Juniper Networks (JNPR) said during its fourth quarter earnings call that it wants to “right-size,” and now it looks as if that may mean significant layoffs. The Silicon Valley network …
Analyst: Russia’s LTE market set to boom A new report from Maravedis-Rethink forecasts a major opportunity for equipment vendors in Russia. But the nation’s efforts to promote a homegrown wireless …
Data now represents more than half of all U.S. mobile network traffic, but mobile data is still just a drop in the bucket of overall data traffic. The average American …
An estimated 45% of global wireless traffic was offloaded to Wi-Fi hotspots or femtocells last year, according to Cisco, and this amount is projected to increase each year until offloaded …
Mobile messaging provider Tango has raised $280 million from an investor group led by China’s Alibaba, which contributed $215 to the round. The remainder came from Tango’s existing investor group, …
Wireless infrastructure providers are increasingly turning to software to differentiate their networks, and video optimization software is a particular focus. Mobile video now represents more than 40% of wireless network …
Extending mobile connectivity beyond smartphones and tablets is a key goal for companies across the wireless ecosystem, and this spring it appears that wearables may temporarily steal the spotlight from …
With AT&T’s new ad campaign set to make DAS and small cells household words, wireless infrastructure trade organization PCIA and the HetNet Forum are asking the Federal Communications Commission to …
Intel’s momentum in mobile hits a roadblock Consumers are not the only ones losing out if reports that Google and Microsoft are killing the Transformer Book Duet are true. Intel …
Ericsson CTO Ulf Ewaldsson joined Limor Schafman of RCR-TV at Mobile World Congress 2014 to discuss emerging opportunities for wireless network operators. He said that in his conversations with carriers …
Carriers and their customers who look forward to devices that can run both Android and Windows may be disappointed. Google and Microsoft reportedly agree that dual boot tablets are a …
AUSTIN, Texas – With mobile advertising projected to hit $18 billion this year, service providers are increasingly eyeing mobile devices as a potential source of “second screen” revenue. Nielsen reports …
The white-hot tablet market may have peaked, according to the analysts at IDC. The research firm is lowering its projected growth rate for the global tablet market to 19.4% — …
Crown Castle on U.S. carrier investment Speaking at the Raymond James 35th Annual Institutional Investors Conference, Crown Castle CEO Ben Moreland was optimistic about the prospects for continued carrier investment …
Vodafone is adding Huawei to its roster of primary vendors for Project Spring, its $11 billion network upgrade. Huawei joins Ericsson and NSN in supplying Vodafone, which is upgrading its …
Apple suffered a setback today in its ongoing patent dispute with Samsung. Judge Lucy Koh, who has been presiding over most of the patent litigation between the two leading smartphone …
T-Mobile US has been harvesting BlackBerries with an aggressive trade-in program that ended this week. The agile “un-carrier” offered customers $200 to trade in an old BlackBerry for a new …
Other top stories: Verizon, AT&T dominate Root Metrics survey Verizon took first place, but both Verizon an AT&T were far ahead of the Sprint and T-Mobile US. Read More NATE …
Sprint is looking to capitalize on the growing market for connected devices that monitor drivers in order to calculate more accurate insurance premiums. Today the carrier announced a partnership with …
AirWatch CEO John Marshall did not look like a man who had just spent four days at a trade show when he met with RCR Wireless News at the close …
Other top stories: Dish Network picks up all H-Block spectrum licenses; what’s next? To the surprise of few, Dish Network walked away with all 176 licenses up for grabs during …
Small cells were in the spotlight at this year’s Mobile World Congress 2014 event, but distributed antenna systems continue to outpace small cells in terms of carrier spending. And in …
For network operators, key themes at this year’s MWC included faster networks, densification through small cells, and monetization through software. The need for speed Some carriers are just beginning LTE …
Other top stories: Dish Network picks up all H-Block spectrum licenses; what’s next? To the surprise of few, Dish Network walked away with all 176 licenses up for grabs during …
The global smartphone market is maturing, with growth rates projected to slow down this year as developed countries near smartphone saturation. In the United States and Western Europe, smartphone shipments …
