2014

Oracle’s co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison is stepping down and moving to fill the roles of executive chairman and CTO of the company, and the company will now have co-CEOs: …

Editor’s Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see …

The use of network analytics in Wi-Fi is an area with great potential for network optimization as well as improving customer experience, according to Shahid Ahmed, managing director at Accenture …

Verizon considers divesting tower assets Last year we reported on Crown Castle’s huge deal with AT&T; the tower giant bought almost 10,000 towers for $4.85B. Apparently this was food for …

Every day there are new announcements related to connected car functionality. This topic continues to be hot. Announcements come from the auto OEMs, aftermarket players working toward late model cars, app developers, …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping …

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. …

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 …

Shanghai — The U.S. market remains a focus for Huawei, although the U.S. government has labeled the Chinese giant IT and telecommunications company as a security threat. The main driver …

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Google’s wireless experts take on Google Fiber Google has promoted a former Qualcomm executive to lead Google Fiber, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dennis Kish will head up Google …

Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile …

In infrastructure news this week, Sprint’s spending is in the spotlight, Verizon’s towers may be for sale, Alcatel-Lucent has a major new contract, and Rackspace is going it alone. Infrastructure …

Things move. Sounds like a simple statement that doesn’t surprise anyone. But as you start to think about supporting “Internet of Things” and connected cars the discussion becomes much more …

A flurry of potential acquisitions in Brazil has resulted in two competing operators, Oi and TIM Brasil, each considering bids to buy the other. First, there is the ongoing battle for …

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 …

Verizon Wireless has slowly begun to roll out voice over LTE services, announcing this week its Advanced Calling 1.0 offering. The service comes just days ahead of the launch of …

AT&T has tapped its ongoing push into software-defined networking solutions to launch an on-demand service designed to allow enterprise customers to provision services in “near real time.” AT&T said the …

Explosive mobile traffic growth, largely driven by the proliferation of LTE mobile devices, new broadband technologies and Internet video content, have caused a tremendous increase in network messaging volume that …

Netflix is making a splash in Europe with red carpet parties and announcements with major carriers in France and Germany. The streaming video service started its European rollout with a party …

Ed Kozel, CEO of Range Networks, talked with RCR Wireless about the company’s recent addition of an enterprise focus along with its approach of using open source base station software …

Now that CTIA’s Super Mobility Week has concluded, here are a few post-show thoughts collected as I continue to nurse three days’ worth of blisters from walking the show floor. …