American Tower Corp. (ATM) CEO Jim Taiclet took the company's first-quarter conference call to comment how various 4G initiatives either under way or being pursued by wireless operators would impact the tower business. Basically, Taiclet said the underlying drivers of increased smartphone adoption and...
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.Several companies provided earnings and further guidance last week. Interestingly enough, all of these earnings results were...
Wireless backhaul provider FiberTower Corp. (FTWR) said it received its second early termination notice from Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) to discontinue service effective April 30, 2011. The termination represents approximately $434,000 in monthly service revenue, though FiberTower noted that the early termination fee for the...
AT&T Inc. (T) late last week filed its petition to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. with the Federal Communications Commission. The detailed document, excluding the lack of detail from redacted information, lays out AT&T’s argument as to why the FCC should allow the nation’s No....
AT&T Inc. (T) late last week filed its petition to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. with the Federal Communications Commission. The detailed document, excluding the lack of detail from redacted information, lays out AT&T’s argument as to why the FCC should allow the nation’s No....
Cox Communications turned to a trusted name to head up its wireless business, announcing the promotion of Kelly Williams to VP of the company’s wireless product and operations. Williams will take over for previous VP Stephen Bye, who left the company earlier this year...
LAS VEGAS – The Rural Cellular Associations snared a significant catch getting Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) to join the association, which traditionally has catered to smaller wireless players. The move follows similar additions from MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Cincinnati Bell Wireless. RCA’s members now...
Taking a cue from Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) , comments are starting to pour into the Federal Communications Commission about whether the agency should allow AT&T Mobility (T) to buy T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) To date, most parties are commenting as...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) resolved their dispute over wholesale pricing in an agreement that also gives Clearwire additional funding of at least $1 billion. Wholesale services are at the heart of Clearwire's new growth strategy, and with Sprint as its...
Cox Communications Inc. added a former Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) executive to its executive roster naming Kevin Hart as its EVP and CTO effective April 25. In his new position, Hard will be responsible for providing “overall leadership, strategic and operational direction to the planning...
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....
The wholesale world of mobile broadband services continues to glean results as Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) today said it has signed prepaid wireless mobile virtual network operator Locus Telecommunications Inc. The deal calls for Locus to add prepaid 4G services using Clearwire’s WiMAX network to...
Nokia Siemens Networks said Sue Spradley, head of its North America region, will step down from the company, and will be replaced by Rick Corker, who runs the infrastructure provider's Asia-Pacific region. The change is to be effective April 15.No word yet on where...
ORLANDO, Fla. – The world's wireless attention shifted back to the United States and the CTIA Wireless 2011 event following its yearly start in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and Mobile World Congress event held in February in Barcelona, Spain....
Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) bolstered its Best Buy Connect-branded mobile broadband offering with the addition of “4G” services through a previously announced agreement with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR). The service, which was originally hatched last summer, builds on top of the Best Buy Connect’s...
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.My last three columns explored the wave of consolidation that is washing over the wireless industry and...
Watch live streaming video from rcrtv at livestream.comORLANDO, Fla. – Clearwire Corp. has been through a number of changes over the past several months, including a change of leadership that could impact the future of the company's operations. Earlier this month the carrier's CEO...
ORLANDO, Fla.—AT&T Mobility's (T) proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is the merger that makes most sense because it is an impressive combination that can serve the American people, contributing to President Obama's goal of giving more Americans broadband access, said Roger Entner,...
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....
ORLANDO, Fla. – AT&T Mobility's plans to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. for $39 billion overshadowed most news at this year's CTIA event in Orlando, Fla., and definitely had an impact on the opening day keynote that was to include the CEO's of the nation's...
ORLANDO, Fla. – LightSquared continued its promotional tour this morning with company chairman and CEO Sanjiv Ahuja taking the stage during the Day 2 keynote extolling the benefits of LightSquared’s planned wholesale-only, satellite/terrestrial-based LTE network.Ahuja cited other companies that came into established industries with...
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 the new year comes the parade of trade shows, including the Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas...
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...
AT&T Inc. (T) announced plans to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. in a $39 billion deal that if approved will create the domestic industry's largest player – by a sizeable margin – with more than 120 million wireless customers. AT&T Mobility is currently...
