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For the telecoms industry, 2013 will be a continuation of the “interesting times” that we have seen in 2012. The past year has seen slowing economic growth as a result of the continuing debt crisis in the developed world.

Wait … 2012 is over? What the what the?!? I was just beginning to get comfortable writing “2012” on all my checks and documents, my plans for the end of the world were just coming together and I was still

Editor’s Note: With 2012 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The stories are in chronological order beginning …

Editor’s Note: With 2012 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The stories are in chronological order beginning …

The race to meet year-end network expansion goals continued this week as Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA both announced greater coverage from their respective next-generation networks, just a day after …

Samsung is moving forward with plans to invest $3.9 billion in the Texas chip foundry that makes the processors for the iPhone, despite reports that it may be losing Apple’s …

Three out of four smartphones shipped last quarter were running Google’s Android operating system, while just 15% ran Apple’s iOS, and yet Google has a problem: those 15% of smartphone …

Brazilian manufacturer Gradiente said this week it has started to sell a new line of smartphones using Google’s Android operating system under the name “G Gradiente Iphone.” Yes, that’s correct: …

Saying that companies should compete in the marketplace rather than in court, Samsung today withdrew its requests for sales bans of some Apple (AAPL) products in Europe. The Korean giant …

Enterprise adoption of Google’s Android operating system is quickly catching up to Apple’s iOS, according to ThreatLabZ, the research arm of cloud security company Zscaler. The company just released its …

As we head into the holiday season, I thought it would be good to look back on five key themes that framed a momentous year. These events are really in no particular order, but we grouped them into themes to keep this week’s column true to its name.

The global smart connected device market is growing at a stunning rate, with Samsung leading the vendor market and Apple in second place, according to a new report by IDC. …

T-Mobile USA’s German parent Deutsche Telekom says the carrier will bring Apple products to its customers next year, meaning that all four of the nationwide service providers now have agreements …

Apple has turned the tables on service providers, running tests of the iPhone 5 on their 4G/LTE networks before allowing carriers to market the new smartphone. Now some mobile operators, …

While it would seem that T-Mobile USA’s ability to carry the device that has become the Nokia 6000-series/Motorola StarTac/Razr/BlackBerry of the current smartphone craze should be a good thing (iPhones for everyone!), this move could prove to be a telling story.

The iPhone 5 and the latest versions of the iPad will soon be available legally in China. Apple (AAPL) said today that the iPad mini and the newest full-size iPad …

Citing a Merrill Lynch financial analyst, Fortune is reporting that T-Mobile USA could be in the verge of announcing plans to carry Apple’s iPhone as early as next week. The …

Wireless and mobile stocks are underperforming the major market indices for the year so far. With just one month left in 2012, the RCR Composite is up 7.8% year to …

Apple announced that it will open its first store in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. It will also be the first Apple store in the Latin American region, where up until …

Samsung increased its leadership in the mobile phone market even as worldwide mobile phone sales decreased. According to Gartner’s latest numbers, mobile phone sales to end users were down 3.1% …

Apple and HTC are finished fighting in court. The two companies say they have a confidential settlement that will allow each of them to license current and future patents from …

President Obama probably used his iPad to post the most popular tweet in history Tuesday night. The fact that the President is stepping out with an iPad instead of his …

Apple had historically taken a similar approach to the automotive industry in terms of rolling out new models: introduce a new model every year with enough enhancements to entice, but not revolutionary

On the heels of announcing plans to offer Apple’s slate of iPad products, Sprint Nextel released no-contract data plans catering to those devices that undercut similar offerings from larger rivals. …