From wireless chipsets to core networks to devices, software is a key differentiator for OEMs today, and for carriers as well. The right software solutions require the right skill sets. RCR Wireless looks at specific software development, design and engineering skill sets that companies are in demand now. This webinar is presented by AT&T.

Wi-Fi offload is touted as a solution for strained cellular networks, allowing providers to use less expensive Wi-Fi infrastructure and unlicensed spectrum to expand their network capacity while controlling costs. “There is no question that Wi-Fi offload is one of the mobile industry’s most hotly debated business opportunities right now,” said Claus Hetting, independent consultant [...]

Wi-Fi access points from Ruckus Wireless Inc. have met test requirements from railway systems for commuter trains and subways stations and platform, according to the company. Ruckus said that its ZoneFlex 7982 indoor and 7782 outdoor access points passed tests for shock and vibration and electromagnetic compatibility, and can now be deployed for trackside wireless LANs. Meanwhile, [...]

Software is becoming a key differentiator for mobile devices and networks, and companies throughout the wireless ecosystem are competing for software talent. Carriers, device manufacturers, chip makers, and test and measurement companies all need software engineers, as do communications and telecom software companies. Telecom and wireless recruiters find themselves competing with each other and with [...]

Ruckus Wireless has had strong market share growth, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group, and has the No. 2 market position in the service provider segment. The report examined the indoor and outdoor wireless local area network market for the fourth quarter of 2012, and found that Ruckus posted the strongest growth among [...]

How will increasingly detailed service intelligence and network data change the game for wireless service providers? Of late, it seems like everyone from traditional equipment manufacturers to testing companies to BSS/OSS software vendors are making service and network assurance claims to help carriers defend subscribers from OTT providers, reduce churn and drive value-added service revenue. [...]

Femtocell shipments were up 66% in the final quarter of 2012, and this year is expected to be big as production and deployment of LTE femtocells ramp up, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Infonetics reported that the global femtocell market, which includes 2G, 3G and “4G” products, grew 66% between the third [...]

Airlines are expanding their Wi-Fi services and according to a new global report, are expected to become the industry that spends the most to target mobile consumers. Tata Consultancy Services predicts that by 2016, airlines will spend $37 million per company on reaching wireless users, up from about $27 million per company in 2012. Airlines, [...]

The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit Alliance said they have finalized a previously announced deal to consolidate WiGig technology and certification development into the Wi-Fi Alliance. “Consolidation of the activities in Wi-Fi Alliance will deliver closely-harmonized connectivity and application-layer solutions using WiGig technology,” the organizations noted in a statement, adding that a baseline interoperability certification [...]

Wi-Fi provider Ruckus Wireless Inc. (RKUS) reported record revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012, with its full-year revenue up 79% to $214.7 million. In its first earnings report as a public company, Ruckus said it added nearly 3,000 new end-customers in the fourth quarter, bringing it to a total of more than 21,700. Despite [...]