Monthly Archives: May, 2012

RIM wins Department of Defense endorsement

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion says its BlackBerry 7 smartphones have been approved for use by the U.S. Department of Defense, proof that despite its...

Claro, Movistar, Entel present proposals for Chilean LTE tender

America Movil’s Chilean unit Claro, Telefonica’s local wireless operations Movistar, and Chilean Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Entel) have each presented proposals for the 2.6...

First KPN, then Simple Mobile: Why does America Movil seek to go abroad?

After making a play to increase its share in European operator KPN, America Movil said its U.S.-based subsidiary Tracfone Wireless has entered into an...

Mexico leads Latin American SMS market, totaling $601M in Q311 sales

Mexico has the largest short message service market in Latin America and is the second largest mobile market in Latin America and the Caribbean,...

Samsung adds cloud content with mSpot deal

Samsung Electronics took a step into Apple's backyard this week, buying Palo Alto-based mSpot to add a digital content hub with cloud storage to...

T-Mobile USA posts 187,000 net adds, boosted by prepaid gains

Capitalizing on a recent blog post, T-Mobile USA rode robust prepaid growth to post positive net customer addition growth for the first quarter. That...

Update: Latin America’s LTE roll out

A total of 72 operators have launched commercial LTE services around the world, according to an update to the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)'s Evolution...

After delays, Nextel Chile seeks 5-12% market share with 3G launch

After delaying the deployment of its 3G network, Nextel Chile (owned by U.S.-based NII Holdings, Inc.) launched 3G voice and data mobile service May...

Feature report: Ready for the cloud, increased mobile and IT consumerization?

Increased mobility, cloud computing, and IT consumerization are the main enterprise trends that companies around the world are basing their strategies on. RCR Wireless...

Report: Verizon Wireless tops in data speeds consistency; AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA follow

While the battle for domestic LTE supremacy dominates advertising, real world testing, or at least that done by RootMetrics, shows there is a definitive...

Merger rumor du jour: T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS in talks

The merger marry-go-round speculation stopped on T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS (PCS) this week as the two operators were reported to be in talks to...

CTIA 2012: Sprint Nextel reinforces LTE plans; looks to trade DAS for picocells

NEW ORLEANS – Sprint Nextel has been hammered from all sides for poor decision making in the past, but you have to give this...

CTIA 2012: Consumers want easy Wi-Fi access, but that’s easier said than done

NEW ORLEANS - In a study released by the WiFi Alliance, 90% of participants said that they would stick with their current mobile service...

CTIA 2012: Mozilla CEO touts HTML 5 in keynote

Gary Kovacs, CEO of the company that makes the Mozilla Firefox web browser, encouraged his audience today to support HTML 5 as a way...

CTIA 2012: Verizon Wireless remains focused on LTE enhancements; VoLTE, small cells on deck

NEW ORLEANS – Verizon Wireless’ domination of the domestic, and for that matter worldwide, LTE market, was built on trials and tribulations. For a...

CTIA 2012: Electronic Arts CEO says gaming will drive mobile ecosystem

"Congratulate yourself," Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told his audience this morning at CTIA 2012. "Every one of you is in the gaming business."...

Feature Report: Mobile in the Enterprise: Are You Prepared?

Enterprises are changing to become more mobile, integrating cloud computing and allowing IT consumerization. RCR Wireless News takes a look at the most relevant...

Does America Movil’s offer for 28% stake in KPN, European expansion make sense?

America Movil (AMX), the wireless carrier group controlled by Mexican Carlos Slim, May 8 offered about 8 euros per share to increase its stake...

Telefónica: Fined in Argentina, investing in Venezuela

In the same week that Spanish telecom giant Telefónica announced a $502 million (Bs 2.16 billion) investment in its Movistar unit in Venezuela, the...

Analyst Angle: Operator survey – VoLTE will happen, but …

What do mobile operators think about VoLTE? Operators like MetroPCS and Verizon Wireless have announced aggressive VoLTE plans, with MetroPCS planning to launch two to three VoLTE handsets before

CTIA 2012: T-Mobile USA sets sights on enterprise

NEW ORLEANS – Following on news earlier this week flushing out more details of its network plans, T-Mobile USA continued to hammer home the...

CTIA 2012: ‘Mad Money’ Cramer leads lively carrier keynote session

NEW ORLEANS – CTIA reconfigured its now annual carrier keynote panel at this year’s trade show, moving what had been a morning affair to...

Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile endowed with WiMAX service

Sprint Nextel moved forward with plans to expand its WiMAX-based “4G” service to its prepaid portfolio announcing that subsidiaries Virgin Mobile USA and Boost...

Regional carriers to offer iPhone 4S

Little by little, the iPhone is making its way to rural America. Today Kentucky's Bluegrass Cellular and Nex-Tech Wireless of Kansas both announced that...

CTIA 2012: New FCC commissioners, spectrum sharing are highlights of Genechowski’s CTIA keynote

Calling mobile phones the most pervasive technology in history, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genechowski opened the CTIA Wireless 2012 show by telling his...
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