Editor's Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format.1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for 2005, mainly from impairment charges over assets...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is doing a fair job of imitating a punching bag, getting pummeled left and right by sliding stock prices, gloomy predictions and integration issues. But while things look rocky for the carrier in the short term and analysts aren't holding out...
NEW YORK—Following its $4.2 billion worth of spectrum auction winnings, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced plans to spend $2.6 billion to upgrade its network to 3G technology. The carrier said it has already been working with 3G handset and equipment vendors for months to get...
Here's a few of the things that got us talking in the edit room last week:Has the IEEE ever kicked out all of the leaders of a working group before? Certainly, companies have always stacked the deck with their employees to push the standards-setting...
There were no last-minute bombshells when the advanced wireless services spectrum auction wrapped up last week after a few final, tedious rounds with a mere handful of bids. T-Mobile USA Inc. was the undisputed and unsurprising highest bidder, walking away with a hefty new...
Unlimited video streaming is unlikely to be in wireless carriers' interest, Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Denny Strigl told a New York audience, but the company still believes that a significant portion of its future revenues will come from data services. "I...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
The third week of the advanced wireless spectrum auction showed significant slowing in bidding action. Nevertheless, it appears the Sprint Nextel Corp.-cable joint venture is aiming to build a broad footprint of 20-megahertz B-block licenses. Click here for the latest headlines from the AWS...
WASHINGTON—Bidding continues to slow in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction with only 91 new bids being entered in round 67, though the number of bids was up slightly from the 83 bids placed in rounds 65 and 66. The number of bids per...
WASHINGTON—In a sign that the auction is drawing nearer to conclusion, the Federal Communications Commission increased the number of bidding rounds per day from 4 to 6. The auction has garnered nearly $13.6 billion in bids following round 58, though the number of bids...
If, as the saying goes, pops are tops in an auction, then T-Mobile USA Inc. is certainly outdoing itself in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction thus far. Meanwhile, Sprint Nextel Corp.'s joint venture with several cable companies also is doing well, despite losing...
WASHINGTON—The National Emergency Number Association has added its voice to the chorus calling for a national debate on a proposal to set aside 30 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 700 MHz band for a next-generation public-safety network that the wireless industry would build...
As the advanced wireless spectrum auction moved into its second full week, competition for regional licenses was slowing considerably and a number of potential new wireless players had dropped out. T-Mobile USA Inc. appears likely to succeed in its quest of expanding its spectrum...
Despite initial anticipation that cable and satellite companies would use the advanced wireless services spectrum auction to catapult into the mobile marketplace, the hype doesn't seem to be panning out. However, walking away from the spectrum auction may not be a bad thing, at...
Controversial competing technologies. A spectrum auction that brings in billions of dollars. Am I flashing back to 1995?No, but a few noteworthy announcements in recent weeks are reminiscent of spectrum auctions and subsequent buildouts for second- and third-generation services. If history repeats itself, look...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The battle for the large regional licenses in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction appears to be largely settled at this point, with Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. the big winners. Click here for the latest headlines from the AWS auction. Click...
The nation's largest-ever spectrum auction is in full swing, and at the end of round five, the U.S. government has already raised nearly $1.5 billion.When you think about it, that's a truly amazing statistic. In just two days the U.S. Treasury is-potentially-$1.5 billion richer....
When Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its choice of next-generation network technology last week, there appeared to be two types of reactions: "Finally!" and "Quit trying to distract us." After months of hints and trials, the carrier laid out its technology decision, a timeframe and...
WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials endorsed a proposal submitted earlier this year by Cyren Call Communications Corp. that would set aside 30 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 700 MHz band for a next-generation public-safety network that industry would build and share with...
WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. is dominating the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction after three rounds in terms of sheer dollars, with $226.6 million in bids so far. The carrier is the high bidder on 25 spectrum licenses covering 235 million potential customers.Click here for the...
WASHINGTON—The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials endorsed Cyren Call Communications Corp.'s proposal that would set aside 30 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 700 band for a next-generation public-safety network that industry would build and share with first responders. This spectrum is currently slated...
WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. led the first round of bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum, placing bids for spectrum that would substantially expand its national footprint. The carrier bid for 20 megahertz of spectrum in each of six regions...
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Leap Wireless International Inc. has been growing by leaps and bounds-raising the question of whether the company's rapid market rollouts will bring a repeat of the implosion that the carrier faced when it pushed...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. closed on $1.1 billion in loans that the company said would help finance the operator's bids in the upcoming Advanced Wireless Services spectrum auction scheduled for August. Leap detailed its plans for the money in a filing with the...
