Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Verizon Communications threw its support behind...
T-Mobile US and Univision Communications announced plans to launch a mobile service targeting the Hispanic community. Univision Mobile is set to launch May 19, and to include content from media giant Univision running across T-Mobile US’ network.
Rate plans will begin at $30 per month,...
Mobile virtual network operators continue to bring unique pricing plans to market, with the latest venture being offered up by Ciao Telecom. The company said it has begun beta testing a $10 per month, unlimited data, messaging and voice service tapping into Sprint’s CDMA...
The “Internet of things” promises to usher in a new wave of technological evolution. In a few years’ time, billions of things – cars, utility meters, TVs and even furniture – will be linked
After much speculation, Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) announced that it will launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Mexico in the next few months. Virgin Mobile Mexico has already begun its business build-out with a focus on sales, marketing and customer service.
The...
It’s the time of year when we reflect and prognosticate. 2013 was a fantastic year for the “Internet of things,” and 2014 will be better. What’s hot and what’s not for IoT in 2014:
Squeezed by a price war in its home country, Paris-based telecom Orange is reportedly eyeing Canada.
Orange Horizons, an Orange subsidiary created to look for new market opportunities, has held exploratory talks with Canada's industry, trade and telecommunication agencies, according to The Globe and Mail.
Apparently Orange...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--The Federal Communications Commission has accepted...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
At the peak of the mobile virtual network operator fervor we witnessed in the 2005 to 2007 timeframe, common wisdom held that a successful MVNO must have killer content, a highly targeted
Big-box retailer Target is getting in on the branded prepaid wireless space with the impending launch of its Brightspot offering. The service is set to launch Oct. 6 running across T-Mobile US’ network.
The service begins at $35 per month for unlimited voice and messaging,...
Clearwire continues to attract wholesale interest as Earthlink announced plans to begin offering wireless “Internet-at-Home” service using the carrier’s “4G” network. The service follows Earthlink’s recently unveiled “Internet-on-the Go” plans launched in June that also runs across Clearwire’s network.
For the new offering, Earthlink said...
Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo is set to add “4G” services to its U.S. mobile virtual network operator offering through an expanded agreement with T-Mobile US.
The expansion feeds off a previous MVNO launch in early 2011 designed to target Japanese expatriates traveling or...
Cisco has opened a center of innovation in Rio de Janeiro. The center will integrate Cisco’s portfolio with technology from local players to create solutions that meet the needs of the Brazilian market. During the ceremony, Robert Lloyd, Cisco’s president for development and sales,...
The two largest telecom operators in Latin America have released their second quarter financial results. América Móvil beat expectations, reporting better-than-expected second quarter core profits and revenue, as more customers made mobile calls in Mexico and South America. As for the Spanish group Telefónica,...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
In the past several years, very few topics have seen so much discussion and so little...
Mobile virtual network operators continue to push up-market in search of consumers. The latest to make the move is Zact, which is offering up smartphones running across Sprint Nextel’s 3G and LTE network.
The company, which is owned by cloud-based software developer ItsOn, is bucking...
Last week was a busy one for Latin American carriers. While U.S.-based NII Holdings announced it is exiting Peru by selling its Nextel operations to Entel, Virgin Mobile announced the soft launch of its mobile virtual network operator in Colombia. Also in Colombia, Millicom’s Tigo...
Sprint Nextel unveiled a new program that will allow customers to take their inactive device to select mobile virtual network operators.
Sprint Nextel said the program, which it dubs “bring your own sprint device,” is intended to help MVNO’s attract new users by allowing fallow...
T-Mobile USA managed to squeak out a net gain in customer additions for the final three months of 2012, thanks to a strong turnaround in its wholesale operations and a dip in branded defections.
During the fourth quarter, T-Mobile USA said it lost 349,000 branded...
Virgin Mobile Latin America is closer to launching its operations in Colombia, since it has raised an additional U.S.$20 million in funding. In December, the company closed a debt funding agreement for up to U.S.$14 million with the IFC, a member of the World Bank...
Dominated by the two largest Latin American telecom operators, Peru's wireless market still holds promise. As observers have noted, there is room to grow in Peru as mobile penetration is at 96%, 2G services accounts for 91% of the total market and 76% of...
BlackBerry’s attempt to re-infuse the market will get some help from T-Mobile USA mobile virtual network operator partner Solavei, which said it will be the first domestic company to offer BlackBerry’s Z10 device. The company is currently offering the smartphone contract-free for $999, with...
