Yearly Archives: 2015

$1.8B deal converts Indian telecom towers to clean energy

Intelligent Energy, a U.K.-based power technology company, signed a 1.2 billion pound ($1.8 billion) deal to convert 27,400 Indian telecom towers to use hydrogen fuel cell technology. The...

T-Mobile customers data hacked; Social Security numbers among data breached

T-Mobile US vendor Experian hit by hackers in attack dating back more than 2 years, impact could be beyond current customers Updated to note impact...

AT&T adds Internet control to SDN-based NoD platform

AT&T taps SDN and NFV to further control for enterprises, adds new partners AT&T is continuing to expand its software-defined networking-based Network on Demand platform,...

AT&T charges less for GigaPower in Google Fiber markets

GigaPower costs $70 per month in Google Fiber markets; $110 per month in areas where Google Fiber doesn't have a presence After announcing the availability...

Google and Microsoft end patent feud

By dropping 20 lawsuits filed in both the U.S. and Germany, technology powerhouses Microsoft and Google have effectively resolved numerous patent issues dating back...

Driving down the cost of DAS

Distributed antenna systems (DAS) are often the reason that we can make mobile phone calls inside airports and sports arenas, or on crowded downtown...

AT&T to challenge T-Mobile in Q3 customer growth

AT&T expects to post more than 2M net additions, nearly matching T-Mobile US forecast AT&T told the investment community this week that it expects to...

Boost Mobile rewards on-time payment with free data

In a new promotion, mobile virtual network operator and Sprint subsidiary Boost Mobile is rewarding customers who pay their bill on time with access...

T-Mobile US talks small cells, spectrum portfolio

SVP of Technology Dave Mayo said small cells haven’t been a big focus for carrier In a recent interview at the Tower and Small Cells...

Ericsson to build LTE network for Indonesia’s XL Axiata

The deal stipulates network upgrades in Jakarta and Central Java Indonesian telecom operator XL Axiata signed a three-year contract with Swedish vendor Ericsson for design...

AT&T uses big data for smart traffic management

Average commuter spends 42 hours each year stuck in traffic WASHINGTON – Every day AT&T collects millions of pings from its customers’ smartphones. These pings...

LatAm: Xiaomi taps Vivo to sell Redmi 2

Xiaomi changes device sales strategy Less than three months after launching in Brazil, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi tapped carrier Vivo to sell its Redmi 2...

#TBT: T-Mobile resonates; iPhone discounts … this week in 2013

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...

5 forces driving the use of mobile network analytics

As service providers seek to better understand their networks, operations and customers through the use of analytics, a number of factors are driving the...

Google nabs Jibe in RCS push

Google claims move will bolster messaging applications The rich communications services market received a rich new player as Google has snapped up RCS platform provider...

EMEA: Ericsson Research automated network transport vision

Ericsson, today announced a new concept for automated network transport that will be demonstrated at the ITS World Congress this coming week. Th new...

AT&T expanding fiber-based GigaPower service

Moves further competition between AT&T and Google Fiber for gigabit Internet to the home AT&T this week expanded its GigaPower fiber-to-the-home service in several major...

Ericsson looks to streamline fiber deployments

Fiber networks to support gigabit Internet services are major trend in telecom space Service providers are working to extend fiber networks to support ever-faster Internet...

Sprint unlimited data plan set for $10 price hike

Sprint to increase unlimited rate plan Oct. 16 Sprint is set to increase the prices of its “Unlimited Plan” by $10 effective Oct. 16, though...

French MNOs line up for spectrum auction

ARCEP confirms the auction will take place in November France’s four mobile operators have filed applications to participate in an auction through which telecom regulator...

Former Sprint CTO Bye set to join C Spire

Bye set to assume C Spire CTO position Nov. 1 Former Sprint CTO Stephen Bye is set to turn up in the same position at...

Apple CEO talks Microsoft, IBM, enterprise

Tim Cook spoke at the BoxWorks conference, which wraps up today Apple has proved a game-changer in the consumer device market; in fact, the Cupertino,...

US, Colombia governments fight device theft

The Federal Communication Commission and the Ministry of Information and Technology of Colombia announced a memorandum of understanding aimed at cracking down on mobile...

Tecore Networks enables clients to BYON “Bring Your Own Network” in a box (sponsored content)

Tecore’s’ Portable LTE network supports mission critical communications in the most challenging use cases. The aftermath of a disaster is a trying time for everyone involved....

5G and the Internet of Things: how does it fit together?

Richard Edgar, director of communications technology for Imagination Technologies, recently talked with RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney about the company's work in...
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