Verizon continued to dominate rivals AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, while a report tied a half-million new jobs to broadcast spectrum … 5 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Which carrier hit, got hit during Q2
With all of the domestic industry’s public, facilities-based operators having announced second quarter results we decided to provide a quick snapshot of how the quarter stacked up. … Read More
500,000 jobs from 500 MHz of new spectrum, report says: NAB counters with ‘protect tv’ campaign
The rhetoric continues to heat up between proponents of releasing more spectrum for mobile broadband and the concerns of the National Association of Broadcasters, which fear its members will be forced to give up that spectrum. Mobile Future, which advocates releasing more spectrum for wireless networks, released a paper that says more than 300,000 jobs would be created from unleashing an additional 300 megahertz of spectrum. Meanwhile, NAB started a campaign called The Future of TV that urges people to tell Congress to protect local TV. … Read More
Qualcomm’s VP says apps and cloud will change computing
Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever. Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history of innovation” and collaboration with the carrier. … Read More
Verizon opens Application Innovation Center in San Francisco
Verizon Wireless officially opened its Application Innovation Center in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, in an event attended by the firm’s top executives, including CEO Dan Mead. “Innovation is at the very core of what Verizon does, and what we stand for,” Mead told assembled press, adding that LTE was the “signature technology” which would push the company forward. The new center will fall under the umbrella of Verizon’s larger LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., which opened its doors last month. The San Francisco center, however, will be specifically dedicated to development, testing and troubleshooting of applications. It will also serve as the main touch point between the developer community and the carrier. … Read More
Report: Sprint Nextel set for further investments in Clearwire
Could Sprint Nextel Corp. be readying a new infusion of cash into Clearwire Corp.? According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Sprint Nextel’s board of directors expects to make a “substantial” investment in Clearwire. Clearwire reported last week that it was looking to begin rolling out LTE services across its current footprint, but that it would need around $600 million in funding to do so. Those network plans are not expected to include Sprint Nextel’s Network Vision initiative, which is set to cost the carrier around $5 billion, though there is talk Clearwire could tap into that plan if it wanted to expand network coverage beyond its current footprint of around 128 million potential customers covered. … Read More
HTC announces $300 million investment in Beats Electronics
HTC will be investing $300 million in Beats Electronics, to incorporate the firm’s digital sound technology into upcoming phones it was revealed this evening. The Taiwanese phone maker had told press earlier on Wednesday it would be making an announcement Thursday morning in Los Angeles, though the company would not say what about. In a press release Wednesday evening, however, HTC confirmed it would be announcing a “strategic partnership and investment” with Beats Electronics. … Read More
Prusch named Clearwire CEO, Stanton moves to executive chairman position
Clearwire Corp. looked within for new leadership announcing the promotion of current COO Erik Prusch to president and CEO of the company. Prusch will replace industry veteran John Stanton, who will be moving to his new position as executive chairman of Clearwire’s board of directors. Stanton was named interim CEO in March following the resignation of former CEO Bill Morrow. That move followed Stanton’s appointment in January where he was tapped to replace Craig McCaw as chairman of Clearwire’s board. … Read More
FCC rules unleash up to 650 MHz for mobile backhaul
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules designed to increase the use of mobile backhaul, and make up to 650 megahertz of additional spectrum available for mobile backhaul as part of the agency’s commitment to remove barriers to broadband adoption nationwide. The agency also asked for more commentary on whether it should allow smaller antenna and whether some licensees should not have to comply with efficiency standards and asked for input in how to streamline the foreign-ownership regulations by up to 70%. … Read More
FCC to ‘coordinate’ review of AT&T’s Qualcomm, T-Mobile USA proposals
The Federal Communications Commission has stopped its formal review of AT&T Inc. plans to acquire 700 MHz spectrum assets from Qualcomm Inc. as it now plans to review that deal in coordination with AT&T’s attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. The decision came as the proposed AT&T/Qualcomm deal reached its 180-day point on its timeline for consideration. … Read More
Google laments rising anti-competitive nature of patents
Google Inc. is fighting back in a war of words over its patent position. There’s a side effect of Android’s success, David Drummond, the company’s chief legal officer and SVP lamented in a blog post. “Android and other platforms are competing hard against each other, and that’s yielding cool new devices and amazing mobile apps for consumers. But Android’s success has yielded something else: a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents,” he wrote. … Read More
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