Mindspeed Technologies Inc. reported net revenues of $35.6 million for the quarter that were flat year-over-year, with modest growth in communications processors and wireless infrastructure. Half of its revenues came from communications processors, or about $17.7 million; wireless infrastructure accounted …
Kelly Hill
Kelly Hill
Kelly Hill reports on network test and measurement, AI infrastructure and regulatory issues, including spectrum, for RCR Wireless News. She began covering the wireless industry in 2005, focusing on carriers and MVNOs, then took a few years’ hiatus and returned to RCR Wireless News to write about heterogeneous networks (remember those?) and network infrastructure. Kelly is an Ohio native with a masters degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where she focused on science writing and multimedia. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Oregonian and The Canton Repository. She lives in northern Virginia, not far from Data Center Alley.
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Wireless network company Radisys met its guidance for the second quarter, although it still posted a net loss amid a shift to re-focus its efforts on its most profitable products. The company posted revenues of $65.4 million, down from about $72.6 …
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National Instruments saw flat revenue year-over-year, with net income plunging from $26.4 million to $14.4 million. The company cited industry weakness in giving a lackluster estimate for its third quarter revenues. Revenues for the second quarter edged up just 1% …
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Alcatel-Lucent’s revenue grew slightly year-over-year as the company made progress on its new plan to transition its business to focus on IP networking and mobile and fixed ultra-broadband access — but the company still had major losses for the quarter. …
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Nokia Siemens Networks said today that it has successfully tested Voice over LTE and other IMS services in a virtualized core network environment, demonstrating deployment readiness of the technology. According to the company, the testing involved industry-standard virtualization and cloud …
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F5 Networks (FFIV) saw its stock surge after announcing revenues that exceeded expectations, trading above $85 per share for the first time in several months. Its revenues were up 5% year-over-year and 6% sequentially, to $370.3 million for its fiscal …
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Ruckus Wireless has acquired a location-based services company, YFind Technologies Private Limited. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; YFind specializes in indoor positioning and real-time location analytics. Ruckus said that it “intends to enable new location-based services by combining …
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Test & Measurement: Agilent’s new multiplexer for next-gen servers & data-center networks
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAgilent Technologies Inc. launched a 28.4 Gb/s multiplexer this week for characterizing receivers for next-gen servers, storage systems and data-center networks. “To manage the increasing demand for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and increased interconnect reach, many new network interface …
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Continuing LTE network rollouts drove Crown Castle’s revenues up 26% year-over-year to $735 million, but its income took a large hit from taxes. Ben Moreland, president and CEO of Crown Castle, said that the company “saw a significant increase in leasing …
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TE Connectivity had a better than expected quarter, reporting net sales of $3.45 billion that exceeded the high end of its guidance but were down slightly from the same period last year. The company provides connectivity solutions in multiple verticals …
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Juniper Networks reported a strong quarter with net income jumping to $97.9 million compared to $57.7 million in the same period last year. Net revenues grew 7% year-over-year and 9% sequentially to $1.15 billion for the quarter. The company also announced …
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Texas Instruments Inc. Incorporated earned $3.05 billion during the second quarter, with net income of $660 million, meeting its guidance for boosting its revenue by 6%. Net income jumped 48% year-over-year. TI said that the results included a gain from transferring …
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ABI Research says that business and residential femtocells will increase in unit volumes this year and next, due to demand driven by operators such as AT&T, Vodafone, Telefonica, Softbank and Sprint after “lackluster” years in 2011 and 2012. ABI’s latest …
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Testing for LTE devices continues to evolve, with Spirent Communications’ announcement of the availability of validated LTE location conformance tests for GCF certification for “every mobile device that supports LTE Positioning Protocol defined by the 3GPP for LTE networks.” The …
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Programmable technologies company Xilinx reported an “exceptional” quarter in which its gross margin was 69%, a new record for the company. About 44% of Xilinx’ revenues come from communications and data center products, with another 37% from industrial, aerospace and …
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A Twitter user bemoans AT&T service. A Facebook user mentions wanting to switch from Sprint to Verizon Wireless. A forum poster asks for recommendations on a wireless carrier. Tapping in to those social media conversations to communicate with customers directly …
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Intertek received accreditation from PTCRB and can now conduct testing under “any industry certification scheme for all 2G, 3G and 4G wireless technologies,” the company said. The PTCRB accreditation was issued June 13 and announced today. PTCRB is a device …
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Cloud-based application testing company Sauce Labs closed on a $5 million round of venture funding, and announced an expansion of its platform aimed at providing monitoring, reporting and collaboration for large enterprise users. Sauce Labs says its managed cloud platform …
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Dialogic said that its SS7 signaling server has been deployed by Spanish operator Lleida.net to enhance its SMS connectivity with other operators, and that the carrier seeking to connect with a broader range of other carriers for SMS service closed …
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Microwave backhaul vendor DragonWave reported a net loss of about $6.6 million for the quarter ended May 31, its fiscal first quarter of 2014. That figure is roughly half of the $12.6 million loss in the same period during the …
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Test & Measurement: Anritsu aims for Chinese market; Spirent demos OpenFlow 1.3 interop
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAnritsu has received confirmation from the Global Certification Forum of protocol test cases for LTE-Advanced, and the company is aiming at the test market for China with its ME7834 Mobile Device Test Platform with validated protocol conformance test cases for …
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The First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, has put out 10 formal requests for information from stakeholders and vendors to gather input on technical aspects of the national LTE network for public safety that the board must plan, build and …
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Test and measurement company Anite plc announced its final results for its fiscal year, along with the news that it is acquiring one of its distributors, Genentel SAS. Genentel distributes Anite’s wireless testing software to French-speaking markets including France and …
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Time Warner Cable is expanding its Wi-Fi network in New York to up to 10,000 hotspots across the city by the end of this year, and offering temporary free access during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week. The company said that …
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FirstNet yesterday approved a spectrum lease with the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS), the first of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grantees to reach agreement with the board on the use of its 700 MHz spectrum for …