Yearly Archives: 2012

Analyst Angle: Revisiting mobile prepaid services

Born during the mid-1990s in Western Europe, prepaid mobile services' impact on subscriber growth has been unprecedented. This unexpected growth has had several consequences:

Brazil’s Oi taps Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft as IPTV providers

Brazilian carrier Oi announced it has chosen Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft as its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) vendors. Oi expects to launch IPTV services during...

Cisco: Wi-Fi is dominant access mode for laptops, tablets

A report from Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group finds that laptop and tablet users spend more time connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi than...

Report: Government set to approve Verizon Wireless spectrum deals

Verizon Wireless could be on the verge of garnering government approval for a haul of spectrum acquisitions, according to a story from Reuters citing...

Alcatel-Lucent’s new COO for wireless champions LTE for regional carriers

Sandy Motley helps regional carriers navigate the road to LTE.

Seven carriers to collaborate on M2M project

The machine-to-machine market gained significant momentum today as seven mobile operators entered into an alliance to collaborate on services. The carriers – KPN, NTT DoCoMo;...

Reality Check: How can AT&T best satisfy its shareholders?

Second quarter earnings announcements are just around the corner, and having a closer look at Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable should help cement our theses for the telecommunications sector.

Reality Check: Operators vs. OTT

We never thought we’d see a parallel between wireless operators and team sports, but today that parallel seems highly appropriate.

Reality Check: CEM is key and must embrace social networks

In an age of digital and mobile services, where end users now demand personalization and real-time interaction, customer experience management will be key to operators retaining and winning customers.

Reality Check: World Cup chance for providers to offer a data experience, not just a data plan

For anybody involved in the communications market in Latin America, the excitement and buzz is hard to miss. The FIFA World Cup Games will dominate Brazil in 2014.

Mobile accounts for 57.1% of all Mexican telecommunications revenue

Mexican mobile telecommunications account for 57.1% of the total telecommunications revenue in Mexico, representing 58.323 million Mexican pesos (U.S.$4.38 million) in the first quarter...

TE Connectivity aims to double South America revenue; opens manufacturing plant in Brazil

South America is on TE Connectivity’s telecom radar. The company just launched a manufacturing plant for telecommunication networks located in the countryside of São Paulo...

Access to information and communication technologies increases in Uruguay

The percent of Uruguay's population with access to information and communication technologies has grown. According to Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) the total...

M&A activity grows 3% across mobile/online space

Merger and acquisition activity during the first half of the year across the mobile and online space increased 3% compared with the final half...

FCC blocks comment extension on Verizon Wireless/T-Mobile USA spectrum deal

The Federal Communications Commission is looking to keep its review of proposed spectrum deals by Verizon Wireless on track, announcing late last week that...

Reader Forum: How AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone can recoup billions spent on carrier clouds

Look around. Cloud services are hot and everyone is trying their best to cash in. According to Informa, in 2011, 127 telecoms operators spent $13.5 billion in capital investments on carrier cloud infrastructure,

Oi moves Vex integration forward

Almost one year after acquiring the Wi-Fi company Vex, Brazilian telecom carrier Oi announced that it has integrated both companies’ networks. As part of...

Survey: Brazil among top countries for ICT investment

A recent survey from Grant Thornton U.K., prepared by Experian, placed Brazil among the top most attractive countries for information and communication technology (ICT)...

Another Linux-based smartphone in the works as ex-Nokia execs revive Meego

Ex-Nokia executives promise to maintain the Meego operating system.

AT&T CMO Coughlin talks pricing, spectrum and ‘the tip of the iceberg’

AT&T CMO Cathy Couglin says the company is looking at pricing changes and spectrum acquisitions in this exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News.

Worst of the Week: A look at the filthy side of the business

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Wireless companies compete for workers despite high unemployment rate

With the unemployment rate still stuck above 8% and economists projecting lackluster job growth for the rest of the year, hiring managers are increasingly...

Smartphone wars: HTC stumbles, Amazon said to be interested

Taiwan's HTC Corp., arguably Samsung's top competitor in the Android device market, says its second quarter earnings plunged 58% from the year-ago quarter. HTC...

RCR Wireless News Time Machine: 13 years ago this week – this week in July 1999

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...

Telefónica to start Brazilian mobile ad business

Spanish Telefónica said it will make a multi-million-euro investment to kick start mobile advertising in Brazil, using the O2 media model that was successful...
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