Yearly Archives: 2015

Reader Forum: Mobile testing consultants – a look from the outside

Launching a new application in the market is always a risky business. The app should respond to user needs, and be innovative and easy to...

Reader Forum: Question authority – especially your prospective UC provider

Last week, a post on GetVoIP discussed an important trend in the hosted telecom carrier arena: The unified communications sector is more directly targeting...

FCC clears new spectrum for mobile broadband

Mobile operators are set to gain access to spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. The Federal Communications Commission is making 150 megahertz of contiguous spectrum...

Analyst Angle: XCellAir solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTHc-KbqTBU A conversation with Narayan Menon, CTO and EVP of Engineering, XCellAir discussing a shared solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic. Download a transcript...

Coders: Episode 6 – Telecom API review

This week's episode of Coders features Greg Brail, Chief Architect for Apigee. Brail talked about the importance of API's for developers looking to take...

Test and measurement: Advancing MIMO OTA testing

Anritsu and Emite said they have achieved successful, repeatable MIMO over-the-air testing for carrier aggregation that utilized a reverberation chamber and tested 2x2 MIMO...

Thoma Bravo closes $1.065B fund, eyes software companies

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed a $1.065 billion fund – dubbed Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II – with plans to invest in companies at the...

Geek culture geek Victor Agreda Jr. joins RCR

Agreda brings experience in software, coding, mobile gaming and more Please join us in welcoming tech aficionado Victor Agreda Jr. as the newest contributing member...

SEC, FBI question iPad-in-schools program

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the FBI are both investigating the ambitious plan to provide an iPad to every child in the Los Angeles Unified School...

Worst of the Week: Sprint driving for relevance

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...

Verizon taps ESPN, CBS Sports, others to power mobile OTT platform

Verizon targeting millennials with mobile-focused OTT service Verizon Communications is tapping college sports in a move to drive customers to its mobile entertainment services and...

Nokia AlcaLu deal puts pressure on Ericsson

Merger puts pressure on Ericsson to step up its wired and optical portfolio With the recent $16.5 billion merger of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, telecom industry...

Cell Tower News: Give OSHA tower climber safety feedback

OSHA seeks public comment Earlier this week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a statement asking for public comment on best practices for tower climbers...

Network outage slows global finance, Twitter reacts

Bloomberg network stops trading, stays billion-dollar deals Financial giant Bloomberg on Friday morning was hit by a network failure that crippled the global trading terminal...

Generation Wireless: On privacy, they doth protest too much

It has been said to let he who is without sin cast the first stone. If applied to privacy and snooping in the digital...

EU makes antitrust case against Google

Fines against Google could hit $6B; EU also probes Android OS WASHINGTON – The European Union Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, officially filed a "statement...

Driving connected car profits for telecom and automotive

There’s no denying the fact that the connected car is one of the hottest topics in the telecommunications and automotive industries. Although within the...

Feature Report: Driving profits through the intersection of telecom and automotive

How can carriers monetize the connected car? What role will telecom vendors play and what's in it for the end user? There's a lot of...

Boost targets Cuba with new rate plan

Miami-focused plan provides calling, text messaging to Cuba for Boost customers U.S.-based mobile operators are quickly taking advantage of the recent thaw in the relationship...

T-Mobile US closes on Ntelos spectrum deal

T-Mobile US bolsters 1.9 GHz license portfolio, as Ntelos moves to close eastern markets T-Mobile US closed on its $56 million acquisition of 1.9 GHz...

Videos: 5G Trends in Testing

Network testing and telecom experts will be gathering in Del Mar, Calif., next week at the LTE Innovation Summit to discuss the impact of a...

Ikea rolls out wireless charging

Furniture has wireless charging stations and adapter cases built-in This month Swedish furniture-maker Ikea is launching a line of home furnishings – lamps, side tables,...

IBM to release 20 years worth of cyberthreat data

In an apparent attempt to help fight cyber attacks, IBM has announced it will make its 700 TB database filled with raw cyberthreat data...

FCC Chairman Wheeler tempts broadcasters with simplified 600 MHz auction rules

Wheeler speech at NAB show touts 600 MHz auction benefits for broadcasters Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler took to the stage at this week’s...

Small cells: 4 reasons the outlook is changing

Small cells have been "set to take off" for several years, but many projects and deployments remain grounded. Now as carriers start to explore...
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