Monthly Archives: March, 2014
Unlicensed, Wi-Fi services set for 100 megahertz boost
Unlicensed wireless services, including Wi-Fi, is set to receive a spectrum boost as the Federal Communications Commission has moved forward with plans to free...
FCC lays out partial AWS-3 rules to the cheers, jeers of an industry
To the cheers and jeers of an industry, the Federal Communications Commission announced licensing rules for its highly anticipated AWS-3 spectrum auction that appears...
Policy news: Verizon invests in Texas infrastructure
Policy news: Verizon makes a major investment in Texas infrastructure.
Public safety: FirstNet update; IWCE news
The First Responders Network Authority is on the path of a strategic roadmap to build a national wireless network for first responders.
FirstNet's board met...
Small cells for small operators: hosted solutions target regional carriers
The cost of a large scale small cell deployment is out of reach for most regional carriers in the United States, but the need...
HetNet News: Aerohive goes public; small cell growth expected
Aerohive Networks (HIVE) stock began trading Friday.
The company priced its initial public offering of 7.5 million shares at $10 per share, and it dropped...
CCA Spring 2014: Spectrum, keynotes, roaming highlight CCA event
SAN ANTONIO – The Competitive Carriers Association has seen its prominence across the mobile space grow in recent years thanks to its ability to...
Alcatel-Lucent scores SDN win in Europe
Alcatel-Lucent's Nuage Networks has won a data center contract with Numergy, a French cloud services firm created by SFR, Bull and the French government....
Reader Forum: Wireless network security – a cautionary tale
The fun and flurry of retail discounts during the high-volume holiday shopping season were marred last year by the much-publicized breach of customer data at popular retailer Target.
Reader Forum: ‘Freemium’ models and sponsored data – giving the people what they want?
Following on the heels of increasingly common, albeit still fairly new “freemium” service offerings, AT&T’s recently announced sponsored data service launch has been unusually controversial.
BlackBerry boost security, devices approved for Verizon network use, Apple device news
BlackBerry, Apple, Asentria and Verizon announced new device offerings.
What mobile companies are using Hadoop?
Telcos like China Mobile are exploring the benefits of Hadoop.
RCR Mobile Minute: Broadcasters share spectrum
Mobile Minute:
Two Los Angeles television stations have been sharing the same broadcast frequency as part of a test. Broadcasters are interested in so-called channel...
CCA Spring 2014: Sprint prioritizes voice-over-Wi-Fi over VoLTE
SAN ANTONIO - Sprint VP of technology Ron Marquardt told an audience at CCA Global Expo 2014 that the carrier's current CDMA network's voice...
Worst of the Week: Remember the Alamo!
I spent the past week at the Competitive Carriers Association’s “spring fling” in San Antonio, where just steps away from the Alamo,
WIND Hellas, Cisco, Ericsson and Oracle release new software solutions
WIND Hellas, Cisco, Ericsson and Oracle released new software systems.
AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel form consortium for IoT
Five major players in telecom and industry are joining forces to accelerate interoperability in the development of the Internet of Things through industrial Internet...
Test and Measurement: Agilent launches 4×4 MIMO uplink signal generation
The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at...
CCA Spring 2014: Ericsson talks LTE, OSS/BSS, virtualization
SAN ANTONIO – If wireless carriers are involved, there is a good chance network infrastructure giant Ericsson is somewhere nearby, as was the case...
CCA Spring 2014: Scratch finds biz success with $8 ARPU
SAN ANTONIO – Only months into its launch, Scratch Wireless said it has found a strong response to its “free” wireless service offering.
The carrier,...
Office for iPad: too little too late?
Microsoft is abandoning its exclusive commitment to Windows, making its ubiquitous Office software available for the iPad. iPad users can now download Microsoft Word,...
Mobile Minute: CCA Spring 2014
Top stories:
CCA 2014: Sprint, CCA, and NetAmerica partner on LTE expansion plans
Sprint is looking to expand its LTE footprint with the help of the...
Video: CommScope on in-building wireless trends
CommScope Inc. recently posted on its blog an infographic capturing some of the on-going trends in in-building wireless.
Among the findings:
- Close to 80% of...
Alcatel-Lucent wins $1 billion contract with China Mobile
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and China Mobile have announced a one-year agreement valued at up to $1.03 billion (750 million Euros) to move the world's largest...
Where Hadoop fits into software-defined networks and virtualization
When paired with SDN, Hadoop can help telcos better use network resources.