Yearly Archives: 2015

India OKs spectrum sharing, trading rules still undefined

In an effort to improve network efficiency and battle dropped calls, the Indian government has approved spectrum sharing among mobile operators with the same type...

Motorola Mobility targeted for Lenovo layoffs

Lenovo plans to cut 3,200 jobs Less than a year after buying Motorola Mobility, China's Lenovo has said that it will cut 3,200 jobs on...

Verizon Wireless stops throttling 3G data

The carrier targeted customers with unlimited data plans, ended practice in June Much was made of Verizon Wireless' plan (which wasn't put into practice) to...

AT&T updates financial expectations following spending spree

AT&T expects $2.5B in cost synergies from DirecTV deal, $21B spent on capex this year Following a robust spending spree that saw it acquire DirecTV...

Delhi residents could get 1 GB of free Wi-Fi per month

Officials want a private partner to deploy the infrastructure and manage the service provisioning Officials in New Delhi, India, are considering offering residents up to...

Ranked: Top ISPs for streaming video per Netflix

Netflix conducts monthly speed rankings based on delivery of its content Each month streaming-video service Netflix ranks Internet service providers by how fast the networks...

Chile to invest $700M in LTE; Brazil pilot to organize poles

After several delays, the deployment of LTE in Chile is about to begin. Claro, Entel and Movistar, which won access to spectrum, were confirmed...

LTE 101: Best of Breed Antennas Are Key (Sponsored Content)

LTE networks are like thoroughbred race horses compared to their workhorse 3G predecessors. LTE is much faster and more powerful, but easily spooked by...

#TBT: Verizon targets Nextel; Wheeler replacement named … this week in 2003

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...

Editorial Webinar: Wireless infrastructure service company update

Tower assets are consolidating as the carriers sell their portfolios and independent tower owners sell to larger companies. Meanwhile the service industry is also...

Software: SDN and NFV set to save opex; Adtran adopts virtualization; CENX scores funds

Total cost of ownership associated with telecom operators moving toward virtualized platforms continues to be debated, with various models showing savings on the capital...

EMEA: Ko-HAF gains momentum toward autonomous driving

Earlier this summer, a consortium of 16 automotive OEMs, suppliers and public partners launched the Ko-HAF or Kooperatives hochautomatisiertes Fahren; Cooperative for Highly Automated Driving...

T-Mobile US CEO calls out competitors as copycats

Calls carrier response to T-Mobile US promotions ‘half-assed’ T-Mobile US’ promotional “Un-carrier” campaign, helmed by colorful CEO John Legere, has obviously attracted the attention of...

Cellular broadband bonding supports NASA test

Getting fast, reliable wireless broadband coverage from locations with iffy reception is a challenge, but necessary for users ranging from public safety to broadcast media....

Chips in China: Which chipmakers could be hit by Chinese slowdown?

A slowdown in the Chinese economy could have a big impact on some wireless companies, particularly chipmakers. Goldman Sachs analyst David Kostin listed 20...

Sprint CEO inks new deal, SoftBank hopes for ‘historic turnaround’

Sprint parent SoftBank is determined to turn around its troubled subsidiary according to the CEO of the Japanese giant. In a surprise appearance on a...

MTS has deployed 9,160-plus base stations, so far, in 2015

LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country,...

Tower companies take the lead in DAS investment

Tower companies appear to be outspending carriers U.S. carriers have been selling their tower portfolios to raise cash for spectrum purchases and deployment, and the...

Verizon scores Wi-Fi victory in battle with Cablevision

Court rules Cablevision must stop ads questioning Verizon’s Wi-Fi superiority Verizon Communications claimed victory in an advertising battle with Cablevision over competing claims of Wi-Fi...

Post-JDSU split, Viavi’s CEO steps down

Viavi Solutions has only been operating as an independent entity since Aug. 1, but the company, which inherited JDSU's network services operations, is seeking a new...

JMA Wireless DAS gets carrier-grade certification

Teko centralized DAS earns NEBS Level 3 compliance certification JMA Wireless, based in Liverpool, N.Y., announced its Teko distributed antenna system platform was accredited for...

B+T Group takes tower and site analysis to the next level (Sponsored Content)

Site360 delivers 3-D map of tower sites, compounds and equipment to reduce opex and drive efficiency Since its founding in 2000, B+T Group has evolved...

Verizon expands cellular and Wi-Fi in NYC subways

Part of four-carrier plan to connect all 279 Metropolitan Transit Authority underground stations Verizon Wireless will continue to expand its underground network in phases four...

4G Americas: Spectrum is an important component in 5G push

5G deployments set to require broad swath of spectrum support The race toward “5G” is propelling headlines and technology advances, but the need for sufficient...

Analyst Angle: The impact of Sprint’s network funding options

Much has been written in the past year about Sprint's need to upgrade its network, including by iGR. Sprint management has been very public...
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