Verizon CFO sticks to guns that carrier will not dive back into unlimited data fracas
Verizon Wireless remains down on bringing back an “unlimited” data option for customers, despite ongoing promotion of such offers from rivals.
Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo, speaking at this week’s Deutsche...
APAC leads global LTE connections in market share
The global LTE and LTE-Advanced market reached 1.068 billion connections by the end of 2015, following 156 million net additions during the final three months of the year and 552.2 million for the full year, according to...
Worst of the Week is all about 5G progress, but asks that we first make sure we finish what we started with 4G
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this...
AT&T begin throttling unlimited data customers at 3 GB, Verizon closes call centers and Apple launches New iPad … 4 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from...
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 of expanding its Verizon Wireless operations, but CFO Fran Shammo appeared calm at a recent...
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 Tom Keathley looked at the long-term vision of "5G," as well as the incremental advancements...
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 in the short term. But if you read beyond the headlines, people actually value a...
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 MEC-enabled network at the recent Mobile World Congress event.
The demonstrations included the use of edge...
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 the Indian market, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reports, citing Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke.
Telenor India...
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 into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time...
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 vision, machine learning,and natural language processing – as well as increase the capabilities of cloud...
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 deals with European automakers at this week’s Mobile World Congress event.
The domestic telecom operator...
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” craze, announcing plans with Ericsson and Nokia Networks to begin trialling technology later this year.
The...
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.
“2020 is probably where we see global volume deployments but we will start to see a...
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 the digital divide, explained China Mobile Chairman Shang Bing said during a keynote presentation at...
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 manufacturer Gilat’s satellite-based cellular backhaul technology.
The technology is expected to allow SoftBank to offer...
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 contracts worldwide last year. Those deals involved more than 335,000 sites and 332,000 kilometers of...
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 the past week, including Sprint rolling out aggressive unlimited rate plans and AT&T throwing its...
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 metrics during the final three months of 2015. The carrier, which released preliminary Q4 numbers...
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 more holistic view of what works for enterprise customers. These installers and integrators are...
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 how much 5G is likely to cost to implement in the U.S. We have more...
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 to 5G Americas.
The organization, which initially focused on GSM-based network technologies in the Western Hemisphere,...
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 in Austin, Texas.
According to a Twitter post from wireless consultant Steve Crowley, AT&T has filed...
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 nationwide operators, OpenSignal pulled the lens back a bit on a world view of network...
