The remaining top Q3 events
Last week, we covered five events/trends that will impact third-quarter, total year and 2016 results (these are in no particular order):
1. The announcement and launch of the Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which included significant network radio improvements...
1. AT&T has signed a long-term content deal with Viacom. The new contract brings together AT&T's U-Verse and DirecTV networks, which previously had separate contracts with Viacom. The company says the combined properties make it the largest pay TV provider in the world.
Viacom owns...
1. Dish Network is giving up some of the spectrum that went to its bidding affiliates during the most recent spectrum auction. Those bidding entities benefitted from discounts the government gives to small businesses, but later the Federal Communications Commission decided that those discounts had been...
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E-commerce giant Amazon.com, which also provides streaming-video services via its Prime Video service and Fire TV device, plans to stop selling competitive products from Google and Apple.
The Google equivalent product is Chromecast, while Apple sells Apple TV. Amazon Prime Video is not offered on...
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!
Report: T-Mobile US...
Tim Cook spoke at the BoxWorks conference, which wraps up today
Apple has proved a game-changer in the consumer device market; in fact, the Cupertino, Calif.-based powerhouse tallied sales of 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices in the three days following the Sept....
One month after going live in South Korea, $30M in transactions recorded
Samsung Pay, the tech giant's answer to mobile payment services like Apple Pay or Android Pay, was rolled out in the U.S. this week, a month after going live in South Korea.
Since the...
This week, we will examine five of the top 10 developments for the third quarter and determine their short- and long-term effects on the telecommunications industry. These events are in no particular order and several of them have been suggested by readers.
Apple launch: Quién...
5 things to know today this Monday ...
1. The scramble for unlicensed spectrum is turning enemies into allies, as carriers team up to promote LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band currently used by Wi-Fi. Today, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile US joined Qualcomm and...
Verizon offer matches Sprint program, though lacks pricing incentive
Last week’s launch of the Apple iPhone 6s prompted Verizon Wireless to jump on the accelerated device upgrade bandwagon, announcing its own yearly update program in a move to battle T-Mobile US and Sprint.
Verizon Wireless said...
Since launching the newest Apple iPhones, the 6s and 6s Plus, on Sept. 25, the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant claims to have sold a record-breaking 13 million units, beating its previous launch weekend sales figures.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a prepared statement, called the...
It’s that time of year again when Apple fans wait in lines for hours to be the first to get their hands on the new iPhone. Apple expects record number from release of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.
Earlier this month, Apple execs...
For Sprint, $1 per month iPhone is not as crazy as it sounds
The new iPhones hit stores tomorrow, and they have already started a new battle in the ongoing carrier price wars. Today Sprint fired back at T-Mobile US' $5 per month iPhone offer...
CEO John Legere: 'Pretty clear where you should buy it, right?'
T-Mobile US is keeping the promotions coming ahead of the release of the newest Apple iPhone models. The latest is a combination of promotional pricing and a trade-in of a user's old iPhone.
Specifically, T-Mobile US...
Last week when iOS9 came out I upgraded my Apple iPhone 6. It worked. In fact, things went so well that this morning I upgraded an iPhone 5S and an iPad. Big mistake. That’s when I was hit by an Apple tidal wave so...
End of summer greetings from Charlotte and Dallas. This week we will cover comments from two wireless CEOs as well as update the latest iPhone 6S Apple ship dates.
Apple orders: Thank you, China!
In a couple of events related to last week’s Sunday Brief on...
Just 10 years ago, enterprise technology was tied to a desktop or workstation, iPhones did not exist. Social collaboration meant instant messaging. Can you imagine a world today without mobile connectivity? Without the instantaneous access to information, or the inclusive social nature of mobile...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
5 things to know for Thursday, Sept. 17
1. Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam told investors that the changing wireless business model is likely to impact earnings. The carrier recently launched new data plans that offer "buckets" of data, and later had to clarify its...
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!
Industry veteran Stanton...
Comcast will take on the telcos, and AT&T will offer two versions of the new iPhones
1. Comcast says it wants the cable industry to come together to combat AT&T and Verizon Communications. Specifically, the company wants other cable players to support Comcast in its...
All the press coverage around Apple's event has included the obvious territory: the specs and sizes of the new products, etc. I'm less interested in covering the same ground. One of the points most interesting to me was how clearly Apple is focused on a...
Best Buy deals to include Verizon and AT&T specific presence in 250 locations by year end
Telecom operators are on a retail expansion kick, with the latest involving Verizon Wireless and AT&T scoring deals with big-box retailer Best Buy. The moves follows similar retail expansion...
