Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has in the past been the butt of jokes when it came to customer care issues. This view was bolstered by repeated poor showings in customer care surveys as well as internal decisions that focused on using automated customer care...
TeleGeography | Thailand | December 29, 2010
The Thai Cabinet has approved state-owned CAT Telecom’s decision to cancel a plan to buy 100% of its Bangkok-based ‘Hutch’ branded CDMA mobile joint venture from partner Hutchinson Telecommunications International (HTI). The cancellation of the takeover of Hutchison...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, 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. In many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...
The Russian conglomerate Sistema has received $600 million from the Russian government for a 17% stake in MTS India. Following the deal's close, Sistema will hold a 57% share interest in the Indian CDMA mobile operator. The combined 74% ownership is just under the...
Warner, Okla.-based Cross Telephone said it has signed up for Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) LTE in Rural America program that will see Cross deploy and operate a LTE network using Verizon Wireless’ 700 MHz spectrum to offer service in parts of Oklahoma. Cross currently offers...
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...
The Chinese mobile market continued to show strong growth during November with the nation’s three wireless operators posting nearly 8.9 million customer additions and pushing the country’s total mobile customer base to more than 833 million subscribers.The country’s – and world’s – largest operator...
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. With next-generation LTE and mobile WiMAX networks now up and running in North America, operators are...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Jakarta. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the country’s largest telecommunications company, wants to take control of a cellular operator in Cambodia in plans to boost its presence in Southeast Asia.
“We’re looking at a cellular telecommunications provider in Cambodia. We’re expecting that we can have a majority share...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) attracted another rural operator to its LTE in Rural America program with Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular announcing it will lease upper C-Block 700 MHz spectrum from Verizon Wireless to construct a LTE network in the Pioneer service areas where Verizon Wireless has...
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) said it expects its 2011 financial success to hinge increasingly on its mobile operations.Telus said that it expects its mobile operations, which is currently the third-largest in the country, to post between $5.2 billion and $5.35 billion in...
AUSTIN, Texas--Freescale Semiconductor introduced two new products into its family of DSPs, one designed to support 3G and 4G wireless networks, while the other is cost-optimized for W-CDMA rollouts. Both DSPs are based on Freescale's SC3850 core that runs at 1.2 GHz. That core...
Another day, another iPhone-coming-to-Verizon Wireless rumor. It turns out the nation's largest carrier might have already agreed to a deal similar to the one Apple Inc. first offered the carrier more than three years ago.Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu says Apple got the terms...
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,...
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....
Filling in some of the final pieces of its LTE network launch plans, Verizon Wireless (VZ) today announced the launch date, pricing and the initial device line up for its new network. The carrier said the network will officially launch on Dec. 5 with...
The domestic wireless industry is set for a change in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) throws its mighty weight behind the launch of its LTE network. (Sure, the launch won’t be the first domestic LTE launch, that distinction being held by MetroPCS...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
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...
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today unveiled its Broadcast Message Center, which wireless operators can use to deliver emergency text alerts to their customers, warning them of natural disasters, inclement weather or other dangers. The federal government is requiring wireless operators to be able to deliver...
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.Think femtocells are a niche product? Think again: In the United States alone, they already outnumber macrocell...
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. As operators continue to invest in 3G technologies and examine options available for 4G, three things...
Globecomm Systems Inc. (GCOM) has found a niche in the wireless space by solving complex communications problems using wireless and satellite technologies. The Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company was a finalist in the RCR 4G Ecosystem Awards announced last month. The company specializes in deploying...
