A flood of network performance information this week for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile added more mud for consumers to wade through.
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on...
South Korean fine hits bottom line.
Qualcomm said its sales were up during its first fiscal quarter, but modem shipments were down. The leading developer of chipsets for mobile devices reported $6 billion in revenue for the most recent quarter, and $800 million...
3GPP work on 5G standards continues to make progress as milestones come into view, while T-Mobile 4x4 MIMO deployment posted strong results.
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Michael Thelander, founder and president of Signals Research Group, to...
AT&T was expected to announce up to 19,000 job cuts as part of larger restructuring, while Samsung banked on CDMA to raise profile … 19 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our...
Regulators claim "no license, no chips" policy hurts competitors.
Intel's efforts to crack the market for baseband processors could get a boost from the U.S. government. This week the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in San Jose, California, seeking a permanent injunction against market...
The world of mobile pay or electronic payments has been exploding with growth in recent years. PayPal has been the leader in this space for the longest time and that has not changed. Year after year they continue to face growing competition, but they...
Samsung's semiconductor business is a bright spot for the world's largest smartphone maker, and continues to grow despite the company's on-again off-again relationship with major customer Apple. Samsung Electronics' most recent quarterly report showed its chip unit delivering more than half the company's operating...
Tier-one automotive supplier Harman sits in a unique place in the connected car ecosystem, and the company is preparing for more demand in cybersecurity, infotainment systems and over-the-air software update features in the coming year – and even starting to offer augmented reality for...
Google Fiber plans in flux; 5G progress and standards challenges; and M&A activity highlight final round of RCR Wireless News top 100 stories of 2016.
Editor’s Note: Before we turn the page on 2016, we thought we would take a look back...
BI Business Intelligence estimates more than 380 million connected cars will be on the road by 2021 – and the market is picking up speed faster than expected, even from a year ago. In the U.S., Parks Associates estimates the U.S. connected vehicle market...
Nokia filed patent infringement claims in Germany and the U.S. claiming Apple is violating 32 patents being used in Apple products.
One year after settling an international patent dispute with Ericsson, Apple is now being taken to task by Nokia over...
As the connected car gains momentum, the telecom industry is responding by stepping up purchases of companies with technology and services in the arena. Here are some of the most important connected car acquisitions related to the telecom industry that took place over the...
Year-end 4G expansion plans were touted by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile … 4 years ago this week.
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...
Samsung VP stresses the role of decentralized network architecture for 5G networks.
WASHINGTON – Mobile "5G" will require mastery of millimeter wave spectrum, which brings ultra-high capacity, but with challenging propagation characteristics. This factor has set the stage for early 5G deployments,...
Seen as the first phase of 5G, fixed wireless access can help solve the last mile problem with FTTH and FTTP deployments, while incorporating future 5G air interfaces, spectrum, radios and antenna systems into existing networks
Although not yet standardized, 5G promises to incorporate a...
PwC’s Strategy& division looks at the impact the removal of smartphone subsidies and new era of used devices and trade-ins is having on carriers and OEMs.
The domestic cellular market has witnessed a wave of new operating models highlighted by the push from...
Nokia was very busy 1 year ago this week, with the vendor closing on the sale of its Here mapping unit, while shareholders approved its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent.
Nokia closes $3 billion sale of Here mapping unit
Telecom solutions powerhouse Nokia completed the sale...
Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/18
1. Samsung will manufacture Qualcomm's newest processor, the Snapdragon 835. Samsung says it will be the first chipmaker to enter mass production of 10 nanometer FinFET technology. FinFET is a 3D chip manufacturing technology expected to become a new...
Samsung yesterday announced it will acquire audio giant Harman for $112 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8 billion. Samsung is set to use Harman as a platform to expand its presence in the large and rapidly growing "internet of things"...
Samsung yesterday announced it will acquire audio giant Harman for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion. Samsung is using Harman as a platform to expand its presence in the large and rapidly growing market of IoT connected...
Hospitality Wi-Fi case study: Copper Mountain ski resort
With a compound annual growth rate of more than 20%, according to Markets and Markets, the Wi-Fi technology market is forecast to be worth more than $30 billion by 2020, with adoption in the retail and hospitality...
Huawei oil and gas partners include Honeywell, Richfit, RFD, Evinsys and Bandweaver
Huawei and partners including Honeywell, Richfit, RFD, Evinsys and Bandweaver showcased solutions covering the industry chain of the oil and gas sector during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2016.
Some...
The Samsung master brand seems to be exploding or imploding or something. What’s going on over there? We have all seen and admired the amazing growth story of the Samsung brand in many different industries. This has been a company firing on all cylinders. However,...
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 TV sets, washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, as well as of course its Gear...
