2014

Ingram Micro calls itself the world’s largest technology distributor, and as more and more technology involves mobility, the company is clearly positioning itself to dominate mobile device logistics as well. …

Big data analytics solutions provider Globys today updated its Mobile Occasions platform that it said puts “Google-like marketing experimentation and dynamic machine learning into the hands of [chief marketing officers] …

Sprint’s pursuit of rival T-Mobile US appears to be moving forward unabated as reports have surfaced that Deutsche Telekom has accepted an offer by Softbank for their respective subsidiaries to …

While Google and Samsung have been busy looking for breakthrough wearable technology, Apple has been listening for it. Yesterday the company confirmed that it will buy Beats Electronics and Beats …

The Wireless History Foundation announced four individuals set to be inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame at an event scheduled for Sept. 9. The inductees were selected by a …

In partnership with RCR Wireless News, research consultancy ATLANTIC-ACM examines the emerging small cell infrastructure development space and the economics and market dynamics impacting small-cell deployments. What you will learn: …

As carriers rip-and-replace legacy equipment in favor of new technologies, they are faced with what to do with the old equipment. RCR Wireless News will take a look at the …

The use of the AWS spectrum band (1700/2100 MHz) for LTE mobile services in Latin America is expected to have a huge positive economic impact, according to a recently released study by …

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 …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Mobile app acquisitions are making headlines, with two new deals announced this week and a third hitting a possible snag. …

Developers of video optimization software have a number of tools to offer service providers who want to reduce bandwidth consumption, but these tools are of limited use when video is …

LG is the brand carried by more U.S. smartphone users than any other save Apple and Samsung, and LG’s newest flagship is an effort to establish the company as a …

Amdocs is building on its long history with the telecom industry as an OSS/BSS provider and expanding its big data analytics offerings for telcos, including access to its data scientists. …

The Orange Group has named Ramon Fernandez, the current director general of the French treasury, as its next CFO. Fernandez will start his new position on Sept. 1. The current …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

Most businesses are not prepared for the proliferation of cloud, analytics, mobile devices and social media, according to a study from IBM. IBM released preliminary findings from the study, which …

The explosion in the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets provides a significant opportunity for governments to reverse the European election trends and drive up voter engagement.

Foxconn is best known as the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, and the human costs of its efficient fabrication processes are well documented. Less well known are the Taiwanese …

SDN and NFV will drive telecoms to change the way they manage their networks.

It is important to examine the factors that are making OpenStack the “next big thing” for telcos, as well as what the future will hold for the platform and its supporters.

The Federal Communications Commission gained a court victory in support of its Universal Service Fund reform efforts, with a federal appeals court upholding the agency’s Connect America program that is …

Ad agency Omnicom reportedly it has a $230 million deal to integrate its Accuen ad buying unit with Twitter’s MoPub mobile ad exchange. The 2-year deal will give Accuen first …

LTE broadcast The race to supply chipsets for Verizon’s LTE Multicast demo at last weekend’s Indy 500 was won by Qualcomm and Sequans. Qualcomm made the Multicast-capable chips inside the …

The wireless industry is quickly heading towards relying on LTE-based next-generation networks that offer superior performance and efficiency compared to legacy 2G and 3G systems. However, in order to fully …

The well-documented onslaught of mobile data traffic is driving the viability of Wi-Fi networks as a way to improve mobile network capacity and improve coverage for mobile carriers.