As cloud computing become more mature and ubiquitous, the mobile cloud emerges as the next hype once it allows you to access data wherever you are and whenever you want them. However, it effects a vast stakeholders range and key questions emerge such as...
After releasing a non-cash impairment charge of $8.8 billion related to its acquisition of the British software company Autonomy in 2011, Hewlett-Packard is now being sued by investors who are claiming the deal has contributed to the company’s plummeting stock price.
According to the Financial...
Mobile is set to become a huge influence on cloud computing, with the so-called “mobile cloud” emerging as the next trend expected to impact not only enterprise IT management, but also the wireless world. As several observers have note, just like electricity and water,...
"Cyber Monday," also known as Nov. 26, was the biggest spending day ever according to cloud-based analytics by IBM – and mobile accounted for a significant portion of the holiday shopping blitz.
This year’s Cyber Monday spending grew by 30.3% over last year, as retailers successfully...
The need for adequate and reliable in-building communication has gained recognition across the nation in recent years. Mobile phones are an extension of the work day now and need to be accessible at all times. This often calls for more detailed, defined coverage within...
The three leaders in mobile payments all have very different business models. Analysts say there is room for several players in this fast-growing ecosystem.
Facebook,which recently announced it had reached 1 billion users worldwide, is counting on mobile devices to reach the next billion users. “The first experience with Facebook for many people will be through mobile devices, especially in many emerging countries where you can see this...
Jennifer Schoenhofer wasn't at the Stevie Awards when she won Female Entrepreneur of the Year, but she knows what she would have said if she'd been there. Schoenhofer would have referenced a Thanksgiving dinner she remembers from when she was six years old.
As Washington and the cash-strapped state governments look for new sources of tax revenue, wireless service could be a potential target. Consumer advocacy group mywireless.org is trying to head off efforts to increase wireless taxes by showing how much most Americans already pay.
Wireless tax...
Hewlett-Packard shocked the business world when it not only reported a $6.9 billion loss for its fiscal fourth quarter yesterday but also released a non-cash impairment charge of $8.8 billion related to its acquisition of the British software company Autonomy in 2011.
HP said the majority...
Close to one-third of adults who own smartphones or tablets expect to use them for holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Day, according to a survey by Digitas -- but the mobile shopping experience still lags behind computers in ease of use.
Digitas found that mobile devices...
Intel says CEO Paul Otellini's decision to leave the company was entirely his, but nonetheless it could end up being just what the chip giant needs. A change at the top might pave the way for a shift in strategy that could make Intel...
Dutch-based KPN is selling 2,000 of its mobile phone towers in Germany to American Tower for approximately $501 million. The Nov. 15 sales agreement is subject to approval by the German government. KPN's German mobile subsidiary, E-Plus, will lease back the sites from American Tower.
The...
The board of the proposed national public safety network, FirstNet, had its first meeting, collecting the first round of comments on proposals for the broad outline of the network.
FirstNet has floated three network alternatives for the planned LTE public safety network that it is...
Oracle’s latest pair of moves show the company’s efforts to bolster its cloud portfolio. By making a strategic minority investment in Engine Yard, a cloud development platform that supports Ruby, PHP and Node, Oracle is pushing its platform-as-a-service strategy. This investment followed the acquisition...
They say bad news comes in threes, and if that's true then wireless carriers have reached their quota of bad news from Google this week. First, the search engine giant launched its Nexus 4 smartphone, selling out of the GSM/HSPA+ device in one day...
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 more interesting headlines from...
Six months after acquiring Ortiva Wireless, Allot Communications has launched a video optimization solution called Allot VideoClass. Allot purchased the La Jolla, Calif.-based mobile video optimization company for an undisclosed amount in May.
Andrei Elefant, Allot vice president of product management and marketing, said the launch...
When CEO Kevin Sinclair first started working at the company that would become Wireless Zone, retail rents were a lot lower and phone prices were a lot higher. "Twenty-four years ago we operated out of a 2nd-floor apartment, and we charged $2600 for a phone," he says,
Texas Instruments will lay off 1,700 people and stop designing chips for mobile devices. The Dallas semiconductor giant says more device manufacturers are designing their own chipsets, making the business more challenging for outside suppliers.
With little more than a week left before Black Friday, retailers are already seeing consumers make purchases and prepare their holiday shopping season strategies – and mobile retail is playing an increasingly large role.
Both the Android app store and Apple’s app store offer Black...
Google Fiber connected its first set of homes yesterday in the Hanover Heights section of Kansas City. The ultra high-speed network claims that it offers speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second. So far there are no reports that those speeds have actually...
While the wireless industry is well aligned on small cells being the next step in network evolution, the urgency, path, methods and overall choice of vendors and means of deployment is still up for debate. New entrants in the RAN market are offering potentially...
