The steady clank--clank of metal Y-lanyards clips being fastened to a telecom tower punctuate each few steps as Brian Bourquin climbs. He reaches a point two-thirds of the way up, anchors himself with his positioning strap, and tests the sturdiness of his tie-off before trusting...
While the focus is on virtualization, the reality is that software has become an important component of next-generation wireless networks. Dozens of software announcements targeting software-defined networks and network functions virtualization are popping up at this year's Mobile World Congress event showing a growing...
Barcelona, Spain. Alcatel-Lucent clearly sees software as the key to its comeback, and has made that clear with a slew of announcements at Mobile World Congress. The company is partnering with Intel for virtualized RAN, cloud platforms and packet processing for advanced IP/MPLS platforms,...
Software is expected to be big news at this year’s Mobile World Congress event as the wireless industry looks to glean greater efficiency from mobile networks. Leading up to the event, a number of announcements were made in regards to software enhancements, including network...
The wireless telecommunications world is set to again descend on Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress event. The gathering is known as the largest wireless-specific event on the trade show calendar, drawing tens-of-thousands to discern what the market has in store for...
Facebook (FB) is set to buy the mobile messaging app firm WhatsApp for $19 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports this is the largest-ever buyout of a company backed primarily by venture capital.
What is WhatsApp?
WhatsApp acts as an alternative to text messaging. The app lets users send photos,...
The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to ensure unfettered access to the Internet while also complying with a recent court decision tempering the government agency’s ability to regulate access to the Internet.
“I intend to accept that invitation by proposing...
Welcome to this week's edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net.
Ever since the fatalities a few weeks back, the tower industry has been very quiet. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) used the radio silence to write an open...
Setting itself up to garner leadership in network function virtualization for telecom, Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and the radio access network (RAN).
Alcatel-Lucent said it is already working with...
A new report on mobile video quality of experience examined the causes of stalls during mobile viewing, as well as the strain that video puts on the mobile network.
The study from Allot Communications was based on 300,000 video detail records randomly selected from hundreds...
Given the ever-changing conditions of the telecom industry, it's wise to stop and take a look at the sector's capital markets activity, as stock fluctuations can provide a good indication of which way a particular company is trending. Here are a few of the most noteworthy events to occur recently within telecom capital markets.
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...
The rise of virtualization across the wireless telecommunications space is becoming a growing trend as operators look to trim the cost of operating next-generation networks.
Looking to feed that desire, Cisco said it has expanded its telecom-focused virtualization platform with the launch of its Evolved...
The move to make your smartphone the key to all your other connected devices continues with Google's purchase of a security solution that allows the smartphone to authenticate a user as they log in to a website. SlickLogin uses high frequency sound waves to...
Huawei looks set to expand its software portfolio, with reports indicating the Chinese-based telecom equipment giant is in the process of acquiring Australia-based Fastwire, which specializes in operating support services.
In a story this week, LightReading reported that the deal has been completed, with plans...
Motorola Mobility's red ink will soon be history, according to China's Lenovo Group, which recently agreed to buy the struggling smartphone maker from Google for $2.9 billion. Today the company's CEO told Bloomberg that it expects to achieve what Google could not, turning the...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent a stern warning to telecom employers in the wake of three recent tower-related deaths, and is working with the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) and other industry stakeholders to educate communication tower employers about their responsibility to...
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...
Welcome to this week's edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net.
The tower tragedy in West Virginia we reported on last week that led to 3 deaths had something of a precedent for multiple parties involved. The towers are owned by...
Cars are now smartphones and tablets writ large. And the chips that are going into them are making them smarter, providing better data throughput for entertainment and output for big data, and processing multiple systems simultaneously. This makes automotive another battleground for chip...
Operator service provider Opera Software achieved a number of milestones last year, including reaching 100 million users on its mobile app store platform.
Two industry groups that support wireless infrastructure are asking the Federal Communications Commission to "categorically exclude" distributed antenna systems and small cell deployments from environmental and historic review processes.
PCIA--The Wireless Infrastructure Association and the HetNet Forum have submitted comments in the FCC's’s proposed rulemaking on...
Peregrine Semiconductor aims to shake up the chip market with a re-configurable RF front-end that it says will allow LTE platform providers and original equipment manufacturers to create a single-SKU design for global markets, despite the wide variety of LTE bands in use.
Band fragmentation...
