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Capital markets: Verizon has a rough day

Verizon's stock woes highlight this week's capital markets round-up.

Reality Check: Wireless pricing battles heat up

It has been an eventful week in the telecom industry with each change supplementing three broad themes developed in previous columns: a) the critical nature of data value to each wireless segment;

4G Americas: LTE reaches 200 million connections, AT&T launches LTE-A in Chicago

Wireless trade association 4G Americas said that LTE connections reached 200 million at the end of 2013, with half of those coming from North America. The trade group also said that AT&T Mobility has already deployed LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation in Chicago, and that there...

SxSW 2014: Snowden speaks on security, app encryption

AUSTIN, Texas – Edward Snowden, the famed NSA whistle-blower gave his first public appearance since leaking secret information about the NSA’s massive web of surveillance. No, he wasn’t there in person, but was beamed into a Google Hangout with the Austin audience, pinging the...

HetNet News: Qualcomm, Sprint demo small cells at NASCAR

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Sprint Corp. recently demonstrated phase two of an over-the-air trial of TD-LTE small cells at the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The venue  was selected for the trial because of large fan attendance and...

Reader Forum: Testing LTE devices for LBS is critical to device OEMs, wireless networks

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Reader Forum: High-efficiency video coding – delivering ultra-HD video content

Display technologies are evolving at an unprecedented rate. They have evolved so much that we can now see the minutest picture details on our devices – be it television sets, tablets or smart phones.

AT&T Mobility gives smaller families price break

The domestic pricing battle among wireless carriers continues to heat up as just a day after T-Mobile US released adjustments to its plans, AT&T Mobility announced changes of its own. AT&T Mobility said that beginning this weekend, customers will be able to sign up for...

T-Mobile US bolsters entry-level data buckets, increases cost on unlimited

T-Mobile US tightened up the data offerings on its Simple Choice rate plans, offering entry-level and mid-tier users a bit more to play with while charging heavy users a bigger toll. The announcement came late Friday afternoon, a time when companies typically look to...

Leap’s swan song a mess, AT&T acquisition can’t come soon enough

With its pending acquisition by AT&T set to close this month, Leap Wireless released what is likely its last report as an independent carrier on its operational performance. And from looking at the results, operations have been running thin for the one-time no-contract leader. According...

Worst of the Week: How do you say ‘network quality’ in German?

A couple of reports surfaced this week handing out pats-on-the-backs to some wireless operators, and notes of shame to others. Those reports were great in that they named and ranked carriers according to what the surveys founds,

Test & Measurement: Agilent posts user-inspired demos; new JDSU app

Agilent Technologies released a series of 30-second demos based on engineers' use of its Advanced Design System 2014 software, which is designed to enable electronic design automation for RF and microwave applications. The company said it listened to ADS user ideas and feedback to create...

Wireless Infrastructure: CCI sees more carrier investment, Alcatel-Lucent scores hetnet win

Crown Castle on U.S. carrier investment Speaking at the Raymond James 35th Annual Institutional Investors Conference, Crown Castle CEO Ben Moreland was optimistic about the prospects for continued carrier investment in wireless networks. "What's important in our business, and one of the first things I...

Sprint shakeup – Azzi out, Saw promoted

Sprint’s operational transformation has taken a few scalps as a couple of key network executives ere leaving the carrier. Bob Azzi, SVP of networks at Sprint, and president of network operations Steve Elfman are both set to depart. Fierce Wireless first reported this week that...

Huawei unveils SDN traffic optimization engine

Huawei recently announced its latest development in carrier-grade SDN.

FiberLight, RWA, Frontier, Champion ONE and SAP welcome new talent

SAP, FiberLight, RWA, Frontier and Champion ONE welcomed new talent this week. 

Vodafone taps Huawei for network upgrade

Vodafone is adding Huawei to its roster of primary vendors for Project Spring, its $11 billion network upgrade. Huawei joins Ericsson and NSN in supplying Vodafone, which is upgrading its network in 15 countries in Europe and Africa. During the next two years, the...

Carrier Wrap: Verizon Wireless further delays VoLTE, aces J.D. Power network survey

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 may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy! --Verizon Wireless looks again to be...

Cell Tower News: NATE Unite 2014; Tower helps in murder case

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. Last week two of the biggest events in the world of telecom happened simultaneously: Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and NATE UNITE in San Diego, California. As such, there's plenty...

LatAm Wrap-Up: NII Holdings slumps; report claims Brazil not mobile-ready for World Cup

NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and revenue. “We are clearly disappointed with our operational performance in 2013, and we are taking actions to improve our business results,...

Analysts see growth in HetNets, TD-LTE

Several recent research reports assess trends in the small cell and HetNet space, as well as recognizing the growth of TD-LTE in the global wireless market. ABI assessed vendors in the small cell market and carrier Wi-Fi market and put Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei and Cisco at...

Sprint, US government go to court

Sprint faces charges alleging it overcharged the government for years.

RadioShack’s falling fourth quarter profits prompts store closures

RadioShack plans to close up to 1,100 stores due to financial results. 

Parallels report details continued cloud adoption by SMBs

A new report from cloud-services enabler Parallels predicts explosive growth of cloud adoption by small-to-medium businesses, amid a global market that it says is expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 26% to reach $125 billion by 2016. In mature markets, the company reported...