Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications is set to announce the sale of its stake in telecom tower company Reliance Infratel to a private equity firm.
According to local press reports, the deal is expected to be announced in the coming days. Reliance expects an enterprise value of...
Telecom Italia plans to keep up to 20% of the infrastructure firm
Telecom Italia is looking to sell a part of its Inwit holdings, with CEO Marco Patuano noting "we are ready to send tender invitations to potential bidders for the Inwit stake." Patuano said the company expects...
Acquisition to bolster 4G network rollout
In an effort to boost high-speed data rates, India’s third-largest telco, Idea Cellular, agreed to buy nearly $500 million in spectrum from smaller rival Videocon Telecommunications.
The agreement gives Idea the rights to two key spectrum circles in the 1800...
Enterprises want to focus on business value, not IT infrastructure
Google is one of the largest server manufacturers in the world and among the four big players in the cloud-computing/datacenter space. In a recent presentation, Craig Box, global lead for Google Compute go-to-market, gave a...
Wireless and telecom bills have historically been large and confusing. So much so that it created an entire cottage industry of bill auditors. However, over the last few years we have seen carriers move to simplify their plans. I am not sure whether this...
WASHINGTON – "Internet of Things" technology has a wide range of applications from precision agriculture to a smart city and even a smart building. Like so much with IoT, what a smart building currently lacks is a concrete, widely accepted definition.
The definition most...
T-Mobile US has staked its claim as the No. 3 U.S. carrier, bypassing Sprint earlier this year largely through aggressive marketing driven by colorful CEO John Legere. Now, Sprint has flipped the script and taken the marketing battle directly to T-Mobile US.
On Friday, Sprint...
Samsung leads the market with 13.1% growth
One out of three smartphones shipped in the Indian market in the third quarter of this year were "4G" enabled, according to a new report published by International Data Corp.
IDC’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reported a total of...
WASHINGTON – Federal Chief Information Officer: "We are facing a crisis ..."
The U.S. government, despite commanding a $3.8 trillion budget, is lagging behind many other developed countries in IT and "Internet of Things" investment.
When most people think of the federal government, they focus...
Communications Workers of America allege Verizon has allowed its copper network to deteriorate in Maryland and other states
Five months into a negotiation with Verizon Communications regarding employment contracts for unionized workers, reps from the Communications Workers of America in the Mid-Atlantic region are calling...
The telco plans to launch the first Vodafone-branded store in the city
Mobile operator MTS Ukraine, which has recently branded its operations under the Vodafone Ukraine brand, announced it's in the process of completing the installation and testing of 3G network infrastructure in the city...
Wi-Fi network provider IPass, continuing on its growth arc, this week expanded its relationship with Deutsche Telekom to allow Deutsche's enterprise customers to access the IPass network of more than 20 million Wi-Fi hot spots around the world.
Deutsche Telekom VP of business Hans Panse...
Washington, Nebraska, New York, Illinois and Missouri have the highest wireless tax rates
Research group the Tax Foundation, in a new report, found that the average wireless consumer in the U.S. pays a combined 18% rate in federal, state and local taxes, plus associated fees.
All told,...
The Spanish-based telecom will focus on E2E customer experience
HONG KONG – Within the next five years, Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica will focus its efforts on the development of mobile technology in order to improve the quality of its video offering in its mobile and...
Following up on an August contract announcement, Phoenix Tower International has finalized an acquisition of ownership/management of 600 tower sites from carrier T-Mobile US.
Phoenix Tower owns and operates towers in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. The company is based in Boca Raton,...
French operator launched ‘4G+’ in Lyon
French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom said it added 208,000 new mobile customers in the third quarter of the year, reaching a total of 11.6 million customers on its network at the end of the quarter. The company ended Q3...
Job cuts expected
As part of a massive overhaul of the country's No. 4carrier, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure announced plans to restructure the company, which will see the company split into four regional offices and include job cuts.
Bloomberg obtained a memo from Claure to Sprint...
Mobilitie, the country's largest privately-held wireless infrastructure provider, announced it will receive a $325 million debt investment from CIT Bank N.A. and TD Securities to bolster its distributed antenna systems, small cell, macro site and Wi-Fi business.
The investment comes on the back of industry...
Vodafone is betting big on the Indian telecommunications market. In a meeting with Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modiin in London, Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao pledged to invest nearly $2 billion for capacity augmentation and other “Digital India” initiatives.
“At Vodafone, we are enthused...
5 things to know today ...
1. Cisco beat Wall Street's earnings estimates for the its fiscal first quarter, but the company said earnings are likely to slip in the current quarter and that year-on-year revenue growth will be 2% or less. The company blamed...
Look inside the Small Cells Americas show hosted by Small Cell Forum
Small cells broke out in 2015, Small Cell Forum Chairman Alan Law told RCR Wireless News during an exclusive interview, and virtualization is the key to keeping that momentum going.
A study compiled by...
AirTies creates mesh Wi-Fi networks to spread coverage and capacity throughout your home
In-home Wi-Fi equipment provider AirTies is looking to use multiple access points to bolster the performance of Wi-Fi networks.
AirTies is using multiple access points placed around the home in a move...
Net income declined, according to American Tower Q3 financial report
In a recent earnings call, American Tower executives reported a year-over-year decline in net income, but is betting on a growing market in India with a $1.21 billion acquisition of Viom Networks.
During the quarter,...
LTE operating in unlicensed spectrum interferes with Wi-Fi performance
WASHINGTON – In a recent blog post, nonprofit research consortium CableLabs said it has found a variety of issues that may impact Wi-Fi and LTE-U coexistence.
From the post: “If our Wi-Fi AP performed better...
