Wondering what the topic of conversation will be at this week's CTIA event in Orlando, Fla.? Wonder no more.AT&T Inc. (T) announced plans over the weekend to acquire the domestic industry's No. 4 player T-Mobile USA Inc. in a $39 billion deal that if...
Amid news of Stephen Bye's departure as VP of wireless at Cox Communications Inc., the cable company issued a statement that it remains committed to its wireless operations, highlighting its recent launch plans in Oklahoma. Bye is moving on to become VP of technology...
A quote often attributed to Bernard Shaw actually comes from the German philosopher Georg Hegel: “We learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.” Perhaps the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) should pay attention to that bit of wisdom. ...
The federal government could reap more than $33 billion in net proceeds if it moves ahead with plans to auction off 120 megahertz of wireless spectrum currently under the control of television broadcasters, according to a white paper submitted to the Federal Communications Commission...
Canadian telecommunications provider Globalive Wireless Management Corp. found some high-level support from the government in its attempts to offer mobile services as Industry Canada said it would appeal a recent court decision that would prevent Globalive from operating due to ownership concerns.Canada’s Minister of...
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 a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Canadian wireless operator Globalive Wireless Management Corp. saw its plans tripped up late last week as Canada’s Federal Court overruled a previous government decision that allowed Gobalive to offer mobile services despite questions about its ownership structure.The court noted that the government was incorrect...
Canadian telecommunications provider Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) is delaying the launch of its wireless service until early 2012, pushing off its entrance into the increasingly competitive market by about three months.The company noted during its first fiscal quarter release that its previous plans to...
Leap Wireless International Inc.’s subsidiary Cricket Communications Inc. completed its acquisition of Denali Spectrum L.L.C., providing the carrier with “ownership and control” of Denali’s Chicago and southern Wisconsin markets. Leap (LEAP) had previously announced plans to acquire the 17.5% controlling interest in Denali it...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. For mobile operators, vendors and their customers, these are the best of times and the worst...
Nearly a year after launching network trials, and two years after announcing its intentions, Cox Communications commercially unveiled its wireless service. The offering's initial launch will include its trial markets of Hampton Roads, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; and Orange County, Calif. The company said the...
Editor's Note: This is the first in a new series by RCR Wireless News that will seek to interview C-level executives from around the world to gain insight into their challenges and successes. To nominate someone for the series, please e-mail Tracy Ford attford@ardenmedia.com...
Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it has started a LTE trial in the Ottawa area with network partner Ericsson Canada. The company said the trial will include tests in both low and high frequency bands across the market.“Through this trial we will...
M/C Venture Partners has been betting on increased fiber needs in the past few years, buying distressed assets at lower prices when supply ran ahead of demand. Today, the VC firm is seeing that strategy pay off as wireless, cable and telecom companies need...
Leave it to the little guys to lead in LTE deployments.Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) this morning launched its LTE service in the Las Vegas area offering customers the chance to be the first to sample the technology in a commercial environment....
The race to expand the presence of high-speed wireless data services received a boost from two operators as both T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) announced new market launches. T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expanded its HSPA+ network to a handful of...
Canadian cable company Videotron is planning to launch wireless service in Quebec this summer, although the company is staying mum on launch specifics.In an address at the 2010 Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto, Robert Depatie, president and CEO of Videotron, shared some insight into...
Leap Wireless International Inc. is using 2010 to catch its breath, or at least that was the sentiment from its CFO Walter Berger who spoke this morning at Goldman Sachs’ Inaugural Technology, Media & Telecom Leveraged Finance Conference. Berger noted that the company spent...
LAS VEGAS – The battle for data coverage is now in full effect with T-Mobile USA Inc. saying it expects to cover 185 million potential customers with its HSPA+ network by the end of the year. The industry’s No. 4 carrier said the network...
T-Mobile USA Inc. looks to be hunting for spectrum, and according to comments by its CEO, is not afraid to find a partner to fill that need.According to a Reuters report this morning, T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson told analysts at an investor conference...
Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner.This week alone has seen T-Mobile USA Inc. officially announce a launch date for the highly anticipated HTC...
Cable telecommunications provider Cox Communications Inc. said it successfully completed voice calling and high definition video streaming using LTE technology in the Phoenix and San Diego markets. The company said the trial involved the company’s 1.7/2.1 GHz AWS and 700 MHz spectrum holdings.The trial...
New Canadian wireless operator Wind Mobile is hiring retail outlet staff in Edmonton and Ottawa as it prepares to roll out services in those markets on its HSPA-technology based network.The company, owned by Globalive Holdings, already counts more than 700 employees and said it...
Taking a page from Apple Inc., Google Inc. today unveiled its most audacious move into the mobile space just a day ahead of this year's Consumer Electronics Show set for Las Vegas. That move is the official unveiling of its Nexus One device that...
