Yearly Archives: 2014

Test & Measurement: EXFO launches performance monitoring with NFV in mind

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...

Software: Equipment sales to top $1T through 2018; SDN, NFV sales to hit $5B by 2020

--Telecommunication software equipment remains a hot seller, with a new report from Infonetics Research claiming the market was on track to grow each year...

Sprint content with 1x-Advanced, HD Voice in sitting out initial VoLTE rush

Voice over LTE has become the latest technology challenge for operators looking to garner more efficiency out of their networks by running voice services...

SAP's strong cloud growth continues, results mixed

SAP reported that its cloud business grew 32% during the second quarter and said that it is the fastest-growing enterprise cloud company "at scale,"...

Verizon takes more heat from Netflix

Netflix is appealing to the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate paid prioritization of Internet traffic. In a 28-page filing submitted this week, the on-demand...

Microsoft to slash 18,000 jobs, two-thirds from Nokia handset division

Microsoft’s latest attempt to turn around its flailing mobile operations is set to cost 18,000 employees their jobs, with most of those cuts coming...

Big Data & Analytics: IDC sees intersection of government, small cells, big data

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...

AT&T cell site of the future hits a speed bump

AT&T's second quarter slowdown in spending hit some contractors hard, but the carrier itself has also felt the pain. Sources tell RCR Wireless News...

LatAm: World Cup network use broke records; Oi/PT merger hit by funding problems

Now that the FIFA World Cup has ended, carriers and observers are evaluating how the mobile networks performed during the tournament. While the National Union of Fixed and Mobile...

#TBT: Verizon boosts spectrum portfolio; Nextel ponders 3G in 1.9 GHz … 10 years ago this week

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...

Europe: Chatty cars

Rohde and Schwarz has a long legacy of providing test and measurement solutions in all fields of wireless communications. So why not cars? They...

Asia set to lead LTE connections past 1B in 2017

LTE technology looks set to surge in customer acceptance, with Juniper Research forecasting one billion users in 2017, nearly doubling to 1.8 billion users...

Editorial Webinar: Women in Wireless 2014

Wireless infrastructure will generate an estimated 30,000 net new jobs between now and 2017, and related industries will generate an additional 1.2 million jobs...

Network testing as a foundation for service assurance

Anritsu acquired NetTest nine years ago to expand its offerings beyond test and measurement instruments to service assurance. In this video, Neil Tomlinson of Anritsu...

Europe: 3 Ireland completes O2 takeover

There is a new order in Ireland's wireless market, with 3 now No. 2. The operator, which is owned by the Hong Kong-based Hutchison...

SAP identifies 'textiest' moments of the World Cup

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup concluded and Germany victorious, data continues to reveal just how entwined mobile engagement was with the experience of...

Ntelos, Dish Network expand fixed LTE deployment

Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos has moved forward with a limited commercial launch of fixed LTE services in partnership with Dish Network. The offering is...

Policy: FCC extends comment period on Open Internet NPRM

The Federal Communications Commission this week extended the Open Internet comment filing period from July 15 to July 18, citing the impact a high...

Rohde & Schwarz Webinar: A Practical Introduction to VoLTE Testing in the Field

VoLTE (Voice over LTE) differs from traditional circuit-switched voice in a variety of ways. This webinar provides field engineers with a practical overview of...

IBM, Apple partner on enterprise mobility with IBM MobileFirst for iOS

IBM and Apple have announced a major global collaboration for enterprise mobility that encompasses IBM's offerings in big data and analytics, Apple's mobile devices,...

Feature Report: Women in Wireless

Wireless infrastructure will generate an estimated 30,000 net new jobs between now and 2017, and related industries will generate an additional 1.2 million jobs...

Enterprise small cells: deployment challenges

Operators are securing enterprise small cell contracts with promises of faster and more reliable connectivity. Putting those promises into practice requires close cooperation with...

Verizon Wireless (finally) adds LTE access to prepaid service

Verizon Wireless has finally thrown its prepaid customers a bone, announcing that it would begin offering access to its LTE network for those subscribers...

Report: Sprint, T-Mobile US to pool $10B towards 600 MHz incentive auction

With an official offer still lacking, rumors of a tie-up between Sprint and T-Mobile US continue to flourish, with the latest round suggesting a...

AT&T seen as buyer of AMX assets (RCR Mobile Minute

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. AT&T and América Móvil may not be parting ways after all. The U.S. carrier is still...
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