August 2014

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 weekly at the test and measurement …

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 aren’t a revenue item by …

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 this column is a chance for …

I was doing some research this week for a connected car piece and came across a great BBC documentary from last summer titled “Das Auto – The Germans, their cars …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

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 specific price. Bloomberg reports that DT’s …

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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 to expedite the process of …

Intel has struggled to find its footing with mobile processors, but the chip giant is determined to make headway in the mobile connectivity market. Its modem family has a new …

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 that include service assurance, customer experience …

A new survey from Vasona Networks shows that mobile users’ expectations for good mobile data performance are rising, and that operators are most likely to be blamed if they have …

Employment across the telecommunications segment increased in July, reversing a significant uptick in unemployment the previous month, according to the latest workforce figures from the United States Department of Labor. …

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 of digital music content traveling across …

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 network happens state by …

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 place Sept. 8-11 in Las Vegas. …

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 will happen is not yet clear. …

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 up the time machine, put on …

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 tweak to its rate plans in …

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 wireless and wireline network operations. Through …

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 delay the 1800 MHz spectrum auction …

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 white papers collected from around the …

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 purchase were not disclosed, but …

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 transport software-defined networking technology, which …