Monthly Archives: August, 2014
Test and Measurement: Anite supports drive testing for CA, cat 6 devices
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks...
APIs may be key to monetizing networks, says ABI
A new report from ABI Research explores the role that application programming interfaces, or APIs, can play in the monetization of telecom networks.
Telecom APIs...
Worst of the Week: Has the whole world gone mad?
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
Freitag: Size matters in phones and cars
I was doing some research this week for a connected car piece and came across a great BBC documentary from last summer titled "Das...
Software: Hitachi virtualizes MME/SGSN platform; router market impacted by NFV, SDN
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations...
NXP's superfast NFC (RCR Mobile Minute)
Mobile Minute
NXP Semiconductors made headlines this week on reports that Apple has partnered with the Dutch company for NFC (near field communication). An NFC...
Report: T-Mobile US back up for bid, beginning at $35 per share
German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom is reportedly still looking to offload its U.S. operations, though reports indicate that the company is looking for a...
Towercrews.net Featured Jobs for the Week of 8/28
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Run/manage 3 man tower crews in the field, assist with ground work, willing to climb...
Cell Tower News: CTIA asks FCC to revise; OSHA cites manufacturer
CTIA asks FCC to revise wireless siting
CITA CEO Meredith Attwell Baker recently wrote a blog urging the FCC to revise its rules in order...
Intel has big plans for tiny modem
Intel has struggled to find its footing with mobile processors, but the chip giant is determined to make headway in the mobile connectivity market....
From hype to reality (RCR Mobile Minute)
Mobile Minute
Fall brings cooler temperatures and even cooler new products to wireless each year, and this year's devices could also cool some of the...
Big Data & Analytics: IBM provides mobile apps, analytics for US Open
Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas...
Vasona Networks: Users have high expectations for mobile data performance
A new survey from Vasona Networks shows that mobile users' expectations for good mobile data performance are rising, and that operators are most likely...
Employment rises across telecom segment, along with longer hours, higher pay
Employment across the telecommunications segment increased in July, reversing a significant uptick in unemployment the previous month, according to the latest workforce figures from...
Opera’s Skyfire adds audio optimization support to NFV-ready platform
Opera Software’s Skyfire division updated its Rocket Optimizer platform with a streaming audio optimization feature designed to help wireless operators handle the increasing amount...
AT&T turf vendor list grows with demand for cell sites
AT&T has added new contractors for wireless infrastructure deployment...
AT&T Turf Vendor Program
AT&T Mobility's 4G network is nationwide, but the deployment and maintenance of that...
EMEA: Firsts with Ford
I had the opportunity this week to speak with Ford about its claimed first ever automotive original equipment manufacturer-led developer conference set to take...
LatAm: Vivendi in talks with Telefonica to sell Brazil's GVT; Oi hires BTG Pactual, seeks to buy TIM
UPDATED: The future of Brazil's telecom market has become complicated by several potential, competing acquisition offers. Nearly everyone expects some kind of market consolidation, but how it...
#TBT: PTT battles in full swing; Verizon Wireless top carrier … 11 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...
Cricket one-ups rivals with 5-line/$100 plan
Another day, another new rate plan.
As has become standard practice over the past couple of weeks, a wireless carrier today threw out a new...
Network convergence key to AT&T's move
AT&T's marriage of its business solutions and mobility groups reflects the union of its wireline and wireless businesses. The carrier has already merged its...
EMEA: TeliaSonera prompts Norway's spectrum auction delay, possible exit from MegaFon
TeliaSonera's focus on its Nordic operations is creating some waves. First, the Stockholm-based carrier's acquisition of Tele2's Norwegian operations prompted that country's regulator to...
6 telecom analytics white papers worth the read
Trying to get a good handle on big data analytics and their implications and applications for the telecom industry? Here are some insightful telecom analytics...
Yahoo completes Flurry acquisition for mobile analytics
Yahoo said it has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Flurry, which specializes in mobile analytics for applications and app developers.
Complete details of the...
Telecom operators, standards bodies partner on transport SDN
China Mobile, China Telecom, Telus and Verizon in on testing
A handful of telecommunication operators have partnered with a pair of standards bodies to test...