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Apple, Nokia report sharply higher smartphone sales

iPhone sales exceeded expectations in the quarter ending September 28, hitting 33.8 million as the newest models joined the mix late in September. iPhone sales were up 26% versus the year-ago quarter, but Apple's gross margin and operating profit were down, suggesting higher component...

Carrier Wrap: China Mobile Q3 results; Ntelos, Dish extend LTE partnership

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! --Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holdings announced...

T-Mobile US adds tablets to ‘un-carrier’ mix

T-Mobile US added a second phase to the third phase of its “un-carrier” marketing initiative, announcing the addition of tablet devices to its previously announced device payment model. Along with the ability to pay for a device over a 24-month period, T-Mobile US also...

Apple launches 1 pound iPad Air, iPad Mini with retina display

Apple has launched new iPads and revamped its tablet product line, discontinuing the iPad 3 and the iPad 4 in order to focus on the new iPad Air and the new iPad Mini. The iPad Air, which goes on sale Nov. 1, is billed...

T-Mobile US could be a winner at today’s Apple event

As the press descends on San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for yet another Apple announcement today, the mood may be equally upbeat miles to the north at the Washington headquarters of T-Mobile US. Last week T-Mobile CEO John Legere was tweeting...

Reality Check: Handsets, networks, and Verizon’s game plan

Last week marked the beginning of the third quarter earnings season for the telecommunications providers. Leading the parade was Verizon Communications, which posted good revenue growth and

Leap to offer iPhone 5S, 5C Oct. 25, expanded LTE support still in limbo

Leap Wireless may be in the midst of becoming property of AT&T, but that has not stopped the no-contract carrier from bringing out new devices as the carrier announced plans to begin offering Apple’s latest iPhone 5S and 5C devices beginning Oct. 25. Pricing...

Device Update: Nexus 5, SmartWatch 2, Windows update

New Nexus Google is expected to launch its new Nexus smartphone today. Pictures and videos have started to leak, and the rumor mill has dubbed the new device the Nexus 5. The smartphone is expected to debut Google's newest version of Android, Android 4.4 (KitKat)....

iPhone 5C will be free at Best Buy Mobile

One month after its launch, the iPhone 5C is being offered for free to upgrade-eligible mobile subscribers willing to trade in a working smartphone. Best Buy Mobile will offer $100 gift certificates to customers who trade in any working smartphone, making the $99 16GB...

Mobile Minute: Top stories for 10/3/13

Today's top stories: Target confirmed that it will be launching prepaid phone service using T-Mobile's network. Pricing starts at $35 a month for unlimited talk and text, and for another $15 you can get a gigabyte of data. And speaking of prepaid, China's ZTE wants...

Reality Check: Earnings drivers for the third quarter (Pt. 2)

Last week we highlighted three metrics (revenue generating accounts per customer; machine-to-machine unit and revenue growth; and capital spending as a percentage of revenues) that will impact performance in the third quarter. Not surprisingly,

Regional carriers discount new iPhones

A handful of regional carriers began selling Apple's new iPhones today, discounting both the flagship 5S as well as the colorful 5C. They are offering both models on contract for $50 less than AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. C Spire Wireless, which serves subscribers...

Inside the iPhone 5s

A look under the hood of the iPhone 5s suggests that Apple once again turned to archrival Samsung to manufacture the processor inside its flagship smartphone. A Chipworks teardown has found that the A7 appears to made by Samsung using its 28-nanometer process. The...

Reader Forum: Tapping into mobile app revenue with direct carrier billing

With more than 17% of global internet traffic already coming through mobile devices, an increasing volume of digital entertainment and media is purchased and

Carrier Wrap: iPhone 5C/5S set for regional expansion; Telefonica bolsters Telecom Italia control

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! --A handful of regional wireless carriers...

Inside the iPhone 5c

A teardown of the iPhone 5c reveals what many consumers already suspected -- the c in the name could stand for "copy." Analysts at IHS say that on the inside, the 5C is in many ways a copy of the iPhone 5. “The iPhone 5c...

Reality Check: Earnings drivers for Q3 (Pt. 1)

Last week was an action-packed week for the telecom industry, with AT&T announcing that they are in discussions with J.P. Morgan and TAP Advisers to sell their tower portfolio for up to $5 billion; Sprint revealing

BlackBerry confirms job cuts, delays BBM launch

The contrast could not be more stark: This weekend while Apple was selling a record nine million iPhones and while 200 million iOS users were downloading iOS 7, the company that once dominated the smartphone business announced 4,500 layoffs, postponed the promised launch of...

Gold rush: Apple sells out of gold iPhone 5S

Just a few hours after the iPhone 5S went on sale, Apple is already telling customers and carriers that they must wait until next month if they want the gold 5S. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has asked its Asian...

CCA Fall 2013: License sizes big concern for small carriers

LAS VEGAS – Regional wireless operators have a number of specific issues challenging their ability to remain competitive in the mobile space, though it’s the possible size of spectrum licenses set to be auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission that seems to be...

Reality Check: Paths to profitable top-line growth

Disruptive change, by definition, is impossible to predict. Merely eight years ago few, if any, industry observers anticipated the rise of social media or the impact that Apple would make

How the iPhone is made

Apple on September 10 announced two updates to its ubiquitous smartphone, the iPhone 5C and 5S, which include more exciting configurations than ever. With everyone's eye on Apple and iPhones buzzing in our brains, it feels like a good time to explore just how these...

iPhone price wars begin

Apple wanted to launch a lower-cost iPhone, but maybe not this low. Walmart has undercut Apple's pricing, offering the 16GB iPhone 5C for $79 with a contract, $20 off the price that Apple and its carrier partners are charging. Customers can pre-order the 5C...

Worst of the Week: Thanks for nothing

So, there we have it. Apple’s annual nose-thumbing to all of those that can’t get enough Apple is in the bag and yet again no one comes away happy. (Or at least no one that has access to and the time to post their opinion on the Internet.)