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2016 Predictions: Mobile and wireless set for a banner year

Mobilocity sees extensive areas of growth for the mobile community in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. I believe 2016 will be...

Kagan: How wireless changes every industry

Recently I have been getting invitations to speak at industry conferences and company meetings. What’s really interesting is many of these are not even in the wireless industry. It seems other industries and companies are starting to realize wireless is going to play a...

Kagan: Speaking at Wireless Technology Forum event

I would like to thank the Wireless Technology Forum for inviting me to speak at their upcoming Annual Analyst event in Atlanta. The theme of this meeting is “Wireless in 2016 and Beyond.” We had a conference call a few days ago to discuss...

6 predictions for the connected car market

As more and more wirelessly connected cars hit the market, a number of trends are becoming evident. RCR Wireless News will spend this month examining the connected car market, including these six predictions: The connected car market will be big, broad and global. Connected cars are...

Developing for Apple TV – Coders Episode 25

Matt Braun isn't unique in what his game "Sketch Party TV" does with the Apple TV, but he is one of a very small group of developers who have successfully utilized the current Apple TV's support of AirPlay (a method of wirelessly displaying a...

RCRtv Weekly Recap: Stratus Technologies, small cells trends, IoT

In case you missed the latest episodes of RCRtv, our weekly recap is bringing you insight on topics and guests featured on RCRtv’s weekly programing. Episode 11 of "IoT Innovation" aired on Aug. 13, featuring Jason Marcheck, service director for Current Analysis. This episodes focused on...

Wireless device use begins in the cradle, study says

WASHINGTON – One-third of all children use a smartphone or tablet before their first birthday, according to a study conducted by members of the Department of Pediatrics at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. The study, which was presented at the Pediatric Academic Society’s annual...

In a wireless world, is power transmission next?

Japanese organization beams wireless power WASHINGTON – The possibility of transmitting wireless electrical power, via microwaves, has long been theorized and proven to be scientifically possible in limited laboratory settings. Although the amount transmitted has never been enough to justify large-scale development, new research may...

Ceragon Networks wins $4.6M public safety contract

Deploying network in Arizona for governmental entities Cergon Networks on Feb. 11 announced it was awarded a $4.6 million contract to set up a high-capacity wireless network in Arizona designed for intergovernmental communications. Ceragon, based in Paramus, N.J., will provide telecommunications vendor GovNET with the network,...

Spectrum auction set for May, June in Germany

First in Europe to auction 700 MHz band Germany’s Federal Network Agency, which regulates the telecommunications, utilities, postal and railway industries, announced it would conduct a spectrum auction in the 700 MHz range in May and June. The news came on the heels of...

IoT connects trash cans for smart pick up

AT&T Foundry leading the way IoT, M2M As the "Internet of Things" becomes a reality with the number of connected devices projected to hit 25 billion by 2020, the research and development team at AT&T’s IoT Foundry in Plano, Texas, is working hard to lead...

CES 2015: Sleep IQ Kids brings IoT to bedtime

Scan for monsters with smartphone app LAS VEGAS – Sleep Number’s new Sleep IQ Kids, demoed at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, uses "Internet of Things" technology to make bedtime a family affair. The child-size mattresses, equipped with full body sensors capable of recording heart rate, movement...

IEEE GlobeCom: 100G data capacity next big thing for metro networks

AUSTIN, Texas – Industry panelists at the IEEE GlobeCom show pointed to 100G data capacity speeds in dense metro areas as a quickly emerging HetNet trend. Buddy Shaw of Windstream Communications said carriers are working hard to keep up with the data capacity demanded by...

IoT: Challenges and opportunities for Texas Instruments

IoT, the "Internet of Things" is changing the way we consume technology, from wearables and connected cars to smart cities. With 50 billion connected devices expected to be in service by 2020, large signal-processing technology companies such as Texas Instruments see many challenges and opportunities ahead...

Ericsson Mobility Report: video driving data demand

By the year 2020, some 90% of all people on Earth older than six will have a mobile phone and 6.1 billion will have a smartphone subscription, according to projections released in mobile giant Ericsson’s biannual mobility report. The Ericsson Mobility Report, released Nov. 18,...

IoT facilities automation saves businesses big money

As the "Internet of Things" (IoT) — devices automatically communicating with each other using wireless networks — gains momentum, enterprise efficiencies are already being realized, according to Brian Modoff, director of communications research for Deutsche Bank Securities. Modoff led a panel discussion on IoT at...

M2M offerings expand with Kore acquisition of Raco Wireless

Machine-to-machine provider Kore Wireless Group, fueled by a majority interest purchase by investment firm Abry Partners, announced an all-cash acquisition of M2M and "Internet of Things" services company Raco Wireless. Kore focuses on machine-to-machine connectivity using GSM, HSPA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, LTE and satellite services to industry...

SBA posts strong Q3 results, looks to acquire more towers

Boca Raton, Fla.-based SBA Communications (SBAC) announced third fiscal quarter total revenue of $393.3 million, beating the tower company’s estimate of $385.6 million. That growth was driven by the 2012 purchase of 2,300 tower sites in the United States and Central America, along with acquisition...

TC3: China Mobile looks to 5G amid growth

Bill Huang, head of research and development and GM of China Mobile Research Institute, reflected  at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference on the company’s rapid expansion and looked ahead to the Chinese telecom giant’s plans for creating a "5G" network. Huang sat down...

TC3 fast pitches: Boosting carrier coverage and capacity

New technology solutions presented during fast-pitch sessions at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference in Mountain View, Calif., ran the gamut from a voice-activated personal assistant to embedded data harvesting software and small-cell solutions to boost wireless carrier data capacity. The normally off-the-record pitch...

Wireless carriers could lose $14 billion to OTT players

A new white paper produced by UK-based Juniper Research projects wireless carriers will lose a staggering $14 billion in the next year as consumers give voice and message business to Over The Top (OTT) service providers including Skype, Facebook and WhatsApp. Compared to paying a...

Freitag: A look at Kickstarter

It’s Freitag and the weekend is upon us. Each week this column will focus on light-hearted musings of the wireless industry and all of the moving parts that make this industry work. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in...

EMEA: Do users know when they’re in the cloud?

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be...

EMEA: Innovation, Africa-style

As an industry we seem to focus on higher bandwidth enabling us to go fast to consume more. More bandwidth, more content, more data ... more, more, more. But, what about areas that have less and need to do less. Africa is a place...