2012

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.em> How paranoid …

For the first time, smartphones has overtaken laptops as the most popular way to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots, according to a report compiled by Informa Telecoms & Media and released …

The European Commission said it plans to add 120 megahertz of new spectrum near the 2 GHz band in support of next-generation mobile broadband services. The move requires member countries …

TelCo Systems has announced a new mobile backhaul cell site switch which can service sites with 2G, 3G or “4G” technology. The demarcation device can be used with either carrier …

Enterasys Networks aims to double wireless sales with the worldwide launch of its Wi-Fi portfolio, IdentiFi, aimed at enterprises deluged with an influx of employee-owned devices in the workplace. Globally, …

Nearly two years after signing up for Verizon Wireless’ LTE in Rural America program, Kentucky-based Bluegrass Cellular today launched its initial service from that agreement in the cities of Bowling …

Even after the merger of MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS customers will still find themselves roaming on Sprint Nextel’s network. And T-Mobile USA may find itself footing the bill. Right …

Over the next five years, 65% of enterprises will adopt a mobile device management (MDM) solution for their corporate liable users. The forecast by Gartner shows how the increased functionality …

Even before its newest slate of mobile devices hit the market, Google’s Android operating system was winning the smartphone war. IDC says Android had a 75% market share in the …

Is anything ever easy for Clearwire? Late last week, everyone’s favorite WiMAX provider reported yet another quarter of “things will be better tomorrow … if …” results that have become all too common for Clearwire.

KDDI, one of Japan’s largest cellular phone companies with over 35 million subscribers, announced today a $5 million series C investment in Fuhu, creators of the Nabi tablet, the Fooz …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

Colombia’s LTE auction has been postponed again. The government announced that it will take place in February next year, and América Móvil’s Claro will be allowed to bid in the 2.5 …

The board of directors of Brazil’s telecommunications agency, Anatel, has approved the General Plan for Competition (PGMC—the acronym in Portuguese), aimed at encouraging and promoting free competition in the telecommunications industry, as well …

T-Systems, the corporate customer arm of Deutsche Telekom, is betting on cloud services. “In the next few years, companies will be buying through the cloud,” said Juergen Urbanski, vice president …

Research-in-Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) says 50 carriers are now testing its new BlackBerry 10 smartphone, which is expected to hit the market in the early months of next year. BlackBerry 10 …

Andrea Mangoni, TIM Brasil’s CEO, opened the third quarter conference call with analysts by highlighting that growth in data and  smartphone base has driven an 8% net revenue growth for …

Mobile and social technologies represent a departure from the information technologies that CIOs are used to, such as ERP and CRM.  This change is one of the three fundamental questions …

LTE test and measurement equipment may not seem quite as sexy as the iPhone, but for National Instruments CEO Dr. James Truchard there are strong similarities. “Our combination of hardware …

Organizational entrenchment and disruptions; software networks; bigger data and storage; hybrid cloud services; client and server architectures; the Internet of things; IT/OT and appliance madness; operational complexity; virtual data center; …