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COWS, small cells to play major role All four major U.S. carriers are investing in network upgrades ahead of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Philadelphia, but some are worried it …

911 service affected A severed fiber line at a construction site left thousands of Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable customers in central North Carolina without service on Monday. For about …

AT&T is reportedly suing three former employees for accepting money from another company to put unlocking software on its devices. The report names Marc Sapatin, Nguyen Lam and Kyra Evans …

AT&T updates progress and challenges in move towards SDN and NFV future AT&T is viewed by many as one of the leading telecom operators in terms of its commitment towards …

Carrier adds 33 new destinations to Open World program, which offers unlimited voice and text, among other features On the heels of a major expansion by T-Mobile US of its …

TBR report predicts U.S. and European operators to lead way in NFV and SDN investments Spending on network virtualization technology including software-defined networking and network functions virtualization is expected to …

Sprint prepaid brands receives up to four times more unthrottled data Sprint prepaid brand Virgin Mobile USA significantly increased the amount of unthrottled data for its “unlimited” plans in a …

Latest T-Mobile expansion adds 20 countries to international roaming program T-Mobile US said it has added 20 countries to its Simple Global international roaming service, bringing the total to 145 …

T-Mobile US and the Competitive Carriers Association are coming out in opposition to AT&T’s attempted acquisition of two lower 700 MHz B-Block licenses. AT&T said the deal is “wholly uncontroversial,” but CCA …

Ratings firm questions Sprint’s long-term solvency Sprint’s stock took a hit Wednesday following a move by Moody’s Investors Service in downgrading several of the wireless carrier’s operating entities. In a …

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 …

AT&T is skeptical of Verizon Wireless’ plans to unveil “some level of commercial deployment” of “5G” by 2017. Verizon Wireless’ plans are significantly ahead of most industry estimates that don’t …

Comcast will take on the telcos, and AT&T will offer two versions of the new iPhones 1. Comcast says it wants the cable industry to come together to combat AT&T …

The latest in an increasingly worrisome string of vandalism affecting fiber lines in Northern California has prompted AT&T to offer up a $250,000 reward for information leading to an arrest …

1. Hackers have taken control of Cisco System routers in locations around the world, according to security consultants at FireEye. Cisco said that by taking control of a router, a …

AT&T selected Ericsson to help expand its U-verse and DirecTV platforms.  The evolution will use Ericsson technologies in a move to grow the overall entertainment experience for satellite and wireline …

AT&T BYOD move allows enterprises to purchase data for employees Looking to tap into the growing “bring-your-own-device” move at enterprises, AT&T Mobility launched its Work Data Rate Plans that allow …

1. Apple shares are up in a declining market this morning after the company said pre-orders for the new iPhones have put Apple on pace to beat last year’s record …

AT&T retention practices blasted by longtime employee An AT&T employee is calling out the company’s retention practices saying managers turn a blind eye to accounting errors and force products on customers …

ZTE Mobley, powered by Qualcomm chip, now for sale in AT&T Mobility stores LAS VEGAS – In the march toward fully autonomous driving, our vehicles are becoming increasingly connected. And …

NFV is a goal for many, but Procera notes challenges remain ahead of further NFV adoption Cheaper, faster and smarter are constant claims from supporters of virtualization platforms using software-defined …

As mobile operators try to meet the demand for data in the most crowded environments, equipment vendors are eager to supply them with small cells, distributed antenna systems and Wi-Fi …

Sprint has taken out advertisements in a number of major newspapers, protesting AT&T’s refusal to sell ad space on DirecTV for a special Sprint wireless deal targeting DirecTV customers. Sprint claims …

Ericsson has announced another software acquisition – the wireless equipment giant said today that it has agreed to buy San Francisco’s Envivio (ENVI) for $125 million. Envivio makes software for …

LTE-based 4G networks expected to last through 2020, form basis of 5G LAS VEGAS – The telecom world gathered at this week’s CTIA Super Mobility 2015 event heard plenty about …