Regional wireless operator C Spire Wireless said it has gone with Openwave Mobility’s Promotion and Pricing Innovation mobile data charging solution for the carrier’s “choice” and “shared” data plans. The …
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Nvidia delays Tegra 4 launch Nvidia (NVDA) says it will delay the launch of its Tegra 4 processor and accelerate the launch of the Tegra 4i, which integrates an LTE …
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Reality Check: Why active antenna systems are the superior antenna tuning solution
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerAs wireless devices evolve, so must their antenna systems, which play a critical but underappreciated role in both the user experience, original equipment manufacturers’ capability to make it all work
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Machine-to-machine communications are set to play a key role in enterprise mobility strategies. Some sectors such as utilities, oil and gas, and transport and logistics already use M2M widely as a cost-effective means to
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With the escalating number of employees using mobile devices to access both personal and professional content on corporate networks, mobile device management is becoming a significant point of discussion
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Report: Verizon Wireless puts in bid for Clearwire spectrum, chaos set to ensue
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerFurther muddying Clearwire’s future is a report that Verizon Wireless has offered up to $1.5 billion to acquire the rights to some of Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses. The Wall …
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China’s Foxconn is hiring workers to produce a new version of the iPhone, according to Bloomberg. The news service says that Foxconn has ended a hiring freeze at its Zhengzhou …
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Powerwave has secured an additional $5 million debtor-in-possession credit facility as it works to find a buyer. The Gores Group is the buyout specialist financing P-Wave Holdings, which will provide …
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Welcome to this week’s news on Wi-Fi, DAS, and small cell deployments. In macrocell news this week, CommScope and international telecom company Ooredoo said that they are partnering on a …
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Verizon Wireless lengthens device upgrade time to 2 years, to launch finance option
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerVerizon Wireless has altered its device upgrade policy, extending the time frame in which current customers are eligible for a full discount on a new device. The carrier noted late …
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Merger-mania continued to spin around the wireless space as this morning Dish Networks put in a $25.5 billion bid to acquire 68% of Sprint Nextel. The deal further spices up …
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There’s no denying that the mobile revolution has transformed life throughout Latin America in countless ways. According to a 2012 World Bank report
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The mobile core is changing. Fast. Mobile network operators around the globe are embracing the transition from legacy mobile technologies to next generation infrastructures and the new LTE core
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Average revenue per user has long been the benchmark metric in the wireless industry with fortunes gained and lost on even small changes in an operator’s ARPU result. However, ARPU was borne from a wireless
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The Brazilian government has approved a tax reduction for locally produced smartphones. According to the decree published in the Official Gazette, the PIS/COFINS tax levied on smartphones priced up to …
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Samsung says demand for the Galaxy S4 is stronger than expected, and that’s causing some U.S. carriers to delay the phone’s launch. Visit RCR Wireless for today’s Mobile Minute. Today’s …
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MetroPCS has rescheduled its shareholder vote on the proposed merger with T-Mobile USA. The meeting originally scheduled for today will take place on April 24 in order to give shareholders …
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Test & Measurement: Agilent does Chinese OTA LTE testing; TI opens teaching lab
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWelcome to this week’s round-up of news, products, and analysis in the network test and measurement space. Chinese test system provider Tri-L Solutions integrated Agilent Technologies‘ PXT wireless communications test …
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I don’t need to tell any of you, but dang, if that prepaid space is not getting more exciting by the day. I know carriers have been instigating pricing and marketing wars in the no-contract arena for years now,
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Time Trippin’: Carrier consolidation rampant, can anyone survive? … 13 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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Not wanting to let rivals get all the prepaid attention, Verizon Wireless this week launched a lower-priced offering designed to tempt those looking for a basic device that they do …
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Ceragon cites operator hesitation on backhaul investment for weak quarter
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillDespite a backhaul market that is supposed to be booming, wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks released preliminary quarterly results that did not meet the low end of its guidance, citing …
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Two new reports confirm both the growth of video viewing, and that tablets are increasingly driving the market for video consumption. At the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week, …
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In a move to help define the business case for small cell deployments, consulting firm Wireless 20/20 unveiled a software platform designed to allow carriers and venue owners to simulate …
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Semiconductor startup Quantance has raised another $12 million from investors including DoCoMo Capital, TD Fund, Granite Ventures, InterWest Partners and DoCoMo Capital. The company makes power supply chips that use …