The Federal Communications Commission freed up 25 megahertz of spectrum in the Wireless Communications Services band by allowing satellite radio operators to use digital repeaters. “The existing WCS rules constrain …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC frees up 25 megahertz of WCS spectrum >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Prepaid apes >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bits and Bytes: Jitterbug, BuzzCity, NSN and more >by jscarboby jscarbo
Nokia Siemens Networks launched a software solution that allows mobile operators to analyze customer usage patterns and business performance of new offers. The charge@once software provides immediate feedback via a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Local Boston Interview with Sprint >by jscarboby jscarbo
Dan Meyer interviews Peter Dawson of Sprint at RCR Local in Boston.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: India concludes 3G auction, but spectrum mud-wrestle far from over: BWA spectrum auction, now set for Monday, to see intense competition >by jscarboby jscarbo
After 183 rounds of bidding over 34 days, India concluded the auction of 3G spectrum, but the spectrum mud-wrestle in the country is far from over. The BWA auction, in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Indian Govt. 3G revenues exceed expectations >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
The much-awaited 3G auction in India is finally over after innumerable postponing, conundrums, political soup and ring fights.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Watch the full Google I/O keynote >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
The full keynote from day one at the Google I/O conference
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Shopping reaches cloud computing heights >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
With physical stores increasingly coming into competition with online retailers, it seems almost inevitable that one would begin to borrow from the other
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC finds wireless sector 'concentrated' >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The Federal Communications Commission said the wireless industry is more concentrated, rather than effectively competitive, in its 14th annual report on competition in the wireless sector. The commission also said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Wireless adds DAS Workshops to RCR Local Event Series >by jscarboby jscarbo
DAS: Micro Solutions in a Macro World: A Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Primer Are you a wireless, public safety, or IT professional facing wireless and mobile capacity and coverage issues?If …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PCIA's Mike Fitch and RCA's Steve Berry to speak at RCR Local Event in Reston, VA >by jscarboby jscarbo
RCR Wireless News Hosting RCR Local event in Reston, Va., May 27 at Sprint Nextel’s Executive OfficesAn Evening of Networking and Panel Discussion with Steven Berry CEO of the Rural …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Costa Rican operator targets banks with mobile broadband >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
HONOLULU – A Costa Rican wireless operator is targeting the financial industry with WiMAX technology as a DSL alternative to carry the nation’s bank’s digital traffic as a safeguard to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LTE's clouded IPR pool expected to be clearer than 3G >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
A wider distribution of intellectual property rights for LTE could provide the new technology with an easier path to market than that witnessed by 3G technologies.In a report from Informa …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: Capital Semiconductor and InterDigital and more >by jscarboby jscarbo
Capital Semiconductor Ltd. and InterDigital Inc. entered a strategic relationship for third-generation technology transfer and a mutually beneficial licensing agreement. The deal calls for InterDigital’s SlimChip modem core to be …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung's newest projector phone, the Beam >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Our intrepid reporter, Carolyn Green, heads down to the gadget district in Daegu, Korea to check out Samsung’s latest local offering, the 3.3-inch AMOLED Beam SPH-W9600.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung’s newest projector phone, the Beam >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Our intrepid reporter, Carolyn Green, heads down to the gadget district in Daegu, Korea to check out Samsung’s latest local offering, the 3.3-inch AMOLED Beam SPH-W9600.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google lets slip Gingerbread release time frame >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
While Google has been busy at the I/O conference gearing up to unveil Android’s much anticipated next release, codenamed Froyo, news has started filtering out about the next Android version in the pipeline.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">iPad app store goes international >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
At long last Apple has woken up to the fact there is a whole world outside the great US of A, and has started rolling out its iPad store internationally, albeit in rather piecemeal, half-baked fashion.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google's WebM initiative for open video >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Google has just launched a new video codec initiative and “web media project” by the name of WebM, purportedly with the goal of providing the unwashed masses with a free and open video format on par with leading commercial choices.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google’s WebM initiative for open video >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Google has just launched a new video codec initiative and “web media project” by the name of WebM, purportedly with the goal of providing the unwashed masses with a free and open video format on par with leading commercial choices.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Register for a free Webinar from RCR Wireless News: The Current State of Mobile Devices >by jscarboby jscarbo
Register for a free webinar from RCR Wireless News:The Current State of Mobile DevicesRegister Today – Space is LimitedA revolution is afoot in the mobile industry. A revolution being led …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile to hit the road >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
With mobile apps being developed at blistering speeds, it was only a matter of time before the mobile eco-system met the automobile industry, and infected smartphone addicts with a new kind of love bug.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Stock Watch: Weekly Gainers and Losers >by jscarboby jscarbo
Biggest Gainers: Sprint Nextel, Leap, Verisign, USA Mobility, Metro PCS. Biggest Losers: Alvarion, UTStarcom, Nokia, MTS, Powerwave.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility content to sit out current prepaid frenzy >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility content to sit out current prepaid frenzy >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the …