LAS VEGAS – If 2013 was the fight against service contracts and device subsidies, 2014 is shaping up as the battle over family plans across domestic mobile operators. The latest to join the fight is T-Mobile US, which announced it would provide up to...
Android may dominate the smartphone market, but Apple continues to own the most desirable smartphone customers: those who spend money. On the heels of two reports showing iOs users outspending Android users heavily during the holidays, Apple said yesterday that it sold $10 billion...
From printers to pinball machines, the CES 2014 show floor is ablaze with the latest innovations and ideas. RCR Wireless News shares video of those that caught our attention on Day One.
Synaptics sensor technology turns the back of the phone into a second control...
The new Hotspot 2.0 standard, also known as Passpoint, is gaining momentum, according to Dr. Derek Peterson, Boingo Wireless' senior vice president of engineering.
Peterson participated in a Wi-Fi and near-field communications (NFC) panel at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, along with representatives from...
In 2013, we saw unprecedented growth of wireless data with no signs of slowing down. In order to respond to this unabated growth, we expect operators will utilize a wide range
Wireless data will continue to grow at exponential rates, as will mobile data revenues (obviously): Atlantic-ACM forecasts that postpaid wireless data revenue will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% over the next five years.
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
LAS VEGAS – Sprint is looking to keep the momentum of last year's Spark network announcement going, noting at the CES event that it has expanded the enhanced service to six new markets, pushing total penetration to 11 markets.
The new market launches are heavily...
Curved screens, connected cars, and wearable tech are three of the biggest trends so far this year at CES.
Ahead of the curve
Since the human face is curved, why shouldn't a smartphone follow that shape? That's the apparent thinking behind LG's G Flex, which...
For the last year the telecom industry has largely been in a holding pattern, with incremental developments slowly building toward a larger, mainstream transition to new technologies.
Fiber-to-the-home is a utility: With the emergence of next-generation access networks soon being on a global scale, different strategies and business models are continuously developing.
With more than 760 million subscribers (including 181 million 3G subscribers), China Mobile holds a substantial growth opportunity for Apple. Even with those staggering numbers, Apple still has a long way to go before it can consider itself a power player in the world's biggest smartphone market.
Updated with note that T-Mobile US continues to supply connectivity for current Audi models.
LAS VEGAS – AT&T continued its push beyond the traditional telecom segment, announcing a handful of connected car initiatives to kick off this year’s CES event in Las Vegas.
From a competitive...
Two major customer management services will join forces as Convergys Corp. (CVG) acquires Stream Global Services Inc. for $820 million, creating the second-largest such company in the world, after Amdocs. Convergys clients include AT&T and Comcast and Stream's customers include Microsoft and Salesforce.
The...
In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo Inc. has expanded its network to Canada, with its first phase of its air-to-ground network live now and the rest expected to be turned on in the first quarter.
The expansion will allow Gogo to offer in-flight Internet service on flights...
AT&T chose the Consumer Electronics Show as the venue for the launch of a new data pricing strategy that will let companies pick up the tab for mobile subscribers. Comparing its sponsored data plan to 1-800 numbers, AT&T said today that corporate sponsors will...
ZTE is looking to make a bigger name for itself in the U.S. market, announcing a handful of new smartphones at this year’s CES event, with some of those devices already set to launch with domestic operators. The devices hit established and emerging segments,...
Perhaps hoping its news would be quickly overshadowed by CES, HTC reported net income that was less than half what analysts were expecting for the fourth quarter. The struggling Taiwanese smartphone maker earned $10 million on revenue of $1.3 billion as aggressive competitors including...
T-Mobile US may be known as the “un-carrier,” but just like regular carriers it needs spectrum to operate.
To fulfill that need, the carrier this morning announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to acquire highly-coveted low-band 700 MHz A-Block spectrum licenses for $2.365 billion and...
Devices: What's Inside? Smartphone manufacturers are steadily increasing device capabilities with new components, more powerful chipsets, and more software. RCR Wireless takes a look at what's inside high-end handsets and at the increasingly complex process of integrating components and software from various suppliers in...
Increasing interest for pre-fabricated modular data center to cope with the expected data boom in developing countries: Developing countries are next in line for a data boom,
About a decade ago, just over 200 million Americans used cell phones. The iPhone, LTE service and the mobile app as we know it were still years away. Fast forward to present time:
