WOTW looks at this week’s avalanche of 'unlimited' data offers from T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, and declares excess the real winner
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...
As part of its Un-carrier 12 initiative, T-Mobile is set to offer new "One" plans providing "unlimited" services at discounted rates
Forgoing its usual pre-event hype, T-Mobile US today unveiled its Un-carrier 12 initiative focused on the increasingly heated topic of unlimited data.
The latest deal...
In rolling out new plans, AT&T is set to join rivals Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint by cutting network speeds instead of charging overage fees
AT&T Mobility is finally set to join the anti-overage movement, announcing planned changes to its Mobile Share plans that slice data...
What makes T-Mobile and Consumer Cellular the favorites of consumers in the latest customer survey conducted by Market Force Information?
The domestic telecom space is a highly competitive environment, with four nationwide operators battling tooth-and-nail to attract new customers. That battle includes both stealing customers from...
Compass Intelligence takes an in-depth look into the latest quarterly results from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, and calls for more IoT insight
Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of second-quarter subscribers and connections including comparisons to the first quarter of 2016, in terms of performance...
FCC set to begin 600 MHz incentive auction forward bidding process, with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile likely to be most aggressive
More than 60 entities are set to begin bidding on 600 MHz spectrum licenses as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s incentive auction proceedings,...
Latest J.D. Power survey found AT&T just ahead of T-Mobile among postpaid, Consumer Cellular tops among prepaid providers
AT&T Mobility just edged out rival T-Mobile US among “full-service” mobile operators in “wireless purchasing experience performance,” according to the latest survey from J.D. Power.
The survey of...
Former Sprint customers can now pocket up to $850 if they are willing to move back to the carrier from rivals like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
Sprint is offering up an additional $200 in service discounts in an attempt to lure former customers away from...
GoPhone multiline discount falls short of sister-brand Cricket Wireless savings, looks to stack up against similar promo from T-Mobile's MetroPCS service
Prepaid remains an intensely competitive environment for domestic mobile operators, with AT&T Mobility set to bolster its GoPhone platform with a new multiline promotion.
The...
Last week I had a conversation with John Dwyer, president of Cricket Wireless, about the rapidly growing and changing prepaid wireless space. There has been lots of change going on at the prepaid side of the wireless industry. Let me share with you some...
Sprint laid out arguments as to why WiMAX is a new business model and raised text fees, while MySpace topped Facebook in social media … 9 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives...
T-Mobile posted yet another robust quarter of operational and improving financial results, but how did it fare against rivals Verizon, Sprint and AT&T?
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we spoke with Bill Ho, principal at 556 Ventures, to take one final dive into the latest...
Story updated to include claimed geographic coverage from T-Mobile US
Verizon’s latest ad has spokesman Jamie Foxx using coverage maps to compare geographic reach of Verizon and Sprint LTE networks
Verizon Wireless is continuing to hammer away at near-network parity claims by rival Sprint, rolling out...
DEA-led investigation leads to $6.8M in refunds, nearly $1M in fines for AT&T tied to bill cramming by ‘unscrupulous’ third parties
AT&T said it will provide $6.8 million in refunds and pay nearly $1 million in fines tied to a Federal Communications Commission investigation into...
WOTW applauds Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US and Sprint for using the vaunted Chewbacca defense in explaining network performance
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...
OpenSignal’s latest tests showed T-Mobile remained the nation’s speed king ahead of Verizon, and its expanded reach surpassing AT&T
T-Mobile US continues to be the nation’s wireless speed king, while Verizon Wireless maintained its position as the carrier with the greatest LTE reach, according to...
Verizon continued to dominate rivals AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, while a report tied a half-million new jobs to broadcast spectrum … 5 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top...
What impact will a now expected prolonged 600 MHz spectrum auction have on 5G deployment plans and will millimeter wave bands help bridge the gap?
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we spoke with Dan Hays, principal at PwC’s Strategy& division to get his insight into...
Canadian telecom operator Bell said the 5G technology trial with Nokia produced speeds six-times faster than current 4G technology
Canadian telecom operator Bell has jumped into the “5G” technology trial morass, announcing a successful demonstration with partner Nokia.
The demonstration, which was conducted at the carrier’s...
Labor union CWA said the tentative agreement, focused on health care and other benefits, covers 42,000 AT&T Mobility workers
Three weeks after negotiations stalled on a new contract, the Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Mobility covering approximately 42,000...
Electronics retailer GameStop closed on acquisition of trio of AT&T authorized retailers, pushing footprint to more than 1,400 locations
The relationship between telecom giant AT&T and electronics retailer GameStop grew tighter this week as GameStop completed the acquisition of three national AT&T authorized retailers – Cellular World,...
Deal calls for Radcom’s MaveriQ software to deploy virtual probes as VNFs running on cloud environment to monitor service assurance
AT&T said it plans to migrate network probe functions to the cloud using a service assurance software platform from Radcom, noting the move is expected...
A new promotion offers up 2 GB per line of shareable data for Verizon Wireless customers selecting higher-tiered buckets
Just weeks after thoroughly revamping its data buckets, Verizon Wireless is already throwing more data at consumers looking to either switch or upgrade.
The carrier said customers...
WOTW gives its own spin on which carrier ran the table in terms of the latest quarterly results, with T-Mobile and Sprint the two stand outs
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes...
