AT&T has said that software skill sets are increasingly important for its workforce, and now the carrier is partnering with the Georgia Institute of Technology for online education. Today’s Mobile …
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Over-the-top content providers may represent a new revenue stream for carriers, if they start paying for access to subscribers. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that ESPN has
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Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies
by Gina Sanchezby Gina SanchezBetween April 24 and April 26, the GSMA LA Plenary Meeting No. 39 was held in Bogota, Colombia, with more than 400 attendees from 19 countries including representatives from mobile operators, telecommunications suppliers,
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Time Trippin’: Test-equipment market reinvents itself; paging satellite crashes … 15 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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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. A new trinity is on …
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Surging smartphone sales kept the mobile phone market growing during the first quarter, but just barely. Worldwide mobile phone sales were up just .7% from the first quarter of last …
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NSN, Ericsson, Huawei look to speed OSS deployments with interoperability initiative
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThree infrastructure giants are looking to further the reach of operating support systems through an interoperability agreement designed to simplify the deployment and management process. Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and …
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Dish Network appears undaunted in its bid to out-bid Softbank for a stake in Sprint Nextel, announcing today plans to offer $2.5 billion in senior notes to help fund its …
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The explosive growth in smartphones and the proliferating demand for mobile Internet and mobile video threatens to overwhelm current network infrastructure and leaves the industry at the cusp of a …
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BlackBerry is bringing the popular BBM message service to iOS and Android devices this summer, and will add Skype to the operating system for its Z10 smartphone. Scroll down for …
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Sonus Networks is targeting both service providers and enterprises with two new session border controllers that are designed to simplify network design and add advanced communications features in unified communications environments. In …
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Verizon Wireless remains the gift that keeps on giving, or at least to its parent companies. The wireless carrier is set to pay out $7 billion in dividends to its …
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Tonight thousands of New Yorkers will be able to tune in to “Dancing with the Stars” on their iPads and iPhones, as ABC launches its Watch ABC app to stream …
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There are few markets as hot, exciting and challenging as machine-to-machine these days. Analyst forecasts are an obvious way to identify a hot market, but another is the number of vendors entering
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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 say …
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HetNet News: Boingo expands in China; next-gen Wi-Fi devices on the rise
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless announced agreements to become the first international Wi-Fi provider at three major Chinese airports: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao International …
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Clearwire’s management continues to show its preference for an acquisition by Sprint Nextel, sending a letter this morning to investors urging them to approve the pending $2.2 billion deal and …
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Samsung says it has found a way to transmit data in the millimeter-wave frequencies, offering the promise of speeds several hundred times faster than those of current “4G” networks. The …
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Mobile virtual network operators continue to push up-market in search of consumers. The latest to make the move is Zact, which is offering up smartphones running across Sprint Nextel’s 3G …
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If you manage an enterprise IT network, chances are that “high-quality video sessions” are the last words you want to see. As most businesses are still trying to figure out how they’ll deliver voice and
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Once you were what you ate. Today, you are your mobile device. Mobile operators have an intricate and involved relationship with their customers. As technology evolves, smartphones are becoming
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Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications has received six applications from telecom operators interested in participating in the frequency band auction aimed at deploying LTE across the country. The …
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The word “connections” can mean many things to mobile service providers and their customers. For AT&T, some of the most mission-critical connections are those between customers with unique challenges and …
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Carriers who want over-the-top players to help foot the bill for wireless data may be making some progress. The Wall Street Journal reports that ESPN has talked to one carrier …
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Ixia announced new products for validating and testing the resiliency of enterprise networks, including the ability to simulate a data center rack of virtualized servers. The company’s new RackSim is …