August 2014

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. …

Sprint this week unveiled a bomb shell when it announced it was replacing long-time CEO Dan Hesse with board member and former CEO and founder of Brightstar Marcello Claure. That …

Finding connected cars on the road today are not common, but GSMA Connected Car Forum reports 20% of global vehicle sales will have “embedded connectivity solutions” and over 50% will …

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net Experienced Tower Climber Installing coaxial cable and fiber/power cable, antennas and piping, rigging grounding and testing. Muskegon, MI Ranger Technician Install, …

In the new authoritative guide, wireless and virtualization experts at Ixia reveal the latest strategies for ensuring successful migration. Demystifying NFV helps in understanding: What NFV is, and what changes Virtualization market …

Messaging security threats to your network are advancing at an alarming rate. Protecting your network and subscribers from attacks requires staying one step ahead of cyber criminals and the latest threats. To …

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 …

Mobile Minute: Google has bought two more mobile startups for undisclosed amounts. Directr, which helps businesses create video ads, will become part of Google’s YouTube operations. The company’s software is …

T-Mobile US has laid claim to being the domestic market’s largest prepaid wireless provider, stating that during the second quarter it surpassed the prepaid customer bases of its larger rival …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published new regulations on the use of hoists to place workers on communications towers. The new regulation comes several months after OSHA’s …

T-Mobile US played a large role in driving parent company Deutsche Telekom’s profits this quarter, even as bids from Sprint and Iliad to buy the U.S. unit failed — and new …

The greater the number of competitors, the better for the user, said Brazil’s minister of communications, Paulo Bernardo, to members of the press this week. Those comments came on the …

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 …

Big data and analytics are an expanding area within telecom, and with global job potential. IBM, for example, recently announced that it has committed $100 million dollars to educating and …

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 …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute continued to push development of a common standard for network function virtualization deployments, recently releasing nine NFV-related draft documents for public comment as well as …

BlueStream Professional Services has purchased parts of Tempest Telecom’s DAS business, and will bring one of the industry’s most experienced distributed antenna system professionals onboard to manage its DAS and …

ComScore, which provides multi-platform measurement analytics for advertising, saw its second quarter revenues rise 14% from a year ago and announced a new acquisition. The company earned $80 million in …

Ixia has yet to regain its footing after the ousting of top executives last year, and the company announced a restructuring that includes cutting up to 6% of its workforce. …

Mobile Minute: Sprint is not the only company making executive changes this week as Microsoft said yesterday that is has hired Qualcomm’s Peggy Johnson to lead business development. At Qualcomm, …

Following a late afternoon flurry of rumors, Sprint this morning announced it was replacing current CEO Dan Hesse with Brightstar CEO and founder Marcelo Claure. The move is set to …

Amsterdam-based Vimpelcom reported an 83% drop in profits for its second quarter. The group’s recent debt refinancing of its Wind unit in Italy is partly to blame, but CEO Jo Lunder …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …