August 2014

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is reportedly set to leave the nation’s No. 3 carrier as soon as tomorrow, in a move that coincides with a plan to abandon its attempt …

The Federal Communications Commission announced last week that it was looking to forbid joint bids in the upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction scheduled to occur sometime in mid-2015. That move …

Verizon Wireless is sticking to its guns on plans to throttle data speeds for some of its “unlimited” data customers, even after receiving a letter from Federal Communications Commission Tom …

High-tech communications entrepreneur Brian Hinman is out to “revolutionize the wireless service provider industry” with his newest startup, Mimosa Networks. Mimosa is working to create Wi-Fi hardware that can offer connectivity …

Allot Communications reported non-GAAP revenue growth of 31.1% for the second quarter, earning revenues of $28.2 million compared to $21.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The company said the growth …

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 …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and …

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. Many – if not most …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level ex-ecutives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Surely the award for the …

Distributed antenna systems provide connectivity behind the scenes, out of sight, even underground in some cases, and at times they have been as hard to find in corporate financial results as …

The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Cost cuts and restructuring are paying off for Europe’s major wireless infrastructure vendors, all of whom saw significant margin improvement in the …

Network function virtualization has become a significant talking point across the mobile telecommunications space, with most wireless operators and equipment vendors looking more closely at the technology. That attention comes …

Oracle Communications is set to expand its software push into the mobile space, recently announcing plans to acquire TOA Technologies, which provides cloud-based field service solutions designed to manage customer …

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 …

A new survey sponsored by Oracle shows that enterprises expect that the resources devoted to mobile applications and devices will grow significantly in the next few years, and that companies …

Samsung’s network infrastructure business gets some of the blame for the company’s slide in sales and operating profit during the second quarter. The company cited its domestic market as well …

Comptel reported 17%  growth in new business during the most recent quarter, although its net sales were largely flat. Juhani Hintikka, president and CEO of Comptel, said that the company won …

The nation’s four largest wireless operators have now all posted second quarter results that came in more or less within expectations. Verizon Wireless continued its machine-like focus on attracting lucrative …

Procera Networks deepened its reach into the customer experience space, announcing the beta launch of its RAN Perspectives product, which is designed to provide real-time location and radio access network …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. OSHA directive on hoisting In a new step towards safer practices …

Anristu saw essentially flat year-over-year revenues for its first fiscal quarter ending June 30, but its profits for the quarter were down nearly 50% to about $8 million. Meanwhile, its …

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 …

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), which announced its “Shift Plan” a year ago, is now looking to shift some of its submarine cable business. When the Paris-based telecom equipment company released its 2014 …

Liam Maxwell, VP of products for Oracle Communications, spoke with RCR Wireless about how the transition from single-service providers to bundled offerings has affected customer relationship management, BSS and OSS, and …

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