Ericsson reaches a billion subscribers through network managed services
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 A billion wireless subscribers rely each day on a network operator who never sends them a bill or makes them an offer. Ericsson now manages networks covering a billion people, customers with whom the company has no [...]

Intel’s new CEO reorganizes company
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 Brian Krzanich has been at the helm of Intel for less than a week, but he’s gotten a lot done. In a company-wide email obtained by Reuters, Krzanich told his team that he will be taking direct control of [...]

Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 Between April 24 and April 26, the GSMA LA Plenary Meeting No. 39 was held in Bogota, Colombia, with more than 400 attendees from 19 countries including representatives from mobile operators, telecommunications suppliers,

LatAm Wrap-Up: Region has 20 LTE networks; América Móvil invests $50M in Brazil Wi-Fi

4G Americas reported that there are now 20 commercial LTE networks in nine Latin American countries: Antigua and [...]

Telecom Analytics: CTIA announcements on big data, analytics solutions

LAS VEGAS—One of the hottest topics in the telecommunications industry today, analytics was highlighted by [...]

U.S.

CTIA 2013: Wi-Fi in the spotlight

23 May 2013 by Kelly Hill

Continuing the march toward more heterogeneous networks, the CTIA show has seen a series of announcement on the evolution of Wi-Fi in wireless networks. Ubiquiti released a report on the state of Wi-Fi that reflected nearly half of users giving the technology a “B” grade in their hometowns, and fully 70% saying workplace productivity was [...]

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Posted in Heterogeneous Networks

U.S.

Ericsson reaches a billion subscribers through network managed services

Ericsson reaches a billion subscribers through network managed services

23 May 2013 by Martha DeGrasse

A billion wireless subscribers rely each day on a network operator who never sends them a bill or makes them an offer. Ericsson now manages networks covering a billion people, customers with whom the company has no direct relationship. The world’s top vendor of wireless network equipment now has more than 300 contracts to manage [...]

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Posted in Carriers, infrastructure

U.S.

Telecom Analytics: CTIA announcements on big data, analytics solutions

Telecom Analytics: CTIA announcements on big data, analytics solutions

23 May 2013 by Roberta Prescott

LAS VEGAS—One of the hottest topics in the telecommunications industry today, analytics was highlighted by several companies at this year’s CTIA event. During the wireless association’s trade show, RCR Wireless News interviewed key players to better understand what’s going on in the industry and the impact of big data on carriers. Check out some of the [...]

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Posted in Big data, Carriers

U.S.

Carrier Wrap: Verizon Wireless’ LTE network nears CDMA parity; Galaxy expands

23 May 2013 by Dan Meyer

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! –Verizon Wireless continued to inch its way towards LTE coverage parity with its legacy CDMA network, [...]

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Posted in Carriers

U.S.

CTIA 2013: Truphone adds shared option to international roaming

23 May 2013 by Dan Meyer

LAS VEGAS – The rush to serve international travelers with a range of wireless services at reasonable prices continued this week as Truphone said it has begun offering share international mobile service plans that include voice, messaging and data services. The company said the plans build upon its legacy services that provide users with local [...]

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Posted in Enterprise Mobile and Wireless

Americas

Reality Check: Bringing benefits of cloud-based BSS to Brazilian service providers

Reality Check: Bringing benefits of cloud-based BSS to Brazilian service providers

21 May 2013 by Nelson Wang VP of Amdocs Latin America

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Brazil is a vast country, occupying more than 8.5 million square kilometers—and dominating the map of South America. Brazil’s sheer scale and wealth of natural resources have made it one [...]

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Posted in Cloud, Opinion, Reality Check

U.S.

Reality Check: Below the surface, why wireless carriers are worrying

Reality Check: Below the surface, why wireless carriers are worrying

21 May 2013 by Jim Patterson, CEO, Patterson Advisory Group

Three events have impacted the balance of postpaid power thus far in 2013: 1) Walmart’s introduction of the iPhone 5 (3G only) through Tracfone/Verizon Wireless. We have spent some time on the million net add effect on Verizon Wireless’ Q1

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Posted in Opinion, Reality Check

U.S.

Reality Check: The future of telecom revenue – SMBs and the cloud

Reality Check: The future of telecom revenue – SMBs and the cloud

21 May 2013 by Daniel Saks, President and Co-CEO, AppDirect

About one billion people are employed by small- and medium-sized businesses around the world. At first glance, it seems unlikely these SMBs would have much in common; they cover all sorts of

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Posted in Opinion, Reality Check, Uncategorized

U.S.

Reader Forum: Uplink DAS performance – then and now

20 May 2013 by Vladan Jevremovic PhD, Director Engineering Solutions, iBwave

Distributed antenna systems have been one of the fastest-growing types of cellular infrastructure for the past 15 years. In the late 1990’s, DAS were initially deployed inside

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Posted in Opinion, Reader Forum

U.S.

Reader Forum: The rise of the contextual and customizable mobile Web

20 May 2013 by Jay Hinman, Head of Marketing, Skyfire

With the rapid increase in social networking, gaming and commerce traffic coming from mobile devices, there’s suddenly a gaping need for a Web experience designed primarily for access from mobile devices,

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Posted in Opinion, Reader Forum

From Our Editors

CTIA 2013: Leap sets Galaxy S4 date, specs hint at Sprint Nextel as LTE roaming partner

Sony sees slower device sales (Mobile Minute)

Clearwire ‘special committee’ supports Sprint Nextel’s increased bid

CTIA 2013: Test and measurement advances with carrier aggregation, RAN virtual probes

Intel’s new CEO reorganizes company

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Commentary

Analyst Angle: OTT as a revenue source for carriers by Jefferson Wang, IBB Consulting

Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies by Gina Sanchez, ICT Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Reality Check: Opportunities and challenges of mobility, cloud computing and social media by Fernando Alvarez, VP at Capgemini Mobile Solutions Practice Leader

Reality Check: In M2M, active antenna systems are critical to success by Jeff Shamblin, Chief Scientist, Ethertronics

Reader Forum: SDN and its benefits by Lucas Pinz , network manager, PromonLogicalis.

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