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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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Published reports indicate that China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) is looking to add Apple Inc.'s iPhone to its lineup in an attempt to remain competitive in the Chinese market. According to a Reuters report, China's No. 3 operator has contacted Apple about selling the...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corp. for patent and trade mark infringement, alleging ZTE is infringing on Huawei's patents for data card and LTE technologies, and using a Huawei-registered trademark on some of its data...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corp. for patent and trade mark infringement, alleging ZTE is infringing on Huawei's patents for data card and LTE technologies, and using a Huawei-registered trademark on some of its data...
Just days after announcing completion of a LTE network trial, regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holdings Corp. (NTLS) said it has selected Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) to expand and upgrade its current CDMA network in Hagerstown, Md., with EV-DO Revision A technology. The expansion and upgrade is...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mike Roberts, principal analyst and head of Americas for Informa described Brazil as the “strongest mobile broadband market in the region,” during his opening keynote at the LTE conference in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday.The mobile broadband market in Brazil is...
Led by 50% growth in Europe and North America, ZTE Corp. reported $10.6 billion in revenue for the year, up 21% from the previous year, leading to a net profit of $494 million, up 32% from 2009. The company got 54% of its revenues...
Has Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) technology choice allowed the carrier to avoid the iPhone-related network headaches incurred by AT&T Mobility? Well, according to Verizon Communications Inc.’s EVP and CTO Tony Melone, the carrier’s use of CDMA technology while derided by some as outdated could be...
Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) push to bring voice services to its recently launched LTE network gained momentum as the carrier said it placed an “IMS-based VoLTE (Voice over LTE) call over its commercial network” yesterday morning. The carrier claims the call was the first over...
To the surprise of few, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) this morning announced an extension with Motorola Inc.’s (MOT) Solutions business to provide support for the carrier’s iDEN network through the end of 2013. The three-year extension lines up with the carrier’s previously announced plans...
UPDATED: Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (S) plans to overhaul its network operations took shape yesterday as the carrier announced contracts with Ericsson (ERIC), Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Samsung Telecommunications America to handle the $5 billion project. The project, which Sprint Nextel is calling Sprint's Network Vision,...
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...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) continued to turn around its flagging customer growth results during the third quarter, though at a tough financial cost.The nation’s No. 3 operator said it added 644,000 net total customers to its network during the third quarter, which was a...
SHANGHAI, China — The incredible success of Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is inextricably linked to the success of CDMA technology. The company has been pushing the technology ever since it refined it for use on cellular networks and it continues to reap treasure from a...
SHANGHAI, China — It's not every day you hear about a European operator using CDMA technology. Even rarer than that would be any mention of CDMA450, which is mostly viewed as technology option to cover vast rural areas in developing countries.Nonetheless, CDMA450 is finding...
I guess if you lose a few billion dollars, someone has to take the blame. Or at least that was the case last week at Alcatel-Lucent, where after posting another quarter of underwhelming results, one of the wireless industry's largest infrastructure providers decided a...
In this week's RCR Wireless Newscast, the CDMA Development Group's executive director Perry LaForge discusses the current and future position of CDMA technology in the wireless market.
; cdma; In this week's RCR Wireless Newscast, the CDMA Development Group's...
The Federal Communications Commission said it plans an Aug. 1 vote on Verizon Wireless' proposed $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., a controversial transaction that consumer advocates and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have argued should be blocked unless conditions are attached to safeguard...
The Justice Department's agreement to let Verizon Wireless purchase Rural Cellular Corp. so long as the No. 2 mobile-phone carrier sells off a handful of licenses in Vermont, New York and Washington, was perhaps the easy part. Getting the $2.67 billion transaction through the...
A class-action antitrust lawsuit has been filed against Qualcomm Inc., the San Diego-based CDMA technology giant. The suit appears to echo similar claims filed against Qualcomm by rival Broadcom, but was filed by an individual, Jesse Meyer, who bought a Motorola Inc. Razr from...
Perry LaForge is the founder, executive director and chairman of the CDMA Development Group (CDG). The CDG is a trade association comprised of more than 120 of the world's leading wireless operators and manufacturers. At the CDG, Perry is responsible for overseeing the...
A portrait of success for a handset vendor might contain these elements: Offer a unique product that captures the consumer's imagination (mindshare!) and suits their wallet and watch global sales ignite like a wildfire (market share!). The mainstream media does flashy anatomy-of-a-success stories, while...
Regional wireless operator Alltel Corp. posted a strong showing in J.D. Power and Associates latest rankings of wireless call quality, taking the sole or partial top spot in three of the report's six regions. Alltel just nipped past Verizon Wireless, which was tops in...
Nortel Networks Corp. inked a five-year deal to deliver infrastructure kit for U.S. Cellular's CDMA network.U.S. Cellular said it will purchase Nortel's CDMA switching, base stations and software under terms of the deal, using the technology to deliver voice service as well as Web...
