2012

After releasing positive third quarter results, the giant Latin American telecom group América Móvil released its forecast of U.S.$10 billion in investments during 2013—an amount similar to the amount in 2012. …

The last carrier to release the names of its LTE providers, TIM, announced that it has chosen Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks as partners to provide the next generation …

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. Even …

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore accurately predicted that the number of transistors that could fit onto a silicon wafer would double roughly every two years, but what will happen when transistors …

Google may be giving a new meaning to the phrase “over-the-top” with the launch of its newest line of Nexus devices. The Nexus 4 is an unlocked smartphone powered by …

United Kingdom wireless operator Everything Everywhere said it has launched commercial LTE services across 11 markets, including the cities of Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield …

MetroPCS posted third quarter results showing a rough period for operations, though a positive return on its financials. The results come just weeks after rival T-Mobile USA reported plans to …

What’s in the hearts and minds of AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA today? Think three letters: NPS – a fast-spreading obsession in the carrier community to foster a brand loyalty index for the industry

In 2002, Billy Beane’s Oakland Athletics set an all-time baseball record winning 20 games in a row. In the process Beane’s “moneyball” concept revolutionized the sport, changing its thinking, its planning and its economics.

Analytics and business intelligence solutions are back at the top of Latin American CIOs’ list of priorities. Last year, this topic was ranked fifth, but over the previous six years …

Gartner forecasts that information technology spending in Latin America in 2012 will be a little less than the amount predicted for 2011. Last year, Gartner forecasted that IT spending in Latin America would …

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. Much was said in September …

“The future of computing is social, mobile, information and cloud, and companies are doing pieces of it correctly today. But where the real advantages to the vendors’ side and the …

AT&T and Verizon say they are ready for Sandy. They have deployed mobile cell sites, generators, and even mobile retail stores.

Wireless industry visionaries say three key elements of 5G will be network densification, use of higher frequencies, and devices with more antennas.

Among the many buzzwords in the IT world,  BYOD was one of the most talked about this year. The phenomenon known as “bring-your-own-device,” which refers to employees bringing their own equipment …

By the first quarter of next year, Brazilian carrier Oi will start to offer LTE services in the state of São Paulo. The state is not included in the telecom …

For the second quarter in a row, the world’s largest company (by market value) disappointed investors with its earnings report. The company earned $8.2 billion on revenue of $36 billion …

Apple had historically taken a similar approach to the automotive industry in terms of rolling out new models: introduce a new model every year with enough enhancements to entice, but not revolutionary

Ericsson’s third quarter profits were up from the second quarter, but down significantly from the year-ago period. Chief financial officer Jan Frykhammer says he’s not satisfied, and that ongoing efforts …

Few companies can’t wait for “tomorrow” as much as Clearwire, which released third quarter results late yesterday highlighting the fact that come this time next year things should be better. …

Mexican telecommunications giant América Móvil reported good performance for its third fiscal quarter, with net profits up 67% year-over-year thanks to foreign exchange gains. According to its report, a foreign …

Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO and president, visited Brazil twice in less than a year—once in November 2011 and again this week. It is unusual for a device manufacturing company to have its …

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 …