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,...
DALLAS – Regional operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) surprised many recently when it became the first domestic carrier, and one of the first in the world, to launch a commercial LTE network. The carrier, which has made its name on operating efficiencies and flat-rate...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has reportedly excluded Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp. from their upcoming network project over U.S. security concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal.The decision could have something to do with a recent conversation the carrier's CEO Dan...
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...
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,...
The United States will need another 275 megahertz of spectrum by 2014 to keep up with mobile broadband demand, according to a white paper the Federal Communications Commission just released. Making that 275 megahertz of spectrum available for mobile broadband would save $120 billion...
DragonWave Inc. (DRWI) has acquired Axerra Networks Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $9.5 million. The purchase will add to DragonWave's microwave product portfolio, the company said. The value of the deal could increase to $15.5 million over the next 16...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Distributed antenna systems, rooftop antennas and macrocellular towers will be key building blocks when deploying next-generation wireless networks. As such, today’s infrastructure providers are offering a wider array of tools to help build out these networks.Top tower company CEOs speaking to RCR Wireless...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—LightSquared Chief Network Officer Drew Caplan shared the wholesale operator's philosophy on its planned role in the wireless space, telling PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure 2010 audience that while operators are not dumb pipes, they aren't the companies inventing great applications either.In a Day 2...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--Dr. John Saw, CTO and senior VP of Clearwire Corp., kicked off PCIA's annual Wireless Infrastructure Show in 2010 talking about the trends driving today's wireless data explosion. “If we give customers a more capable network, they will find a way to use...
Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its approximately 11,000 cell sites LTE-enabled by the end of 2011. The carrier launched its...
Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its approximately 11,000 cell sites LTE-enabled by the end of 2011. The carrier launched its...
The cumbaya relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) may be only skin deep as the two operators seem to have different views on how much emphasis Clearwire has on expanding its WiMAX network.During a session yesterday at the Bank of...
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. What would it be like to drive in a city without stoplights, traffic signs and speed...
Just about every mobile operator came away with something in J.D. Power and Associates' latest call quality performance report. Verizon Wireless garnered the top prize for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West regions, and a tie for the top spot in the Southeast. Sprint Nextel...
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,...
Looking to venture successfully where others have struggled, Harbinger Capital Partners’ Lightsquared venture has many in the industry scratching their head. This has not deterred the Lightsquared squad in the least as the company appears very confident in its chances to compete in a...
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,...
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...
Driven by an insatiable consumer demand for anything “i” related, and apparently overlooking some slight design flaws, Apple Inc. (AAPL) said it managed to sell more than 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices through its first three days of availability, becoming the “most successful product...
LOS ANGELES — As more services collide on mobile networks, the business models that support the entire wireless ecosystem are being strained like never before.Services and business models are all colliding while the development of a new ecosystem from the likes of Google Inc.,...
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,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today said it will not rule on wireless providers' challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's backup power rule until Bush administration budget officials complete their review of controversial guidelines designed to respond to...
A dispute has erupted over whether a federal appeals court should delay ruling on the wireless industry's challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's backup power rule until Bush administration budget officials complete their review of controversial guidelines designed to respond to communications failures from...
