BROWSING: LTE

Huawei revenue surges on carrier, enterprise sales

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 counters T-Mobile US’ North America push

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, Nokia demonstrate 3.5-GHz inter-band CA

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 estimates operators will need 100 megahertz of spectrum to launch 5G

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...

Worst of the Week: Sprint and its wild Wall Street ride

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....

NBN launching LTE down under

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 targets Verizon, AT&T with better plan guarantee

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 training evolution – Inside Telecom Careers Episode 4

Tower climber fatalities, lack of standards, LTE technology and need for formalized apprenticeships are driving material changes in tower climber training and certification programs Listen to podcast Tower climber training programs were the focus of this week's episode of "Inside Telecom Careers".  JP Jones, Vice President...

LatAm: The future of mobile apps

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 now includes Mexico in battle with Boost, Cricket

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...

GSMA predicts 913M smartphones in China by year-end

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 launches hot spot service

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 launches MaaS platform for enterprise market

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 new promotion this week

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,...

Reader Forum: Next wave of IoT devices needs to ride a new network

Without a doubt, wireless data network devices and applications are growing rapidly. Heavy hitters like Cisco and Ericsson predict there will be 50 billion devices connected by 2020, quite a jump from 14 billion devices in 2013. Of the connected devices, Gartner estimates that...

France formally launches 700 MHz spectrum band auction process

Telecom regulator ARCEP expects to award the spectrum by year end France formally launched plans toward auctioning 700 MHz spectrum band licenses, according to local press. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron and Secretary of State Axelle Lemaire are said to have approved telecommunications regulator ARCEP's proposed conditions...

T-Mobile US counters AT&T with latest ‘un-carrier’ move

T-Mobile US announces no-cost North America roaming plan; counters AT&T’s Mexico venture T-Mobile US continues to update its “Un-carrier” promotions, with the latest move expanding services across North America. T-Mobile US announced that beginning July 15, postpaid and prepaid customers will be able to place calls,...

Sponsored: Minnesota DPS seeks input on FirstNet RAN plan

FirstNet envisions a nationwide public safety network built on same LTE standards used by commercial carriers As Minnesota officials consider how to proceed with a statewide upgrade to the public safety broadband infrastructure, the state Department of Public Safety has requested information from potential partners...

Helio makes a comeback

New Helio offers ‘unlimited’ service, but stuck with 2G speeds Perhaps showing that at least names never go out of style, the Helio brand is re-entering the domestic mobile virtual network operator market thanks to South Korean telecom provider UBI Telecom. Helio-branded services are now being...

Adult video consumption set to explode thanks to 4G, LTE

New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020 Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting each smartphone user that accesses such content will watch nearly one adult video each day...

LG Uplus, Samsung partner on 5G R&D

Although the telecom industry is still a few years away from establishing a standard for 5G mobile networks, research and development is happening in earnest. The latest action in that space comes from Samsung and South Korean operator LG Uplus; on June 25 the...

Reader Forum: 5G is coming! Wireless telecom is dead, long live wireless IT

While presenting on the topic of “5G” recently, I was asked: “Why are we making everything so complicated?” In that moment, as I surveyed the audience of principally telecom industry types – of which I proudly count myself as a member for the last...

Apple Music off to a rocky but promising start

This week marks the launch of Apple Music, the long-rumored streaming music and radio platform from Apple. First previewed at WWDC 2015, the service aims to compete with Spotify, Tidal, Pandora and other streaming music services. It’s also arguably the biggest software launch from...

Softbank deploys Procera’s ‘subscriber experience’ platform

Softbank deploys Procera platform in move to enhance LTE services Procera Networks scored a significant carrier deal, announcing Japan’s Softbank had deployed its PacketLogic platform in order to enhance LTE services. Procera said it secured the deal by providing “subscriber experience” visibility on top of...