New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020
Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting each smartphone user that accesses such content will watch nearly one adult video each day...
While presenting on the topic of “5G” recently, I was asked: “Why are we making everything so complicated?” In that moment, as I surveyed the audience of principally telecom industry types – of which I proudly count myself as a member for the last...
Softbank deploys Procera platform in move to enhance LTE services
Procera Networks scored a significant carrier deal, announcing Japan’s Softbank had deployed its PacketLogic platform in order to enhance LTE services.
Procera said it secured the deal by providing “subscriber experience” visibility on top of...
1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support
Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, software-defined networking and cloud technology.
The one-year deals are valued at $727 million with China...
Brazil was chosen by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi as the company’s first market outside Asia to hold operations and manufacturing locally, which will be handled by Foxconn. Xiaomi begins its operations betting on direct sales —at least for now, the privately held company will...
Sprint eliminated video-streaming limitation, though states it will still ‘manage the network’
Connected with its recently launched “All-In” rate plans, Sprint this week also said it is removing its previous policy to limit video-streaming services to 600 kilobits per second, though it will still “manage...
Unlimited data rate plans have been officially off the market for some time, but the reality is that the biggest mobile operators still offer them to customers who insist. We have heard stories of existing customers demanding – and getting – a new smartphone while...
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto last Thursday and announced that the company would be investing approximately $3 billion to bring the new AT&T network up to global standards (full announcement here). Contained in the announcement are some specific...
Broadband spectrum auction rules to be posted on July 17
Mexico is getting ready to auction 700 MHz spectrum bands. Local media outlet El Financiero reported that the Ministry of Communications and Transport plans to publish the preliminary bidding conditions for the country's 700 MHz spectrum auction...
AT&T, T-Mobile US argue over pending 700 MHz license deal
AT&T and T-Mobile US continued to spar over spectrum licenses, with the latest match concerning AT&T’s pending plans to acquire a trio of 700 MHz licenses covering portions of Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio.
T-Mobile US...
IMT-2020 adopted as official name and date for global 5G process, but rumors of 20 Gbps baseline speeds are exaggerated
The International Telecommunications Union always brings a dose of sobriety to a new standards party. Amid the escalating claims about when “5G” equipment will be...
Verizon closes on AOL, plans for added digital content delivery
Verizon Communications closed on its $4.4 billion acquisition of digital content provider AOL. The deal was consummated June 22, with Verizon announcing it had purchased outstanding AOL shares for $50 per share, with AOL now...
Report notes Sprint slashes data speed throttling on unlimited plans tied to FCC net neutrality rules
Sprint has told the Federal Communications Commission it has stopped throttling data speeds for consumers on “unlimited” data plans.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Sprint late last week stopped...
America Movil’s Brazilian mobile unit, Claro, announced a strategy focused on including zero-rating access to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp in its prepaid and postpaid packages.
The announcement was made less than two months after Claro’s president, Carlos Zenteno, said that zero-rating plans were no longer...
MVNO looks to hit nearly 1M customers by year end
Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop said it has scored $30 million in financing in a move to boost growth and scale operations. The company said the financing comes “following months of speculation.”
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In an effort to reallocate spectrum, many carriers are setting target dates to do away with GSM networks. It appears that 2017 will be the year that GSM will take its place in the mobile network afterlife, but it may surprise you how many devices still operate...
AT&T is reportedly talking with Telesites to lease Mexico towers
AT&T’s push into Mexico is reportedly set to include a tower agreement with rival America Móvil’s recently spun off Telesites business.
Bloomberg recently reported that the two companies were in talks over a leasing agreement that...
Deciphering the top trends of any quarter is difficult, and the second quarter of 2015 is no exception. There’s a lot of “reading between the lines” to figure out what’s really going to move the needle. This week’s trends are based on several conversations...
One of the biggest challenges facing communications service providers today is how to best monetize mobile data and avoid data becoming a commodity. To do so effectively, CSPs need to look at the value that data enables and not just think of pricing based...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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T-Mobile US extends its “Never Settle for Verizon Wireless” campaign
T-Mobile US has extended the life of its narrowly focused attack on rival Verizon Wireless, with CEO John Legere taking to Twitter to announce the extension of its “Never Settle for Verizon Wireless” campaign through...
If we asked who the winners in wireless on the handset side eight years ago were, we would have said BlackBerry and Nokia. Today’s leaders are Apple iPhone and Google Android on phones like the Samsung Galaxy. The wireless world completely changed over the...
Consumer demand for mobile data continues to overtake demand for voice capacity, a trend that places greater emphasis on data throughput. Operators must optimize data networks to maximize revenue opportunities and achieve Quality of Service (QoS) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) benchmarks that will...
RF spectrum paramount for continued LTE expansion across Latin America
LTE has been fast to arrive in Latin America if compared to the time from the first launches of GSM and UMTS worldwide to their landing in the region. While it took 2G and 3G...
