Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed
Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that allow customers to add either 1 gigabyte or 2 GB of access to the carrier’s...
Ntelos reported strong western market growth, with financials in line with estimates
A recent shift in market focus looks to be paying off for regional telecom operator Ntelos, which reported second-quarter results slightly ahead of expectations.
Late last year Ntelos announced plans to sell off spectrum...
Huawei has demonstrated a small cell running Wi-Fi and LTE in unlicensed spectrum. The demonstration, conducted with NTT DoCoMo, showed Wi-Fi and licensed-assisted access both operating in the 5 GHz band. Listen-before-talk was used for LTE.
Listen-before-talk is a protocol usually associated with Wi-Fi that...
IHS notes in a new report that poor LTE experiences tainting 4G, 5G pool
A new report from IHS found that half of global service providers surveyed have begun to deploy tenants of true 4G networks, however most consumers think they already have access to...
Educational training, specifically fiber splicing training, is a key element of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood Electrical Workers (IBEW) negotiated agreement with mobile operators including Verizon and AT&T
Watch RCRtv - Fiber splicing training for CWA and IBEW workers from APT...
Verizon Wireless deemed best performing data network, Sprint a distant No. 4
Verizon Wireless continues to be the darling of network performance tests conducted by RootMetrics, with the latest accolades tied to cellular data performance at the nation’s 50 busiest airports.
The report found through the...
T-Mobile Advanced Messaging service taps IP, counters OTT moves
T-Mobile US unveiled a new messaging platform that takes advantage of rich communication services to provide users with enhanced features similar to those offered by over-the-top players, but with the full support of the mobile operator.
In...
Verizon video play expected by late summer; comfortable with current spectrum, technology options
Verizon Communications is set to unveil its oft-discussed “over-the-top” video service in a move expected to jolt the current video delivery model, but does not seem concerned about the impact such an...
Verizon Wireless reported a slowdown in Q2 customer growth, though a lessening impact from T-Mobile US
Continued strong results from at least one rival seemed to have impacted Verizon Wireless' second-quarter results, though the carrier did surpass some expectations.
Verizon Wireless said it added just over...
Wireless unlimited: Can it survive? How?
One of the great debates over the past several months has been the sustainability of unlimited data. While both Sprint and T-Mobile US offer unlimited plans (although Sprint just eliminated their $50 iPhone offer in favor of “All-In,” described...
Huawei continues to grow faster than its European rivals, boosted by China's investment in LTE and strong enterprise demand for its network equipment. The company said today that revenue surged 30% during the first half of the year to $28 billion, driven by growth...
Verizon Wireless slashes roaming rates in Canada, Mexico, though falls short of T-Mobile US promo
Verizon Wireless updated its international roaming options on the heels of major revamps from rivals.
Verizon Wireless said that for $5 per month customers can now call Mexico and Canada for...
China Mobile claims 220 Mbps peak data transmission rates achieved during demo
SHANGHAI – China Mobile said it has carried out a demonstration inter-band LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands that achieved peak speeds of 220 megabits per...
Huawei unveiled 5G prototype during the MWC Shanghai 2015 event
SHANGHAI – Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei estimates that each country will need to allocate between 300 megahertz and 500 megahertz of spectrum for the future provisioning of “5G” services, according to the company’s deputy...
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Australian telco aims to cover 600,000 premises with LTE technology
SHANGHAI – NBN Co, the Australian company rolling out the country's National Broadband Network, expects to commercially launch LTE service in the fourth quarter of the year. The announcement was made by Paul Fletcher, Parliamentary...
U.S. Cellular guarantees a better plan than Verizon Wireless or AT&T Mobility or it pays $50
Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular is targeting rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless with a new promotion offering $50 to customers if the carrier can’t provide a “better plan”...
Tower climber fatalities, lack of standards, LTE technology and need for formalized apprenticeships are driving material changes in tower climber training and certification programs
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Tower climber training programs were the focus of this week's episode of "Inside Telecom Careers". JP Jones, Vice President...
Latin America is decidedly mobile-first with people younger than 35 comprising 60% of all digital users in the region. This scenario holds significant promise for the future adoption of mobile apps.
In a video interview with RCR Wireless News, Maren Lau, CMO of marketing and...
MetroPCS coverage expansion taps T-Mobile US' recent North America promotion
T-Mobile US is transferring some of its cross-border promotion to prepaid brand MetroPCS as it continues to battle against spirited rivals Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless.
MetroPCS customers currently on plans beginning at $40 per month...
According to the study, the Asian nation will reach 1B 4G connections by 2020
SHANGHAI – China is expected to have 913 million smartphones by the end of the year, up compared to 805 million at the end of the first quarter of 2015, according to GSMA...
Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile service linked exclusively to Sprint LTE network
Sprint continues to bolster the capabilities of its prepaid brands, which have been a significant part of the carrier’s recent growth.
The latest move sees its Boost Mobile brand launch its first mobile hot...
Sprint claims MaaS platform streamlines mobile management
Sprint furthered its attempt to lure enterprises with the launch of its “Mobility-as-a-Service” offer that it claims streamlines the management of multiline accounts for customers.
Businesses with at least 15 lines of service are eligible to share a bucket...
T-Mobile US plans keeping pressure on rivals Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint
Update: T-Mobile US have announced their new promotional plans. Click here for details.
T-Mobile US is not letting another robust quarter of customer growth keep it from continuing to pressure its rivals.
The carrier,...
