BARCELONA, Spain – Kumu Networks said it has developed technology that has the potential to increase spectral efficiency and improve microwave backhaul. The company claims its technology allows for a single radio channel to transmit and receive a signal at the same time, something...
It seemed like I picked a bad year to not attend the annual Mobile World Congress event, as from the sounds of it there was a really interesting dinner party that I am sure I would have been invited to.
Wireless carriers often take a back seat to infrastructure, devices and software at the annual Mobile World Congress event, but that does not mean they aren't there making news. This year's event saw a number of announcements surrounding advanced in LTE technology, tapping into...
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...
As the mobile industry gears up for one of the biggest events of the year, the industry is buzzing about what new technologies and innovations are going to surface at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. It's been a week of big deals and big reports in the telecom space. Verizon Communications acquired Intel Media, VMware bought AirWatch, Subex landed $10 million worth of contracts and Redknee signed a $5...
Spend a week in Barcelona, Spain, at the Mobile World Congress event, and you will come back home with a lot of intriguing ideas. You can be overwhelmed by the plethora of new, elegant, sleek tablets, smartphones and the like,
The volume of cloud-based announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week reflected enterprises' interest in having mobile services and applications delivered “as a service.”
Consumers who first experienced the Internet through smartphones and tablets expect to synch and switch devices with consistency of experience, and this creates opportunities for carriers to mobilize the cloud and create ways for users to store, synch and share their mobile lifestyles. This...
Qualcomm told Nvidia that its day in the sun was over, boasting at Mobile World Congress that the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor is faster than Nvidia's Tegra 4, touted as the "world's fastest mobile processor" when it launched in January. It's hard to...
The most stunning smartphones at Mobile World Congress were not even announced at the show; both Sony and HTC unveiled their new flagship phones before the week began in Barcelona, Spain. Once the show got underway, their handsets were joined by the latest from...
RCR Wireless News spoke with Daryl Schoolar, principal infrastructure analyst at Ovum, to get his impressions of the recent Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. Schoolar noted that with some relief a number of topics he predicted would garner attention at the show...
RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Dan Hays, principal and U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, about what he viewed as the most compelling topics and under-the-radar trends he spotted at the event. Hays touched on what he felt was some stagnation...
Many people in emerging markets will experience the Internet for the first time this year, and most of them will do so on a smartphone. For many, the gateway to the web will not be Android or Safari; it will be Firefox OS. Firefox...
Big data and analytics have been hailed as the next technology trends for telecom operators. As carriers feel the pressure to mine the huge amount of data they already have in both their customer base and their networks, they are seeking tools to help analyze...
I am sure that many of you, like me, were comprehensively bombarded with vendor pre-show announcements in the week before the recent Mobile World Congress event. In addition, every analyst
Dan Hays, principal U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, talked with RCR Wireless News about some of the biggest challenges facing wireless carriers coming out of the Mobile World Congress event. Hays also provided insight into PwC’s current operations and how the company has...
With a 10.1-inch screen, Sony's new Xperia Z tablet is certainly not the smallest tablet to debut at Mobile World Congress, but Sony says it is the thinnest and lightest tablet on the market. The company demonstrated the tablet for RCR last week.
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RCR Wireless News managed to track down Dan Hays, principal U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, at this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, to garner some insight into major topics impacting the mobile space.
Hays touched on government plans to convince television...
Great Britain's TTP is making use of unused TV broadcast spectrum to deliver high-speed broadband service in rural areas. The so-called "white space" is license-exempt radio spectrum that exists between licensed broadcast spectrum. TTP says that more than 100 MHz of prime UHF white...
Mobile operators hear a lot about monetizing subscribers with new services, but now they are also finding ways to earn revenue from consumers who are not their subscribers. “Mobile carriers assume that every device and user they serve must be a subscriber,” said Torbjorn...
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...
With mobility a top priority for enterprises, software firm SAP has made the move into securing content management. The company launched its SAP Mobile Documents solution at this week's Mobile World Congress event(MWC – check all pieces), noting the solution is designed to meet...
Boingo Wireless means airport Wi-Fi to most people, but the company is also a provider of distributed antenna installations, and it says the four carriers it works with are asking for more DAS. "We're being more aggressive in pursuing DAS opportunities and finding places...
