Despite a backhaul market that is supposed to be booming, wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks released preliminary quarterly results that did not meet the low end of its guidance, citing hesitation among operators to commit investment to backhaul, among other reasons.
"It is taking longer...
Two new reports confirm both the growth of video viewing, and that tablets are increasingly driving the market for video consumption.
At the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week, Adobe Systems released data that showed that mobile video viewing on smartphones increased by 300%...
Semiconductor startup Quantance has raised another $12 million from investors including DoCoMo Capital, TD Fund, Granite Ventures, InterWest Partners and DoCoMo Capital. The company makes power supply chips that use envelope tracking technology. Envelope tracking regulates power in LTE phones by matching radio power...
Apple is finally ending its relationship with Samsung Semiconductor, according to a report in The Korea Times. For years Apple's devices have used mobile processors made by Samsung, and some say the expertise Samsung gained while making chips for Apple helped it create the...
Communications service providers are being compelled to consider revamping their operating models and adopting new transformational technologies to survive and thrive, according to survey results recently released by Accenture. The firm believes that new analytic tools can help telecom operators meet their current challenges.
Accenture's report,...
RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer was joined by esteemed guests, including long-time industry analysts Roger Entner, former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth, former Senior Attorney with the Competition Division in the FCC’s Office of General Counsel Lawrence Spiwak and former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief...
Gartner estimates worldwide chip sales at $300 billion for 2012, and IHS iSuppli puts the number at $304 billion. Both firms agree that worldwide semiconductor sales were down more than 2% last year, with sales falling at most of the major chip companies.
IHS...
Service providers have been buffeted by the explosive growth in data traffic. Meanwhile many networks remain highly siloed and are becoming more complex even as service providers move to converge infrastructure and adopt more flexible cloud-based approaches. In this webinar, we'll share some of...
Ericsson says it will buy Microsoft's Mediaroom for an undisclosed amount, a move that will give the world's largest maker of mobile telecom equipment the lead position in the market for carrier IPTV solutions. Microsoft has an estimated 25% of the market for IPTV...
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...
Big data is wasted wealth if you can't see what it means, so visualization software is increasingly important to companies that find themselves drowning in data. Tableau offers a lifeline in the form of software that makes statistics accessible and easy to share, and...
A recent report from network analytics company Actix on the state of mobile networks concluded that the vast majority of smartphone sessions are data-related and not initiated by the user.
The report, based on real-world network data from eight network operators on four continents, found...
40 years after Motorola's Marty Cooper made the world's first cell phone call, the race to bring new mobile phones to market has never been more intense. Chipsets that integrate mobile processors, modems, graphics processors and connectivity solutions are speeding time-to-market for manufacturers. Broadcom...
While major wireless carriers have been putting their energy into keeping the customers they have, network equipment provider Range Networks has been working on innovation in rural wireless services -- where there are still new customers to be gained.
"Most of this 4G/LTE, small cell...
It’s no secret that the future of the enterprise network lies with wireless, especially as computing technology aggressively and constantly expands on a mobile level. But, to support the mobile device boom (which Cisco pegs at 50 billion by 2020), network engineers will need to...
International communication doesn't have to be complex. In this white paper, you'll discover the challenges organizations with international travelers face to strike an appropriate balance between ease of use for those focused on being productive when traveling internationally, and the cost of using non-domestic...
The world's largest maker of wireless networking equipment has been increasingly focused on software as a service and now Ericsson is reportedly trying to buy Microsoft's IPTV unit. The unit makes software to power set-top boxes, and counts AT&T's U-Verse as a customer.
Microsoft controls...
Mobile workers are using a wide variety of connected devices, but Wi-Fi challenges including availability and data limits are still a major stumbling block to increased productivity, according to iPass' global mobile workforce report for the first quarter of 2013.
Sixty-two percent of workers said...
Maintenance windows were originally designed to allow for downtime when the majority of users were asleep and not using the services. In today’s mobile “always on” world, maintenance windows are no longer viable. Businesses and consumers alike expect “always on”, 24x7x365 services. Users assume and demand...
From wireless chipsets to core networks to devices, software is a key differentiator for OEMs today, and for carriers as well. The right software solutions require the right skill sets. RCR Wireless looks at specific software development, design and engineering skill sets that companies...
Wi-Fi offload is touted as a solution for strained cellular networks, allowing providers to use less expensive Wi-Fi infrastructure and unlicensed spectrum to expand their network capacity while controlling costs.
"There is no question that Wi-Fi offload is one of the mobile industry's most hotly...
The mobile semiconductor industry appears poised for consolidation. Japan's troubled Renesas is considering a sale of the chip making business it bought from Nokia three years ago. Reuters reports that the firm will most likely go to a buyer from outside Japan. Renesas paid...
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...
Software is becoming a key differentiator for mobile devices and networks, and companies throughout the wireless ecosystem are competing for software talent. Carriers, device manufacturers, chip makers, and test and measurement companies all need software engineers, as do communications and telecom software companies. Telecom...
