Domestic mobile operators were busy during the third quarter, as new rate plans seemed to have been launched on a daily basis and Apple’s latest iPhone device hit the market just as the three-month period came to a close.
As has become a regular feature,...
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Newton’s Third Law dictates that for every action there will be an...
Boosted by strong wholesale growth and robust tablet net additions on the postpaid side, Sprint was able to post modest customer growth, though its financial picture remains cloudy and investors remain on edge.
Sprint said it added 484,000 net connections to its network during its...
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Facebook’s latest acquisition hints at the future of app-based data plans
At the beginning of June, Facebook purchased Finnish startup Pryte,...
Updated with T-Mobile US comments.
Voice over LTE services are set to receive a significant boost as a pair of unlikely partners announced plans to enable VoLTE interoperability beginning in 2015.
Today, Verizon Communications and AT&T announced plans to allow their respective customers to conduct VoLTE...
American Tower said that third-quarter revenue increased 28% to $1.0 billion, and operating profit rose 26% to $666 million. The company ended the quarter with 69,519 total towers, only 28,394 of which are in the United States.
American Tower has been building and buying towers...
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As regular readers of my columns will know, our family is Apple-centric: Macs, iPhones, AppleTV, iPads, iTunes, etc....
AT&T reported late last week that it had closed on the sale of its incumbent local exchange operations in Connecticut to Frontier Communications. The $2 billion deal also includes the transfer of approximately 2,500 employees to Frontier.
The deal, which was announced late last year,...
T-Mobile US continued to show it remains a force to be reckoned with among domestic operators, posting yet another strong quarter of customer growth boosted by robust demand for Apple’s latest iPhone line. However, that growth continues to come at a cost.
The nation’s No....
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Mid-October, Samsung’s earnings dropped nearly 60% from the company’s operating profit a year earlier, and nearly 43% from the profits...
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Apple has convinced millions of iPhone users to upgrade to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and a number of Android users are also making the switch to Apple’s larger screen smartphones. The company exceeded analysts’ expectations by selling almost 39.3 million iPhones during...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
The Nexus 6: the best kept secret (not again!)
Given the collaboration that came through their acquisition, it’s no surprise that...
China Mobile continued to pad its lead as the world’s largest mobile operator, announcing it added more than 8.5 million net customers during the third quarter, pushing its total customer base to just under 800 million subscribers. While robust in any sense of the...
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....
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping his hide across the wireless industry. His name is Hunter Gates. We call him...
Apple’s unveiling this week of updated iPad models included a small inclusion that could have a big impact on some mobile operators.
For the first time, Apple is selling a cellular version of its tablet devices with a single SIM card that works for multiple...
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!
Nokia slashes 1,800...
Sprint continues to show its new aggressive stance with the rollout of a new loyalty program centered on the latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launch.
The carrier said that beginning this week and running through mid-January, current customers can receive a $15 per month...
Skype has launched a new mobile video chat service to encourage users to "capture the moment" and share it with friends. The service is called "Qik" (pronounced 'quick') and videos created with Qik can be up to 42 seconds long. In comparison, Vine creates...
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....
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping his hide across the wireless industry. His name is Hunter Gates. We call him...
Apple is reportedly stretching its resources to meet demand for the new iPhones. Just one day after the company announced a media event that is expected to include a new iPad launch, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is delaying iPad production so...
Enterprises continue to struggle with mobilizing their workforce, specifically with how to handle the distribution of mobile devices. The battle is typically between company-provided devices or allowing employees to bring their own device into the corporation through a “bring-your-own-device” model.
A number of companies have...
