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Verizon CFO said carrier will not wade into unlimited data fray as it continues to balance spectrum and infrastructure Verizon Communications may have a lot on its plate in terms …

Promise of 5G will become apparent in LTE evolution In a wide-ranging conversation with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2016, AT&T SVP of wireless network architecture and design …

Xirrus wants to make Wi-Fi as secure and reliable as LTE Most of us have seen headlines that say Americans value Wi-Fi more than food, friends and sex, at least …

Firms explain the MEC demo taps edge video orchestration to support streaming content Nokia Networks and U.K.-based operator EE demonstrated a pair of mobile edge computing-enabled services run over a …

Telenor said it was currently in negotiation with vendors on LTE rollout plans Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently holding negotiations with an undisclosed company to expand its operations in …

Sprint exec bonuses impacted by 4G growth, while Verizon hypes impending LTE launch, 6 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping …

Qualcomm to remain the dominant supplier of LTE baseband chips As mobile operators increasingly accommodate new applications and use cases – 360-degree video, virtual reality, augmented reality, immersive graphics, computer …

AT&T adds support with Vodafone to GM divisions in Europe; expands Audi, signs Porsche in NA AT&T Mobility continues to bolster its worldwide connected car presence, announcing a handful of …

T-Mobile 5G plans include trials work this year with Nokia and Ericsson with expected post-2020 commercial launch T-Mobile US is the latest domestic operator to get in on the “5G” …

Nokia unveiled new ‘5G’-ready radio access solution BARCELONA, Spain – Finnish vendor Nokia Networks expects to see initial deployments of “5G” networks before 2020, according to company CEO Rajeev Suri. …

China Mobile rural coverage currently reaches 99.5% BARCELONA, Spain – China Mobile plans to continue expanding coverage across rural and isolated areas of the country in an attempt to reduce …

SoftBank plans to reach remote areas using satellite-based backhaul technology Japanese telecom operator SoftBank said following a successful field trial, it’s looking to support LTE services using Israeli telecom equipment …

ZTE signed more than 177 managed service deals worldwide Chinese telecom and technology vendor ZTE said it’s service business scale increased 20% in 2015, signing more than 177 managed service …

Carrier Wrap looks at the Sprint unlimited rate plan move; and AT&T and a trade group boosting 5G The domestic telecom market received a fresh batch of interesting news over …

T-Mobile Q4 results may have been flat in terms of customer growth, but robust financial performance showed promise T-Mobile US traded in flat year-over-year customer growth for more robust operating …

Equipment vendors often see the market for in-building wireless solutions through the lens of their own product offerings, but the “boots on the ground” who deploy systems may have a …

Recent announcements from Verizon and AT&T show a strong focus on 5G for U.S. operators We have written extensively on “5G” in the past few months, including our report on …

Industry group gets behind 5G push with name change to 5G Americas Industry trade group 4G Americas has thrown its might behind the “5G” wave, announcing its formal name change …

AT&T 5G plans laid out in FCC filing Despite claims of skepticism regarding upcoming launch plans from rival Verizon Wireless, AT&T appears set to begin its own “5G” network trials …

OpenSignal report shows U.S. LTE networks near top in coverage, near bottom in speed Following up on a report released earlier this week ranking network performance of the country’s four …

Sprint prepaid efforts turn towards Virgin Mobile with plan alterations Sprint is looking to regain some prepaid mojo with its Virgin Mobile USA brand rolling out a trio of new …

Family plans focus of T-Mobile unlimited data price cut, 10 GB promotion T-Mobile US is going back to the well, rolling out a promotional family plan the carrier used twice …

LTE accounts for more than 66% of South Korean telco’s subscriber base South Korea’s largest mobile operator, SK Telecom, said it ended the fourth quarter of 2015 with 18.98 million …

OpenSignal tests show Verizon with better LTE coverage, T-Mobile edge is LTE speed T-Mobile US can claim network superiority over its rivals in the latest nationwide testing results from OpenSignal, …

Court provides tiered shutdown schedule for Sprint WiMAX network Sprint’s WiMAX network appears to finally have an expiration date as a Massachusetts state court handed down a phased shutdown schedule …