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Industry group gets behind 5G push with name change to 5G Americas Industry trade group 4G Americas has thrown its might behind the “5G” wave, announcing its formal name change …

LTE accounts for more than 66% of South Korean telco’s subscriber base South Korea’s largest mobile operator, SK Telecom, said it ended the fourth quarter of 2015 with 18.98 million …

OpenSignal tests show Verizon with better LTE coverage, T-Mobile edge is LTE speed T-Mobile US can claim network superiority over its rivals in the latest nationwide testing results from OpenSignal, …

Court provides tiered shutdown schedule for Sprint WiMAX network Sprint’s WiMAX network appears to finally have an expiration date as a Massachusetts state court handed down a phased shutdown schedule …

Verizon LTE small cell said to cover up to 31,500 square feet, 42 concurrent users Verizon Wireless’ continued push into small cell technology now includes a deal with Samsung Electronics …

What exactly are the business cases and use models for 5G? There has been a lot of talk about “5G” recently. Hardly a day passes without yet another reference to …

Iain Gillott from iGR breaks down Sprint network plans and does not like what he sees Much has been written and speculated in the last week about Sprint’s network plans …

5G may be all the buzz, but there are steps needed to prepare for the evolution Imagine a future where nearly everything in the physical world is connected to ubiquitous, …

Commuters deserve focus of mobile carriers Operators are exploring new ways to monetize the growth in data traffic to offset falling revenues. Slowing subscriber numbers, as well as competitive and …

Sprint network set for another round of upgrades, impacting tower and backhaul providers Sprint is reportedly set to again take on a major network overhaul strategy that is expected to …

Get ready for more from the connected car market as autonomous vehicles are on the horizon Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from …

XCellAir predicts continued evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi and IoT in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives …

John Horn, CEO at Ingenu, provides his predictions for the IoT space in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry …

Mobile data traffic to pressures market for 5G, spectrum and increased capacity Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and …

AT&T cites number of options in battle against rising mobile video demand LAS VEGAS – Video content remains a tough customer for mobile operators as they struggle to balance network …

C Spire LTE network to gain 700 MHz, 850 MHz support Regional telecom operator C Spire said it has started tapping its sub-1 GHz spectrum holdings in support of its …

AT&T to provide mobile access to Ford connected car platform LAS VEGAS – AT&T scored another significant automotive connectivity deal, announcing a multi-year agreement with Ford to power the company’s …

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint have worked together to bring LTE service to all of Chicago’s more than 400,000 daily subway passengers. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and …

AT&T VoLTE service available to 295M pops, supporting more than 27M AT&T Mobility claims its voice-over-LTE service was now available across nearly its entire LTE network, with the IP-based voice …

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio started the first phase of its “4G” network rollout. Employees of the disruptive telco will be the first to try the new service. Reliance Comm …

The Wall Street Journal reports Sprint CEO Claure spent up to $30M on consultants Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure shortly after being tapped to run the beleaguered wireless carrier reportedly spent …

LTE-A network offers claimed access speeds up to 375 Mbps Mobile telecom operator Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia Networks said they have launched a LTE-Advanced network in Qatar designed to offer …

T-Mobile 5G plans similar to AT&T, tied to standards work T-Mobile US has joined AT&T in taking a more cautious approach to the deployment of so-called “5G” service, both of …

Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories …

New York City, Seattle and Cincinnati latest T-Mobile LTE markets to swim in 700 MHz spectrum T-Mobile US continues to throw 700 MHz spectrum at its LTE network, announcing the …