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The consumer obsession with Apple products is hurting American regional carriers, even though Apple is not the best device on the market. That was a major thrust of discussion at …

Big data analytics lets carriers identify and solve network issues ATLANTA — In the crowded and competitive carrier space, network operators are looking for the best ways to leverage big …

Research report projects 13.3 million public Wi-Fi hot spots by 2020 A new report from market analysis firm ABI Research tallies a total of 5.69 million public Wi-Fi hot spots …

Nokia radio access equipment covered by 7-year agreement Russian carrier MegaFon will expand its LTE footprint through a 7-year deal with Nokia Networks, which will provide the mobile network operator …

Some 75 mobile network operators have deployed small cells As carriers race to create true heterogeneous networks for consumers, the Small Cell Forum reported that some 10 million small cells …

WASHINGTON – MegaFon, the second-largest mobile carrier in Russia, is forecasting a decline in sales and revenue for 2015, according to a report from Bloomberg Business. The report follows a …

Boingo Wi-Fi hot spots to connect 40 million handsets Wi-Fi and distributed antenna systems provider Boingo signed a deal with a “tier one” American carrier that includes shipment of 40 …

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 …

Vodafone plan to include 16 weeks of fully paid leave Telecommunications giant Vodafone Group said by the end of this year it plans to implement a mandatory minimum global maternity …

Carriers eyeing spectrum, IoT and 5G; devices diversifying in price BARCELONA, Spain – Jeff Wang, senior partner at IBB Consulting, attended Mobile World Congress 2015 to take a look at …

Telefónica to tap HP’s OpenNFV platform to drive NFV, SDN, cloud transformation Spain-based telecommunications giant Telefónica reported a partnership with Hewlett-Packard to act as the technology provider and systems integrator …

DoCoMo announces partnerships with Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo announced plans for a commercial network function virtualization deployment on its network beginning next year, on its way …

Lenovo Q3 revenue climbs 31% as device sales more than double Hong Kong-based Lenovo Group beat analysts’ estimates for its third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014,  notching $14.1 billion …

Last year was one of dynamic change and investment in the telecom sector as a whole as operators across the world launched LTE services. Meanwhile, over-the-top providers and mobile virtual …

C Spire looks towards CRM to remain competitive Reducing churn is always a goal for mobile operators. This task has become more important as many mobile markets are seeing increased …

Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories …

Regional carrier sees additional CRM opportunities with move toward LTE Customer relationship management has always been a serious subject for mobile operators as in most markets around the world the …

Policy Shift: United States telecom companies allowed in Cuba President Barack Obama made a historic announcement Wednesday by declaring that his administration is making a major shift in United States …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. For this column, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Since 2012, carriers have seen …

Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. As the wireless industry moves …

Some of Europe’s biggest carriers, including Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, Orange and Telecom Italia, reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations, leading to renewed optimism about a market recovery in Europe. “You have further …

Bill Huang, head of research and development and GM of China Mobile Research Institute, reflected  at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference on the company’s rapid expansion and looked …