Monthly Archives: May, 2015
Why the DAS landscape is about to change
When Alcatel-Lucent and TE Connectivity forged a partnership for digital distributed antenna systems, TE Connectivity was the world's No. 2 provider of DAS equipment,...
NFV/SDN Reality Check – Episode 14: Overture, partners release NFV performance test numbers
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Mike Heffner, senior director of technical product marketing at Overture Networks, about recently released results...
ZTEsoft bringing smart cities to India
Chinese firm signs MoU with the government of Gujarat state
ZTEsoft, the software subsidiary of Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer ZTE, has signed a memorandum of...
HetNet Happenings – Episode 16: Kagan talks carriers
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Coders: Episode 12 – Google IO 2015 and a simple Arduino project
Yesterday's Google IO keynote gives us plenty to talk about, with updates on Project Loon, Android Wear, and the introduction of cloud testing, an...
Google launches Android Pay, Android M
Google has unveiled the newest version of its Android operating system as well as new mobile payment features that will be available later this year.
Android...
Reader Forum: Spurring IoT growth with on-demand connectivity
Our world is exploding with new connected devices designed to simplify and improve modern living – connected cars, smart homes, wearables and even objects...
Report: FCC close to siding with Verizon, AT&T on incentive auction rules
Reuters is reporting that the Federal Communications Commission is poised to reject requests from competitors to more strictly limit the participation of Verizon Wireless and...
Test and Measurement: Ericsson launches networks for 5G testing
Ericsson has 5G pilot networks live in Plano, Texas, and Stockholm and is inviting mobile operators, academics, its eco-systems partners and analysts to come...
Freitag: Bits & Pretzels founders festival
Helsinki has Slush, so why shouldn’t Munich have Bits & Pretzels. The difference is that Slush takes place in Finland in November – hence the...
TM Forum Live: NFV, SDN, IoT set to shape event
TM Forum Live event set to showcase NFV, SDN and IoT advances
Advances in software technology are expected to be main talking points at the...
IOT Innovation: Episode 1 – Io What?
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The Internet of Things has become part of the vocabulary of not just the wireless and tech sector, but now also the C Suite...
Sprint reviews bids for network upgrade
Sources said Sprint is close to an announcement on the next phase of its network upgrades, and that the carrier will soon name approved...
Cell Tower News: Lawsuit filed over firefighter tower death
Lawsuit names SBA Communications, others as defendants
In February 2014 a tower in Clarksburg, W.Va., collapsed, killing two tower climbers and injuring others. The stress of...
Sprint CEO predicts top network quality by 2017
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure told attendees at Recode's Code Conference that the carrier will be ranked as the first or second wireless carrier for network...
Crash iOS devices with a text message
iOS text bug crashes iPhones, iPads and more
Imagine receiving an innocent enough text message from a friend, only to have your iPhone screen go...
Ericsson exec meeting reignites merger talk
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg is expected to huddle with the company's top brass next month to talk about how Ericsson will respond to Nokia's...
AOptix laser-radio technology connects underserved markets
AOptix solutions provide ultra-high-capacity wireless communications through the use of laser-radio technology, which the company invented. LRT integrates free space optics with millimeter wave...
Avago to buy Broadcom in largest chip deal ever
Avago Technologies has agreed to buy Broadcom for $37 billion in cash and stock. Although Avago's market value is higher than Broadcom's, Broadcom is...
Kagan: Winners in wireless networks
If we asked who the winners in wireless on the handset side eight years ago were, we would have said BlackBerry and Nokia. Today’s...
Mosaik, BSG partner on Wi-Fi asset database
The goal is to let clients monetize Wi-Fi and meet carrier demand for Wi-Fi and cellular offload
To ease the struggle of finding Wi-Fi hot...
Ericsson wants 15% share of Indian TV market by 2017
Partners with Tata Sky to launch new video and OTT content delivery solution
Continuing its push into the television and media vertical, Swedish networking firm...
Sponsored: Antenna Misalignment – A Losing Proposition for Operators in More Ways than One
Consumer demand for mobile data continues to overtake demand for voice capacity, a trend that places greater emphasis on data throughput. Operators must optimize...
LatAm: Video will triple IP traffic by 2019
Internet Protocol traffic in Latin America will triple from 2014 to 2019, reaching 12.9 exabytes per month in 2019, up from 4.3 exabytes per month...
#TBT: Sprint scores a billion; Leap commits to Apple iPhone … 3 year ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...