24 May 2013 by Roberta Prescott
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—On May 22, the day that Ethernet celebrated its 40th birthday, some of its inventors joined the Ethernet Innovation Summit, held in the Computer History Museum to talk about how it was created. “You don’t fail on purpose. It is a consequence. But you need to fail fast,” said Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of the [...]
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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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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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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 [...]
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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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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22 May 2013 by Dan Meyer
LAS VEGAS – Leap Wireless used this week’s CTIA event to finally put a launch date on the availability of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 device to its no-contract customer base. The carrier said pre-orders were now being accepted and that the device would be available June 7 at a retail price of $600. Leap was on [...]
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22 May 2013 by Martha DeGrasse
Sony’s entertainment business is outperforming its electronics business. Today the company trimmed its smartphone sales forecast and said it would consider a shareholder proposal to sell part of its entertainment business. Scroll down for more top stories. Today’s Mobile Minute: Sony says it will consider a proposal from its largest shareholder to sell part of [...]
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22 May 2013 by Dan Meyer
Clearwire’s management, which had previously thrown its support behind Sprint Nextel’s attempt to acquire the remaining stake in its operations for $2.97 per share, was unsurprisingly just as enthused with the increased offer of $3.40 per share. “The special committee of the board of directors determined that the revised offer, when compared with other potential [...]
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22 May 2013 by Kelly Hill
Anritsu Co. is giving the first ever single-instrument radio frequency testing of carrier aggregation at CTIA 2013, the company said. Carrier aggregation is one of the most highly anticipated features of LTE-Advanced, and allows wireless operators to make more efficient use of their spectrum. The physical layer testing relies on Anritsu’s MT8820C One-Box Tester and [...]
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