Monthly Archives: November, 2013

Time Trippin’: The move to wireless data; spectrum needs rise … 14 years ago this week

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...

Analyst Angle: The desirability of sub-1 GHz spectrum

Spectrum is the foundational element of the wireless industry. For those who have tracked the industry for a while, carriers are constantly on the hunt for more spectrum to fill in order to

Nationwide operators post strong Q3 connection growth; LTE speeds set for spotlight

With T-Mobile US reporting third quarter results this week, all of the market’s nationwide operators have now laid on the table how they performed...

Apple building solar-powered sapphire plant in Arizona

Apple is bringing up to 2,000 jobs to Arizona - the company is building a new manufacturing facility in the town of Mesa, near...

T-Mobile US continues robust growth, limited iPhone impact

T-Mobile US continued to punch above its weight during the third quarter, with the nation’s No. 4 carrier posting overall customer growth on par...

Reality Check: What if the mobile home screen was a free-for-all?

What if, when you walked in to Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – and inquired about refrigerators, their “greeter” directed you across the street to Sears? What if

Reality Check: The broadband wars fire up – Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner Cable trends

This past week we had had earnings releases from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, U.S. Cellular and Sprint (as well as Facebook, Apple and Amazon). On top of this, we had the “what can happen” announcement of Sprint Spark,

Accenture: Wearable device market set for ‘inflection’ point

Traditional mobile devices are quickly making way for new form factors looking to take advantage of advancements in various mobile components and a growing...

AT&T claims strong iPad Air sales

AT&T seems pretty happy with sales of Apple’s recently refreshed iPad lineup, announcing that sales over the past weekend increased 200% compared with the...

HetNet News: Dual-mode small cells from SpiderCloud; InfoVista aquires Aexio

SpiderCloud Wireless has launched an enterprise small cell that simultaneously offers both UMTS and LTE service. One of the limitations on small cells thus...

FCC fines 3 operators nearly $33M for Lifeline fraud

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining a trio of wireless operators nearly $33 million in penalties connected to violating rules of the government’s...

BlackBerry replaces CEO, abandons plan to go private

BlackBerry (BBRY) has abandoned its plan to go private and is calling in a new leader in a last-ditch effort to turn around the...

Reader Forum: The growing ‘4G’ opportunity for cable and utility network providers

With smartphones now ubiquitous and a wide range of productivity applications growing increasingly popular, wireless carriers are facing an enormous backhaul challenge as they attempt

Reader Forum: Don’t get caught up in the WebRTC hype without a game plan

The world is fascinated with WebRTC and its potential. Consumers are drawn to WebRTC’s promise of convenience and its ability to simplify their lives. No longer is there a need to

Qualcomm bid for BlackBerry could be tied to Certicom patents

Qualcomm has emerged as a reported 11th-hour bidder for BlackBerry, which has abandoned its plan to go private in a $4.7 billion deal with...

Cell Tower News: FCC seeks comment on shot clock rules, KKR to invest in tower technology

Weekly Tower Wrap brought to you by Towercrews.net: The FCC is taking a fresh look at its rules for local governments as they regulate wireless infrastructure siting,...

Customer losses, flat revenues impact U.S. Cellular Q3 results

U.S. Cellular continued to lose customers during its most recent quarter, though its rate of losses did slow. However, a combination of a smaller...

Test & Measurement: Carrier aggregation testing for UEs; exploring 5G

Agilent Technologies has launched new software options for two of its T4000S test systems for user equipment developers that support LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation test...

Alcatel-Lucent reports further losses, but revenue growth

Alcatel-Lucent continued its struggle with profitability during the third quarter, even with encouraging results on revenue growth. The company's revenues were up 7% year-over-year at...

Sprint and T-Mobile US to carry Google Nexus 5

Sprint and T-Mobile US plan to sell Google's Nexus 5, a first for Google which has never before sold a phone directly through a...

Rumors again point to AT&T interest in Vodafone

Rumors continue to swirl regarding AT&T’s interest in purchasing European-based telecom giant Vodafone in a deal that would result in a super-carrier with a...

SPONSORED CONTENT: Devices for all: Hardware choices for rural areas

Rural wireless subscribers are high value customers. Those of us working within the competitive carrier ecosystem already know this, but a recent survey commissioned by...

Worst of the Week: A spark to build an advertising dream on

Of course … Spark! What else would Sprint name its plan to roll out high-speed wireless broadband services to customers using the deep spectrum pool

LatAm Wrap-Up: Nextel to launch LTE in some cities; Colombia prepares $53M tender to expand Internet

When NII Holdings reported its third quarter results. The carrier, which is also known as Nextel in Latin America, also announced plans to deploy LTE...
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