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Sources said Sprint is close to an announcement on the next phase of its network upgrades, and that the carrier will soon name approved contractors for each of roughly 100 …

Networking gear powerhouse Nokia announced it is considering selling its mapping/navigation unit Here. Facebook is reportedly a potential buyer as the social media company signed a deal with Nokia to …

Apple smartphones continue surge in China; Samsung sees decrease Analysts with United Kingdom-based Juniper Research tracked 350.9 million smartphones shipping in the first quarter of 2015; that’s a 23% increase …

Sprint subscribers like HTC smartphones, AT&T Mobility customers lean toward Samsung A new J.D. Power survey found Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US customers express the most satisfaction with Apple smartphones …

FM chip on smartphone is usually not active but could be valuable in an emergency Remember FM radio? The National Association of Broadcasters certainly does and, because many mobile manufacturers …

Activist investor Jana Partners is reportedly urging Qualcomm to consider separating its chip business from its patent-licensing business. The California company holds a number of key wireless patents, and its …

What a difference one night can make. After a week of mixed reviews and an intense ad campaign, the Apple Watch finally became available online during the wee hours of …

Two of mobile’s highest-profile ‘frenemies’ are reportedly teaming up again. Bloomberg reports that Samsung will win the contract to manufacture Apple’s A9 chips for the next iPhone. Samsung made Apple’s …

Today is April 1. That means watch your cellphone, don’t leave your Facebook account open at any cost, and most importantly, don’t believe anything Google tells you. On this day, …

These next two weeks, we’ll recap the first quarter with a quick spin through the top 10 events that will influence telecom earnings calls throughout the year. Thanks to several …

The consumer obsession with Apple products is hurting American regional carriers, even though Apple is not the best device on the market. That was a major thrust of discussion at …

Sprint device offer targeted at its lease program; taps Telefonica for international roaming Samsung devices may still lack the cache of Apple’s iPhone lineup, but that’s not stopping mobile operators …

T-Mobile US is betting that the combination of unlimited data, Samsung’s newest smartphone and free Netflix will be too good to resist. The “un-carrier” said that 179 million Americans are …

Microsoft wants an injunction against sales of Kyocera phones Microsoft on March 6, filed a lawsuit against device-manufacturer Kyocera alleging the Japanese company is infringing on Microsoft patents related to …

Apple and Samsung tablets are in for some stiff competition in the coming years, according to a Juniper study. The study finds that the two dominant tablet makers will lose …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

Carriers eyeing spectrum, IoT and 5G; devices diversifying in price BARCELONA, Spain – Jeff Wang, senior partner at IBB Consulting, attended Mobile World Congress 2015 to take a look at …

Samsung is down but definitely not out, Lenovo offers a clear picture of its future plans and Microsoft makes an offer that may be hard to refuse. Mobile World Congress smartphone …

For the first time since 2011, Apple has taken the top spot in the global smartphone market, according to the analysts at Gartner. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models …

Samsung Galaxy S6 features wireless charging BARCELONA, Spain – Samsung unveiled its lasted Galaxy models in the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Edge smartphones at an event prior to the kick-off of Mobile World …

Idea Cellular subscriber base growing faster than competition’s India’s Idea Cellular added more subscribers than rivals last quarter, for a 64% profit increase. Idea Cellular earned more than $125 million …

The latest research on mobile device market share shows Android solidifying its dominant position, despite a fourth-quarter flurry of iPhone purchases. Strategy Analytics said that 1 billion Android smartphones shipped …

Sprint and T-Mobile US helped boost Nokia Networks’ financial results last quarter. Nokia said today that its fourth-quarter North American sales increased 95% over last year. Nokia is an LTE vendor …

Chinese manufacturers are six of top 10 In 2014,  smartphone sales totaled some 1.167 billion, an increase of 25.9% from 2013, according to a new report from market research and …

According to the GSMA, more than 65% of the global population will adopt smartphones by 2020, with emerging markets forecasted to lead this growth. In its 2015 forecast, global research …