RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer was joined by esteemed guests, including long-time industry analysts Roger Entner, former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth, former Senior Attorney with the Competition Division in the FCC’s Office of General Counsel Lawrence Spiwak and former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief Fred Campbell in taking a look at the regulatory challenges facing [...]

Maintenance windows were originally designed to allow for downtime when the majority of users were asleep and not using the services. In today’s mobile “always on” world, maintenance windows are no longer viable. Businesses and consumers alike expect “always on”, 24x7x365 services. Users assume and demand that services are always available, whether from Alaska at 2 a.m. [...]

As wireless service providers look for new revenue opportunities, the smart grids being planned by utilities in North America and Europe are receiving more and more attention. Not all power providers are willing to outsource their communications networks, so some telecom companies are learning that strategic partnerships can make the difference. In the United Kingdom, [...]

GridSense’s launch of its Grid InSite software tool highlights the increasing intersection between the network analytics and optimization capabilities required by smart grid energy operators and telecommunications network operators. At the heart of the solution, Grid InSite applies link sensors and monitors to provide analytics data that smart grid operators can then use to optimize [...]

SAN DIEGO – The GSMA poked its head into the domestic space this week, announcing a new report showing that connected devices are set to increase to 24 billion by 2020, with those devices connected to mobile networks surging 100% to 12 billion. That report was announced the evening prior to the official opening of [...]

Advances in smart-grid utility networks are taking place steadily, with announcements in the United States, China and Europe this month. Notably, Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) said it would support using cellular networks for its smart-grid backbone; Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) is working with a Chinese utility company to use technology to better manage energy; and a research [...]

Will the “consumerization of IT” affect how smart grids are perceived or participated in by both utility workers and ratepayers? To my mind, that’s not just a valid discussion point—it’s an immediate imperative. Mobility is a critical forefront in productivity and customer engagement.……

An increase in the machine-to-machine market may be driven by smart grid adoption, which is in its very beginnings in Brazil and other Latin American countries due to the lack of regulation. However, companies such as Elster Group believes that both Brazil and Latin America are potential growth markets.

Campaigners against smart grids say the radio networks they use will cause cancer. …