Six chipmakers have already won certification for 5G Wi-Fi designs. This week the Wi-Fi Alliance announced its certification program for 802.11ac, also known as 5G Wi-Fi because it uses the …
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SINGAPORE–Can data become a new currency? This question was raised by Alastair Hanlon, Amdocs vice president of market strategy, during media sessions at this year’s InTouch event. “The new economy …
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Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) said today that it wants to transform itself from a telecommunications generalist into an IP networking and broadband access specialist. The company’s new CEO Michel Combes said that …
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Dish Network looks to have bowed out of the Sprint Nextel sweepstake, announcing late yesterday that it would not put in a new offer to acquire the nation’s No. 3 …
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Hoping to capitalize on the positive reviews for the HTC One, the Taiwanese smartphone maker today launched a successor to its Butterfly smartphone – the Butterfly S. Like the HTC …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In …
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Time Trippin’: Carriers struggle with data prices; industry with encryption … 14 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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If it’s true that perception is reality, and that expectations impact perception, then a new reality meets at the corner of fiber and wireless. The world in which we live …
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C Spire Wireless is the latest carrier win for Devicescape, creator of software that lets users connect to a nationwide network of public Wi-Fi hotspots “curated” by the company. C …
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PowerCloud Systems, which provides cloud-based network management of what it calls “enterprise-Wi-Fi-as-a-service” without an on-site network controller, is ramping up its activities with a multi-tenant Wi-Fi solution and a new partner …
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Sprint Nextel files lawsuit to block Dish attempt to acquire stake in Clearwire
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerSprint Nextel has found a new manner in which to deter Dish Network from attempting to acquire a stake in Clearwire, filing a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery …
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Huawei may face some obstacles when it comes to selling telecom gear in the U.S., but the Chinese conglomerate continues to be aggressive in the smartphone space, particularly in Western …
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For a growing number of Americans, owning the latest mobile device is more than just keeping up with the Jones’ – smartphones and tablets are critical work tools and their primary way to
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Middle school teacher Carolyn Hardwick took a summer job as a project coordinator for AirGate PCS 13 summers ago and never looked back. By the end of the summer, Hardwick …
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Published reports out of Canada suggest that Verizon Communications is shopping for an entry into the country’s wireless market, which the Canadian government has vowed to make more competitive. Canada’s …
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Apple is the latest company to disclose to its customers how much data it has shared this year with the government. The company says it does not allow the government …
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HetNet News: Reports say Wi-Fi is booming worldwide; Gowex launches free Wi-Fi in SF
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillABI Research released several recent reports on the Wi-Fi and in-building wireless space. The research firm estimated that Wi-Fi hotspots will reach a total of 6.3 million this year, from …
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How telecom analysts, big data can glean value from wireless networks (video)
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerWireless carriers are constantly looking for ways to glean more value from their network deployments, a process being helped by increased usage of telecom analytics and big data platforms. RCR …
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Mobile video is a double-edged sword for operators — customers are willing to pay more each month to watch video on mobile devices, but processing that video is straining data …
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AT&T Mobility is set to join the growing move towards offering LTE services to no-contract customers, announcing that beginning June 21 it will open its growing next-generation network to its …
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In a connected world where a majority of interactions between consumers and businesses are conducted online, network events increasingly define customer behavior. Communications service providers are
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Apple is the latest company to disclose to its customers how much data it has shared this year with the government. The company says it does not allow the government …
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The Latin American region now has 125,000 LTE subscribers, according to 4G Americas. The industry trade organization also noted that total mobile cellular technologies achieved 693 million connections, of which …
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Mobile operators have become extremely adept at building networks capable of handling explosive volumes of traffic, even as subscribers continuously change devices, download applications and
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Test & Measurement: NI on load pull, Ruckus and Globalstar test new spectrum for Wi-Fi
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWelcome to this week’s look at news in network test & measurement. Ixia was named among the fastest-growing U.S tech companies by Forbes Magazine. The company came in at #14 …