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Mu Dynamics testing brings fast answers

Mu Dynamics Inc. unveiled a testing solution that can accurately recreate how applications will impact wireless networks. The proliferation of third-party applications that end users are downloading to smartphones can leave wireless operators unaware of what is going across their networks and how those...

@ NAB: HD radio could be reason for operators to embed FM chips

LAS VEGAS – High-definition radio could bring the value proposition of adding an FM chip to mobile devices because the service can offload traffic from the wireless operator's network and drive revenue to the operator by using music tagging services to push consumers to...

Worst of the Week: Roam wasn't built in a day

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@ CTIA: Penetration hits 96%

ORLANDO, Fla.—CTIA’s semi-annual survey of wireless operators confirmed what the industry already knows: Americans are in love with their wireless devices, and using them more and more for data connections.Some quick stats from the survey:  Wireless penetration is at 96%, up nearly 5% from...

@ MWC: Analyst Dan Hays discusses the MVNO 3.0 model, small cells and more

BARCELONA, Spain—Dan Hays, an analyst at PRTM, says the MVNO model 3.0 could see success in the United States under wholesale models like that offered by LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. Nevertheless, Hays notes that with 2011 being the year of 4G technologies, operators are...

Bring on the connected home

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here. One constant in the wireless sector is that it constantly...

Worst of the Week: Idol worship

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The digital home will use various technologies, software to connect: Wi-Fi, 60 GB, Zigbee and more will make way into homes

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here.The digitally connected home will use a variety of technologies to...

Worst of the Week: Big plans for small towns

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Worst of the Week: Lies, white lies and LTE

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Worst of the Week: Cat fight!

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A-Lu Broadcast Message Center delivers emergency alerts, can offer targeted advertising

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today unveiled its Broadcast Message Center, which wireless operators can use to deliver emergency text alerts to their customers, warning them of natural disasters, inclement weather or other dangers. The federal government is requiring wireless operators to be able to deliver...

RCR Wireless News to capture Texas Wireless Summit : Interview Austin execs on their role in wireless ecosystem

RCR Wireless News will be going local in Austin, Texas, next week as an official media sponsor for the Texas Wireless Summit. Executive Editor Tracy Ford will be covering the one-day event on Tuesday, Nov. 16, and also be in town Wednesday and...

Net neutrality: A contrarian viewpoint

Have wireless operators been outplayed by device manufacturers and applications developers? Is being a network operator pass

Worst of the Week: Worlds are colliding

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Harbinger venture signs NSN in $7B outsourcing deal: Plans to offer wireless broadband means 100k jobs, hope for rural operators

Fresh off its agreement to buy Motorola Inc.'s networks business, Nokia Siemens Networks said it will build Harbinger Capital Partners' LTE network in an eight-year deal valued at $7 billion, marking NSN's biggest North American contract and the largest outsourcing deal in the United...

FCC 'bill shock' proceeding draws criticism, praise

CTIA came out swinging in its response to the Federal Communications Commission's public notice on how U.S. wireless consumers can avoid experiencing “bill shock,” a term the trade group says is not properly defined in what it considers a flawed FCC survey.A total of...

@ Uplinq: Jacobs hints of sale of FLO TV

SAN DIEGO – During a press conference with reporters at Qualcomm Inc.'s Uplinq developer's conference, CEO Paul Jacobs said Qualcomm's relationship to its subsidiary, FLO TV, likely will change in the next year.Jacobs was touting the data-caching capabilities of FLO technology, which he said...

@ Uplinq: Qualcomm entices developers with augmented reality SDK, peer-to-peer support

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. has paid $3 billion to developers using its BREW platform, CEO Paul Jacobs told a crowd of about 3,000 during yesterday's keynote speech at the company's first Uplinq conference. That $3 billion amounts to an average selling price of...

Worst of the Week: The gov't wants you to know your numbers

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San Fran SAR ordinance carries fines up to $500, excludes online retailers

The city of San Francisco is going to require cellphone retailers to post Specific Absorption Rates on the phones they sell in stores – a move that trade association CTIA said will mislead customers about the safety of RF emissions.The San Francisco Board...

History repeating: AT&T, Apple pre-orders face delays : Updated: AT&T comments on suspended pre-orders

Pre-orders for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 have been temporarily suspended, according to AT&T Mobility's website. It appears that demand for the device once again is outpacing supply. Glitches also happened when the device was first introduced in 2007 and servers couldn't handle the volume...

Rhetoric, lobbying dollars high ahead of next week's FCC meeting

While it's clear that regulatory changes are coming to broadband services and perhaps their mobile counterparts, trying to navigate which ones will spur investment and innovation is like trying to pick the right lottery numbers. There are too many combinations to make anyone who...

Analyst Angle: Defining mobile broadband

The VisionMobile broadband is the network connectivity environment, where networks of different shapes and sizes collaborate to provide users unfettered access to the information they seek, the content they want to engage in, connect people in new and exciting ways, where time and distance...