July 2013

Regional wireless carrier C Spire is looking to tap into the wide-open push-to-talk market, offering up an enhanced PTT service targeting enterprise, government agencies and service organizations. The launch follows …

AT&T Mobility is set to further enhance its Mobile Share plans, announcing it was set to unveil a 300 megabyte and two gigabyte option later this week. The carrier’s Mobile …

The Federal Communications Commission won praise from the White House and educators alike with its vote to pursue high speed broadband access for the nation’s schools by modernizing its E-rate …

The advanced wireless services (1.7/2.1 GHz) spectrum band auction in Peru is scheduled for July 22. ProInversión announced that four carriers have qualified to bid in the auction that will …

Good ideas always attract imitation. (Heck, just look at all the different toilet paper brands and types we have to choose from.) The same plays out in the wireless space, where every good idea will

Nokia (NOK) sold 7.4 million Lumia smartphones during the second quarter, with all but a fraction of those sales occurring outside North America. Average selling prices for handsets fell, and …

There are dozens of players involved in the many facets of the microwave backhaul market, so many in fact that analysts predict consolidation at some point will be necessary in …

It wasn’t an easy week for U.S.-based American Tower, as a report from Muddy Waters accused the company of a $250 million discrepancy between the price American Tower said it …

Programmable technologies company Xilinx reported an “exceptional” quarter in which its gross margin was 69%, a new record for the company. About 44% of Xilinx’ revenues come from communications and …

Verizon Wireless set the results bar high for its rivals, announcing second quarter numbers showing continued strong growth in the lucrative postpaid space as well as increased revenues. Verizon Wireless …

Carriers today are facing the problem of managing over-the-top players and transforming this threat into opportunity. It will not be easy, but by using some analytics tools, telecom operators could …

Having hinted at plans earlier this year, Leap Wireless jumped into the device financing space announcing its aptly named Phone Payment Plan set to launch July 21. The offering, which …

Over-the-top messaging players are capturing new users at high speed, benefiting from network effects and thus eroding SMS revenues, once a very relevant money stream for mobile players. OTT services are

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