Yearly Archives: 2012

Open Mobile launches LTE in Puerto Rico, looks to 70% pop coverage by December

RIO DE JANEIRO - Puerto Rico now has a second LTE player as Open Mobile launched LTE commercial services this week following U.S.-based AT&T, which unveiled LTE last November as...

Uruguay’s Antel eyes mobile broadband opportunities with LTE

RIO DE JANEIRO - With a population of 3.25 million, Uruguay had a mobile phone penetration of 141% in December 2011, but its broadband penetration...

Verizon Wireless sheds light on 700 MHz offer; opponents not swayed

Verizon Wireless shed further light on its plans to offload its A- and B-Block 700 MHz licenses, noting that the move would “rationalize” its...

Qualcomm says it can’t meet demand for its chipsets

"It's painful not to be able to supply all the chips your customers ask for," Qualcomm (QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs said in announcing the...

Verizon Wireless posts strong Q1 ARPU, margin growth

Following a rough fourth quarter in which strong iPhone sales hit its bottom line, Verizon Wireless’ first quarter results showed the fruit of that...

Nokia losses suggest problems with carriers

The world's largest mobile phone maker confirmed today that sluggish smartphone sales have depressed sales and earnings. Today Finland's Nokia (NOK) attached some numbers...

Feature Report: What OTT Tactics Will Help Carriers Combat Their Competition?

Over the span of five years, smartphones, mobile broadband and the ongoing transition to all-IP networks has transformed the mobile industry. While revenues have...

RCR Wireless News Enhances Its Insights and Analysis Team

RCR Wireless News announced today that Jason Marcheck has joined its executive team as Managing Director for News, Insights and Analysis. Jason joins RCR...

AWS, 2.6 GHz to be most common LTE frequencies in Latin America

RIO DE JANEIRO - There will not be a unique frequency band for deploying LTE in Latin America. However, planned auctions and current LTE...

Telecom operators must offer better services to compete with OTT

RIO DE JANEIRO  - Wireless carriers are losing revenue to over-the-top (OTT) players that offer competing services for free over the carriers' own networks, such...

Webinar: Post-RCA Global Expo Editorial Webinar

Having taken over the Spring Break spot on the calendar once occupied by its larger brethren CTIA, the RCA - The Competitive Carriers Association...

White Paper: LTE Stretches Synchronization to New Limits

Tellabs’ white paper helps you find the right packet syntonization/synchronization solution for your LTE network. Learn how to migrate smoothly to IEEE 1588v2-based syntonization...

Ericsson, NSN trump Huawei/ZTE with Softbank LTE references, then try to one-up each other

On consecutive days Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson announced deals to supply Softbank Mobile with LTE RAN equipment in support of the operator’s nationwide...

DAS hits a home run at Turner Field

Take me out to the ballpark... and please make sure my phone works while I'm there. At US sports arenas and stadiums, wireless connectivity...

Analyst Angle: WiGig – Lightning fast wireless connectivity

There seems to be an insatiable thirst for speed when it comes to wireless. Whatever we have today, users always want more than what’s currently available. I remember when the predecessors

Square may head back to capital markets in race against PayPal

Less than a month after raising $100 million in a deal that valued it at ten times that amount, Square is reportedly considering a...

Verizon Wireless makes offer to sell 700 MHz licenses if 1.7/2.1 GHz license deals approved

Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) spectrum game took an interesting turn this morning as the nation’s largest wireless operator said it would be willing to sell...

Brazil tops 250M mobile subscribers, 3G connections grew 10%

Brazil's telecom regulator Anatel reported that the country has surpassed 250 million mobile subscribers in March, reaching a penetrations rate of 128%. Of the...

Oi tests LTE in five cities

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian carrier Oi has conducted LTE trials in five cities located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Oi’s technology...

UNE EPM to start LTE services in Bogotá, Medellín

RIO DE JANEIRO – Colombia’s public telecom operator UNE EPM will start providing LTE services first in Bogota and Medellín, and then expand to...

Entel conducts LTE trials in 3.5 GHz band

RIO DE JANEIRO – Chilean operator Entel PCS is using its 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band to conduct trials of...

Vivo: Expensive devices, infrastructure are major LTE launch concerns

RIO DE JANEIRO – Telecom infrastructure, affordable devices, quality of service (QoS) and coverage are the main issues hindering LTE deployment in Brazil, according...

User experience, agnostic technology to drive LTE rollout

RIO DE JANEIRO – The next evolution of telecommunications so-called fourth generation will enhance user experience by improving Internet capacity. “It brings the same...

It’s no Star Trek Universal Translator, but Windows Phone adds visual, audio and offline language translation

The Windows Phone team announced last night that it has issued a major upgrade to its Translation mobile app that now lets users point...

Verizon Wireless set for latest LTE expansion

Verizon Wireless is set to expand its LTE service to 27 new markets and expand coverage in 44 current markets on April 19, which...
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