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#TBT: Mobile, social to drive cloud; GOP targets FCC; T-Mo offers unlimited data … this week in 2012

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Mobile, social media...

Altice USA sees improving metrics, but still records a Q2 revenue loss

Residential mobile sees 50% YoY growth, Altice anticipates more activity in the second half of 2024 Altice USA made progress across a number of its metrics during the second quarter of 2024, although it still reported decreased revenues compared to the same time last year....

Charter, Comcast see mobile growth

Comcast increases wireless revenues more than 13% YoY Cable companies Comcast and Charter Communications both reported quarterly earnings in which mobile growth was a bright spot amid customer losses in other areas of their businesses. Comcast beat analysts' expectations on its first-quarter profit performance. The...

Cox launches mobile service in all markets

In August, Cox piloted the mobile service in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Omaha, Nebraska and Las Vegas At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Cox Communications announced the official launch of Cox Mobile, the company’s new mobile phone service. The offering is now available in its markets nationwide. In August, Cox piloted the...

Altice USA adds 41,000 wireless customers in Q1, best-ever residential broadband numbers

Altice USA says it remains confident in its core cable business, especially broadband Altice USA reported a rise in broadband demand across its network, leading to its best-ever residential broadband adds. Although the company withdrew most financial guidance, it reiterated its commitment to $1.7 billion in...

Comparing cable company wireless offerings: Comcast, Charter, Altice USA

5G technology will more closely tie cable and wireless together than ever before It has been sometime since cable companies Comcast and Charter announced that they will be expanding into the wireless space. The impending 5G technology has more closely tied cable and wireless together...

ANSYS White Paper: 5G Mobile/UE Solutions

5G promises a spectacular world of wireless communications systems. It presents lucrative opportunities in consumer electronics, internet-of-things (IoT), advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), telecommunications, entertainment, medical, transportation and other sectors. However, the engineering challenges are daunting!  The thermal stability of miniature wireless assemblies in a...

Nokia combines fixed, mobile businesses as part of 5G strategy

Follows customer-facing re-org also geared toward 5G sales cycle Nokia continues to reorganize its business and management structures ahead of an anticipated increase in 5G product sales in the 2019-2020 timeframe. In the latest, the infrastructure vendor is essentially combining is fixed and mobile network...

Kagan: Charter Spectrum getting better, but pay TV has new problems

  The good news is, Charter Spectrum cable television service is getting better. The bad news is, they still have some serious problems with pay TV. New problems. Problems that need an immediate fix since the marketplace is becoming competitive. In this piece, I will...

How IoT is Changing the Future of Mobile (Reader Forum)

  According to Gartner, the Internet of Things (IoT) will grow to 26 billion interconnected devices by 2020. This means plenty of unchartered territory for a mobile carrier industry looking to keep up with this growing trend. So, what’s the best way to adapt to the industry-wide changes...

2017 Predictions: Convergence of mobile, payments and security in 2017

HPE sees growing security concerns altering how organizations attempt to oversee their operations across mobile networks. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they expect to see...

Liberty Global, Vodafone form mobile and fixed broadband joint venture

New JV, called VodafoneZiggo, unifies communications in Dutch market; combines mobile and fixed telephony with home broadband and video services. Liberty Global and Vodafone Group announced that Liberty Global Europe Holding and Vodafone International Holdings completed a transaction to combine their Dutch operations. The...

Meet BlackBerry Secure, a mobile-security platform for IoT

Last week, BlackBerry unveiled its mobile-native approach to security with the launch of a platform designed for the industrial "internet of things." The BlackBerry Secure platform is a product of the company’s individual security offerings combined into a single suite. The cloud-enabled approach was...

Reader Forum: How mobile operators can minimize network outages

Network outages can haunt mobile telecom operators, but there are ways to avoid the long-term embarrassment. Too many users, not enough bandwidth, “busy hour congestion” and a plethora of other network issues – it's all run of the mill for cellphone service operators...

Supply chain platform partners with iPass Wi-Fi for asset tracking

Armada today announced a partnership with iPass, an out-of-home Wi-Fi provider. Armada produces a supply chain visibility platform, which will use iPass’s network and analytics to track the location data of goods moving across a supply chain. Armada places its "internet of things" tiles, or...

Supply chain platform partners with iPass Wi-Fi for asset tracking

Armada today announced a partnership with iPass, an out-of-home Wi-Fi provider. Armada produces a supply chain visibility platform, which will use iPass’s network and analytics to track the location data of goods moving across a supply chain. Armada places its "internet of things" tiles, or...

IoT in Action | Episode 8 | Detroit Labs: building mobile IoT apps

The internet of things is a complex technological movement made up of layers of software and hardware used to work together to collect, analyze and act on data. As complicated as an IoT deployment can be, the end-user wants to see results on a...

Reader Forum: Mobile device traffic – overcoming the danger and embracing the opportunity

Mobile device traffic continues to surge and stress network resources, but opportunities abound for those willing to embrace the challenge No phenomenon in history can compare to the growth rate of mobile device ownership and consumption of internet bandwidth. It’s an exciting time for mobile...

Qualcomm announces first gigabit LTE device and network on path to 5G

Qualcomm, Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear announce world’s first gigabit class LTE device and gigabit-ready network HONG KONG — At the 4G/5G Summit today, Qualcomm announced it has worked with Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear on the world’s first gigabit LTE mobile device, the Netgear MR1100 router, and...

Ericsson, Qualcomm, Telstra, Netgear partner on 5G ready router, network

Qualcomm, Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear announce world’s first gigabit class LTE device and gigabit-ready network HONG KONG – At the 4G/5G Summit today, Qualcomm announced it has worked with Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear on the world’s first gigabit LTE mobile device, the Netgear MR1100 router, and the...

Microsoft unveils Nokia 216, potential swan song to iconic brand name

When Microsoft bought Nokia in 2014, it brought a dying captain onto a burning ship (or should we say, platform.) Nokia, once the leader in mobile phone sales, was on a downward spiral into irrelevance only helped out by its unflinching loyalty to Microsoft's...

Microsoft unveils Nokia 216, potential swan song to iconic brand name

When Microsoft bought Nokia in 2014, it brought a dying captain onto a burning ship (or should we say, platform.) Nokia, once the leader in mobile phone sales, was on a downward spiral into irrelevance only helped out by its unflinching loyalty to Microsoft's...

Reliance Communications, Aircel to merge mobile businesses in India

Reliance and Aircel will both own a 50% stake in creatively titled new entity called MergedCo Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications and rival mobile operator Aircel announced the signing of definitive documents for the merger of their Indian wireless businesses, which represents the largest consolidation in...

5G in the sub-6 GHz spectrum bands

Straight to millimeter wave? Not so fast It is becoming increasingly accepted that millimeter wave spectrum, the frequencies between 30 GHz and 300 GHz, will define "5G" networks. But there are still problems to be solved with mm wave before it is ready for prime...