2014

SDN offers a number of network-enhancing innovations for the telecoms.

The SDN market is poised to see considerable growth in the next few years. 

California’s state legislature has voted down a cell phone “kill switch” bill by a narrow margin. The bill would have required carriers to be sure that all phones sold in …

Antenna and site solution company PCTel saw its revenues drop 6% year-over-year to $23.7 million, and recorded a loss for the quarter of $146,000. Marty Singer, PCTEL‘s chairman and CEO, …

This week’s reported first quarter results from AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, along with strong results expected from T-Mobile US, has soured already low expectations for what Sprint is forecast …

Ericsson restructures networks unit The world’s largest maker of telecom equipment is splitting its networks unit into two groups. One group will concentrate on radio technologies while the other will …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Today Microsoft closed on its acquisition of Nokia, with the deal now valued up to $7.5 billion due to a …

Software-defined networking continues to migrate across the technology space, with Big Switch Networks announcing a deal this week that will see computer giant Dell reselling its Big Tap application and …

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

The majority of emergency calls now come from wireless phones, but the people calling for help are difficult to find based on carrier-provided location information, according to a recent survey of …

Does SDN technology have staying power, or is it simply a passing fad?

Normally, I use this space to rant about a single topic and then sprinkle in a few extras at the end. Not this week! There was just too many WOTW-worthy items that came across my desk

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday circulated a draft Open Internet Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to its commissioners regarding its future stance on net neutrality enforcement. The move comes after …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. The plague of copper thefts continues for tower companies. This time …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is denying claims that his agency’s upcoming rule changes will put an end to net neutrality. …

Qualcomm (QCOM), the leading maker of smartphone chipsets, reported lower-than-expected sales for its second quarter as China’s emerging LTE market failed to create the demand Qualcomm had hoped for. Sales …

Nuage Networks says it has conducted 30 successful trials of network virtualization around the world in the past year, and that its initial focus on the data center environment is …

It appears the recent pricing moves by Verizon Wireless were indeed caused by competitive pressures as the carrier announced slowing growth and increased churn. Verizon Wireless reported that it added …

Apple (AAPL) knocked the cover off the ball with its second financial quarter earnings report, scoring a 7.3% year-on-year profit increase as it sold 43.7 million iPhones. Smartphone sales were …

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 …

On the same day the global Net Mundial event began in São Paulo, Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, enacted the Marco Civil da Internet bill, which aims to protect online privacy and sets up a form of net …

The controversy over over-the-air testing standards – or lack thereof – for LTE MIMO, as well as cost and complexity, are some of the major issues in OTA testing today. …

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Tower Foreman Lead the construction, installation and maintenance of communication towers & support structures. Savannah, GA   Experienced Tower Techs …

The Federal Communications Commission’s move to free up spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band for small cells and other wireless broadband uses took another step as the agency solidified those …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. There are few companies in the world that appear less in need of financial assitance than Samsung, but that’s just …