Monthly Archives: July, 2013
Time Trippin’: … Disney enters mobile; concern grows over Sprint’s 2.5 GHz dominance … 8 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...
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...
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...
Anite acquires distributor to French market, finalizes results
Test and measurement company Anite plc announced its final results for its fiscal year, along with the news that it is acquiring one of...
Canada provides framework for spectrum license transfers
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...
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...
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...
Reality Check: Wireless earnings drivers for the second quarter (Pt. 2)
Sprint Nextel was not the only telecom company making news over the past week, as early last week, Mary Dillon abruptly
Reality Check: LTE is making wireless performance a differentiator again for handsets
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
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...
HetNet News: Time Warner expands Wi-Fi in NYC
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...
Google approved to administer white space database
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...
Reader Forum: Seven tips for wireless backhaul success
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
Reader Forum: Don’t rush into mobile platform decisions – Pt. 1: Native, hybrid or HTML5?
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
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...
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...