Yearly Archives: 2013

Corning looks to ease small cell backhaul concerns

The continued integration of various wireless technologies in order to provide a more complete and seamless user experience has become a significant focus of...

Tumblr mobile ad strategy just beginning

Yahoo's weekend deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion is seen as a move by CEO Marissa Mayer to capitalize on the growth in...

Reader Forum: Uplink DAS performance – then and now

Distributed antenna systems have been one of the fastest-growing types of cellular infrastructure for the past 15 years. In the late 1990’s, DAS were initially deployed inside

Reader Forum: The rise of the contextual and customizable mobile Web

With the rapid increase in social networking, gaming and commerce traffic coming from mobile devices, there’s suddenly a gaping need for a Web experience designed primarily for access from mobile devices,

LatAm Wrap-Up: Region has 20 LTE networks; América Móvil invests $50M in Brazil Wi-Fi

4G Americas reported that there are now 20 commercial LTE networks in nine Latin American countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican...

Verizon Wireless bolsters prepaid data, but remains 3G only

Verizon Wireless continued to sweeten its prepaid offerings, announcing this week that it would double the amount of data available to customers selecting its...

Sprint Nextel closes on U.S. Cellular deal

Sprint Nextel said it has closed on its $480 million acquisition of a handful of markets from regional carrier U.S. Cellular. The deal included...

Prepaid phone boom extends to top models (Mobile Minute)

Despite those hefty carrier subsidies that keep the iPhone affordable for smartphone buyers, many of those buyers are now choosing to pay full price...

MetroPCS brand to live on, focused on urban markets

MetroPCS’ future appears to be set as new parent company T-Mobile US said it plans to bolster the MetroPCS offering, focusing on urban markets. Speaking...

4G Americas: LTE connections to surpass 100 million this week

Worldwide LTE network connections will pass 100 million this week, according to estimates by 4G Americas and Informa Telecoms and Media, with about 57...

Test & Measurement: Streamlining LTE certification; Agilent dominates market

The Global Certification Forum and the CDMA Certification Forum announced that they are working together to offer a single certification process for mobile devices...

Telus to acquire Mobilicity for $370M

Canadian telecom provider Telus said it plans to acquire regional rival Mobilicity for $370 million, picking up the carrier’s approximately 250,000 customers. Telus is...

PCIA moves 2014 trade show to spring

The game of musical chairs among trade shows continued today as PCIA announced it was moving its annual get together from its traditional fall...

Google Glass for the working class (video)

While a select group of app developers and early adopters are paying $1,500 for prototypes of Google Glass, a competing set of digital eyewear...

Worst of the Week: The sweet smell of desperation

There is nothing like desperation to make someone sweat. And there is nothing like the smell of sweat to tell when someone is desperate. Some may call it sweet, but I prefer to refer

Freescale Webinar: Software Strategies and Solutions for Next Generation Wireless Networks

Third-generation and "4G" wireless networks are facing a severe capacity crunch caused by massive data demand created by smart phones and tablet devices. Deployment of...

Google Wallet adds new smartphones, email payments

Google Wallet is coming to three new smartphones, and to Gmail. The search engine giant says it will be rolling out Gmail payments over...

Agilent to cut 450 jobs worldwide

Agilent Technologies (A) reported flat net revenues and a 35% year-over-year drop in net income for its second fiscal quarter ending April 30, and...

Clearwire continues full-court press on investors

Is Clearwire getting nervous about the pending shareholder vote on its potential acquisition by Sprint Nextel? Clearwire today sent out a “reminder” letter to shareholders...

‘Plug-and-play’ equipment cuts time at the tower (video)

As network operators scramble to hire tower crews to keep up with the demand for wireless service, they are learning that every minute counts...

Carrier Wrap: Spectrum auction concludes in Australia; Leap names new CMO

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that...

Telecom Analytics: Breaking down silos to improve analytics

Telecom operators are looking at telecom analytics solutions to better understand their customers and develop more sophisticated and personalized offerings. Although more in-depth adoption...

Feature Report: Telecom Analytics

Telecom analytics is one of the most exciting areas in the wireless business. In a very competitive environment, carriers have to give a deeper...

ABI: Nokia Siemens base stations win out

A competitive assessment by ABI Research ranked Nokia Siemens Networks first in macro base station vendors, with high scores in ABI's innovation and implementation...

Verizon Wireless to bolster coffers ahead of debt payment, spectrum auction

Verizon Wireless’ recent dividend payments to parent companies Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group could begin to slow as the wireless carrier turns to paying...
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