Yearly Archives: 2013

Facebook reportedly courting Google Maps competitor

Facebook may be poised to make another billion dollar purchase, this time by acquiring mobile map technology. Waze is a "community-based" traffic and navigation...

Worst of the Week: This battle will be televised!

I know there is more going on in the wireless space than this battle of billionaires over Sprint Nextel, but I can’t for the life of me get enough of it.

Mobile Minute: AT&T’s Aio and Amazon’s phone buzz

AT&T launches Aio, and the latest reports on an Amazon smartphone say the device will have 3D screen technology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijsxB2olE34 Scroll down for more top stories. Today's...

ABI: Flat, virtualized networks to shake up market

According to a new report from ABI Research, the evolution toward "4G" networks with flat, distributed architectures has significant market implications as wireless operators...

AT&T Mobility bolsters no-contract offer with Aio Wireless

AT&T Mobility updated its dated approach to the no-contract market with the rollout of its Aio Wireless service to do battle against growing competition....

Apple suppliers say lower-cost iPhone in the works

Apple may be nearing the end of an era - its next new product may not showcase the company's best thinking in technology, design...

PCTel sees boost from TelWorx acquisition

Cell site solutions provider PCTel saw its revenues grow substantially during the first quarter of 2013, with $25.1 million in revenue - an increase...

Report: Microsoft to buy Nook for $1B

Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly ready to buy Barnes & Noble (BKS) out of the two companies' joint venture that controls the Nook e-reader, digital...

Softbank-sponsored report touts superiority of its Sprint Nextel offer; duelling websites set up

Softbank continued its push to convince Sprint Nextel shareholders that its proposed $20.1 billion acquisition of a 70% stake in the carrier is superior...

Telecom Analytics: OSS, BSS integration increases

Ericsson is looking to transform operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS). The company is looking to help operators improve efficiency, bring services more quickly...

Carrier Wrap: Final Q1 results; M&A remains strong

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that...

Mobile Minute 5/8/13

The camera is the focus for Nokia's newest Windows phone. Meanwhile T-Mobile is selling iPhone 5s faster than you can say 'simple choice.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvUYD1SAwA8 Scroll...

T-Mobile US Q1: more customers, less revenue

T-Mobile US (TMUS) released its first earnings report today as a public company. The company was formed by the combination of T-Mobile USA (which...

Nokia 928 details emerge; Verizon may be exclusive carrier

Nokia appears to be using camera technology to differentiate the newest flagship device in its Lumia line of Windows-based smartphones. Although the struggling Finnish...

Aruba Networks, others cite delayed deployments in results

Aruba Networks, Inc. said that that it expects its revenues for the quarter ended April 30 to fall below its guidance, citing delays in...

Analyst Angle: U.S. carriers – there is no place like home

President Obama’s visit to Myanmar a few months ago was considered as a major sign of U.S. interest in this part of the world. For the telecommunication industry, this is certainly the

Time Trippin’: Verizon to shut down CDPD; Microsoft OS delay… 10 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...

What’s next for T-Mobile US?

Now that T-Mobile USA has completed its merger with MetroPCS, birthing the newly named T-Mobile US, where does the operator go from here? RCR Wireless...

RCR Mobile Minute 5/3/13: BYOD inspires new devices

ShoreTel is trying to bridge the gap between mobile devices and traditional business telecom networks with a docking station that turns iPhones and iPads...

Ruckus sees network delays; Ceragon looks ahead to network transitions

Wi-Fi company Ruckus Wireless' revenues jumped 27% year-over-year to $57.2 million, but the company had expected even more and cited delayed deployments for not...

Ntelos posts strong Q1 customer, ARPU growth

Rural wireless operator Ntelos continued to buck the trend among many of its larger rivals in adding customers across its product offering and riding...

Reality Check: The sober reality of small cells

Mobile operators and vendors alike are awakening to the sober reality of the complexity involved in deploying 10s and 100s of hundreds of small cells in a very dense indoor and outdoor area.

Intel unveils Silvermont

Intel's move to mobile is picking up steam. The company has unveiled Silvermont, a new architecture that Intel says delivers three times the peak...

HetNet News: Samsung’s Galaxy S4 supports Hotspot 2.0

A major milestone for the new Hotspot 2.0-era for seamless roaming between Wi-Fi and cellular networks: the new Galaxy S4 smartphone from Samsung ships...

Postpaid defections, smartphone sales impact U.S. Cellular Q1 performance

U.S. Cellular reported a shifting customer base moving increasingly towards the carrier’s prepaid services as well as growing impact from the sales of LTE-equipped...
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