Nexus smartphone today. Pictures and videos have started to leak, and the rumor mill has dubbed the new device the Nexus 5. The smartphone is expected to debut Google's newest version of Android, Android 4.4 (KitKat)....

Interop: Windows Phone emerges as BlackBerry alternative for enterprise market

NEW YORK – As companies end their IT support for BlackBerry devices, Windows Phone 8 has a chance to conquer the mobile enterprise market. During an Interop event session in New York, Philip Clarke, research analyst at Nemertes Research, said that 29.4% of companies...