March 2015

The Web Real-Time Communications market received a jolt with Sonus Networks unveiling its WebRTC Services Solution, which the company said was purpose-built for the cloud. Sonus explained that its platform provides signaling from WebRTC-to-WebRTC applications and interworking from WebRTC-to-Session Initiation …

Kevin Fitchard previews panel on future of the Internet Kevin Fitchard, formerly of Giga Om, discussed with RCR Wireless News how the Internet could philosophically change as private interests foster more accessibility, particularly to underserved populations. Fitchard previewed a panel …

The wearables market is getting more playful with the release of the Moff Band, a smart wrist band aimed at turning anything into a toy. Moff, the creator of the Moff Band, is showing off the smart bracelet at SXSW …

FCC planning reverse, forward auctions of Super Wi-Fi in 2016 AUSTIN, Texas – Unused television broadcast spectrum, sometimes referred to as super Wi-Fi, could be used to provide Internet access to otherwise underserved communities, according to panelists at South by …

Japanese organization beams wireless power WASHINGTON – The possibility of transmitting wireless electrical power, via microwaves, has long been theorized and proven to be scientifically possible in limited laboratory settings. Although the amount transmitted has never been enough to justify …

WASHINGTON – MegaFon, the second-largest mobile carrier in Russia, is forecasting a decline in sales and revenue for 2015, according to a report from Bloomberg Business. The report follows a 5.9% increase in revenue in 2014 with a profit margin …

Bristol Is Open is developing an open programmable city. The project is a collaboration among technology companies, media and telecommunications companies, universities, local communities, and local and national government. In addition, a new organization has been developed to provide management and oversight …

CCA to rebrand annual event to focus on new business opportunities for mobile carriers The Competitive Carriers Association is looking to infuse a new focus into one of its annual trade shows, announcing plans for a mobile carrier-focused event beginning …

New York and Boston are likely beneficiaries of Verizon Wireless’ plan to add capacity to its network using outdoor small cells. The carrier said there are a handful of areas in which it had hoped to increase its spectrum holdings, …

Remember the dawn of the Internet? Remember all the skeptics who didn’t see its transformational genius? Remember how it became enormous? It’s happening again. What’s happening involves the Internet, of course, but in a newly emerging context. I am referring …

The FCC Report and Order that wasn’t On March 12, the Federal Communications Commission released the 400-page Open Internet Report and Order. Think of this as part one of a dramatic miniseries on Internet regulation, which you would prefer to turn …

January’s Consumer Electronics Show and the recently concluded Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, punctuated a fact fairly obvious to anyone in attendance or following from afar: Connected devices are here in a big way. They continue to weave …

Tecore Networks brings core capabilities to the edge of the network 4G LTE, VoLTE, and virtualized networks are on the roadmaps of rural and non-traditional network operators thanks to Tecore Networks’ Core on the Edge solutions. The company’s Network-in-a-Box  provides complete …

T-Mobile US program allows customers to keep unused data for up to 1 year T-Mobile US is set to expand availability of its Data Stash program to its prepaid customer base, including the offer to provide an initial 10 gigabytes …

Apple and Samsung tablets are in for some stiff competition in the coming years, according to a Juniper study. The study finds that the two dominant tablet makers will lose 38% marketshare by 2019. The study predicts that the tablet …

WASHINGTON – Two of the five commissioners serving on the Federal Communications Commission voted against net neutrality regulations that apply Title II regulation and classify the Internet as a public utility. Commissioner Ajit Pai was the most vocal of the …

NFV orchestration to bolster CenturyLink’s enterprise customers Regional telecommunications provider CenturyLink said it plans to tap Cyan for its Blue Planet NFV Orchestrator to provide network function virtualization-based services to CenturyLink’s enterprise customers. The deal calls for Cyan to supply …

AT&T brings cells on wheels, Luneburg Lens for festival AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T deployed numerous network infrastructure components to accommodate the crowds of super-users attending the annual South by Southwest interactive, film and music festival. Clark Bird, an Austin-based senior …

Mophie will dispatch rescue dog equipped with charging station AUSTIN, Texas – St. Bernards’ history of bringing brandy to trapped mountaineers is getting a modern twist with device-maker Mophie; South by Southwest partiers who find themselves low on juice could …

New offer has Sprint reimbursing all costs related to switching Sprint is expanding the scale and targeting of its rivals’ customer bases with a new promotion that will reimburse all customer costs related to switching to the operator. The offer, …

Some of the ongoing trends in network testing are the use of simplified or “de-skilled” equipment so that basic test performance and interpretation isn’t limited to radio frequency engineers; and the increasing use of analytics and reporting, as well as cloud …

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Self-organizing network capabilities for hetnet deployments In order to provide multivendor coordination, AirHop Communications unveiled its eSON software, which brings self-organizing network capability to heterogeneous network deployments. The new architecture is designed to allow for real-time management of radio resources …

Four hundred-page net neutrality document expected to see legal challenges The Federal Communications Commission released the full Report and Order tied to its net neutrality ruling, which as expected has drawn divergent commentary. The 400-page document lays out the FCC’s …