2016

Sprint customers can now directly bill an $11 monthly charge for Amazon’s Prime service with features already available to most mobile customers Sprint has teamed up with Amazon.com in now …

San Diego and Chula Vista leaders talk smart city tech AUSTIN, Texas – While the 2016 Energy Thought Summit is largely focused on using technology to drive innovation in the …

A report from Phonearena.com suggests Verizon is set to increase upgrade fees nearly across the board, including annual upgrades and full payments Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to increase or …

Sprint is set to complete the shutdown of its WiMAX network today, as service at sites in 10 states is discontinued. Sprint had originally planned on shutting down its WiMAX …

How will proposed merger affect competition, prices? The European Commission opened an investigation to assess whether the proposed joint venture between the Italian telecommunications businesses of Hutchison and VimpelCom is …

Carrier tested millimeter waves in the 28 GHz band Korean telecom operator SK Telecom and compatriot vendor Samsung Electronics claimed to have successfully tested a “5G” system using 28 GHz …

Utilities look to a customer-centric business model AUSTIN, Texas – Like telecom and other industries, the energy sector is moving to a customer-centric business model as new technology changes the …

Sprint came out against AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile, while Clearwire looked for closer ties to Sprint … 5 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with Wireless 20/20 for some last minute insight into Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile bidding plans ahead of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction …

Montgomery County, Maryland, is a scenic, rural area that welcomes tourists and is somewhat less hospitable to cell towers. The county’s residents and visitors are valuable customers for wireless carriers, …

The Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) initiative can improve user experience and save bandwidth resources, as well as provide endless possibilities for service innovation at the network edge. These benefits are …

T-Mobile and Sprint have their latest promotions in place tied to this week’s launch of the Apple iPhone SE model Apple’s latest iPhone SE model may not garner the typical …

In the past two months, customers of Australian mobile carrier Telstra have experienced network outages of varying degrees of severity prompting Telstra and primary equipment vendor Ericsson to launch a …

Google Project Fi includes T-Mobile US, Sprint and Wi-Fi networks today. This could lead to some amazing new wireless services in the future. Will Apple follow suit? When my phone …

Tom Wagner: ‘We’re literally returning to dinosaur times’ AUSTIN, Texas – The long-term impacts of climate change could flood coastal cities, upend agricultural production models and displace millions of people …

Learn about InterDigital’s support of 5G and the Internet of Things, as well as the company’s role in the standards-setting process Discourse in the telecommunications industry is currently focused on …

Low oil prices mean petroleum producers need to spend and invest more carefully than ever, and the “Internet of Things” is helping. Last year, Royal Dutch Shell realized a $1 …

Building on Google Fiber television and Internet service, meet the Fiber Phone Building on its growing service provider business lines, Google today announced its Fiber Phone service, which builds on …

Thai operator plans to launch VoLTE-enabled phones with Huawei Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service launched commercial voice-over-LTE services across all 77 provinces in the country, according to an announcement …

The FCC 600 MHz incentive auction kicked off with the reverse auction proceedings, with carriers Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile having to wait The Federal Communications Commission’s highly anticipated 600 MHz …

Swedish firm looks to deploy VEPC in the cloud by Q3 2016, as it prepares for 5G Swedish telecom operator Tele2 announced the launch of its network functions virtualization strategy, …

T-Mobile spectrum plans include participation in 600 MHz incentive auction and continued purchases of 700 MHz A-Block licenses on the open market T-Mobile US is looking to add a cool …

Vint Cerf of Google covers IoT security, galactic Internet, fossil fuels, DNA splicing, more during 2016 Energy Thought Summit AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Energy Thought Summit kicked off Tuesday with …

Even a year ago, FirstNet still seemed largely theoretical as it went through the planning process. But, with the agency having released its request for proposal in January, and expecting …