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Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

Baby boomers may not be as young as they once were, but their bandwidth demands match those of younger generations and service providers should be aware. Age-of-use is becoming an outdated concept and ease-of-use will be the future trend, according …

OTT services have shown strong adoption across Latin America, which is changing the competitive dynamic for telecom operators across the region Telecommunications operators have long ruled the market in Latin America, and the situation in the past has been described …

Vendor said operators need to focus on user experience to compete with OTT players HONG KONG – In a keynote speech at Huawei’s Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Ryan Ding, president of products and solutions at Huawei, said telecom operators need …

Microsoft Wi-Fi will include 10M hot spots in 130 countries It looks like Microsoft may have accidentally leaked details of a planned worldwide Wi-Fi network reportedly comprised of some 10 million Wi-Fi hot spots in 130 countries. Details of the …

No Jitter’s recent research sheds some light on Skype’s initiative into the business communication arena, known as Skype for Business, previously Microsoft Lync. The study reveals that 90% of Skype for Business adopters voted it as a better solution than …

Signals Research Group and Spirent Communications recently collaborated on voice over LTE (VoLTE) testing that highlighted the differences between 3G wireless networks and VoLTE. This is the latest in a years-long collaboration between the two companies, which have tested topics …

We have seen many changes in the telecoms industry since then. Arguably, the most revolutionary in the United States are the recent pricing changes by

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Telecom Software weekly wrap-up where we gather top telecom software news stories for the week: U.S. Cellular is working with its billing company Amdocs to fix glitches that caused multiple inaccurate bills for …

The mobile industry is very dynamic, has experienced major growth in subscriber counts over the last decade, and has witnessed fundamental changes in the very nature of mobile communications over

Microsoft announced earlier this week that the company is dropping its “Messenger” product and replacing it with Skype, which it acquired last year, for its online chat service. In a blog post, Microsoft said “Skype and Messenger are coming together, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Three Group has often been ahead of the curve when it …

Skype, the voice-over-IP service that carriers once viewed as a major threat, is emerging as a possible source of incremental revenue for operators.

The disruption that the advent of Skype caused to telecoms operators was initially viewed as a challenge to the fixed line market – to international calls from landlines.

We never thought we’d see a parallel between wireless operators and team sports, but today that parallel seems highly appropriate.

For the second time in two months, mobile marketing powerhouse Velti PLC (Nasdaq: VELT) has announced a strategic acquisition, saying it will buy Europe’s fastest-growing private technology company, Mobile Interactive Group. The purchase will make Velti the world’s largest mobile …

VoIP firm Skype has reportedly paid $85 million for smartphone group text messaging service GroupMe, to put itself on competitive footing with rival messaging services from RIM, Apple and others.