Monthly Archives: April, 2013
Leap expands iPhone plan options, multi-line discount for smartphones
Leap Wireless altered its iPhone-related rate plans and rolled out a new family plan option for customers that it claims is half the price...
HetNet News: LTE RAN investment to increase 82% this year, says ABI
Welcome to this week's round-up of small cell, distributed antenna systems, Wi-Fi and other wireless infrastructure news.
A new report from ABI Research predicts that...
Nokia’s window of opportunity may be closing
It's been more than two years since Nokia CEO Stephen Elop decided that the struggling phone maker would make handsets based on Microsoft's Windows...
DAS Forum spreads focus, now HetNet Forum
Looking to expand its reach into the growing heterogeneous networks space, The DAS Forum announced this morning that it will be changing its name...
Reader Forum: Front-haul compression for emerging C-RAN and small cell networks
The vision of small cell and centralized radio access network (C-RAN) has recently generated significant interests among the research community, the device suppliers and the original equipment manufacturers
Reader Forum: Building the foundation for LTE revenue
With 100 million LTE subscribers in 2012 and 381 operators currently investing in LTE in 114 countries (source: GSA), LTE has been growing much faster than predicted, driving increases in volume,
Reader Forum: Smartphone images drive future consumer interactions
While emphatically stubbing out his umpteenth cigarette of the morning, Don Draper throws the story board on his desk “No one cares about your damn copy, Peggy.” Okay, so maybe this didn’t
LatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil’s Claro expands LTE; Mexico’s senate approves telecom bill
After launching LTE services in the cities of Recife, Campos do Jordão (SP), Paraty and Buzios (RJ), Claro, the Brazilian mobile unit of América...
LTE Innovation Summit: Sprint’s multi-mode network, smart antennas and Wi-Fi
SAN DIEGO -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is working to deploy a network that will be multi-band and multi-mode, including both FDD and TDD flavors...
Test & Measurement: Anite on LTE-Advanced, core testing from TekComms
LTE-Advanced will be here sooner than you think, according to test equipment company Anite.
According to comments from Paul Beaver, products director at Anite,"With LTE-A,...
Openwave Mobility partners with Sandvine to manage video traffic (video)
With mobile video projected to represent two thirds of all mobile data traffic by 2017, service providers must manage and monetize video traffic to...
Worst of the Week: A billion dollars, and no sense
In case you are not aware, Charlie Ergen really, really, really wants to get into the wireless business. I am not just talking about opening up a kiosk at the local mall
Time Trippin’: D-Block fiasco for FCC; Spectrum hangover for carriers … 5 years ago this week
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...
CCA Spring 2013: Bluegrass Cellular doubles up on LTE
NEW ORLEANS – With many operators still not offering LTE services, rural provider Bluegrass Cellular has made the move to now offering two separate...
Verizon earnings top estimates
Verizon Communications earned $1.95 billion in the first quarter, or $0.68/share, an increase of more than 15% from the year-ago quarter. Total operating revenue...
CCA Spring 2013: Sprint Nextel moves to enable LTE roaming
NEW ORLEANS – In a move that could jumpstart a fallow LTE roaming market, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse told attendees at this week’s...
Telecom Analytics: Big data market in telecom sector expected to grow
What's the real adoption rate of telecom analytics and big data solutions in the telecom sector? Observers interviewed for an upcoming feature report believe...
CCA Spring 2013: LTE numbers don’t worry Sprint Nextel, customer experience is key
NEW ORLEANS – As the carrier that got the whole “4G” marketing fad started with its WiMAX service in 2008, Sprint Nextel has seen...
Carrier Wrap: NTT tops in revenues; Leap expands Muve to Brazil
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...
Apple slides on earnings concern, production worries
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are off almost 5% this morning on concerns about the company's upcoming earnings report, due next Tuesday. iPhone 5 buzz...
Intel outlines tablet growth, CEO successor timeline
Intel (INTC) said in its first quarter earnings call that its tablet business is doubling every quarter, with first quarter semiconductor shipments to tablet...
Analyst Angle: Non-linear pay-TV services will be the next challenge in Brazil
The Brazilian pay-TV services market has been growing at an annual rate of over 30% in terms of subscribers in the past two years. This comes from the low penetration of the service
RCRTV: Regulatory Review
RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer talks with Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics, about the current wireless regulatory environment, including the impact current...
Feature Report: Regulatory Review: Regulations continue to shape wireless industry
RCR Wireless takes a look at the regulatory challenges facing the wireless industry, including spectrum issues, potential for additional spectrum auctions, regulations on the...
Google studies how consumers shop for wireless
Google scrutinized shopping and online habits of wireless consumers, and found that people looking for mobile devices are thoroughly researching their purchases and being...