Intertek received accreditation from PTCRB and can now conduct testing under “any industry certification scheme for all 2G, 3G and 4G wireless technologies,” the company said. The PTCRB accreditation was …
July 2013
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intertek certified as PTCRB test lab >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">App tester Sauce Labs raises more money, expands enterprise play >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Cloud-based application testing company Sauce Labs closed on a $5 million round of venture funding, and announced an expansion of its platform aimed at providing monitoring, reporting and collaboration for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Femtocell security flaw exposed >
Security consultants at iSEC Partners have demonstrated a security breach in femtocells made by Samsung and sold by Verizon Wireless. Although both companies say the breach has now been fixed, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spanish operator upgrades SMS with SS7 server >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Dialogic said that its SS7 signaling server has been deployed by Spanish operator Lleida.net to enhance its SMS connectivity with other operators, and that the carrier seeking to connect with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telus Mobility cuts year from customer contracts, girds for potential competition >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Canadian wireless operator Telus Mobility is cutting a year from its traditional three-year contract plans, now allowing customers to gain access to postpaid rate plans with a two-year commitment. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility jumps on device financing bandwagon >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
They say you are not a leader until someone follows you, which now grants T-Mobile US leadership status in the device financing game as today AT&T Mobility rolled out its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Everyone gets a headline this week >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
On Friday, AT&T announced that they were acquiring Leap Wireless for $15 per share in cash. The transaction, including the acquisition of $2.8 billion in net debt as well as proceeds from the
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Why product lifecycle management has become important for high-tech manufacturers >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Product lifecycle management may sound like one of those deep-in-the-weeds business terms, but it has become one of the most important arenas for accelerating product deliveries, reducing costs and
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Mobile apps changing enterprise IT landscape >
Recent shifts in how companies are buying customer relationship management software illustrate the speed with which mobile apps are changing the enterprise IT landscape. Increasingly, many enterprises see mobile- and cloud-based CRM apps playing a
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple reportedly taps Samsung for A9 chips >
The $600 million that Samsung currently owes Apple for patent infringement may be a drop in the bucket for the $180 billion conglomerate, but for a while it looked as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HetNet News: Dragonwave results; new IEEE 802.11 standard work >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Microwave backhaul vendor DragonWave reported a net loss of about $6.6 million for the quarter ended May 31, its fiscal first quarter of 2014. That figure is roughly half of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson bolsters OSS business with TeleOSS purchase >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Ericsson bolstered its operating support system operations late last week with the acquisition of Thailand-based TeleOSS Consuilting. The transaction, which is expected to close during the third quarer, includes 50 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Battle of the Brits: Imagination challenges ARM >
ARM Holdings (ARMH) is the undisputed leader in licensing the intellectual property used to create chips for mobile devices, but now another British IP company is preparing to challenge ARM. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LatAm Wrap-Up: NSA espionage in Brazil; TIM launches LTE in São Paulo >
The U.S. espionage scandal has touched Brazil. Citing documents leaked by Edward Snowden, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported that the United States maintained a satellite spy base in Brazil, the only …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: New backhaul challenges are emerging with LTE-Advanced >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Worldwide mobile data traffic doubled over the past 24 months and is expected to continue growing at a similar rate, due to the continuous rise in smartphone sales and increasing video traffic. To support the
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Where’s my big data? Adaptive analytics knows >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
So you think big data is the opportunity of the decade? You’re right, but at the same time it’s possible that you are overlooking a major issue that thwarts your company’s big data ambitions. For many service providers,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T plans to acquire Leap >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
AT&T jumped aggressively into the merger and acquisition frenzy, announcing late Friday plans to acquire Leap Wireless for about $1.2 billion, or $15 per share. Analysts noted that with Leap’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Test & Measurement: Anritsu aims for Chinese market; Spirent demos OpenFlow 1.3 interop >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Anritsu has received confirmation from the Global Certification Forum of protocol test cases for LTE-Advanced, and the company is aiming at the test market for China with its ME7834 Mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Dog-and-pony show >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
I think it’s human nature to be drawn towards things with bright lights and people on stages. How else can you explain Bieber-mania. As such the “event” phenomenon that has overtaken the wireless industry
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carrier Wrap: Sprint, T-Mobile US make waves; UK regulator unchain 2G/3G spectrum >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
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 may slip through the cracks from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung courts entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley >
Palo Alto’s Varsity Theatre doesn’t look much different on the outside than it did six months ago, but the University Avenue landmark just blocks from Stanford has been transformed on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint rolls out new rate plans, guarantees ‘unlimited’ access >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Fresh off the heels of its acquisition by Softbank and acquisition of Clearwire, Sprint unveiled new rate plans looking to tap into the unlimited everything model embraced by carriers looking …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FirstNet details 10 information requests for LTE public safety network >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, has put out 10 formal requests for information from stakeholders and vendors to gather input on technical aspects of the national LTE network …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NATE names Cipov first chairwoman >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The National Association of Tower Erectors named Pat Cipov chairwoman of the trade organization, the first female named to that position in NATE’s 18-year history. Cipov will replace current chairman …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Done deal: Softbank closes on Sprint acquisition; Hesse to remain as CEO >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Softbank officially closed on its acquisition of a 78% stake in Sprint Nextel, which cost the Japan-based operator $21.6 billion, or just slightly more than originally planned. Operationally, the closing …