Yearly Archives: 2014

Worst of the Week: Sprint/T-Mobile US? A billion more reasons why not

Rumors surrounding Sprint’s interest in T-Mobile US refuse to die, thanks in part to executives at both carriers continuing to dance around the subject without really

American Tower boasts strongest growth among tower giants

The nation's three largest tower companies continue to benefit from demand for tower space driven by the transition to LTE networks, and by the...

Software: Huawei, Ericsson judged top policy vendors

Huawei and Ericsson topped Infonetics Research’s latest ranking of policy management vendors, with both operators posting strong results in evaluated metrics.

Analytics: Motorola partners with four companies on LBS

--Motorola Solutions announced a new indoor location platform for mobile marketing that integrates both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Smart, instead of separate platforms for the two...

Test & Measurement: Agilent supports Cat 7 chip development, names Keysight CTO

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly...

Towercrews.net Featured Jobs for the Week of 5/7

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Construction Manager Accountable for site safety, quality, schedule and cost on assigned projects, oversee 4-5 crew members. San...

SaskTel, Koodo Mobile dominate J.D. Power Canadian carrier survey

Canada’s regional operators, mobile virtual network operators and sub-brands scored highest in customer satisfaction according to a new survey released by J.D. Power and...

Cell Tower News: Supreme Court to hear T-Mobile US cell tower case

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Tower companies and carriers are...

Defining virtualization and software-defined networking: What's the difference?

Comprehending the differences and connections between SDN and NFV is essential to ensure that they are implemented and leveraged in the most effective manner.

Pager app: Uber for healthcare (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. One of the creators of the Uber app is bringing the same idea to healthcare, with...

NTT DoCoMo partners with 6 vendors on 5G

NTT DoCoMo is looking towards the future, announcing this morning agreements with a half-dozen equipment vendors to conduct trials of so-called “5G” technologies. Those...

LatAm: Brazil opens public consultation for 700 MHz auction

The Brazilian government has opened the public consultation period for its upcoming 700 MHz frequency band auction. Last year, during the  Futurecom event in Rio de Janeiro,telecom regulatory...

Carrier Wrap: China carriers look to form infrastructure JV; UAE’s Etisalat sells African operations

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...

Mobile video: the tip of the iceberg?

Mobile operators have invested billions of dollars in 3G and 4G networks, and when users get access to them they don't hesitate to download...

Carriers ready for text-to-911 (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Mobile service providers are preparing to support text-to-911, for situations in which a victim cannot or...

Reader Forum: Top 5 mobility trends CXOs should watch

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...

Extreme Networks sees modest revenue growth from Enterasys acquisition

Extreme Networks reported a net loss on its first full quarter of results that include its acquisition of Enterasys. However, the company reported that...

HP makes a $1B OpenStack bet

Hewlett-Packard is betting its future on the cloud with a commitment to invest more than a billion dollars in software-based solutions that have the...

Competition hits Ntelos: customer growth, profits dip

Increased competitive pressure by larger operators appear to have had a significant impact on smaller operators as regional player Ntelos reported a slowdown in...

Aeroflex improves profitability

 Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE: ARX) saw its net sales dip slightly year-over-year, but its profits improved as it stemmed losses from continuing operations. Net sales...

LTE is king of the road now, but LTE-A, 5G look ready to challenge

Looking to add some clarity to the burgeoning LTE space, RCR Wireless News spoke with Chris Pearson, president of trade group 4G Americas, to...

Europe: Deutsche Telekom launches mobile wallet in Germany

Deutsche Telekom has begun a quest to convince its cash-loving countrymen to accept mobile payment. The carrier this week launched MyWallet in Germany, allowing...

Analyst Angle: Disorganized value chain: the story of small cell and DAS

In early April, I had the pleasure of participating in the NEDAS Forum event in New York City. The forum had attendees and speakers covering all aspects of the deployment value chain.

Time Trippin’: Leap ‘Slices’ data; GAIT to link GSM, TDMA … 13 years ago this week

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...

Who's getting the most out of SDN?

Now that carriers have begun deploying SDN, there are more tangible use cases for the technology within the telecom sector.
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