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 fire up the DeLorean and take …
July 2013
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Time Trippin’: … Disney enters mobile; concern grows over Sprint’s 2.5 GHz dominance … 8 years ago this week >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telecom Analytics: Ovum – big data analytics projects require flexible business structure >
Why haven’t telecom operators used big data analytics tools yet? According to Ovum, one of the major reasons is a traditional stumbling block: telco organizational and data structures. According to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LinkedIn wants to make your job search mobile >
LinkedIn (LNKD) is working to boost its mobile traffic in general, and its job search traffic in particular. Today the company announced new features for its iOS and Android apps …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Anite acquires distributor to French market, finalizes results >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Test and measurement company Anite plc announced its final results for its fiscal year, along with the news that it is acquiring one of its distributors, Genentel SAS. Genentel distributes …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Canada provides framework for spectrum license transfers >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Canada’s attempt to infuse more competition into its wireless space gained more clarity as the country’s telecommunications regulator laid out rules for the transfer of spectrum licenses. The rules follow …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Firefox smartphone hits the market >
ZTE and Telefonica have launched the first Firefox OS smartphone, the ZTE Open. Priced as low as $51 ($90 retail, with $39 worth of free airtime for prepaid customers), the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Chip News: Imagination Technologies, Qualcomm and Broadcom >
Imagination Technologies wants to control your smartphone, Qualcomm says today’s LTE speeds are set to double, and Broadcom is making inroads in a key market for set-top boxes. Imagination Technologies …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Wireless earnings drivers for the second quarter (Pt. 2) >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Sprint Nextel was not the only telecom company making news over the past week, as early last week, Mary Dillon abruptly
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: LTE is making wireless performance a differentiator again for handsets >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
In the 90s, companies like Nokia and RIM/BlackBerry built their businesses and reputations on their wireless and RF engineering prowess, with thousands of engineers dedicated to designing products that delivered
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple applies to trademark ‘iWatch’ name in Japan >
Apple has filed an application to trademark the “iWatch” name in Japan, the first known patent application for the name in any country. The application was filed early last month …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HetNet News: Time Warner expands Wi-Fi in NYC >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Time Warner Cable is expanding its Wi-Fi network in New York to up to 10,000 hotspots across the city by the end of this year, and offering temporary free access …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google approved to administer white space database >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Following a 45-day trial earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology granted approval for Google to operate its white space administration tool, also known as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Seven tips for wireless backhaul success >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Consumers have discovered the value of mobile broadband and they are building expectations for it to be available everywhere. The explosion in the adoption of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, is driving limitless
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Don’t rush into mobile platform decisions – Pt. 1: Native, hybrid or HTML5? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
When it comes to deciding on the right platform for mobile apps it’s so easy to get caught up in incorporating all of the latest bells and whistles. Very often, it seems, brands are eager to use the latest technology because they
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia to buy Siemens out of NSN >
Nokia (NOK) is stepping up to buy German industrial giant Siemens out of NSN, taking full control of the most profitable part of its business. Nokia’s half of NSN has …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LatAm Wrap-Up: 5 carriers receive LTE licenses in Colombia; Telefónica to promote WP8 >
Five telecom operators have been granted licenses to deploy LTE services in Colombia. The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) awarded five LTE licences for a total of $401 …