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7 key takeaways from the Wireless Infrastructure Show PCIA completed its last Wireless Infrastructure Show. From now on, the annual event will be a production of WIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association. PCIA has rebranded itself as The wireless Infrastructure Association …

Nokia’s purchase of Alcatel-Lucent has reduced the number of radio access network equipment makers that supply the major carriers. There are now five major players instead of six. Two are based in Scandinavia, two in China and one in South Korea. …

As a wireless analyst, columnist and speaker, I have an opinion on everything. I was going to say everything wireless, but if you ask my kids they would say to leave off the word wireless. I know … kids. I …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at using SDN to control workload placement with greater mobility and ROI models This week’s featured interview is with Cirba where we discuss the use of SDN to control workload placement with …

Chipset vendor Quantenna is pushing forward with testing capabilities designed to support advanced 802.11ac features in development as well as in large volumes for manufacturing. Quantenna is continuing two long-standing test vendor relationships as it expands those 802.11 testing capabilities. …

WOTW looks at a complaint lodged this week indicating the T-Mobile EIP program is playing loose and free with understandable business models Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that …

Mobilitie President Christos Karmis says the company plans to use its own name as it works with cities and counties to develop small cell sites, and will rely less on subsidiary names in the future. Over the past several months, attorneys …

ETSI claims Release 0 from its Open Source MANO initiative unveiled one month ahead of schedule, with Release 1 expected within six months The European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s Open Source MANO initiative rolled out its Release 0 code package, which …

DALLAS — As we enter an era of on-demand TV anywhere, content creators and distributors are only one part of the equation. Without the wireless infrastructure to make that content available over mobile networks, and at a high-quality, a huge …

Sprint restructure plans progress in move to allow cable split, while Enron moves forward on IoT plans … 18 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate …

This week we speak with Wireless 20/20 on the FCC’s 600 MHz auction, which could see record bids from the likes of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Few would argue about the complexity of the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing 600 MHz …

Wireless Infrastructure Association President and CEO discusses tower trends and emerging workforce skills gap DALLAS – As evidenced by a rebranding effort emphasizing the infrastructure layer, Wireless Infrastructure Association President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein, who held the same role at …

In its immediate attempts to right its financial ship, is Sprint hampering its competitive position going forward against rivals Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile? Time for the third – and last – article on the immediate outlook for Sprint. And in …

Ralph de la Vega told an investor conference the AT&T SDN and NFV efforts are financially beneficial, enable simultaneous international service launch AT&T remains one of the telecommunications industry’s most vocal proponents of tapping software for greater control of its …

T-Mobile commits to small cells as groundwork for 5G Small cell deployments are proving to be more complex, costly and time consuming in the U.S. than they were in East Asia, but wireless carriers know they need to move forward …

DALLAS — Following its formation in 1995 as the Personal Communications Industry Association, the since shortened PCIA is changing its name to the Wireless Infrastructure Association. WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein announced the name rebranding in the opening session of the …

Google’s Android platform is a powerhouse around the world, which Jim Patterson said could be set for even more growth at the expense of Apple Back when we wrote the first “Android World” column a few years ago, the thesis …

IPhone and beyond: AT&T expands BOGO to most high-end phones 1. Summertime can be slow for smartphone upgrades, and AT&T Mobility is hoping for a springtime surge before summer sets in. The carrier is expanding its buy-one-get-one-free offer to several …

For now, while “5G” technology continues to take shape ahead of standardization, the Internet of Things is developing without the benefit of ultra-fast, incredibly low latency network access. But, to understand the potential set to exist in the near future, let’s …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we speak with Versa Networks to discuss the importance of testing and interoperability for NFV and SDN As the telecom market continues its drive towards virtualizing network operations, one of the more common concerns …

NetScout Systems launched the next generation of its AirCheck handheld tester for Wi-Fi deployments, now with the ability to support 802.11ac deployments. The previous AirCheck tester from NetScout’s Fluke Networks brand had some basic 802.11ac testing capabilities, but the new …

Yahoo bids debated, 5G processes questioned … 5 things to know today 1. Verizon Communications could end up bidding less than $3 billion for Yahoo, according to reports, but other sources still expect a much higher offer. The Wall Street …

Squan acquires Strong Tower Communications assets Squan, a New Jersey-based telecom infrastructure company, this week acquired the cell tower assets of Strong Tower Communications. “Squan has had a long-standing relationship with Strong,” said Squan CEO Leighton Carroll. “We respect both their …

Mobile data services struggle against competing standards, while the traditional paging industry brace for PCS, 2-way battle … 20 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we speak with Angela Giancarlo from Mayer Brown to get her views on the current 600 MHz incentive auction process and how the auction is set to address short-term spectrum needs The Federal Communications Commission’s …