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 many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. There has been a lot of discussion in the media lately regarding which technologies are, and...
The Indian mobile phone market jumped 2.76% in October to 706.69 million subscribers, according to the latest statistics from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The regulatory body noted the country’s mobile penetration rate now stood at 59.52%.Bharti Airtel Ltd. remained the country’s largest carrier...
Each and every jump from one network technology to another presents wireless infrastructure vendors with a chance for new business. And sure enough, changes are afoot in the infrastructure space again today as mobile operators make their climb to fourth-generation networks.While recent newcomers are...
Nokia Siemens Networks reported that it has garnered a network equipment deal with Indian cellular provider Idea Cellular Ltd. to deploy HSPA-based services over the carrier’s existing GSM infrastructure. Terms of the deal were not released. The deal includes supplying and deploying the equipment...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. With next-generation LTE and mobile WiMAX networks now up and running in North America, operators are...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) attracted another rural operator to its LTE in Rural America program with Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular announcing it will lease upper C-Block 700 MHz spectrum from Verizon Wireless to construct a LTE network in the Pioneer service areas where Verizon Wireless has...
German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY) said it has signed an agreement to take over sole ownership of Polish mobile operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The deal calls for DT to pay more than $1.8 billion, on top of $900 million it has already...
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.Mobile broadband has seen something of a marketing revival with the arrival of new device...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Wireless modem provider Novatel Wireless Inc. (NVTL) filed a lawsuit against Franklin Wireless Corp., ZTE Corp. and ZTE (USA) Inc. claiming the firms have infringed on five Novatel patents related to its MiFi mobile hot spot device. Novatel claims those patents are related to...
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....
To the surprise of few mobile network managers, the recent proliferation of advanced mobile devices is putting an increased strain on carriers' networks, according to a report from mobile network management software provider Arieso.The study found that using usage models of Apple Inc.'s iPhone...
Rural telecom operator Ntelos Holdings Corp. (NTLS) said it plans to split up its current operations into separate wireline and wireless businesses in an attempt to maximize the value of both organizations. The transaction is structured as a tax free distribution of the newly-named...
The Rural Cellular Association is pushing Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to mandate automatic data roaming between wireless carriers and to regulate 700 MHz equipment so that it is interoperable, two moves the trade group say are imperative to keeping rural wireless operators...
AT&T Mobility took last place in Consumer Reports' annual survey of wireless service providers. The carrier has worked extensively to try to better its networks amid claims that its traffic has increased 5,000% in three years. Nevertheless, the No. 2 carrier received “worse” scores...
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on whether to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to consider how the agency could adopt rules to give people who have “overcome substantial disadvantage” bidding credits in future auctions.The agency noted that it is supposed...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) is claiming that Cellular South's recent announcement that it was working with Samsung Telecommunications America calls into question the rural operator's claim that small operators will not be able to launch LTE networks if equipment makers are not required to produce...
The exact price and terms are still being worked out, but France is preparing to auction off a new round of wireless frequencies for fourth-generation wireless networks this summer.Industry Minister Eric Besson told (Reuters that a minimum price is still being set for the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The pace at which the mobile industry is changing right now has made crystal-ball gazing more difficult...
Nearly a year after launching network trials, and two years after announcing its intentions, Cox Communications commercially unveiled its wireless service. The offering's initial launch will include its trial markets of Hampton Roads, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; and Orange County, Calif. The company said the...
GreatCall Inc., which offers mobile service through its Jitterbug brand targeting customers looking for easy-to-use phones, launched a new unlimited rate plan that provides for unlimited calling, messaging, data services and the company's unique extras for $80 per month without a contract.The new plan,...
F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) is introducing a new platform delivery system that it says allows wireless operators to use a unified IP-based platform to manage voice, data and video traffic. The Seattle-based company said its software portfolio can give operators a way to manage...
Editor's Note: The list below is a wrap up of third-quarter 2010 results for the nation's largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers' quarterly reports and include all customers on their networks, including network partners.Verizon Wireless (VZ) continues to...
