2014

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

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 seemingly insatiable consumer appetite for mobile …

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

—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 technologies. The MPact Platform for Mobile …

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

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 Antonio, TX …

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 Associates. The survey of more than …

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 certainly getting their day in court …

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

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 an application that lets …

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 vendors include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, …

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 agency Anatel said that the 700 MHz …

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 operators have invested billions of dollars in 3G and 4G networks, and when users get access to them they don’t hesitate to download and upload video. When stalling and …

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 will not speak. Texting …

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 for those with something meaningful to …

Extreme Networks reported a net loss on its first full quarter of results that include its acquisition of Enterasys. However, the company reported that combined revenues grew three percent on …

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 potential to replace HP servers and …

Increased competitive pressure by larger operators appear to have had a significant impact on smaller operators as regional player Ntelos reported a slowdown in customer growth and sagging profits. The …

 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 edged downward to $155.5 million …

Looking to add some clarity to the burgeoning LTE space, RCR Wireless News spoke with Chris Pearson, president of trade group 4G Americas, to get his view on the launch …

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 its customers to make purchases with …

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.

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 …

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