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Feature Report: Mobile in the Enterprise: Are You Prepared?

Enterprises are changing to become more mobile, integrating cloud computing and allowing IT consumerization. RCR Wireless News takes a look at the most relevant trends to discuss how they are impacting companies and CIOs, as well as what solution providers are doing to address...

Feature Report: Connections that count: The evolution of chips, devices and M2M

The convergence of mobile communications and broadband Internet connections has created countless new opportunities and challenges for wireless telephony. This marriage of technologies has given birth to devices that are changing lives and changing business practices. Just as mobile devices are bringing together people...

Feature Report: Device Evolution Spurs Supply Management Challenges

At times, it appears as though wireless industry giants such as Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA can do just about anything they want. Especially in the U.S. the size and reach of the largest operators enable them to operate with...

Feature Report: Mexico – A Complex Wireless Market with Strong Prospects

Although it seems to be a complex market, in many ways the Mexican telecom sector is very similar to the others Latin American countries. Prepaid penetration is much higher than postpaid services – Mexico government regulator Cofetel reported there were 83.3 million prepaid customers...

Feature Report: What OTT Tactics Will Help Carriers Combat Their Competition?

Over the span of five years, smartphones, mobile broadband and the ongoing transition to all-IP networks has transformed the mobile industry. While revenues have grown across every sector in the market, startups are increasingly eating into network operators’ legacy revenue streams. Wildly popular over-the-top...

Feature Report: LTE Across Europe Gaining Steam

For most of the wireless industry’s history, Europe has played an important role in shaping the technology path. And, in combination with parts of Asia has led the way in terms of the deployment and adoption of the latest and greatest. This has been...

Feature Report: LTE for Little Ones

In the world of wireless, LTE is the new black. Operators are either marveling at their new LTE networks, are in the process of deployment or are seeking a way to roll out the technology. With the surging demand for mobile data, increasing penetration...

Feature Report: Small Cells, Big Future

As data usage continues to increase, the networks must keep up. Small cells provide a quick fix for network infrastructures at an extremely affordable price. They say good things come in small packages. And for wireless networks, this is beginning to ring true. Until...

Feature Report: Outdoor DAS – Filling in the Coverage Gaps

Americans are in love with their mobile devices. We’d rather leave the house without our wallet than our cellphone. We’ve plunked down hundreds of dollars for the latest and greatest tablets and smartphones. We love our devices so much we are using them at...

Feature Report: LTE Put to the Test

Upgrading to a new network brings many advantages and benefits for wireless customers, but with it comes an extensive build out that brings dynamic challenges. It requires years of research and testing, along with countless upgrades and changes within the network itself. Quite honestly...

Feature Report: Chilean Wireless Market Set for Continued Growth

One of the most developed countries in Latin America, Chile faces very similar telecom challenges to Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Its mobile penetration surpassed one device per habitant, reaching 120.8% in June, with most subscribers on prepaid plans. The Chile wireless market is also...

Feature Report: Colombia – Mobile opportunities abound

Forget about the Colombia you may know from the 1990s. The current scenario is different and much more business friendly than in the past. The government’s plan to boost telecommunications in the country is set to increase competition among operators and expedite the deployment...

Feature Report: Mobile OS Battle Hot and getting Hotter

The devices we carry in our pockets today have little in common with those of just a few years ago. Incremental upgrades to components and the widespread adoption of touchscreens have prompted significant changes to designs and form factors. While device design and function...

Feature Report: Increasing Customer Satisfaction in the Wireless Industry

This white paper is an adjunct to a webinar presented by the leadership of ProtectCell  on September 29, 2011. This event was hosted by RCR Wireless, and the title of the  program was “Customer Value in the Wild, Wild West”  ProtectCell, a pioneer in...

Feature Report: Brazil: Challenges with data, opportunities on the worldwide stage

While smartphones dominate the market and mobile broadband access is consolidated in developed countries, Brazil is still beginning its 3G experience – from carriers and suppliers as well as consumers. People are just starting to access the Internet through cellphones. In June, Brazil's mobile-phone...

Feature Report: Cell Broadcasting – Proven Technology to Meet Critical Needs

Cell Broadcasting – Proven Technology to Meet Critical Needs. With the upcoming government deadline for Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) on the horizon, it’s time you took the right steps to make sure you will be prepared. Deliver government emergency and safety alerts and...

Feature Report: Ireland: Investing in Technology and People to Drive Economic Recovery

The 27,136-square-mile country of Ireland is probably best known for its rolling hills and vibrant culture, but with a population of around 4.4 million and a highly skilled work force, it is also a nation that has seen considerable success in high-tech exports and...

Fiber to the Antenna

Today's wireless operators face ongoing challenges to supply the coverage and capacity that their customers want, especially for data. This means deployment of 3G and 4G solutions, often in crowded tower and rooftop environments. Fiber-fed remote radio technology offers potential savings through both capital...

Feature Report: Driving the Next Generation of Business Innovation

Today's telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the- top service providers and large digital content giants are each developing their own relationships with individual end users and enterprises. Faced...

The Evolution of Chips, Smart Devices, M2M, and Accessories

Smart devices that enable wireless connectivity to the Internet are evolving at a pace never realized before in the consumer electronics space. At the heart of this evolution lie smart devices – from smartphones to tablets to connected TVs – to machine-to-machine connected devices...

Feature Report: Bridging the gap between business and the cloud

Every wireless operator has strategies and processes in place to attract and retain enterprise customers. A carrier without a clear vision for every type and size of business is leaving money on the table, essentially letting its competitors gain influence and power. However unchecked...

@CTIA 2011: Gogobeans Demo

Sylvie Barak gets a demo from Tony Deruvo, founder, Gogobeans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62LtLSGvXnA

RCR Feature Report: Carriers prepare for life in a SIP-based world

Mobile networks are evolving on almost every level – devices, bandwidth, services and underlying technology. As service providers leverage the mobile broadband opportunity, the strengths and weaknesses of their legacy network infrastructure are coming under the spotlight. Depending on each carrier's upgrade path and...

Feature Report: The Quest for Security in Mobile

Security is a moving target. Society at large has accepted the tenuous nature of security on personal computers as a virtually unavoidable consequence or side effect of the modern age. But mobile is still a relatively new and uncharted battlefield. Never before has malicious...