Yearly Archives: 2014

Analyst Angle: Sprint's next steps

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...

Analyst Angle: Latin America’s OTT mobile messaging apps threat

Over the Top (OTT) Services The over-the-top trend started in the telecommunications sphere with free, IP-based telephony services but has now crossed to all other...

T-Mobile US challenges FCC auction rules

T-Mobile US says the Federal Communications Commission needs to stand by its recent comments on carrier competition by revisiting its rules for the 600...

Technology advances boost operator profits, realign workforce

The telecommunications industry has seen operations transformed by advances in technology, which have spurred innovation and profits, while at the same time supporting leaner...

The evolution of network equipment testing

Glow Networks has been involved in deployment and testing of thousands of base stations over the years and has seen the transitions from 2G...

Good's mobility index shows increase in BI, CRM enterprise apps

The latest quarterly report on enterprise mobility from Good Technology showed "significant growth" in activations of secure instant messaging (IM), customer relationship management (CRM)...

Nokia basic phone business survives (RCR Mobile Minute)

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...

Rackspace stays strong, mum on mergers

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...

Carrier Wrap: T-Mobile US set to slash prepaid prices; in 700 MHz deal with CenturyLink

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...

Reality Check: Dear Marcelo Claure

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...

EMEA: Is your car cyber-proof?

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware...

Claudia Bacco to lead EMEA and launch custom content services, by RCR Wireless News

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...

Reality Check: Economics of mobile video

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...

Reality Check: New metrics for a changing industry

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...

White Paper: Going the Distance Solving Power Reach Issues With Diverse DAS Solutions

The rapid growth in wireless data use is placing capacity burdens on the traditional large (macro) cell site capacity. The number of users within...

NetScout sues Gartner over Magic Quadrant ratings

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...

SoftBank Mobile taps Ericsson for policy (RCR Mobile Minute)

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...

Survey: Cloud making real-world strides, boosting ability, reducing costs

The move to the cloud for enterprises continued to accelerate, with a new report from the Harvard Business Review and commissioned by Verizon Communications...

HetNet News: DAS deployments require new skill sets

Indoor DAS is a growing business for providers of wireless infrastructure services, as carriers look to distributed antenna systems to densify their networks and...

Who is spending what on lobbying

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...

EMEA in Perspective, 11 August

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...

Reader Forum: Five ways retailers can leverage the power of mobile

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...

Reader Forum: The Internet of Things ate my network

The Internet of Things, which got a boost from Apple with the launch of its HomeKit in June, is either going to transform our...

Cell Tower News: S&S cited in fatal collapse; FCC safety workshop

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...

Mobile backhaul and IoT

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