Monthly Archives: July, 2015
AT&T NFV, SDN progress update – NFV/SDN Reality Check Episode 22
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Andre Fuetsch, SVP of architecture and design at AT&T, to get an update on the...
Mobile apps need bandwidth – Coders Episode 20
This week I'm talking to Haseeb Qureshi, CEO and co-founder of Audiohand. Audiohand is a mobile app that records audio on your iPhone, then...
Network densification – HetNet Happenings: Episode 24
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney discusses network densification with former FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, the current president...
Telefónica reports Q2 revenue up 12.4%
Telefónica Spanish business showing signs of recovery
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported revenue of 11.87 billion euro ($13.14 billion) in the second quarter of 2015,...
Nokia reports growth ahead of Alcatel-Lucent merger
With merger pending, analysts see Nokia turning up the heat on Ericsson
Nokia on July 30 reported impressive gains in net sales, gross profit and...
U.S. carriers partner with Google (RCR podcast)
Google expands Android's enterprise reach through carrier partnerships
Google has enlisted all four of the major U.S. carriers to support Android for Work, security software...
As deadline approaches, NY mayors join Verizon strike talks
Deadline for strike is Aug. 1
Midnight on Aug. 1 is the deadline for Verizon Communications and 38,000 of its union workers in New England to...
Worst of the Week: EIP under the microscope; and Sprint comes to fight … sort of
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
Cell Tower News: Accident claims 5 tower climbers
 Auto accident claims climber lives, memorial fund set up
Five tower climbers from Wingate Communications were driving in a pickup truck in Brooksville, Fla., this week...
Ooredoo reports Q2 revenue down 5% year-over-year
Data revenue now represents 34% of group’s overall revenue
Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted revenue of QAR 8 billion ($2.2 billion) in the second quarter...
Softbank president: Company committed to Sprint turnaround
Still no details of Sprint’s 'Next Generation Network' initiative, which is expected to favor small cells
Speaking this week at the Converge Tech Conference in...
Tower companies report strong Q2 results
Crown Castle, American Tower, SBACÂ report Q2 earnings
It's that time of year when the tower industry's largest companies report their earnings for the second quarter of 2015.
First up...
Amdocs stock hits new 52-week-high
Amdocs' stock hit a new 52-week-high on July 30 after the company reported fiscal third-quarter financial results that topped Wall Street expectations.
The software and...
Wireless workforce: Network convergence creates human friction
When RF engineer David Ohanlon took a contract job working for C Spire Wireless through LCC, he thought he’d be installing small cells or...
J.D. Power: T-Mobile US, Virgin big winners, EIP loser in customer satisfaction
A new J.D. Power survey found low customer-satisfaction scores for EIP, despite wider acceptance
Equipment installment plans for mobile devices have officially swept the domestic...
OpenDaylight survey shows strong member support for SDN, NFV, cloud
Vast majority of OpenDaylight members targeting SDN, see NFV and cloud as top use cases
The Linux Foundation’s OpenDaylight program has been actively supporting the...
Make it so … – IoT innovation Episode 9
"Internet of Things" Innovation is often started with the CEO or board expecting to add an IoT "theme" to their business – often not aware what...
What is TIRAP? – Inside Telecom Careers: Episode 6
TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs
What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci,...
Device study: competitive gap widens, Samsung survives, Apple defies odds
A new device study by Juniper Research said smartphone shipments reached 338 million units globally for the second quarter of 2015. That is a...
Pending bill could give NSA carte blanche on personal data
Ever heard of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act? Not many people have, but the bill, which is progressing through the legislative process, could give...
Samsung earnings slide, job market update (RCR podcast)
In another sign that smartphone sales may be leveling off, Samsung said today that profits for its mobile device unit were down more than...
Why SBAC got out of the small cells business
SBA Communications recently surprised some investors with news that it will sell its stake in ExteNet Systems, and today the company shed some light...
Telekom Austria acquires Bulgarian operator
The telco’s LTE trial currently reaches 28% of local population
Telekom Austria’s Bulgarian subsidiary Mobiltel has acquired fixed-line operator Blizoo Bulgaria.
Blizoo Bulgaria is the second-largest...
Security concerns around Windows 10 Wi-Fi Sense
Wi-Fi Sense automatically shares encrypted Wi-Fi passwords to various contact lists
A new default feature of Microsoft Windows 10, called Wi-Fi Sense, automatically shares an...
Google to bring nationwide, free Internet to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is looking to take advantage of Google’s initiative to outfit the world with Internet access. The remote Asian country of about 20...
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