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.
This week marks the start of the second half of 2011 – a perfect time...
iPass Inc. (IPAS) introduced its Open Mobile Exchange (iPass OMX) platform, designed to offer operators the ability to integrate Wi-Fi with 3G and 4G networks, enabling end users to seamlessly connect with preferred Wi-Fi networks. In addition, the company said it hired Steven...
Red Bend Software, Mobile Software Management (MSM), announced that BYD Electronic Company Limited of China, manufacturer of mobile handset components and modules, has licensed Red Bend's vRapid Mobile
Just a few months ago, AT&T announced that it was purchasing T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. The No. 2 wireless operator will again become the No. 1 operator by buying the No. 4. Dish recently completed its purchase of Blockbuster. It has been a...
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....
Today's telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the-top service providers and large digital content giants are each developing their own relationships with individual end users and enterprises. Faced with...
The Federal Communications Commission late last week requested additional information from AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG in regards to AT&T's pending $39 billion acquisition of DT subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc.That additional information includes analysis and plans for how the deal will help AT&T...
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,...
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,...
DUBLIN – An auditorium full of executives and mobile entrepreneurs came to hear Deutsche Telekom's secret to “Becoming an Agile Service Provider” in a keynote Monday at the TM Forum. As the digital economy grows exponentially, the question of exactly how communications service providers...
Apple was crowned king of brand values with the top slot as Round Rock-based Dell Inc. plummeted from the 2011 list this year.
Tech companies and telecoms did well on the new ranking of brand values by global agency Millward Brown Inc. Apple climbed a...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent France: With Completel to undertake a major upgrade of its backbone communications network. Completel will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's 100 Gigabit per second (100G) optical technology on new and existing routes to boost network capacity and...
AT&T Inc.'s (T) image may have been shaken domestically by troubled iPhone connections, but the company's brand has never been stronger worldwide, according to a retail ranking conducted by marketing firm Millward Brown.The ranking found that the AT&T brand is worth nearly $70 billion,...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continued to bleed customers during the first three months of the year as the proposed acquisition by AT&T Inc. lingers over the company's future. T-Mobile USA said it lost 99,000 customers during the first quarter, including a whopping 471,000...
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.2010 was a good year for start-ups seeking money. More than $1.2 billion (13% higher...
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.Forget about chutzpah … the tech sector in Israel has two advantages – a skilled...
In the highest ranking of businesses on the Forbes report of the top 2,000 publicly traded companies worldwide, Dallas-based AT&T Corp. (T) landed at No. 14 and Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) cruised in at No. 182.
AT&T reported sales of $124.3 billion, profits of...
In the highest ranking of businesses on the Forbes report of the top 2,000 publicly traded companies worldwide, Dallas-based AT&T Corp. (T) landed at No. 14 and Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) cruised in at No. 182.
AT&T reported sales of $124.3 billion, profits of...
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...
Looking to manage network costs and operations, European telecom giants Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY) and France Telecom-Orange (FNCTF) said they have combined their procurement activities of customer equipment, network equipment, service platforms, and trialing a network infrastructure and IT sharing program as part of...
AT&T Inc.’s proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc. will be under scrutiny by antitrust and communication agencies today, said a U.S. official.
On March 20, AT&T proposed buying Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA operations for $39 billion dollars. The deal would combine the No. 2...
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.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
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.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
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.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...