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Former Associate Publisher and Executive Editor, RCR Wireless NewsCurrently HetNet Forum Director703-535-7459 [email protected] Ford has spent more than two decades covering the rapidly changing wireless industry, tracking its changes as it grew from a voice-centric marketplace to the dynamic data-intensive industry it is today. She started her technology journalism career at RCR Wireless News, and has held a number of titles there, including associate publisher and executive editor. She is a winner of the American Society of Business Publication Editors Silver Award, for both trade show and government coverage. A graduate of the Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Ford holds a B.S. degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis on public relations.

  • Vodafone forced to deliver texts from Egyptian gov’t

    by Tracy Ford February 3, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 3, 2011

    Vodafone Group plc finds itself between the proverbial rock and a hard place as it was forced to send text messages to its Egyptian subscribers encouraging them to “confront traitors …

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  • Mobile broadband policy works, but needs work, small operator says: RCR Mobile broadband panelists talk LTE, smart cities

    by Tracy Ford February 2, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 2, 2011

    HERSHEY, Pa.—Mobile broadband policy is working, but not working as well as it should, according to one regional wireless operator who spoke at RCR Wireless News’ Mobile Broadband Conference Series …

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  • Ericsson launches mobile banking services

    by Tracy Ford February 2, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 2, 2011

    L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) launched its own mobile financial services business today, offering mobile operators, financial institutions and others with a mobile money services that it said can be connected to …

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  • NTIA to study if 1755-1850 MHz can be shifted to commercial use

    by Tracy Ford February 2, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 2, 2011

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it plans to study spectrum in the 1755 MHz to 1850 MHz bands to see if the frequencies can be converted to commercial …

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  • Six months down the road: The normal life expectancy of my phones

    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011

    I don’t claim to be the most daring of persons, but when my Samsung Impression from AT&T Mobility went screwy, I figured I would be OK to get it replaced …

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  • AT&T iPhone app targets small business with wireless PBX

    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011

    AT&T Mobility is introducing an iPhone application and service aimed at small businesses that turns the iPhone into a mobile PBX. The service costs between $14 and $16 per month, …

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  • Cisco estimates 50% of mobile traffic this year will be video: Company comes out with annual Visual Networking Index

    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011

    Cisco Systems Inc. predicts worldwide data traffic will grow 26 fold in the next five years, driven by mobile video, which is expected to account for 66% of all mobile …

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  • NEC inks deal with Aricent to service Indian operators with femtocell solutions

    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011
    by Tracy Ford February 1, 2011

    NEC Corp. has chosen Aricent Inc. to be its service partner as it rolls out 3G femtocells to mobile operators in India. Femtocell solutions are expected to be significant in …

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  • NAB questions spectrum hoarding

    by Tracy Ford January 31, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 31, 2011

    The National Association of Broadcasters accused Time Warner Cable Co. of hoarding spectrum in a letter sent to several members of Congress Friday. The broadcaster lobbying group said that if …

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  • Sprint, F4W ink partnership for secure VoIP

    by Tracy Ford January 31, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 31, 2011

    F4W Inc. said it signed a strategic partnership with Sprint Solutions Inc. in order to expand its market for secure VoIP encryption technology beyond government into the enterprise sector. F4W …

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  • Comcast launches Internet2go service in Colorado

    by Tracy Ford January 31, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 31, 2011

    Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) launched its Internet2go wireless data service in Colorado, the most recent launch of service in more than 40 markets. Pricing for the service remains the same as …

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  • @ UTF: DAS networks continue to gain traction

    by Tracy Ford January 27, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 27, 2011

    HERSHEY, Pa.—Distributed antenna systems (DAS) are becoming an integral part of the cellular network as 70% to 80% of network traffic takes place indoors, said Keith Kaczmarek of InSite Wireless. …

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  • @ UTF: Connected home, grid to change energy management

    by Tracy Ford January 27, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 27, 2011

    HERSHEY, Pa.—There may be disputes about what the connected home will look like, or how utilities will use wireless technologies to better manage their networks, but most everyone agrees that …

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  • Seven Networks' optimization tool reduces data traffic, improves battery life

    by Tracy Ford January 25, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 25, 2011

    Seven Networks introduced a wireless traffic optimization tool that it says can cut down data consumption on the network by up to 70% as it reduces the number of times …

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  • Huawei sues to stop sale of some Motorola assets to Nokia Siemens Networks

    by Tracy Ford January 24, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 24, 2011

    Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is asking a U.S. court to block the sale of some of Motorola Inc.’s wireless networks business to Nokia Siemens Networks, charging that the $1.2 billion …

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  • Reader Forum: 21st Century Silicon Valley’s second decade

    by Tracy Ford January 21, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 21, 2011

    With the end of 2010, I’ve been reflecting on the past decade and all that has changed.  It seems impossible to me that 2000 was over 10 years ago; not …

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  • Reader Forum: 21st Century Silicon Valley’s second decade

    by Tracy Ford January 21, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 21, 2011

    With the end of 2010, I’ve been reflecting on the past decade and all that has changed.  It seems impossible to me that 2000 was over 10 years ago; not …

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  • Pecan Street Project aims to merge wireless with utilities

    by Tracy Ford January 21, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 21, 2011

    RCR Wireless News sat down with Brewster McCracken, executive director of the Pecan Street Project in Austin, Texas, to discuss how the telecommunications sector will intersect with utilities. McCracken, a …

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  • T-Mobile mulls sale of tower assets

    by Tracy Ford January 20, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 20, 2011

    T-Mobile USA Inc.’s (DTEGY) tower assets are likely to get interest from the top three tower companies as T-Mobile’s tower assets are in good locations nationwide and have an operator …

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  • Carlson Wireless targets WISPs with white-spaces radio

    by Tracy Ford January 20, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 20, 2011

    Carlson Wireless Technologies is betting wireless Internet service providers will want to use white-spaces spectrum to enhance their service in hard-to-reach regions. The company recently unveiled RuralConnect IP, a radio …

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  • 17 commercial LTE deployments, many more commitments

    by Tracy Ford January 19, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 19, 2011

    Trying to figure out winners and losers in the LTE space is going to take a few years to figure out, as operators test networks and announce trials before going …

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  • Wind Mobile to use Huawei core for HD voice

    by Tracy Ford January 18, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 18, 2011

    Canadian wireless operator Wind Mobile is using Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s HD Voice services to its customers. Wind Mobile is the first wireless operator in Canada to use the service, …

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  • Semiconductor jobs up 11,000 positions for year

    by Tracy Ford January 17, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 17, 2011

    Telecommunications jobs fell in December, both from the previous month and for the year. However, employment in the wireless sector ticked up a few hundred jobs.Overall, the nation’s unemployment rate …

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  • RCR Wireless News expands global and local market news coverage: Americas, Asia, China, India, Europe, Silicon Valley and Austin local news sites coupled with global mobile broadband tour will provide readers with local insights, news, video content and networking opportunities

    by Tracy Ford January 14, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 14, 2011

    In a move to provide readers with more authentic news and insights on how mobile broadband is changing the way we live and work at the global and local market …

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  • Android tops Apple iOS in ad impression share, Millennial Media reports

    by Tracy Ford January 14, 2011
    by Tracy Ford January 14, 2011

    While Apple Inc. (AAPL) remains top dog in the device space, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android operating system continues to pull ahead in Millennial Media’s monthly mobile device report. Android shot …

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