According to Consumer Reports’ most recent customer satisfaction survey, a trio of mobile virtual network operators came out on top among postpaid service providers, while the prepaid survey found similar results.
Canada-based Ting topped the postpaid survey, garnering an overall score of 91, just ahead...
Paul Gowans, mobile strategy director for JDSU, talked with RCR Wireless' Kelly Hill about key takeaways from his session as part of the hetnet track at the LTE North America conference, as well as the status of Voice over LTE deployments.
"I think we're moving...
Claims 50% increase in network speeds
T-Mobile US continued its push to increase network performance, announcing the expansion of its “wideband" LTE service into the Boston area. The carrier said the upgrade provides a 50% increase in network speeds, with claims that some subscribers witnessed...
DALLAS – The LTE North America conference kicked off this week with a day focused on the role of antennas and network signaling in the function, performance and evolution of LTE networks.
Emil Olbrich, VP of network technologies for Signals Research Group, moderated the latter discussions...
I had the opportunity to spend time with Visteon this week at both the Telematics Munich and Electronica events. They were showcasing a wide range of visionary solutions for the automotive market to aide in the realization of connected car and autonomous driving solutions.
Visteon...
A quick wrap-up of global carrier news.
• SK Telecom has developed and commercialized new technology that makes 2G and 3G services possible through the LTE network. Enhancing the stability of 2G/3G mobile networks, "2G/3G over LTE" uses the LTE network instead of a fixed-line 2G/3G infrastructure. SK Telecom...
AT&T is reportedly grounding plans for an LTE-based in-flight mobile broadband offering, citing plans to conserve cash related to its recent international expansion plans.
As first reported by Runway Girl Network, AT&T said it would no longer be pursuing its previously announced offering that would...
AT&T is looking to expand its empire south of the border, announcing late Friday that it plans to by Mexican mobile carrier Iusacell for $2.5 billion including the assumption of debt.
The deal is set to close following Grupo Salinas, which is the current owner...
Nokia Networks and Saudi Arabia-based Mobily on Nov. 5 announced a continuation of their partnership, which includes managed services and expansion of the telecom operator’s 2G, 3G and LTE mobile networks.
Nokia and Mobily have been in business together for the past three years and,...
Patrik Jakobson, Ericsson's head of Network Sharing, joined Jeff Mucci, RCR Wireless News editorial director, to discuss Ericsson's recently announced contract with Ozone Networks to provide small cell as a service across India. Ozone Networks is one of India's leading public neutral Wi-Fi providers,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgiBvjDYJ2c
Today's announcement...
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The summer of 2014 could be labeled as the “Summer of voice over Wi-Fi” since the service seemed...
China’s No. 2 mobile operator China Unicom reported a slowdown in customer growth for its third quarter, a trend echoed by rivals China Mobile and China Telecom.
China Unicom said it added 2.1 million new customers during Q3, which was a fraction of the 10.6...
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Last week was one of stunning victory and disappointing defeat. For those of you who read this column but do...
China’s No. 3 operator China Telecom witnessed its wireless subscriber growth slow during the first nine months of this year due to increased competition from rivals.
The operator said it lost more than 4 million wireless customers through the first nine months of this year, with...
The mobile industry still may be in the process of rolling out true 4G services, but that has not stopped those tasked with developing new technology from looking ahead.
While no official word is expected on what will constitute the so-called “5G” standard for at...
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a court complaint against AT&T Mobility over the mobile operator’s throttling of data speeds for “unlimited” data customers. The court action, which was coordinated with the Federal Communications Commission, alleges “unfair and deceptive” practices tied to the unlimited...
Even as LTE becomes more prevalent in the U.S. and Asia, LTE is far from the mainstream in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Observers often cite cost as one of the primary reasons for its slow growth — both the cost of the...
After Hungary’s long-awaited spectrum auction, Hungary’s Magyar Telekom wasted little time in boosting its LTE covering, turning on 450 new LTE base stations the day after receiving new spectrum licenses following the country’s highly anticipated spectrum auction. The carrier, which is majority owned by...
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....
Apple’s unveiling this week of updated iPad models included a small inclusion that could have a big impact on some mobile operators.
For the first time, Apple is selling a cellular version of its tablet devices with a single SIM card that works for multiple...
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Nokia slashes 1,800...
AT&T Mobility is targeting international travelers with its Passport packages, which provide a bucket of calling minutes, text messages and data access for a flat rate.
The packages begin at $30 and include unlimited text, picture and video messages, 120 megabytes of cellular data, unlimited...
AT&T Mobility is seen by many as one of the most aggressive on the software front among domestic operators, bolstered by its history and connection with AT&T Labs. The carrier recently began touting a new program, dubbed service quality management, which is designed to...
With voice over LTE technology rapidly being rolled out by a number of mobile operators, the move toward carrier-grade voice traffic running over data networks has finally arrived.
VoLTE is not the only game in town as voice-over-IP services have been running across a number...
