Monthly Archives: December, 2015
AT&T expected to announce smart cities initiative
AT&T reportedly plans to announce a major smart cities initiative at CES 2016. The company is expected to use the huge consumer electronics trade...
Four big U.S. carriers team up to bring 4G service to Chicago subway
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint have worked together to bring LTE service to all of Chicago’s more than 400,000 daily subway...
FCC finds consumers enticed by speedier broadband options
FCC broadband report claims cable, fiber offer faster broadband options, DSL lags
Cable and fiber connections continue to outpace advertised broadband speeds provided by digital...
Free public Wi-Fi comes to New York
New York City has made good on its pledge to begin construction of its free public Wi-Fi network in 2015. Installation began this week...
Apple to pay $347M in unpaid taxes to Italy
Apple is in trouble in Italy for allegedly failing to pay taxes in the country to the tune of $347 million. According to multiple...
AT&T VoLTE expands, claims cross-carrier interoperability
AT&T VoLTE service available to 295M pops, supporting more than 27M
AT&T Mobility claims its voice-over-LTE service was now available across nearly its entire LTE...
Cisco wins Wi-Fi patent case
Cisco has spent millions of dollars defending patents related to Wi-Fi, and now the company finally ended an eight-year legal battle with a victory....
Micromax to make all smartphones in India by 2018
The Indian manufacturer plans to set up three new factories in 2016
Indian smartphone maker Micromax expects to manufacture all of its mobile phones in...
Chunghwa Telecom reaches 4.4 million 4G subs
The Taiwanese telco targets 6.4 million '4G' users by the end of 2016
Taiwanese mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom said it will end 2015 with 4.4 million...
Internet.org faces India backlash; Zuckerberg bites back
Many individuals and governments consider Internet access an imperative for economic development. More than half of the world doesn't have reliable access to the...
Reality Check: Top 10 events that shaped telecom in 2015 (Pt. 2)
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no...
RCR Wireless News Top 100 stories of 2015 (Pt. 4)
Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we...
FCC mobile competition report vague on findings
18th FCC mobile competition report cites broad choices in not drawing conclusion
Despite its stated goal of ensuring a competitive domestic mobile telecom market,...
Idea Cellular launches LTE in Southern India
Service set to be available in 750 cities by June
Idea Cellular, India’s third largest mobile telephony operator, said it commercially launched LTE service in...
Report: Apple wins Christmas, phablet market grows
The Christmas holiday was a productive one for Apple. From Dec. 19 through Dec. 25, Apple iOS devices accounted for 49% of all device...
Huawei, Saudi Telecom demonstrate ‘4.5G’ technology
Huawei '4.5G' tests with STC, Zain both clear 1 Gbps
Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei together with Saudi Telecom Company claimed to have successfully demonstrated...
NFV and SDN PoCs continue in 2016, greater adoption in 2017
TBR survey finds NFV and SDN PoCs will increase in 2016, with greater adoption in 2017
Network functions virtualization and software-defined networking platforms are expected...
Samsung targets healthcare with new chip
Half of all smartphone owners believe internal sensors will update us on our well-being within 3 years, according to Ericsson’s Consumer Trends Report. But...
Analytics for mobile security: tools and tips
When it comes to security, mobile devices pose a unique set of challenges. With the number of connected devices growing exponentially, the battle to...
Reality Check: Top 10 events that shaped telecom in 2015 (Pt. 1)
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
To aid in brevity, we have split the top 10 list...
Reality Check: Wi-Fi enhancements to enable location applications, Internet of Things
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 802.11 Standard, better known to most end users as Wi-Fi brand name, is a remarkable technology for...
RCR Wireless News Top 100 stories of 2015 (Pt. 3)
Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we...
Comcast to offer gigabit Internet service over DOCSIS modem
Comcast is looking to join Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower in offering gigabit speed Internet to its customers. The cable provider has already begun...
Electrical engineers have zero job growth outlook
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and IEEE agree; engineers will see zero to no growth in employment opportunities
In a recently published job outlook, the...
Fujitsu spinoff, Samsung smartphone launch … 5 things to know today
1. Fujitsu is spinning off its mobile device unit into a new company, Fujitsu Connected Technologies Ltd. The Japanese maker of chips, devices and...