The game of musical chairs among trade shows continued today as PCIA announced it was moving its annual get together from its traditional fall date to the spring for next year. This year’s PCIA event is scheduled for Oct. 7-10 in Hollywood, Fla., while the 2014 event will take place May 19-22 in Orlando, Fla. [...]

Looking to expand its reach into the growing heterogeneous networks space, The DAS Forum announced this morning that it will be changing its name to the HetNet Forum. The news comes the day of the DAS Forum event being held in New Orleans, which RCR Wireless News will be covering from the event. “The move [...]

Service providers have been buffeted by the explosive growth in data traffic. Meanwhile many networks remain highly siloed and are becoming more complex even as service providers move to converge infrastructure and adopt more flexible cloud-based approaches. In this webinar, we’ll share some of the challenges that service providers have been facing, cover the key [...]

International communication doesn’t have to be complex. In this white paper, you’ll discover the challenges organizations with international travelers face to strike an appropriate balance between ease of use for those focused on being productive when traveling internationally, and the cost of using non-domestic mobile network services. The “right” balance will align with the company’s [...]

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. [...]

State wireless associations have increasingly become the focus of larger wireless industry trade groups looking to bring more hands-on experience to their causes. This has been especially true of wireless infrastructure groups like PCIA and NATE that focus their efforts on the nuts-and-bolts of putting together wireless networks.  In April, 11 state wireless associations will [...]

Updated with comments from the Competitive Carrier Association and CTIA. Wireless industry trade association CTIA announced plans to simplify its current trade show schedule beginning in 2014, with plans to consolidate its current two shows into one “super” show. CTIA noted that the new event will combine its current “CTIA Show” that takes place in [...]

Wireless industry trade association CTIA said it was set to bring on five new members to its 2013 executive committee and announced its 2013 officers. The new officers will include Mary Dillon, president and CEO of U.S. Cellular, who will serve as chairperson; Dan Mead, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, serving as vice chairman; [...]

Following several years of being hosted in San Diego, wireless trade association CTIA said that its 2013 MobileCon event, also known as its fall trade show, will be held in San Jose, Calif., Oct. 16-18. The trade association noted that the event, which this year took on a greater mobile enterprise focus following years of [...]

A simple change in how you secure and merchandise devices can solve multiple challenges and boost your bottom line. This report explains how updating your security and merchandising displays can solve the four most common pain points for wireless retailers and drive improved profitability and customer retention. This white paper report was prepared by MTI Interactive.