2011

SAN DIEGO — Until Nokia Corp. (NOK) releases some actual equipment running on Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows Phone operating system, signaling a return to better days and some semblance of longevity in the smartphone space, the Finnish company is going …

Taipei, Taiwan – The upcoming PadPhone from Asus will sport Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich, RCR discovered at Computex this week. Asustek’s tablet/phone combo – which allows consumers to use one SIM for two devices by allowing the smartphone to dock …

DUBLIN – Cloud computing is the buzz word associated with the trifecta of mobile technology: the ability to access information and files from a home computer, a mobile device and a work computer or tablet. One of the most obvious …

RCR Wireless News’ visit to Philadelphia is set to begin next week, bringing with it a one-day conference scheduled for June 8 as well as a visit to the city to get an update on its municipal Wi-Fi project. The …

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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

PHOENIX—Arizona’s Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) is one of the largest public-safety radios systems in the country, serving 17 member cities, towns and fire districts in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Getting there, including a Project 25 trunked radio system that is …

The Federal Communications Commission’s request last week to have AT&T and Deutsche Telekom provide more information regarding claims in AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is yet another interesting turn in this saga that seems to be adding …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In his keynote session at Computex this week, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager of the Embedded and Communications Group, Doug Davis called Taiwan an innovation hub. “What we see emerging from here …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was another significant week in the mobile device world this week as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) gave the world it’s long awaited preview of Windows 8 at the All Things “D” conference in California and the Computex …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Everything is bigger in Texas so it is no surprise that Cowboys Stadium boasts the largest TV screen in the world, along with a lot of other “boasts,” like retractable roofs that open and close in 12 …

Laird Technologies, design and supply of customized components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, announced it has signed SE Spezial-Electronic AG as a distributor in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Poland for its wireless M2M products. Laird Technologies designs …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it plans to transition more of its customer care operations to current partner TeleTech Holdings Inc. that could impact approximately 700 employees.Clearwire noted that the expansion of its current agreement calls for TeleTech to take over …

SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is an engineer shop at its core. It has flirted with some direct-to-consumer apps and gear, most notably its device division back in the day and most recently its failed FLO TV offering. But …

Canada’s 700 MHz auction drama continues to play out as companies looking to influence bidding rules make their case known.The latest to offer its advice is Montreal-based Videotron, which is owned by telecommunications giant Quebecor Media Inc. Videotron President and …

LightSquared continues to draw media attention with competing reports this week claiming the company is close to signing network deals with Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and AT&T Mobility (T).Bloomberg is reporting that LightSquared is in preliminary talks with AT&T Mobility …

LightSquared continues to draw media attention with competing reports this week claiming the company is close to signing network deals with Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and AT&T Mobility (T).Bloomberg is reporting that LightSquared is in preliminary talks with AT&T Mobility …

Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) Visual Networking Index, released yesterday, has enough big numbers in it to make your head spin. Internet traffic will increase 200 exabytes between 2014 and 2015; network-connected devices will outnumber people by 2:1; and the word …

Today’s telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the-top service providers and large digital content giants are each developing their own relationships with individual end users …

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Qualcomm Atheros Inc., Qualcomm’s networking and connectivity subsidiary, is showing off several next-generation wireless chipset technologies this week at the Computex Taipei 2011 conference in Taiwan. Qualcomm Atheros, which makes dual-band Wi-Fi in both the 2.4 GHz …