The Federal Communications Commission today invited carriers to start testing the process of migrating customers away from copper wires to IP-based networks. The agency is calling for voluntary tests of "providing IP-based alternatives to existing services in discrete geographic areas or situations." Proposals are...
According to a recent report by Cisco there will be 19 billion networked devices by 2017, and taking into consideration that the average electronics user seeks help 5-10 times a year, we can expect anywhere between 95 to 190 billion inquiries each year for...
Ericsson (ERIC) CEO Hans Vestberg says he has no plans to leave the company, dispelling rumors that he was on the short list of candidates to replace Steve Ballmer at Microsoft. That news along with the company's guidance regarding stronger growth in Europe helped...
A new benchmarking study of five commercially available LTE smartphones relied on over-the-air testing to spotlight data performance differences among them, and put Motorola Mobility's Moto X on top in OTA data performance measures.
The independent study was a collaboration of Signals Research Group, test...
If you often find a group of friends or family members huddled around your tablet, you may have considered a projector tablet as an alternative for screening movies and slide shows. The concept also has obvious applications in a business or classroom environment, but...
After much speculation, Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) announced that it will launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Mexico in the next few months. Virgin Mobile Mexico has already begun its business build-out with a focus on sales, marketing and customer service.
The...
Google is selling the Motorola Mobility handset business to China's Lenovo at a fraction of the price it paid for the company less than two years ago. But Google will keep most of Motorola's patents.
Lenovo will pay $2.91 billion for Motorola's mobile device...
The second day of five-round bidding in the Federal Communications Commission's H-block auction 96 ended with just 19 licenses still FCC-held, and a new bidding total of $781 million.
The 23 auction participants had declined to bid on 40 licenses by the end of Tuesday,...
Test & Measurement Series - LTE Device and Application Testing Procedures
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Unified communication (UC) is increasingly important to enterprises as employees bring a widening array of mobile devices into the workplace. “Businesses have been implementing more mobility into their UC architectures over the past year and now are looking toward videoconferencing to help drive further...
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Google to sell Motorola handset business to Lenovo
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License holder Access Spectrum LLC said that the Federal Communications Commission has authorized the use of time division duplex (TDD) equipment within its upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum.
Access Spectrum holds A-Block spectrum that covers two-thirds of the United States, covering most of the country's...
AT&T (T) beat analysts' expectations with its fourth quarter earnings report, but disappointed some investors with its forecast of "mid-single digit" EPS growth for 2014.
Mobile data drove growth for AT&T Mobility during the fourth quarter, and the carrier reported its lowest-ever 4th quarter...
During AT&T's fourth quarter earnings call, CEO Randall Stephenson reaffirmed the company's commitment to its $14 billion Project Velocity IP, saying that spending will be at its highest level this year. "2014 is our peak year for VIP investment and our outlook is very...
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In the past three to four years, over-the-top video has grown as an alternative to established pay-TV platforms in many emerging markets. As a result of improving broadband infrastructure and
Five rounds of Auction 96 bidding were held today, with the total bid for the H-block spectrum reaching nearly $630 million after 17 completed rounds.
Bidders continue to whittle away at the number of Federal Communications Commission-held licenses. All but 40 of the 176 available...
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Apple earnings: 3 key takeaways for carriers
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H-Block auction update
It was a busy day for the Federal Communications Commission’s auction 96, with the H-Block bids now totaling...
AT&T and data center company Equinix announced an alliance that seeks to expand adoption of cloud services by offering secure cloud access via AT&T's virtual private networks (VPNs), instead of the public Internet.
AT&T's NetBond offering will be embedded in select Equinix data centers in...
In 'LTE Device & Application Testing Procedures' we explore what it takes to launch LTE devices? Join RCR for a review of the ecosystem and processes required to bring LTE devices to market.
Key questions explored include:
What are the major milestones and timeline to design, test and...
Apple said yesterday that it sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads during the fourth quarter of 2013, which is the company's first fiscal quarter. Quarterly revenue was a record $57.6 billion, while net income was flat versus the year-ago quarter at $13.1...
With wireless industry professionals working to keep up with the exponentially growing demand for data, industry partners are turning to small cells to effectively expand coverage and capacity of their wireless networks. But while they are useful to strategically densify existing networks, small cell...
