Yearly Archives: 2015

SouthernLINC LTE network to offer ‘mission critical’ services

Regional wireless provider to support parent company, target enterprises and local governments Regional wireless telecom provider SouthernLINC is set to offer what it’s calling “mission...

RCRtv Weekly Recap: NWSA, NI Week, ItsOn, GigTank

In case you missed the latest episodes of RCRtv, our weekly recap is bringing you insight on topics and guests featured on RCRtv’s weekly programing. August...

NI Week – HetNet Happenings: Episode 25

AUSTIN, Texas – This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes viewers inside National Instrument's annual NI Week conference...

Sprint Open World counters T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon roaming moves

Sprint targets rivals with rollout of Open World international roaming package Sprint officially announced a new international roaming service that takes aim at recent updates...

Obama orders national strategic computing initiative

In an executive order issued July 29, President Obama outlined policy steps designed “to maximize benefits of high performance computing research, development and deployment...

Ericsson, Nokia hit by China’s currency move

China's decision to devalue its currency will make it even harder for Europe's wireless equipment makers to compete with Huawei and ZTE. Investors sold...

India cracks down on illegal towers

Customers are complaining about dropped calls and bad network connectivity after India’s South Corp. shut down 100 illegal towers across south New Delhi over...

EMEA: Jibe Mobile and Deutsche Telekom further European RCS offers

Jibe Mobile said it is working with Deutsche Telekom’s regional operating company Telekom Albania to offer rich IP communications services. The move builds on...

IT is a key competency for any business

Big data analytics, cloud computing, IoT and other technology driving transformation WASHINGTON – The Business Performance Innovation Network released a report on the growing impact...

Google rebrands as Alphabet, restructures company

In a post to the company’s blog, former Google CEO turned Alphabet CEO Larry Page announced the name change and restructuring as a vehicle...

TeliaSonera tests LTE-A technology in Copenhagen

The telco aims to expand the new technology to other cities in Denmark this year Danish mobile telephony operator TeliaSonera kicked off a test of...

Reality Check: The telco industry’s quest for digital transformation

Telecommunication service providers – both telecom and cable providers of Internet, video, voice and wireless service, commonly referred to as “telcos” – have had...

Reality Check: Conducting the digital symphony of the industrial Internet

The “Internet of Things” is growing at a phenomenal pace. Estimates about how many connected devices will be in operation by 2020 range from...

Reality Check: The telco mentality, Sprint update and T-Mobile fix

The telco mentality Last week we rounded out telecom and cable earnings. To no one’s surprise, cable is trouncing its competitors and quickly turning into...

GigTank and gigabit access – Coders Episode 21

On this episode of Coders I'm talking to the director of GigTank in Chattanooga, Tenn., Alex Lavidge. GigTank is a boutique accelerator that takes...

Sprint affiliates Shentel and Ntelos set to merge

$640M deal includes Sprint reworking affiliate agreements, plans to bolster LTE The regional telecommunications market is set to lose one of its players as Shenandoah...

AT&T throws credit at DirecTV, mobile package

AT&T continues DirecTV integration targeting mobile switchers AT&T continues to integrate its recently acquired DirecTV assets into its overall product offerings with a new promotion...

Bharti Airtel launches 4G LTE in 296 towns across India

India will end 2015 with 5.8M LTE subscribers Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in 296 towns and cities across India....

China Mobile partners with Alcatel-Lucent on NFV-based VoLTE, cloud platform

Alcatel-Lucent’s Rapport software central to China Mobile VoLTE plans Alcatel-Lucent said the world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile, was set to deploy its network functions...

Apple changes sales strategy online (RCR podcast)

Apple is changing the way it sells its products online. The company has taken its online store off its home page. Instead, each Apple...

T-Mobile US testing Wi-Fi access with Bright House

Trial in Orlando and Tampa allows for hot spot access and Wi-Fi to VoLTE handoff T-Mobile US, with partner Bright House Networks, is testing Wi-Fi...

Nokia making moves for mobile return

Last month there was speculation about Nokia getting back into the handset business. Now, there is solid evidence that the company is indeed heading...

Verizon follows T-Mobile, dumps device contracts on new rate plans

New rate plans move to new naming scheme and pricing adjustments Verizon Wireless is set to adjust its more popular shared data plans to a...

AT&T worker contract expires, strike authorized

Bargaining for AT&T Southeast employees continues following Aug. 8 contract expiration Some 28,000 AT&T Southeast union employees, represented by the Communications Workers of America, have...

Ericsson to upgrade Telenor Sweden’s network for VoLTE

Telenor Sweden has tapped Ericsson to upgrade its core network to enable voice over LTE and voice over Wi-Fi. The two services go hand-in-hand...
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