April 2012

SHENZHEN, China – Huawei released its 2011 financial report in advance of its 9th Annual Global Analyst Summit being held this week at its Shenzhen headquarters. In advance of the …

Leap Wireless (LEAP) named Jerry Elliott to replace the retiring Walter Berger as the carrier’s EVP and CFO beginning May 1. Berger, who was named CFO at Leap in early …

The Communications Workers of America sent a request to the U.S. Department of Labor that it grant trade adjustment assistance benefits to T-Mobile USA customer service agents slated to lose …

ST-Ericsson says it will transfer its stand-alone applications processor business to STMicroelectronics (STM) and eliminate up to 1,700 jobs as part of a restructuring. The Swiss company was created in …

Vodafone, currently the world’s second largest wireless operator, will pay $1.7 billion for Cable & Wireless Worldwide. Under the terms of the offer, Vodafone will pay 38 pence a share …

Caribbean wireless operator Lime, owned by Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), announced it has launched IPTV services in Barbados. The pay-TV over broadband product was dubbed “Lime TV.” According to …

Several Latin American telecom operators are already launching LTE services or trials, and more auctions are scheduled, but LATAM still lags behind some other markets. That’s why the mobile broadband …

Mexico‘s wireless telecommunications sector is dominated by the domination of América Móvil’s Telcel, which controls about 70% of the market. That domination by a single carrier had pushed government regulators …

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Although it seems to be a complex market, in many ways the Mexican telecom sector is very similar to the others Latin American countries. Prepaid penetration is much higher than …

LightSquared looks to have made arrangements granting the company more time to settle regulatory issues related to gaining access to spectrum assets, for a price. LightSquared said today it reached …

Intel CEO Paul Otellini says the world’s largest semiconductor company could one day count Apple and even Qualcomm among its customers. Unlike most chip designers, Intel (INTC) owns its own …

Verizon WIreless sees a window of opportunity to develop a third major wireless device ecosystem with Nokia’s Windows-based phones. The nation’s largest carrier is looking for a third option for …

I have to admit that there is very little in the wireless space that tugs at my heart strings. I mean, with an industry full of bottom-line financial people, super-intelligent engineers and a “what have you done for me lately?” attitude, there is rarely a moment for warm feelings.

Brazilian telecom operator Oi is expanding its Wi-Fi service offerings. The carrier closed a deal with global Wi-Fi services provider iPass (NASDAQ: IPAS). Under the agreement, Oi will provide its …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Puerto Rico now has a second LTE player as Open Mobile launched LTE commercial services this week following U.S.-based AT&T, which unveiled LTE last November as part of a national roll out. The …

RIO DE JANEIRO – With a population of 3.25 million, Uruguay had a mobile phone penetration of 141% in December 2011, but its broadband penetration lagged at only 36% (14% fixed, …

Verizon Wireless shed further light on its plans to offload its A- and B-Block 700 MHz licenses, noting that the move would “rationalize” its current spectrum holdings as it does …

“It’s painful not to be able to supply all the chips your customers ask for,” Qualcomm (QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs said in announcing the company’s fiscal second quarter earnings. The …

Following a rough fourth quarter in which strong iPhone sales hit its bottom line, Verizon Wireless’ first quarter results showed the fruit of that labor by posting robust growth in …

The world’s largest mobile phone maker confirmed today that sluggish smartphone sales have depressed sales and earnings. Today Finland’s Nokia (NOK) attached some numbers to last week’s announcement that its …

Over the span of five years, smartphones, mobile broadband and the ongoing transition to all-IP networks has transformed the mobile industry. While revenues have grown across every sector in the …

RCR Wireless News announced today that Jason Marcheck has joined its executive team as Managing Director for News, Insights and Analysis. Jason joins RCR Wireless News from Current Analysis where …