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Sprint’s executive exodus continued this week as reports indicated that VP of network technology development and integration Iyad Tarazi has left the company. FierceWireless reported that Sprint confirmed Tarazi’s departure and that he would be replaced by Emerino Marchetti, who …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the …

Telcos must understand how Hadoop works and how they can implement it.

Gogo Inc. said that its in-flight Wi-Fi service has gone live on the first aircraft in Delta’s long-haul international fleet, available as of yesterday on the route from Los Angeles to Tokyo and Atlanta to Tokyo on a Delta 747-400. …

Axell Wireless has installed its largest-ever public safety wireless system at One World Trade Center. The distributed antenna system, or DAS, was implemented by Axell and systems integrator TechMer Inc., and covers One WTC, the tallest building in the U.S. and fourth-tallest in the …

Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) represent a major paradigm shift in mobile network designs, and set the stage to add network capacity and enhance performance.  But HetNet technology is far from proven, and is filled with challenges.  With significant revenue and brand reputations at …

HTC today launched its newest flagship Android phone, the HTC One (M8). Hoping to attract Android users inspired to upgrade by the Galaxy S5, HTC is offering instant gratification with promises to make its new phone available online today through …

An AT&T acquisition gets approved in this week’s capital markets round-up.

With the Federal Communications Commission’s plans for its highly anticipated incentive auction process set to begin mid-2015, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler spoke at a Washington, D.C., think tank event to provide an update on the process as well as plans …

Several mobile and wireless companies have made this year’s list of the world’s most ethical companies, chosen by Ethisphere. Companies are ranked based on their internal ethics and compliance programs, their corporate citizenship and responsibility, and accepted norms of ethical …

Mobile virtual network operators continue to bring unique pricing plans to market, with the latest venture being offered up by Ciao Telecom. The company said it has begun beta testing a $10 per month, unlimited data, messaging and voice service …

Today, applications are as personal as the mobile handset is to end users, and their usage continues to explode. Gartner predicts that by 2017, more than 268 billion mobile apps will be downloaded

Comcast releases its first transparency report and other carriers face down Congress in this week’s policy news round-up.

Patents appear to be holding up Microsoft’s plan to purchase Nokia’s handset business. The $7.2 billion purchase price does not include Nokia’s patent portfolio. Instead of buying those patents, Microsoft plans to continue to license them after the deal closes. …

Cisco says the sky’s the limit for the billion dollar cloud services business it announced today. The networking equipment giant says it will build “a network of clouds” along with a set of partners, including Telstra and Ingram Micro. Cisco …

Juniper Networks (JNPR) said during its fourth quarter earnings call that it wants to “right-size,” and now it looks as if that may mean significant layoffs. The Silicon Valley network equipment maker is preparing to cut as many as 800 …

This week, a study found Apple was the top mobile browsing platform and LG and Motorola announced new wearable devices. 

Heterogenous Networks, or HetNets, are an increasingly important part of the wireless landscape in order to support denser networks and in-building coverage. RCR’s weekly HetNet News column includes the latest on distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and small cells.  —Athena …