Amazon.com’s red-hot entry into the domestic cellphone market with its Fire smartphone looks to throw a significant wrench in the competitive landscape thanks to the company’s well-stocked application and device portfolio. However, the true success of the offering will likely be tied in some...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--T-Mobile US this week announced that...
Tegra K1 debuts in tablets
The Tegra K1 made headlines with its 192 cores when Nvidia launched the chip, and now the processor is showing up in real products. China's Xioami was the first to launch at Tegra K1 powered tablet, and now U.S. consumers...
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...
In another sign that wireless patent litigation may slowly be subsiding, Samsung has settled all disputes with InterDigital. InterDigital is a research company that earns most of its revenue from patent licensing. The company says its licensing agreement with Samsung is worth almost $500...
Speaking of handsets, we have updated our semi-annual look at smartphone models by carrier. There are many surprises and changes since we last analyzed the marketplace last October.
Mobile Minute:
The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Apple has launched iOS 8, the newest version of its mobile operating system. iOS 8 includes photo sharing and iTunes content sharing across devices, and it will let users add voice and video to iMessages....
Broadcom (BRCM) appears ready to let Qualcomm and its low-cost Asian competitors compete for the baseband market while it focuses on chips for other types of wireless connectivity, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and small cells. Today the California company said that it has hired...
Motorola Mobility's effort to bring smartphone manufacturing to the United States has failed, and the company says it will close its Fort Worth factory by the end of the year. By that time Motorola Mobility expects to be owned by China's Lenovo, which is...
Apple next week is scheduled to hold its annual developers conference where the computing giant is expected to rollout enhancements to its software line up, including its mobile-focused iOS software.
While Google and Samsung have been busy looking for breakthrough wearable technology, Apple has been listening for it. Yesterday the company confirmed that it will buy Beats Electronics and Beats Music for $3 billion. Beats Electronics is the maker of the iconic headphones, while...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Looking to one-up its larger rivals,...
Verizon Wireless unveiled the “XLTE” brand for its LTE service boosted by the inclusion of its 1.7/2.1 GHz (advanced wireless services) spectrum assets. The move followed rumors last week of a potential XLTE launch.
The carrier said the enhanced service will provide faster network speeds...
Apple is reportedly making a move into mobile content that could impact AT&T's foray into streaming music. The iPhone maker is expected to pay $3.2 billion for the Beats premium headphones and streaming music service. It's a smart move for Apple, since Beats headphones...
Rumors surrounding Sprint’s interest in T-Mobile US refuse to die, thanks in part to executives at both carriers continuing to dance around the subject without really
Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop made perhaps its boldest move in the wireless space, announcing support for Apple’s iPhone 5 models. The devices will join currently provided support for select smartphones running Google’s Android operating system.
The company, which offers service running across Sprint’s cellular...
California's state legislature has voted down a cell phone "kill switch" bill by a narrow margin. The bill would have required carriers to be sure that all phones sold in the state included a remote deactivation feature. The bill was introduced by California Senator...
California's state legislature has voted down a cell phone "kill switch" bill by a narrow margin. The bill would have required carriers to be sure that all phones sold in the state included a remote deactivation feature. The bill was introduced by California Senator...
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The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is denying claims that his agency's upcoming rule changes will put an end to net neutrality. Those rule changes are to be made public today, and today's Wall Street Journal reported that...
Apple (AAPL) knocked the cover off the ball with its second financial quarter earnings report, scoring a 7.3% year-on-year profit increase as it sold 43.7 million iPhones. Smartphone sales were of course down compared to the previous quarter (51 million), which included the holiday...
Chetan Sharma Consulting has analyzed more than 7 million patents to create an in-depth look at the mobile patent landscape. The firm analyzed patent filings and granted patents in the U.S. and Europe for the years 1991 - 2014, and looked specifically at mobile...
LTE represents the fastest-growing part of the cellular baseband market, but 2G and 3G solutions still dominate the market. Just 13% of the cellular modems sold last year were LTE modems, according to the analysts at Forward Concepts.
"LTE is the fastest...
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AT&T looks to expand fiber into 100 markets
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3G, LTE boost China Mobile customer growth, profits dip
China Mobile attributed a drop in voice calling and...
U.S. wireless carriers are teaming up with manufacturers to create standards for smartphone software that can deter thieves by enabling remote deactivation of handsets. The new measure, announced today by wireless industry trade association CTIA, falls short of the mandatory "kill switch" that some...
