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Policy: 600 MHz incentive auction process set for significant FCC attention
RCR Wireless News recently spoke with Trey Hanbury, a partner in Hogan Lovell’s Washington, D.C., office and a member of the law firm’s Technology, Media and Telecoms practice, on a number of Federal...
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EMEA: Europe’s ‘real digital commissioner’ takes aim at US data deal
Andrus Ansip, the candidate to lead the European Union’s Digital Internal Market, is willing to suspend the safe harbor agreement with the U.S. if Europe’s security concerns are not addressed. The safe...
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Urban Airship, Gimbal partner for precise LBA marketing
Mobile marketing company Urban Airship is partnering with location-based information company Gimbal to more precisely target users via ge0-fencing and low-energy Bluetooth beacons as well as location...
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PCIA to set wireless training standards for federal government
PCIA has won a $750,000 grant from the Department of Labor to establish standards for wireless training programs and certifications to enable workers to meet those standards. The grant is part of the...
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Editorial Webinar: Test and Measurement Series: Service Assurance
Service assurance has been an ongoing struggle for wireless carriers as they look to balance their spectrum and network assets with growing consumer demand. Advances in software have become the latest...
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Towercrews.net Featured Jobs for the Week of 10/8
RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net Foreman Read blueprints and layout jobs, perform sweep testing, PIM testing, fiber optic testing and down tilt procedures....
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#TBT: Sprint Nextel finds a suitor; Dish remains sold on wireless … 2 year...
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 the sepia-tinted...
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LatAm: Mexico fines Telmex for monopolistic practices; Oi CEO resigns
Mexico’s telecommunications regulator, IFT, has imposed a $3.69 million fine on fixed-line operator Telmex for monopolistic practices in long distance services. IFT said Telmex committed a serious...
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Wi-Fi roaming facilitated by new Passpoint features
The Wi-Fi Alliance has enhanced Passpoint, the multi-vendor standard designed for seamless identification and authentication of Wi-Fi hot spots. Service providers can now distribute their specific...
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AT&T Mobility docked record $105M fine for ‘bill cramming’
AT&T Mobility is set to fork over $105 million in fines to the Federal Communications Commission connected to bogus charges to consumers for third-party subscriptions and premium text messaging...
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Workforce: 3 questions on Rohde & Schwarz careers
Test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz is one of the largest test and measurement companies globally. It currently has openings in the U.S. as well as Germany, Singapore, the Czech Republic,...
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Cyan launches SDN bridge between Cisco, Juniper
Collaboration has been a growing trend in the network virtualization space as vendors search for ways to work together on bringing more robust solutions to the market. One of the latest moves in this...
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iPhone demand may stretch Apple’s resources (RCR Mobile Minute)
Apple is reportedly stretching its resources to meet demand for the new iPhones. Just one day after the company announced a media event that is expected to include a new iPad launch, the Wall Street...
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Big Data & Analytics: Gartner calls analytics a top trend for 2015
Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer...
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Software: Nuage Networks scores SDN data center deal with Europe’s OVH
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity...
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EMEA: Sharpening the radar focus on automobiles
Everyone talks about connected cars today. A very hot topic, but one that is still relatively unclear in it’s definition. Although it’s fun to talk about infotainment and all the things you’ll be able...
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Measuring consumer behavior: social capital
Social capital, as John Feland explains, looks at the strength of the relationship between people and their devices or products. Feland, who founded Argus Insights, became interested in the metric when...
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Holiday shopping and the role of mobile
With Christmas decorations now cropping up next to Halloween costumes, the holiday shopping season seems to be creeping earlier every year. And so are the predictions about what the all-important...
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HetNet News: The week ahead
Next week the wireless industry converges in Chicago for HetNet Expo. Panelists at the show include leading analysts and executives from the distributed antenna systems world as well as a some...
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Worst of the Week: Driven to distraction
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...
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