Sprint is targeting one of the nation's fastest-growing mobile markets with visual voicemail transcription. Cell phone penetration is now higher for Hispanics than white Americans (86% vs. 84%) and the recent increase in mobile phone adoption has been greatest among those who speak Spanish...
RAD Data Communications and Nakina Systems reported product interoperability for a “major” North American cable operator that the companies claim is one of the first real-world examples of network functions virtualization, with software being using to control hardware deployment.
The interoperability was generated between RAD’s...
CES chip news this year included a number of new products that target devices beyond smartphones, tablets and PCs. Chipmakers foresee a world in which more of the devices we use every day will be connected to mobile networks.
Not content to dominate the smartphone...
Satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems LLC is partnering with Aruba Networks on a new managed Wi-Fi service for retailers which optimizes network traffic from the in-store wireless local area network (LAN) to the corporate wide-area network (WAN). The two companies said that the...
The major shopping season for much of the world has wrapped up, but in the world's biggest market it is just getting started. Chinese New Year is Friday January 31, and all three of the country's largest mobile operators are promoting the iPhone as...
Former Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch scored a new job, though with the same title. Prusch is now CEO of NetMotion Wireless, which provides enterprise mobility management software and solutions.
Prusch succeeds Chris Gibbons, who was tapped with the interim-CEO tag following NetMotion’s 2012 acquisition by...
The push by telecom operators to implement software-defined network capabilities continued this week as wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks said it has received orders from two “leading national operators” in North America and India to provide its SDN-ready IP-20-based platform. The deals, which Ceragon...
Mobile cell sites are transitioning from simple base stations for voice and low-speed mobile data access to multi-functional hubs for delivery of new services, multimedia-rich content and
It’s that time of year again – time to hop into our DeLoreans and make the short leap forward to 2014. What will the coming year bring for telecom? What technologies will make waves and
We’ve looked back on the trends from 2013, but the question remains: what will be the hot topics for the year ahead? There’s certainly no shortage of contenders and many issues from this year
Agilent Technologies will name its spin-off electronic measurement company Keysight Technologies. The separation of the company's test and measurement business is expected in early November. Keysight will be headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., and have about 9,500 employees in 30 countries.
Agilent has struggled with profits...
LAS VEGAS – The big names as always dominated the device news coming out of this year’s CES event, but that has become expected as those players typically have the biggest booths and spray paint their names across the most buildings.
However, beyond the hoopla...
Smartphones connect us to one another through voice, text and video, and soon they will be connecting us to our home appliances as well. As connectivity chipsets find their way into everything from televisions to ovens, smartphones are set to become remote control devices...
Now we are getting somewhere. After years of having wireless carriers “buying” customers with device subsidies, they have finally decided that the best way to lure new users is to just put cash in their hands. Cold, hard cash.
With the growth of data and devices rising exponentially, we’ve found ourselves in a world in which the idea of containerization – allowing users to separate their work and personal data within one device
It’s always exciting to think about what the future holds for the hyperdynamic world of mobile. From my vantage point in the middle of the mobile universe, helping the world’s mobile service providers and brands connect,
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating in CES, like Oracle announcing its acquisition of Corente or Apple announcing the $10...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--AT&T this week announced it would...
Dish Network (DISH) may have a new motivation to pursue a deal with a carrier – its bid to acquire spectrum by purchasing LightSquared appears to be dead. Today a lawyer involved in LightSquared's bankruptcy proceedings reportedly confirmed that Dish is out.
Dish had...
T-Mobile US continued to attract consumers, reporting that during the fourth quarter of last year it added more than 1.6 million net new connections to its network. The growth pushed T-Mobile US’ customer base to nearly 46.7 million total connections, inching closer to No....
The increasing momentum of the new 802.11ac standard was evident in the Wi-Fi-related product launches this week at CES 2014. Here's a look at some of the new products:
--Netgear unveiled two new Wi-Fi range extenders that support a/b/g/n devices as well as the new...
LAS VEGAS – For a company with the size and scope of Ericsson, to hear its CEO talk about the need to continue focusing on growth can be a bit unsettling. How much is enough? However, if there is one thing Ericsson Hans Vestberg...
Given the breakneck pace at which the "Internet of things" is evolving, it won’t be long before our smartphones are ordering our appliances to turn on, chill the Chardonnay and simmer the soup, all before we get home from the office. Arrayent, which offers...
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica denied a report that it is preparing a joint offer to take over Telecom Italia's Brazilian unit, TIM.
The Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore published an article last week stating that Telefónica was working on a joint offer to buy...
