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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

The National Broadband Plan delivered to Congress today calls for another 500 megahertz of spectrum to be freed up for wireless use by 2020, as well as an auction of D-Block spectrum and greater use of unlicensed spectrum.Federal Communications Chairman …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Each year the mobile industry starts with a bang as attendees flock to …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

Aruba Networks said it was chosen by Tulsa Public Schools in Oklahoma to deploy an adaptive wireless network across its schools with the goal of using fewer access points and achieving better capacity than competing alternatives. The district, which serves …

Reply comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking on cellphone signal boosters produced some finger-pointing between carriers and equipment manufacturers as well as renewed calls on both sides for the government agency to take action on the …

The wireless industry continues to evolve and innovate at a rapid pace and 2009 was no exception. Smart phones were the “it” device with nearly 41 million operating on carriers’ networks last year. The reason for their popularity is simple …

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless News’ January Special Edition Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition, coming soon.Wireless networks are the cornerstone of the wireless industry. These capital-intensive investments are …

The Federal Communications Commission is considering implementing a law that would make cellphone boosters illegal unless they are deployed by a wireless operator or with the consent of a wireless operator, a move that could impact thousands of end users …

BARCELONA – For a first timer to the GSMA’s premier wireless event, Verizon Wireless wasted little time making its presence felt. Just a day after officially joining the association, Verizon Wireless announced a deal with Skype Ltd. to begin offering …

BARCELONA– With all the hype surrounding LTE technology, you would think it was pre-ordained to take over the telecom industry. However, until today there was no set standard for how carriers could transport plain old voice services – you remember …

CTIA has challenged a petition for reconsideration from municipal planning authorities that ask the Federal Communications Commission to clarify its position on a 30-day “tolling” period related to the federal shot-clock on tower siting issues.The FCC in November adopted a …

Even the government is weighing in on the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to develop a National Broadband Plan. The Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Monday filed comments with the FCC encouraging the commission to …

CTIA and the Consumer Electronics Association have proposed that TV broadcasters transition from high power/high tower antennas to a low-power antenna structure to free up between 100 megahertz and 180 megahertz of spectrum that could be used for mobile broadband …

The Federal Communications Commission offered a preview of some aspects it is developing for its National Broadband Plan, including rules that bring more spectrum to the marketplace more quickly and rules that make it easier to build infrastructure. The complete …

A public debate between CTIA and Public Knowledge over the impacts of imposing net neutrality rules on wireless carriers yesterday highlighted the fine line regulators will face in imposing just enough regulation and too much regulation as they try to …

The Government Accountability Office said the Federal Communications Commission needs to do a better job of monitoring complaints about wireless service, including informing unsatisfied customers that they can complain to the federal agency when they are disgruntled. Although an estimated …

As the West Wireless Health Institute prepares to open for business next month in San Diego, Qualcomm Inc.’s initiatives to develop a mobile healthcare ecosystem are becoming more tangible, starting with a physical building where scientists, doctors and engineers can …

Federal Communications Commission adopted a shot clock of 90 days for state and local jurisdictions to act on tower collocation applications and 150 days to act on all other tower siting applications, but fell short of CTIA’s request of deeming …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The wireless industry is at a critical inflection point for smartphones. According to …

The wireless industry’s need for additional spectrum to support the growing demand of consumers is set to skyrocket, according to a recent report from investment firm Canaccord Adams entitled: “A bandwidth crisis on the horizon?”Citing a number of recent reports …

Employment in the wireless industry is still healthy, despite the downturn in the overall economy. Indeed, the number of people wireless carriers directly employ declined about 2.4% in the last year. At a time when the national unemployment rate is …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

The federal effort to ban texting/e-mailing and driving is common sense. It’s not wise to read or write while driving a car. But it seems a little short-sighted to declare which applications are dangerous and which aren’t. As vehicles and …

Just about a week has gone by since the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event in San Diego and I have just now been able to go through the notes I jotted down during the half dozen or so …