2012

T-Mobile USA parent company Deutsche Telekom announced that CEO Rene Obermann will leave the company effective Dec. 31, 2013. Obermann has been at the company for 16 years, the past …

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 …

The Argentinean unit of Spain-based carrier, Telefónica, announced that it will invest about $2.042 billion (10,000 million pesos) over the two-year period of 2013-2014. Investments will focus on developing communication …

The sales of mobile phones in Brazil decreased 15.3% in the third quarter of 2012 over the same period last year, according to a study conducted by IDC. A total …

The race to meet year-end network expansion goals continued this week as Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA both announced greater coverage from their respective next-generation networks, just a day after …

Telecom infrastructure spending is projected to bounce back in the year ahead, with investment in North America and Asia driving growth. Infonetics Research is projecting worldwide growth of roughly 4%, …

United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom released the names of seven companies qualified to participate in the government’s upcoming auction of spectrum licenses designed to support LTE-based services. Ofcom noted that …

Few wireless companies over the past five years have provided more fodder for news than Sprint Nextel, a time frame that is also the length in which its current leader, …

Samsung is moving forward with plans to invest $3.9 billion in the Texas chip foundry that makes the processors for the iPhone, despite reports that it may be losing Apple’s …

Qualcomm’s tablet strategy is becoming clearer. The company set up a research and development engineering center in Brazil to develop tablet designs and technologies to sell a near-complete product to …

Virgin Mobile Latin America Inc. (VMLA) closed a second debt funding agreement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to fund its operations in Colombia. The debt facility …

AT&T Mobility added to its spectrum bundle, gaining government approval for control over a number of 1.7/2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz spectrum licenses from Comcast, Horizon, NextWave and San Diego …

Three out of four smartphones shipped last quarter were running Google’s Android operating system, while just 15% ran Apple’s iOS, and yet Google has a problem: those 15% of smartphone …

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. In the …

As mobility becomes a key driver for SAP’s future growth, the German enterprise software giant is focusing on improving its mobile device management solution, SAP Afaria. “Our main goal is …

Cisco Systems has taken a deeper step in policy control and service management technology for carrier networks. The company announced yesterday its intent to acquire Denver-based BroadHop, a Wi-Fi service …

Brazilian manufacturer Gradiente said this week it has started to sell a new line of smartphones using Google’s Android operating system under the name “G Gradiente Iphone.” Yes, that’s correct: …

Just ahead of the holidays, AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel announced expansions of their respective LTE networks, with AT&T Mobility adding or expanding service in nine markets, while Sprint Nextel …

The webinar will address the operational and financial benefits of sharing wireless infrastructure. Specifically, participants will learn how operators can monetize non-core assets, save on future capital expenditures and realize …

Chipmakers on both sides of the Pacific are fighting hard for spots inside the millions of smartphones that are being designed, manufactured and sold within China. One of every three …

The Federal Communications Commission laid out rules for spectrum recently approved for use by Dish Networks, including build out requirements, as well as rules for 10 megahertz of spectrum it …

Saying that companies should compete in the marketplace rather than in court, Samsung today withdrew its requests for sales bans of some Apple (AAPL) products in Europe. The Korean giant …