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Yearly Archives
2013
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AT&T looks to be the latest domestic operator attempting to raise some quick cash by selling off its tower assets. According to a Bloomberg report, the telecommunications giant is looking …
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CCA Fall 2013: T-Mobile US looks to keep pressure on with ‘un-carrier’ strategy; courts rural partners
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLAS VEGAS – T-Mobile US is looking to maintain its remarkable 2013 turnaround with plans to continue attacking what it terms consumer “pain points” as well as broadening its network …
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Local jurisdictions around the country are increasingly pushing building owners to install in-building wireless coverage for first responders, while those owners are also seeking better in-building commercial coverage for their …
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Las Vegas, NV. – The Competitive Carriers Association has struck a deal with Devicescape to make the company’s curated network of Wi-Fi hotspots available to subscribers of its carrier membership. …
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Today RCR Wireless News presents complimentary Livestream broadcasts of the keynote speakers at CCA’s 2013 Annual Convention! Make sure to tune in today, September 17th, and tomorrow, the 18th to hear from industry leaders including Acting …
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RCR Wireless News presents complimentary Livestream broadcasts of the keynote speakers at CCA’s 2013 Annual Convention! The livestream may be over, but all videos are now watchable at any time right here. …
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Reality Check: The next billion users – why India is the next big smartphone play
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. As smartphone use in emerging …
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The buzz around wearable technology has been escalating the past several months. In fact, wearable technology has moved beyond product concepts to actual products worn by consumers. These include
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Disruptive change, by definition, is impossible to predict. Merely eight years ago few, if any, industry observers anticipated the rise of social media or the impact that Apple would make
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CCA Fall 2013: Incentive auction strong focus of CCA members; bids not expected until 2015
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLAS VEGAS – One of the biggest issues facing rural carriers is having continued access to new spectrum resources, which has been a central rallying point for the Competitive Carriers …
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Mobile payments have had a long and tortured history, with analysts expecting the market for such services to have hit the upswing, only to see such predictions pushed off again …
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Sprint is reportedly looking to one up its competition with an early upgrade program of its own. CNET reports that Sprint’s offer will be called One Up, and will be …
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Sprint turned on Long Term Evolution service in 34 markets today, mostly in the South and Midwest. The markets included Oklahoma City; Amarillo, Tex.; Greenville, Miss.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Salem, …
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How are operators and teams handling wireless coverage on game day during this football season, with more smartphone subscribers and more advanced devices than ever before? Shahid Ahmed, North American …
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Cisco has packed 4 billion transistors onto a single chip in an effort to create the world’s most scalable and programable network processor. The company says it is targeting the …
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With 250 million active users in the region (about 21% of total users), Facebook is looking at Latin America as a strategic area for the company. For example, over the …
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The transition away from legacy analog 9-1-1 networks to a nationwide IP-based next-generation 9-1-1 (NextGen 9-1-1) architecture is underway. This is a monumental transformation for public safety,
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A new survey conducted by Current Analysis and commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Association found that rural customers are actively shopping for the latest mobile devices and corresponding higher rate …
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Looking to further the contentious issue of LTE roaming, the Rural Telecommunications Group unveiled a program dubbed the LTE Roaming initiative designed to offer roaming capabilities for rural operators. The …
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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 with something meaningful to …
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Roughly twelve months after RCR Wireless News aired a LTE Public Safety Trends program on RCR TV (RCR Mobilist: LTE Public Safety Trends) and twelve years after 9/11, Jeff Mucci, RCR …
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The Federal Communications Commission has set Jan. 14 as the day it plans to begin auctioning off 10 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 1.9 GHz band, also known as …
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Apple on September 10 announced two updates to its ubiquitous smartphone, the iPhone 5C and 5S, which include more exciting configurations than ever. With everyone’s eye on Apple and iPhones buzzing …
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Apple wanted to launch a lower-cost iPhone, but maybe not this low. Walmart has undercut Apple’s pricing, offering the 16GB iPhone 5C for $79 with a contract, $20 off the …