The battle (wink, wink*) between next generation technology standards LTE and WiMAX has started to heat up as the first commercial LTE networks are just now coming on line and the U.S. set to host a rivalry once Verizon Wireless begins to commercially roll...
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 the ice-crusted prairie where we celebrate mid-30 degree temperatures. The mercury wasn't the only thing...
Clearwire Corp. released fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results this morning showing the financial strains of launching a new wireless service, but backed by positive signs that its WiMAX service is starting to attract customers.The company posted a 34% year-over-year increase in operating revenues...
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 Mobile World Congress behind us, it’s time to start re-frame the new-new broadband debate. We...
BARCELONA – In the shadow of an overwhelming LTE-focused Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, the WiMAX industry gathered the night before the show's official opening to provide an update on the “other” next generation technology's progress. The gathering also came on 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.Season's greetings to the Reality Check faithful. It's been a trendful year, and while the pundits regurgitate...
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....
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.Happy holidays from Reality Check. Below are the three of the top trends that shaped our...
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.Happy holidays from Reality Check. Below are the three of the top trends that shaped our...
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 holiday shopping in full swing, and an early snow to boot, it's time to complete the...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Unlike the first official day of this week's WiMAX Forum Congress America's '09, Day 2 was a virtual LTE-free zone, except for the occasional remarks that LTE would not be all it's cracked up to be. (Hey, there's a reason...
With just weeks left in 2009 (and not a moment too soon) predictions of what to expect in the new year are beginning to trickle out. The telecommunications industry is sure to look back at 2009 with a wary eye as a brutal economic...
Leaders from a number of high-tech and telecom firms as well as labor leaders are expected to meet this week at President Obama’s jobs summit in Washington, D.C. The meeting is based on the President’s Forum on Jobs and looks to generate discussions on...
Clearwire gets more funding from Sprint, other investorsFrom: RCR Wireless NewsClearwire Corp. confirmed it would gain another $1.564 billion in funding from its existing partners to help it continue to build its nationwide WiMAX network. Sprint Nextel Corp., which owns 51% of Clearwire and...
Clearwire Corp. confirmed it would gain another $1.564 billion in funding from its existing partners to help it continue to build its nationwide WiMAX network. Sprint Nextel Corp., which owns 51% of Clearwire and is struggling with its 3G subscriber base, will contribute the...
In the last column I talked about setting the goals and defining mobile broadband. While we are still a ways away in defining what constitutes broadband, another key debate has emerged in the past few weeks and that is how do we go about...
With LTE networks set for commercial launches in the coming months, Clearwire Corp. is ramping up the launches of its commercial mobile WiMAX services. Clearwire said it was set to launch its network in 11 new markets by the end of the year. The...
Verizon Communications Inc. began to offer the much-touted quadruple play of wireless, landline, TV and Internet services ahead of rival cable companies that are rolling out wireless services through their investments in Clearwire Corp.Verizon said depending on which bundle customers buy, they can save...
Clearwire Corp. received a boost from Macquarie Research, which upgraded its rating on the wireless broadband provider from neutral to outperform citing greater clarity on funding possibilities as well as stronger than expected growth from its resale channels. The research firm said it...
The VisionMobile broadband is the network connectivity environment, where networks of different shapes and sizes collaborate to provide users unfettered access to the information they seek, the content they want to engage in, connect people in new and exciting ways, where time and distance...
Adobe Systems Inc. inched closer to launching a Flash player for mobile devices unveiling its Flash Player 10.1 software designed for smartphones and other Internet-connected devices. The company said a public developer beta of the “browser-based runtime” is expected to available for Microsoft Corp.’s...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Silicon Valley companies that are debating whether it's beneficial to work with telecom carriers should recalibrate their expectations in the time it will take to get the service to market, but hold onto the fact that the benefits of scale...
CHICAGO – Day 2 of the 4G World 2009 event in Chicago continued where the first day left off: High-speed wireless data services are an important evolution, not just for the industry, but for the way people live their lives. Instead of keynote speeches...
For wireless carriers, the white knight in the tale of declining voice ARPUs is wireless data services. They have been employing various techniques over the years to drive adoption. First there were heavily marketed text messaging plans; next were affordable, then free, smartphones for...
