June 2016

We tend to take broadband availability and affordability as a given, at least in large cities! That’s not what we found in a recent research we conducted on behalf of …

VoWi-Fi deployment builds on successful hetnet trials Singapore telecom operator Singtel aims to roll out a commercial Voice-over-Wi-Fi service in August following positive results from its heterogeneous network trial conducted over …

In addition to 5G, the deals cover IoT, cloud, network virtualization and CloudRAN Spanish telecom operator Telefónica has signed “5G” development agreements with Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei. The European telco inked …

In addition to 5G, the deals cover IoT, cloud, network virtualization and CloudRAN Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica has signed 5G development agreements with Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei. The European telco …

French boiler manufacturer e.l.m. leblanc has selected Sigfox to connect over 100,000 boilers in France to enable predictive, remote maintenance and remote management. E.l.m. leblanc, a French boiler manufacturer part …

Apple iPhone subsidy adjustments leads to fears over smartphone pricing war, while Sprint sees unlimited M2M opportunities … 8 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all …

Sprint stock tacked on another 5% in value Wednesday, which followed a nearly 8% gain the previous day on comments from parent company SoftBank Sprint’s stock continued to surge Wednesday, …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Republic Wireless on some of its latest service advances and use of Wi-Fi to compete against established wireless carriers The mobile virtual …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Republic Wireless on some of its latest service advances and use of Wi-Fi to compete against established wireless carriers The mobile virtual …

Minus the participation of Domino’s, this week’s T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion again ran into application trouble due to high demand I guess we can’t blame it on the pizza. T-Mobile US’ …

Field Dailies software for field crew management helps monitor expensive operational resources during increasingly complex network rollouts In an era of exploding demand for mobile data, service providers around the …

GSMA and CTIA to be equal partners in 2017 Mobile World Congress Americas event, which is to replace CTIA Super Mobility on the trade show calendar Wireless industry trade association …

Samsung and Intel are teaming up on an industry-wide IoT strategy initiative to develop strategic recommendations on IoT for U.S. policy makers. Samsung made its ambitions in the internet of …

Andrew Entwistle of New Street Research said the internet of things and its relationship to 5G, doesn’t present ‘any business case for a telecoms operator’ Going against the mainstream industry thinking that …

Andrew Entwistle of New Street Research says the internet of things, and its relationship to 5G, doesn’t present ‘any business case for a telecoms operator’ Going against the mainstream industry …

The next iPhone may not inspire as many people to upgrade their smartphones as some previous generations have. According to The Wall Street Journal, the next iPhone will look very …

Verizon Telematics set to integrate Telogis SaaS products focused on connected car and mobile enterprise management sector In a move to expand its telematics business, Verizon Communications announced plans to …

Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a “5G” technology solution,  LTE-Unlicensed, by aggregating two frequencies – 10 …

Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a 5G technology solution – LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed) – by aggregating …

Huawei and ZTE provided vendor support for LTE-Advanced Pro trials Sri Lankan mobile operators Dialog Axiata and Mobitel recently carried out trials of LTE-Advanced Pro technology. The test was carried …

Samsung and Intel are teaming up on an industry-wide IoT strategy initiative to develop strategic recommendations on IoT for U.S. policy makers. Samsung made its ambitions in the internet of …

Cries that the Apple iPhone market is saturated are overblown, with opportunities in new markets, new technologies and new software set to spur growth It has been reported in the …

Sprint stock hit levels not seen since last November following comments of continued support from SoftBank chairman Sprint stock surged more than 10% Tuesday, on the heels of a pending …

Nikesh Arora set to leave position as president and COO at SoftBank, board role at Sprint on July 1 In a move linked to investor unrest, SoftBank Group President and …

$40 million in Smart City Challenge funding to support transportation Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday said Columbus, Ohio, was the winner of the Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge; …