Reality Check

High-tech sales problems remain a significant hurdle for growth Selling in high-tech industries such as wireless is a serious problem. Companies are struggling with underperforming sales people, retaining top performers, …

Vertix sees small cells, Wi-Fi calling and the 600 MHz spectrum auction shaping 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry …

Extreme Networks sees widespread Wi-Fi changes, increased analytics and more IoT in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts …

Mobile operators will look towards product innovation in their battle for market share Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts …

XCellAir predicts continued evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi and IoT in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives …

Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Cato Networks, sees cloud platforms boosting security, options for enterprises Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from …

John Horn, CEO at Ingenu, provides his predictions for the IoT space in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry …

Imagine you are in a shopping mall, trying unsuccessfully to connect with your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi. Eventually you give up and connect using LTE over your data plan. …

T-Mobile and TWC pre-announce strong earnings, and look at top CES news Last week, T-Mobile US announced very strong results for the fourth quarter of 2015, which included: –917,000 branded …

Aptilo predicts numerous Wi-Fi challenges and opportunities in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what …

Mobile data traffic to pressures market for 5G, spectrum and increased capacity Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and …

As most of you will agree, 2015 was a mixed year at best for the telecom industry. Wireless subscriber growth (especially for higher average revenue per user smartphones) slowed, but …

Breaking down top trends expected from CES 2016 During the past several months, Accenture has done extensive research and engaged with a broad range of clients to identify the big …

Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015 Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no particular order): 1. FCC approves …

Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015 To aid in brevity, we have split the top 10 list into two groups of five …

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 802.11 Standard, better known to most end users as Wi-Fi brand name, is a remarkable technology for two basic reasons. First, as it …

At the next football game at your local high school, look around at the students sitting in the stands. They’re all unique in their own way, but one thing is …

Turning data into more money: How far can the carriers go? Outside of the purchase and deployment of new spectrum and networks, there is nothing more important in 2016 to …

As a technology that can deliver automated provisioning, network virtualization and network programmability to data center and enterprise networks, software-defined networking has grown to be viewed as a key driver …

How data center vendors and operators can maximize their facilities’ performance Power usage effectiveness has been an important metric in the data center world for some time now. Companies running …

We all love Wi-Fi networks, but security on Wi-Fi is a serious issue. Their open nature makes them targets of abuse. According to a recent roundup of “23 Disturbing Statistics …

Tying together IoT and predictive analytics The public’s desire – indeed demand – to be connected at all times and in all aspects of work and play means that “off” …

Is Sprint device leasing arrangement a competitive advantage? Last Friday, Sprint announced a new leasing structure, which could provide the company with a global competitive advantage. Here’re the highlights of …

For years, telecom operators have watched as over-the-top services utilize their networks to deliver revenue-generating services at the expense of operators’ traditional revenue sources, such as voice and text messaging. …

This week, we are focusing on the state of wireline connectivity through the lens of one of the largest U.S. providers, CenturyLink. We’ll also provide some initial thoughts on T-Mobile …