Yearly Archives: 2015

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, SBAC 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...

T-Mobile US Q2 earnings impress investors

Investors warm to T-Mobile US’ positive financials with stock price up in early trading T-Mobile US’ strong customer growth has not come without a bit...

Despite fraud, FCC is committed to expand Lifeline

WASHINGTON – A recent undercover report by a CBS affiliate in Denver exposed what appears to be blatant abuse of the government’s Universal Service Fund...

LatAm: Telefónica taps Jasper to enhance IoT

Telefónica is boosting its "Internet of Things" international strategy. The Brazilian unit of the Spanish telecom group said it has partnered with Jasper to...

FreedomPop nabs $10M in funding from Axiata Group, looks toward expansion

FreedomPop to tap new funding, Axiata’s network to launch services across Southeast Asia Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop continues to rake in the funds, announcing...

#TBT: Sprint for sale?; FCC overwhelmed by tech progress … this week in 1999

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...

EMEA: Deutsche Telekom cloud of things

Deutsche Telekom is taking the "Internet of Things" to the cloud, solving what I believe is a key challenge to more widespread adoption. We’ve...

Sprint fires back at T-Mobile US, Verizon, AT&T with latest family promotion

Aggressively priced multiline account targets potential switchers, Sprint’s stock rebounds Sprint looks set to redirect some of the pressure currently emanating from its stock price...

American Tower earnings (RCR podcast)

American Tower said today that it already has more than 900 lease applications in the pipeline for the tower portfolio it recently acquired from...

Sprint presses open Internet, wireless competition

Sprint chief network officer talks balance of security and access, along with innovation Sprint, in a heated battle with AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Verizon...
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