August 2014

Glow Networks has been involved in deployment and testing of thousands of base stations over the years and has seen the transitions from 2G to 3G to LTE firsthand. “We’ve …

The latest quarterly report on enterprise mobility from Good Technology showed “significant growth” in activations of secure instant messaging (IM), customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) applications that …

Mobile Minute: Microsoft’s Nokia is apparently taking a high-low strategy when it comes to mobile phones. The company is NOT exiting the basic mobile phone business, despite last month’s announcement …

Rackspace is managing the cloud and managing to grow, despite competition and price cuts from the mobile Internet’s heaviest hitters. Google slashed prices of its cloud services this spring, but despite …

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 may slip through the cracks from …

As many long-time readers will remember, in October 2012 the I penned a column called “Dear John (Legere)” that talked about the bold, radical moves that would be necessary to …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry …

New England-born and Munich-based, Claudia Bacco has joined the RCR Wireless News team as Managing Director – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As Managing Director – EMEA, Bacco will …

There’s no doubt that the television landscape today is very different than just a few years ago. The rapid adoption of mobile devices is driving a media revolution, completely changing …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. When mobile services were launched, …

The rapid growth in wireless data use is placing capacity burdens on the traditional large (macro) cell site capacity. The number of users within a cell’s coverage area competing for …

Network quality assurance company NetScout has filed a civil lawsuit against analyst firm Gartner, alleging that Gartner’s highly vaunted Magic Quadrant ratings system is a pay-for-play arrangement rather than an …

Mobile Minute: Keeping data flowing in even in the most crowded environments is an important goal for Japan’s SoftBank Mobile, and to that end the company has partnered with Ericsson. …

The move to the cloud for enterprises continued to accelerate, with a new report from the Harvard Business Review and commissioned by Verizon Communications finding 70% of those surveyed had …

According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics and the United States Congress Lobbying Disclosure website (lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov), during the first financial quarter of 2014, lobbying from traditional wireless operators …

EMEA in perspective is a Monday column focused on the identification of regional trends and outcomes of the prior week’s news. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her …

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 …

The Internet of Things, which got a boost from Apple with the launch of its HomeKit in June, is either going to transform our world – or crush it – depending …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. OSHA cites S&S for W.Va. collapse You’ll likely recall when we …

Christina Richards, VP of marketing for AOptix, spoke with RCR about the implications for backhaul in regards to Internet of Things (IoT) and the evolution toward more M2M traffic. Richards …

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 …

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 …

Mobile Minute: In another sign that the smartphone patent wars may be moving towards a ceasefire, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that parts of one of Apple’s …

It’s Freitag and the weekend is upon us. Each week this column will focus on light hearted musings of the wireless industry and all of the moving parts that make …