AT&T broadened its international LTE roaming to 13 countries, building on an initiative it began late last year. The carrier said it now offers LTE roaming services across 15 countries. …
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Reality Check (MWC Edition): What’s hot at MWC – WebRTC, VoLTE, OTT and 2FA
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerAs the mobile industry gears up for one of the biggest events of the year, the industry is buzzing about what new technologies and innovations are going to surface at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
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Reader Forum: An alternative approach to real-time big data analytics (Pt. 1)
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIn its simplest form, big data analytics can be broken down into two parts that differentiate it from business intelligence or data warehousing and mining:
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Software is expected to be big news at this year’s Mobile World Congress event as the wireless industry looks to glean greater efficiency from mobile networks. Leading up to the …
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Suppliers of small cells and the components that differentiate them are heading into Mobile World Congress with confidence, as their solutions finally start to gain traction in the market. AT&T …
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Berg Insight reported that alarm systems and vehicle tracking applications have helped spur the market for wireless M2M modules in European nations.
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Somehow, someway, the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 made it to the weekend as bids continued to trickle in. Friday witnessed 82 new bids through the 12 rounds of activity, …
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Verizon Communications announced today that it has closed on its $130 billion acquisition of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, giving the domestic telecom giant full control over its leading …
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Sprint is getting ready to bring its Sprint Spark LTE service to enterprise customers. The carrier is launching a wireless router in partnership with NETGEAR that combines LTE wireless broadband, …
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Google is reportedly working on a new app to automatically connect users to its Wi-Fi network. Other top stories: U.S. lags in network speeds The U.S. has seen a greater …
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Traditionally, competitive juices in the wireless communications space flow between companies in the same market segment. We have often seen this when one carrier touts its “superiority” to a rival
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Test & Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz expands carrier aggregation testing to three components
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThis week’s news gives a preview on what test and measurement companies will be focused on at Mobile World Congress. –Rhode & Schwarz has added new functions to its R&S CMW500 …
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The worst attack on a company’s Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) in the history of the internet happened recently. This type of attack on mobile IP infrastructures is becoming increasingly common. How can you protect …
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Telecommunications providers can now leverage a new big data analytics tool, a spectrum interference and monitoring system, an improved network testing tool and a platform for better deployment of business mobility services.
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Carrier Wrap: T-Mobile US continues to tinker; AT&T scores another J.D. Power win
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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Aruba Networks, Inc. posted record revenue of $176.4 million in its most recent quarter, up 14% from the same period last year and up 10% sequentially. The company performed better …
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Bidding nearly ceased on Thursday in the Federal Communications Commission Auction 96, with one of the dozen rounds conducted garnering only a single new potential winning bid. The auction, which …
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The wireless telecommunications world is set to again descend on Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress event. The gathering is known as the largest wireless-specific event on the …
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T-Mobile US is trying to make amends with BlackBerry. Other top stories: FCC dives back into net neutrality The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to …
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The United States trails 13 countries when it comes to LTE network speeds, according to the latest OpenSignal report. The report found that average LTE network speeds in this country …
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Seven Networks is adding to its Open Channel portfolio for mobile traffic management with a new analytics solution that looks at what the company considers the “real edge” of the …
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Backhaul can be a major gating factor in a carrier’s analysis of potential small cell deployments, especially in outdoor venues where Ethernet is not an option. Chipmakers see opportunity in …
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Facebook (FB) is set to buy the mobile messaging app firm WhatsApp for $19 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports this is the largest-ever buyout of a company backed primarily by venture capital. …
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The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to ensure unfettered access to the Internet while also complying with a recent court decision tempering the government agency’s …
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Software is becoming an increasingly important component of wireless network deployments as mobile operators look to trim the billions spent on rolling out advanced, next-generation networks. One of the ways …