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Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 117 Dec. 18, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/182104479″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Apax Partners has reportedly agreed to sell Orange Switzerland to French telco player Xavier Niel for more than 2 billion Euros. …

Mobile Midday News: Episode 116 Dec. 17, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181970136″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] In breaking news, the U.S. government announced today that it will start allowing telecommunications companies to set up infrastructure in Cuba. That type of economic …

Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 116 Dec. 17, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181945694″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   TeliaSonera reps said the company’s 4G data traffic has surpassed 3G traffic just as the company celebrated its fifth anniversary. …

Mobile Midday News: Episode 115 December 16, 2014 News out of EMEA, Chinese media is reporting that China Mobile is phasing out its five-year-old TD-SCDMA network, which supports 3G service. The 3G network, which was developed in China, was rolled …

Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 115 Dec. 16, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181784405″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The CEO of Telecom Italia says the company wants to buy some or all of the interest in Milan-based fiber opeator …

Mobile Midday News: Episode 114 Dec. 15,2014 RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer discusses a class-action lawsuit brought against Comcast; the ongoing Federal Communication Commission’s auction of broadband spectrum; and what’s ahead for 5G in 2014. A new drone built …

The Mobile Minute is brought to you by Juniper Networks. The newest version of Microsoft Windows may look more like the Windows mobile operating system. WinBeta claims to have a leaked version of Windows 10 and says it includes Cortana, …

Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 114 Dec. 15, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181614527″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Research firm Gartner Inc. reporting that while sales of traditional cell phones is on the decline,smartphone sales figures continue to track …

Mobile Midday News: Episode 113 Dec. 12, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181219016″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief discusses what’s in store for C-RAN in 2015 with noted industry analyst Monica Paolini of Senza Fili Consulting. Meyer also discusses …

I’m Martha DeGrasse with the RCR Wireless Mobile Minute, brought to you by Juniper Networks. Smartphone maps that don’t require an Internet connection are coming to Android and iOS from Nokia. The company is releasing its Here mapping tool in …

Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 113 Dec. 12, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181192291″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank is the first to license General Electric’s Predix platform, which supports industrial web applications. GE …

Mobile Midday News Episode 112 December 11, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181057702″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] AT&T continues to up its software defined network and network function virtualization game with the addition of Cisco Systems, Ciena and Broacade Communications to its …

The Mobile Minute is brought to you by Juniper Networks. We are at IEEE GlobeCom in Austin and our top story today is network security. Re/code is reporting that Sony is executing denial of service attacks on websites that are …

Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 112 December 11, 2014 MapR Technologies, a distributor of open source software framework Hadoop, has gone into business with Australian firm Mediahub. Mediahub provides SD and HD digital content to Australian broadcasters. …

AUSTIN, Texas – The Mobile Minute is brought to you by Juniper Networks. Today we are at IEEE GlobeCom in Austin Texas and many of the biggest names in wireless are here as well, especially on the infrastructure side. Ericsson, …

Dec. 10, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/180867856″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Global Joe is sponsored by TelecomCareers.com, the industry’s largest resume database and job board.   The Shanghai Daily is reporting that China Mobile wants to build 10,000 4G base stations …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out against net neutrality. She says an Internet fast lane is the best way to ensure reliable delivery of key services. Merkel believes that guaranteed reliability for some services will foster innovation so that …

Mobile Midday News: Episode 110 Dec. 9, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/180742377″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Ted Rappaport, David Lee/Ernst Weber professor of electrical engineering at New York University Polytechnic Institute, discusses trends from the IEEE GlobeCom show in Austin, Texas. …

Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 110 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/180709159″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Dec. 9, 2014 Global Joe is sponsored by TelecomCareers.com, the industry’s largest resume database and job board. Vodafone UK is back in the spotlight, …

Dec. 8, 2014 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/180544601″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Mobile Midday News is brought to you by TelecomCareers.com, the industry’s largest resume database and job board. Fans of the Oregon State Beavers can enjoy better connectivity at Reser Stadium …

The FCC has released a report on mobile device theft protection just in time for the holidays, which law enforcement officials say is a prime time for device theft. The agency estimates that one in ten robberies involves a mobile …