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BlackBerry, Apple, Asentria and Verizon announced new device offerings. 

Telcos like China Mobile are exploring the benefits of Hadoop.

Mobile Minute: Two Los Angeles television stations have been sharing the same broadcast frequency as part of a test. Broadcasters are interested in so-called channel sharing because it may enable them to free up some spectrum that could then be …

SAN ANTONIO – Sprint VP of technology Ron Marquardt told an audience at CCA Global Expo 2014 that the carrier’s current CDMA network’s voice delivery is comparable to VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) in terms of spectral efficiency, and that in the near …

I spent the past week at the Competitive Carriers Association’s “spring fling” in San Antonio, where just steps away from the Alamo,

WIND Hellas, Cisco, Ericsson and Oracle released new software systems. 

Five major players in telecom and industry are joining forces to accelerate interoperability in the development of the Internet of Things through industrial Internet applications. AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel have formed the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), which is …

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what’s afoot.   —Agilent Technologies says it now has …

SAN ANTONIO – If wireless carriers are involved, there is a good chance network infrastructure giant Ericsson is somewhere nearby, as was the case at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event in San Antonio, where the Swedish company looked to …

SAN ANTONIO – Only months into its launch, Scratch Wireless said it has found a strong response to its “free” wireless service offering. The carrier, which announced its formation last October and officially launched in December, said that a majority …

Microsoft is abandoning its exclusive commitment to Windows, making its ubiquitous Office software available for the iPad. iPad users can now download Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and those who subscribe to Office 365 can save their iPad-for-Windows documents in …

Top stories: CCA 2014: Sprint, CCA, and NetAmerica partner on LTE expansion plans Sprint is looking to expand its LTE footprint with the help of the Competitive Carriers Association membership and an alliance with NetAmerica. … Read More CCA 2014: …

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and China Mobile have announced a one-year agreement valued at up to $1.03 billion (750 million Euros) to move the world’s largest mobile operator to an all-IP, “ultra-broadband” network with an eye towards cloud services and network functions …

When paired with SDN, Hadoop can help telcos better use network resources.

SAN ANTONIO – Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage during a keynote address at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event to reiterate his stance that the U.S. wireless market is broken citing the extreme dominance of Verizon and …

After almost five years of discussion, the lower house of Brazil’s congress, the Chamber of Deputies, voted in favor of approving the Internet bill named the Marco Civil da Internet. It is now going to the senate and President Dilma Rousseff for …

CWG, Clavister, Verizon and Lawrence Blake name new executive officers.

SAN ANTONIO – RCR’s Dan Meyer sat down with Sprint and T-Mobile US to discuss spectrum, focusing on an event that will unite the two rivals whether or not they pursue a merger. The carriers clearly agree on the importance …

SAN ANTONIO – Sprint is looking to expand its LTE footprint with the help of the Competitive Carriers Association membership and an alliance with NetAmerica. The deals, which were announced at this week’s CCA event in San Antonio, look to …

Top stories: Sprint executive exodus continues Sprint’s revolving door continued to spin as reports indicated that another key exeicutive has left the company. … Read More

Hadoop can help mobile operators and software companies enhance their customer engagement efforts.