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...
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) reported that its India-based Wireless Broadband Business Services Private Ltd. venture has in partnership with Ericsson successfully demonstrated LTE TDD mobility using the 2.3 GHz spectrum band in an outdoor environment in India.Qualcomm noted that the demonstration streamed multiple high-definition video...
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. We are nearing the home stretch of 2010, and while it’s been an eventful year for...
Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) moved passed the 100 million covered potential customer mark today with the launch of its WiMAX network and “Clear”-branded service in a handful of new markets. The carrier said its network and service is now commercially operational in Los Angeles; Miami;...
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...
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...
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. Greetings from Kansas City, home of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the only World War...
Editor's Note: The list below is a wrap up of third-quarter 2010 results for the nation's largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers' quarterly reports and include all customers on their networks, including network partners.Verizon Wireless (VZ) continues to...
Novatel Wireless Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Enfora Inc., which provides asset-management solutions that use wireless technology and machine-to-machine communications. The deal is valued at $64.5 million in cash, with a possible additional consideration of up to $6 million...
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.Greetings from Kansas City, where we are feeling very “red” after last Tuesday's elections. We're just about...
Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) plans to cut 15% of its workforce as it attempts to shore up more funding, as well as significantly cut its contract workforce. The cuts were announced despite the report of robust customer growth during its third fiscal quarter.The...
Citing recent business operating changes, Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) posted disappointing third-quarter results and warned that it would have to work at managing future mobile broadband growth on its network.Leap said it lost nearly 200,000 customers during the third quarter of this year...
Taking a cue from its competitors, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is throwing caution (and some would say reason) to the wind in tagging its evolution beyond its 3G network with the 4G label.The carrier said it plans to use the 4G tag to promote...
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.Demand for mobile data is surging. We all know it. You can’t open a trade pub anymore...
Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) made good on its previous announcement to launch its WiMAX network in New York City today, as well as markets in Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida.The carrier said its network covers 11 million people in the New York City area; nearly...
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...
Last week's 4G World event in Chicago gave me the opportunity to try a commercially launched WiMAX network for the first time and for the most part I came away impressed. Coverage from the Clearwire Corp./Sprint Nextel Corp. network was fairly robust on the...
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...
CHICAGO – The final day of this year’s 4G World event included a roundtable discussion of representatives from a diverse selection of wireless operators, all of whom seemed to agree that mobile broadband is set to revolutionize the industry and hopefully the industry is...
CHICAGO – Clearwire Corp.'s (CLWR) trial of LTE technology is showing promising results that have pushed well-known web-based network speed testing sites to their limits, according to the company's chief commercial officer Michael Sievert. Speaking during the day two keynotes at the 2010 4G...
RCR Wireless News, the leading online resource for all things wireless, has announced the winners of the 2010 RCR Ecosystem Awards, which recognizes leading organizations that have demonstrated success, innovation and excellence in the mobile and wireless industry. Congratulations to the 2010...
DragonWaveNorth America: With Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. for the company’s Horizon packet microwave and pseudowire backhaul products to support its operations in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean.Value: UndisclosedJordan: With The Blue Zone to provide a backhaul solution for the carrier’s WiMAX expansion.Value: UndisclosedBridgewater...
UPDATED: Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it plans to launch its WiMAX-based “4G” service in New York City on Nov. 1, followed by the launch of service in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and in San Francisco by the end of the year.The planned...
The wishes of millions looks set to be answered in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) is set to begin offering an Apple Inc. (AAPL) product. No, that product is not the iPhone, but instead the iPad, and comes just weeks after the...
