Monthly Archives: July, 2012

Ten wireless industry visionaries share their experience, their advice and their expectations for the future. These leaders come from different parts of the wireless ecosystem but they share a common commitment to excellence. They offer advice for wireless professionals and provide insights into some of the most timely topics in our industry,

The key player in the Apple-Samsung trial is a 42-year-old California Democrat, a graduate of Harvard Law School, and the first U.S. District Court Judge of Korean descent. She represented technology companies in patent, trade secret, and commercial civil matters until 2008

Mobile data agitators look set to again unleash some disruptive-ness onto the cellular space, with reports going wild over a pair of companies unveiling...

Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 5 September 12, but not the much-anticipated iTV. Today Apple added Hulu Plus to its Apple TV box

American Tower is looking to rev-up its distributed antenna business, having signed a deal with racetrack owner International Speedway to deploy DAS networks at...

Many telecommunication providers reported earnings last week, and their stocks largely flowed with good news. AT&T started the parade, with Sprint Nextel and MetroPCS following.

Many building owners today are dealing with higher utility bills, old equipment systems and disparate controls that have been pieced together. One solution is the use of wireless networks to cost-effectively upgrade and replace antiquated controls.

Chile's Secretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) announced that carriers paid about $12.26 million to buy licenses to deploy LTE across the country. Subtel made 120...

The municipal-owned company Empresas Municipales de Cali (Emcali) has been granted the concession and license to provide subscription TV service. With this license, Emcali...

MIAMI — During last week’s NetEvents Americas Press & Summit, two North American vendors said that the recent decision by Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel to suspend...

Vodafone has moved into the integration process of its recent $1.7 billion acquisition of Cable & Wireless, announcing today plans to de-list the company...

Small cell technology continues to make inroads into carrier deployments as Ruckus Wireless announced today that Telefonica’s O2 operations in the United Kingdom has...

Wireless companies are hiring in Detroit, the Pacific Northwest, and the Atlantic Seaboard.

In the last several weeks, two leading mobile operating system vendors moved into the mobile payments space. Apple announced its new mobile wallet Passbook that will debut with iOS 6 this fall.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers, we have created this forum for those...

While TIM Brasil has been facing a challenging time since Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel suspended the company from selling mobile services in 19 states, Franco Bernabè, the...

After Spain-based Telefónica released its financial results and canceled dividends, its biggest competitor in the Latin American market, América Móvil, (AMX) reported a 45.5% drop in second-quarter...

Although mobile virtual network operators were launched in Latin America about four years ago, they have become hot topics again since Brazil released new...

MIAMI — “After the classical network and the Internet, we need a third network that combines the best of both PSTN and the Internet,”...

Although mobile virtual network operators were launched in Latin America about four years ago, they have become hot topics again since Brazil released new...

Aunque operadores móviles virtuales han sido lanzados en Latinoamérica hace cerca de cuatro años, ellos se han vuelto un tema candente nuevamente desde que...

While I have given up trying to explain Sprint Nextel, it appears that maybe, just maybe, people are getting wise to Apple’s gambit of rolling out improved devices every 12 months or so.

Clearwire reported second quarter financial results highlighted by drastic cost-cutting measures as the carrier continues to de-emphasize its current WiMAX operations in favor of...

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to...

MIAMI – Software-defined networking (SDN) has been around for a while, but its future was as a hot topic during this week’s NetEvents Americas...