Just about every mobile operator came away with something in J.D. Power and Associates' latest call quality performance report. Verizon Wireless garnered the top prize for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West regions, and a tie for the top spot in the Southeast. Sprint Nextel...
You can't blame T-Mobile USA Inc. for not trying.The nation's No. 4 wireless operator unveiled a new promotion dubbed “Kids are Free Until 2012,” that as the name implies allows customers to add lines for their “kids” at no charge through the end of...
Looking to appease shareholders, Vodafone Group plc (VOD), which is currently the world’s second largest wireless operator, said it was selling its 3.2% stake in the world’s largest operator China Mobile Ltd. Vodafone said the sale of more than 640 million shares of China...
The Federal Communications Commission released a further notice of proposed rulemaking that specifically addresses how wireless networks and specialized services should be managed under the agency's plan to preserve open access to the Internet. Specifically, the agency is seeking comments on how wireless providers...
The race to expand the presence of high-speed wireless data services received a boost from two operators as both T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) announced new market launches. T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expanded its HSPA+ network to a handful of...
Editor's Note: This is the first in a new series by RCR Wireless News that will seek to interview C-level executives from around the world to gain insight into their challenges and successes. To nominate someone for the series, please e-mail Tracy Ford at...
UPDATED: Clearwire Corp. broadened its marketing reach today with the launch of its prepaid Rover offering that the WiMAX network operator said was targeting the 18 to 24 year old segment, also known as Generation Y.The service provides for daily, weekly or monthly, unlimited...
An appeals court has ruled that some 2006 rules on designated-entity participation in spectrum auctions are invalid, although the court said too much damage would occur if it were to rule subsequent auctions invalid. Thus, winners in spectrum auctions 66 and 73 are allowed...
Broadband customers in the United Kingdom have seen prices for fixed services drop over the past six months due to increased competition from mobile broadband offerings, according to a report from Analysys Mason. The firm noted that fixed broadband prices have fallen about $6.33...
Verizon Wireless said it has completed the purchase of former Centennial Communications Corp. assets from AT&T Mobility covering portions of Louisiana and Mississippi.The $235 million purchase included Centennial’s spectrum licenses, network assets and more than 117,000 current customers in six service areas, including: Lafayette,...
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,...
The federal government's plan to help fund deployment of broadband services in rural communities is beginning to see some results in the mobile space as this week Utopian Wireless Corp. said it was awarded $4 million in funding, bringing its total funding to date...
The Federal Communications Commission is being flooded with comments regarding its Further Notice of Proposed RuleMaking on plans to change rules around utility pole attachments, which among other things tries to bring the cost for telecommunications service providers to attach equipment to utility poles...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the July Special Edition of RCR Wireless News, entitled: "Riding the Wave: The forces impacting carrier strategy." To download a complimentary version of the 80-page magazine, click here. In North America today, it is a real...
What’s a keyboard worth? Well, according to Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), about $50.The nation’s No. 3 operator released launch details for its version of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy S smart phone, dubbed the Epic 4G, saying customers could pre-order the device on Aug....
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the Wave: The Forces Impacting Carrier Strategy." The 80-page special edition is available here.On the streets of Guangzhou, Harbin and Shanghai, the mobile phone has become ubiquitous. Once...
Despite a setback when Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) won Broadband Wireless Access licenses in India, thereby ensuring that TD-LTE technology would gain a foothold in the country, the WiMAX Forum is still hoping for a WiMAX play in India. The forum and its WiMAX vendors...
Has all the competitive pressure in the prepaid space been coming from MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS)? A glance at second quarter results shows that while other carrier’s that have traditionally been reliant on attracting prepaid customers seemed to have suffered during the quarter, MetroPCS...
A competitive wireless market continued to hamper T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) during the second quarter as the nation’s fourth largest wireless operator said it lost 93,000 customers during the quarter on top of the 77,000 subscribers the carrier lost during the first three months...
Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) is paying $70 million to acquire SMobile Systems Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based software company that specializes in mobile device security for smart phones and tablets. The deal gives Juniper another tool in its Juno Pulse platform, which was announced earlier...
Capital spending on wireless infrastructure is set to rise in 2011 as global operators build out fourth-generation networks, according to iSuppli Corp. Following two years of less spending worldwide, operators are expected to spend a collective $40.3 billion on wireless network equipment next year,...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) announced this morning that current president of its Prepaid group Dan Schulman would be leaving the company on Aug. 23 to join American Express Co. (AXP) as group president of its Enterprise Growth division.Schulman will be replaced at Sprint Nextel...
Fresh off its agreement to buy Motorola Inc.'s networks business, Nokia Siemens Networks said it will build Harbinger Capital Partners' LTE network in an eight-year deal valued at $7 billion, marking NSN's biggest North American contract and the largest outsourcing deal in the United...
SHANGHAI, China — With more than 340 people in attendance, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. gathered a diverse group of partners from around the world here to showcase its work on CDMA and let various operators talk about their experience with the technology. Wan Biao,...
