There are dozens of players involved in the many facets of the microwave backhaul market, so many in fact that analysts predict consolidation at some point will be necessary in …
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Yearly Archives
2013
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It wasn’t an easy week for U.S.-based American Tower, as a report from Muddy Waters accused the company of a $250 million discrepancy between the price American Tower said it …
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Programmable technologies company Xilinx reported an “exceptional” quarter in which its gross margin was 69%, a new record for the company. About 44% of Xilinx’ revenues come from communications and …
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Verizon Wireless adds 1M subscribers, customer base tops 100M; unveils Edge device upgrade plan
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerVerizon Wireless set the results bar high for its rivals, announcing second quarter numbers showing continued strong growth in the lucrative postpaid space as well as increased revenues. Verizon Wireless …
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Carrier Wrap: AT&T to power Nissan telematics; Leap updates Muve Music service
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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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Carriers today are facing the problem of managing over-the-top players and transforming this threat into opportunity. It will not be easy, but by using some analytics tools, telecom operators could …
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Having hinted at plans earlier this year, Leap Wireless jumped into the device financing space announcing its aptly named Phone Payment Plan set to launch July 21. The offering, which …
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NEC appears ready to hang up on its smartphone business after its PC partner Lenovo declined the chance to invest, according to Japan’s Nikkei news source. The report says that …
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A Twitter user bemoans AT&T service. A Facebook user mentions wanting to switch from Sprint to Verizon Wireless. A forum poster asks for recommendations on a wireless carrier. Tapping in …
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Dish Network may have failed in its recent attempts to buy a wireless carrier, but the satellite TV provider appears poised to continue disrupting both wireless and media. Dish is …
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RACO Wireless is buying GPS software developer Position Logic, adding asset tracking applications to its M2M connectivity solution. Both RACO and Position Logic offer ‘white label’ M2M solutions for carriers; …
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Over-the-top messaging players are capturing new users at high speed, benefiting from network effects and thus eroding SMS revenues, once a very relevant money stream for mobile players. OTT services are
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Time Trippin’: Are developers leaving Google?; Sprint/Clearwire alliance questioned … 5 years ago this week
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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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 …
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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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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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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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Telus Mobility cuts year from customer contracts, girds for potential competition
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerCanadian 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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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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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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Reality Check: Why product lifecycle management has become important for high-tech manufacturers
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerProduct 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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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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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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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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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 …