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Within six years, the number of connected devices that are NOT smartphones, tablets or PCs will skyrocket to 26 billion, according to Gartner. The means that the Internet of Things …

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for contractors who have been forced to cut workers due to AT&T’s infrastructure spending slow down. Analysts and contractors …

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 Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to create the Citizen Broadband Radio Service that would include 150 megahertz of spectrum between the 3550-3700 MHz bands has run into opposition from the …

Verizon Wireless and Ericsson both issued responses Tuesday to an earlier report that claimed Ericsson was in talks with the two largest U.S. carriers about managing their network infrastructure. The …

Verizon Communications and AT&T are reportedly in talks with Ericsson to manage their respective wireless networks, according to the infrastructure and managed services giant. Bloomberg reported that in an interview, …

T-Mobile US claims to have hit its previously forecast mid-2014 LTE coverage plans, saying its network now covered 230 million potential customers. The growth comes about 18 months after the …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. AT&T infrastructure investment slows, contractor layoffs It’s been a rough week …

What goes up must come down … and may go back up again. That’s the message AT&T wants its contractors to hear as some of them struggle with a sudden …

Another AT&T contractor has been forced to lay off workers, as the carrier takes a break from some of its wireless infrastructure projects. Velocitel, which does tower site work for …

Aereo, the New York startup that uses tiny antennas to deliver broadcast TV to mobile devices, may be forced out of business by today’s Supreme Court ruling. The Justices voted …

It’s been just over a month since AT&T network operations president Bill Smith told an audience at PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show not to worry about the carrier’s $48 billion bid …

As the nation’s top four carriers work to offer nationwide, high-speed data service, more cell towers are now supporting multiple carriers. But co-location is not enough; operators and tower companies …

There are many drivers of change in the wireless industry, but four deserve special mention:

Sprint’s network challenges have been well known for some time as the carrier has struggled through its Network Vision upgrade program and resulting hit to its customer base and network …

Distributed antenna systems have had a long history in the mobile network space, having been one of the first widely deployed “small cell” technologies used to densify network coverage and …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Climber Dies in Texas Once again tragedy has struck in the tower …

For just over one year now, T-Mobile US has made a name for itself through its “Un-carrier” marketing push that has come to re-define the domestic wireless space. Regardless of how much credit should be given to T-Mobile US

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 …

Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its new Fire Phone. The 4.7-inch LTE Android phone will be an AT&T exclusive, available July 25 on contract at $199 for the …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Amazon may be trying to create an iPhone-like buzz around its new smartphone by giving the device exclusively to AT&T. …

Telecom consolidation continues, with Level 3 (LVLT) announcing plans to buy TW Telecom (TWTC) in a $5.7 billion cash and stock deal that will give Level 3 a deeper fiber …

AT&T recently sent a letter to some of its customers warning that their account security may have been breached by one of the carrier’s vendors, exposing social security numbers and …