Rotten Wi-Fi asks users to run speed tests
Free, public Wi-Fi access is often a big draw for businesses like restaurants and cafes looking to keep customers busy browsing the Web and buying products.
Starbucks is no exception with business travelers often going out of their...
As the debate regarding net neutrality heats up ahead of a Federal Communications Commission vote later this month, corporations and federal lawmakers are engaged in a tug-of-war that seeks to balance private interests with public policy.
RCR Wireless News contributor Jeff Hawn spoke to George...
A conversation with Ken Sandfeld, EVP, SOLiD
http://youtu.be/AvuL8URGaPA
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Solid wants to ensure that backhaul and fronthaul do not become the bottlenecks in densification efforts. Instead, the company is aiming...
Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey.
The facility, planned for Mesa, Ariz., just outside of Phoenix, is expected to employ 150...
Much has been written in the last week or so about Google's “rumored” upcoming mobile virtual network operator play, including the reasons it will not be successful and the challenges Google will face challenging the incumbent mobile operators. As we read each developing story,...
The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) severely complicates the process of measuring eNodeB power and modulation quality in LTE systems. The difficulties include the fact that spectrum analyzers have just one receiver, while two or more receivers are needed for complete demodulation...
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A conversation with Gilad Garon, CEO and Founder, ASOCS
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After the initial work on a programmable SDR platform for mobile handsets, back...
T-Mobile US, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon part of $32.5M DAS deployment
An elaborate distributed antenna system will bring LTE to the Chicago subway system under the terms of a deal between the city and America’s top four wireless carriers.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the $32.5 million...
Q: What is the business case for investing in VoLTE? Is it new revenues, cost savings or some other reason?
A: These days nobody is asking "Why VoLTE?" as VoLTE is a given in every MNO’s technology plans as a result of the adoption of...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iv0vVRwjSM
A conversation with Femi Adeyemi, LTE Solutions Architect, Fujitsu
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Experienced in providing transport and access solutions, Fujitsu offers a comprehensive set of CRAN solutions to give operators...
Hotel fined $600,000 for jamming Wi-Fi hot spots
After being fined $600,000 for jamming a guest’s personal Wi-Fi hot spot, Marriott Hotel Services will not press a petition against the Federal Communications Commission, which took a firm position on the issue.
Following an investigation, the FCC...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
WOW Business drops more fiber in Chicago
Dallas, Texas-based PEG Bandwidth this week fired up fiber backhaul services to its 2,000th cell site since activating the first location in March 2010.
The company is busy deploying fiber backhaul connections at “several hundred” more locations in the...
Some football fans who work for Crown Castle, TE Connectivity, Galtronics, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile US will be watching the Super Bowl carefully this weekend. They'll be checking out the crowd shots and watching the fans who are glancing repeatedly at their laps....
Mobile operators and service providers are deploying thousands of small cells and Wi-Fi access points in an effort to improve network capacity, close coverage gaps and enhance the customer experience. If small cells are poised to solve many of the issues facing the industry...
FCC enforcement advisory follows $600,000 Marriott fine
Hotel operators cannot block guests from using Wi-Fi hot spots rather than the hotel’s network, according to a strongly worded “enforcement advisory” published by the Federal Communications Commission.
The advisory comes following an Oct. 3 FCC order that fined Marriott...
CommScope confirmed today that it has agreed to buy TE Connectivity's telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses for roughly $3 billion. Together, the two network infrastructure giants had $5.8 billion in revenue during the fiscal year ended last September.
Investors gave the deal a standing ovation...
A conversation with Mike McFarland, senior director of product management and marketing, Airvana
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Airvana has worked on small cells for a long time, historically focusing on...
Another possible Google Fiber expansion announcement later this year
As expected, Google Fiber is coming to 18 new cities in four metropolitan areas, according to a Jan. 27 announcement from the company.
The high-speed Internet and HD television service is planned for the Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.;...
Today, everyone connects effortlessly to the Internet via Wi-Fi technology when at home or in coffee shops, or on the move via the 3G or 4G networks used by smartphones and tablets.
Fifteen years ago, everyone was literally tethered to the Internet via a cable,...
Ericsson said today that a slowdown in the North American market weighed on earnings, and the company expects more of the same in the months ahead. CFO Jan Frykhammar said that spectrum auctions and acquisitions are consuming carrier capital, and that spending on mobile...
Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte in the mix
Google Fiber is poised to expand to four more U.S. markets, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with company plans.
Google already offers the Gigabit fiber optic-based Internet service in Austin, Texas; Provo,...
A conversation with Javier Lorca Hernando, Project Manager for the RAN, Telefonica R&D
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The operators’ view on C-RAN – Telefonica, Spain
Telefonica has been and continues to...
Sites for small cell, Wi-Fi, towers
Melody Wireless Infrastructure on Jan. 26 announced the acquisition of 908 locations. The relatively new independent wireless infrastructure player controls more than 2,000 locations nationwide.
Greenwich, Conn.-based Melody Wireless, part of financing firm Melody Capital Partners, completed the transaction with...
