Yearly Archives: 2015

Verizon Wireless counters T-Mobile US’ North America push

Verizon Wireless slashes roaming rates in Canada, Mexico, though falls short of T-Mobile US promo Verizon Wireless updated its international roaming options on the heels...

Cisco investing $1B in UK digitization

IoT, smart cities, STEM education, video delivery and cloud-based security among funding goals A high-level meeting earlier this month between United Kingdom Prime Minister David...

T-Mobile fined record $17.5M tied to 911 outages

Pair of 2014 outages lasted 3 hours, impacted T-Mobile US’ nationwide network The Federal Communications Commission said it has reached a record $17.5 million settlement...

President Obama pushes broadband initiative

President Obama: 'If we don’t get these young people the access to what they need to achieve their potential, then it’s our loss; it’s...

NYC Wireless – HetNet Happenings: Episode 22

This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at the booming wireless ecosystem developing in New York...

Indian carriers polled on customer satisfaction

Aircel stand out winner with MTNL and Reliance bringing up the rear Business newspaper LiveMint conducted a survey of 4,000 Indian cellphone customers to measure...

EMEA: Please meet Budii, the autonomous car

I had the opportunity to attend Harman’s Technology Day late last week, with Budii the autonomous car as the event's centerpiece. The concept...

Reader Forum: Top 5 connectivity technologies to watch in 2015 and beyond

With the “Internet of Things” reaching into every aspect of modern life, analysts predict the number of connected devices to reach around 5 billion...

Reader Forum: External big data monetization – don’t miss the boat

Due to the proliferation of mobile devices, higher demand for mobile data and increased competition, communications service providers are constantly seeking new ways to...

Italian firm ChatSim aims to reach 1M users by year-end

ChatSim looks to Asia-Pacific market for growth SHANGHAI – Italian instant messaging provider ChatSim said it expects to reach nearly 1 million users by the...

China Mobile, Nokia demonstrate 3.5-GHz inter-band CA

China Mobile claims 220 Mbps peak data transmission rates achieved during demo SHANGHAI – China Mobile said it has carried out a demonstration inter-band LTE-Advanced...

Huawei estimates operators will need 100 megahertz of spectrum to launch 5G

Huawei unveiled 5G prototype during the MWC Shanghai 2015 event SHANGHAI – Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei estimates that each country will need to allocate...

Moving NFV, SDN from hype to reality – NFV/SDN Reality Check Episode 20

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Ken Dilbeck, head of collaboration program at the TM Forum on moving NFV and SDN...

Codestock and getting the most out of developer conferences – Coders Episode 18

Andrew May is my guest in this episode of Coders, and as one of the organizers behind Codestock, he's talking  conferences. Codestock is an...

Test and Measurement: JDSU split to take place Aug. 1

JDSU has announced the official timeline for its split into Lumentum and Viavi Solutions: the division and re-naming of the companies will be effective as of...

Intel stock gets upgrades after strong Q2 results

Intel’s solid second quarter results topped analysts’ estimates and led to at least two upgrades and a price target increase. Late Wednesday, the Santa Clara,...

Worst of the Week: Sprint and its wild Wall Street ride

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

F5 Advertorial: Internet of Things Master Plan

The Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great deal of promise for the future on many levels. With projections for anywhere from 20 billion...

Cell Tower News: Huge tower battery thefts in Ill., Ohio

Summer of tower theft continues The months-long streak of cell tower battery thefts continued in both Illinois and Ohio this week. A few weeks ago...

Sprint cranks up speed with carrier aggregation

Initial testbeds in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit; carrier aggregation expanded to almost 40 more markets A photo of Sprint promotional material, leaked onto Reddit by...

Samsung vs. Apple: who has the edge?

Report says Samsung’s new flagship phones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, 'failed to wow consumers’ A new market research report published by Argus...

Do connected cars attract connected thieves?

LoJack thinks so. I recently had the opportunity to speak with LoJack about the current state of vehicle theft and the implications of connected...

FCC DE program reform looks to bolster rural service, eliminate fraud

The FCC adopted a Report and Order to reform its DE program following claims of fraud While the Federal Communications Commission pushed off specific rulemaking...

Report: AT&T, Apple in talks on remote SIM

The way mobile operators market devices and design service plans could change dramatically if a reported collaboration between carriers and device makers comes to...

The Emerging Enernet: Convergence of the Smart Grid With the IOT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu9RZPTNejY This week Chris Hare with guest Steven Collier, aka SmartGridMan, Director Smart Grid Strategies at Milsoft Utility Solutions. Most of the focus so far in this series...
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