Today RCR Wireless News presents complimentary Livestream broadcasts of the keynote speakers at CCA's 2013 Annual Convention! Make sure to tune in today, September 17th, and tomorrow, the 18th to hear from industry leaders including Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn and T-Mobile President & CEO John Legere.
Mobile payments have had a long and tortured history, with analysts expecting the market for such services to have hit the upswing, only to see such predictions pushed off again and again due to any number of challenges. While the mobile payment market has...
Cisco has packed 4 billion transistors onto a single chip in an effort to create the world's most scalable and programable network processor. The company says it is targeting the Internet of Everything (IoE) with its nPower X1, which it calls "the first generation...
A new survey conducted by Current Analysis and commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Association found that rural customers are actively shopping for the latest mobile devices and corresponding higher rate plans that typically accompany such devices.
The survey, which included a Web survey of the...
Looking to further the contentious issue of LTE roaming, the Rural Telecommunications Group unveiled a program dubbed the LTE Roaming initiative designed to offer roaming capabilities for rural operators. The initiative is launching with the help of rural operator Union Wireless and a...
As the market was closing on Thursday, Twitter posted a tweet announcing that it had started the process of filing for an initial public offering. As Twitter prepares to spread its wings on Wall Street, it will also need to prepare for a flock...
The European Commission has unveiled a new "connected continent" plan that is designed to forge a single telecoms market in Europe that simplifies red tape for companies offering wired and wireless broadband, makes the market more attractive for broadband investment, and cuts telecom costs...
Apple's iPhone 5S breaks new ground with the first 64-bit processor in a mobile device, the A7 system-on-chip. The company focused on the A7's superior performance and speed in its announcement yesterday, but the 64-bit chip could be an important strategic investment with benefits...
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...
A new report by CDW looks at integrating mobile technology into work environments, and found a "support gap" between how IT departments perceive their performance and the experience of workers using bring-your-own-device programs.
The report is based on a survey earlier this year of 1,200...
In his interview with Limor Schafman of U2U Connect, "Fleet Management Transformed with the Latest in M2M," Roger Sanford, Chief Marketing Office of Apptricity, describes M2M as a derma layer that surrounds all things and pervades all industries. He says it is an inevitable...
In case you were wondering why Yahoo decided to buy almost 40 years worth of Saturday Night Live "classic clips," the company made its plans a bit clearer today. It's launching a new mobile app called Screen, and the S.N.L. clips are part of...
Today marks the beginning of Verizon Communications' court case challenging the FCC's net neutrality rule. The nation's largest carrier, which is also an ISP, wants to have more choice about what services it provides and how much it charges for those services. The government...
U.K.-based telecom provider BT reported a deal with Truphone to market a mobile recording service targeting U.S. forms looking to conform to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.
The service requires a user to insert a specific Truphone SIM card into an unlocked mobile...
The Competitive Carrier Association’s fall event is just around the corner, with wireless operators big and small set to descend on Las Vegas to compare notes on the current competitive and operational environment.
According to CCA President and CEO Steve Berry, three big issues...
Qualcomm has dominated the market for smartphone applications processors, and now it wants to lead the way in creating chipsets and software for devices that can connect to your phone. "There are a lot of devices out there that are really dumb devices...
Qualcomm had a surprise announcement at its Uplinq conference this week: a smart watch called Toq that connnects to Android devices. The Toq uses Qualcomm's Mirasol display, a MEMS-based bistable that is low power and highly reflective. Like other smart watches, the Toq can...
Broadcom (BRCM) is hoping to jump start its LTE chip business by buying Renesas's LTE chip assets for $164 million. Japan's Renesas bought the chip business from Nokia 3 years ago for $200 million, but decided a few months ago to sell the unit....
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...
According to Rik Ferguson, Vice President of Security Research at Trend Micro, the answer is “Yes!” Why? He says there are billions of dollars to be made in cybercrime, certain OS's are simply made for hacking (ie., the open, fragmented Android), and on...
AT&T has opened its fourth Foundry location for established companies and start-ups to develop new products and services. The Foundry location in Atlanta is hosted by Cisco Systems, and will focus on connected home technology. mobility and the Internet of things.
Paul Mankiewich, CTO and...
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...
ARM to buy SensiNode in M2M play
ARM wants to extend its success in mobile devices to the Internet of Things. The company is buying Finland's SensiNode Oy, a developer of software that helps connect low-cost, low power devices to the Internet. ARM says that...
