For a growing number of Americans, owning the latest mobile device is more than just keeping up with the Jones' – smartphones and tablets are critical work tools and their primary way to
AT&T Mobility is set to join the growing move towards offering LTE services to no-contract customers, announcing that beginning June 21 it will open its growing next-generation network to its GoPhone platform.
The offering will include a single LTE-equipped device provided by the carrier in...
To the surprise of few and the delight of many, Clearwire’s “special committee” nearly depleted the world’s exasperation supply this week by throwing its support behind Dish Network’s attempt to
On Feb. 11, 2011, Nokia CEO Steven Elop announced that the company would abandon the Symbian operating system. At the same time, he also announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft. The two would share
AT&T Mobility followed rival Verizon Wireless in altering its device upgrade program, announcing this weekend that customers will now have to wait 24 months in order to receive a new device with a full subsidy.
The carrier noted on its consumer blog post that the...
AT&T provided a preview of how the current second quarter is progressing, reporting that its wireless operations were on track to post 500,000 postpaid net additions for the quarter. That growth is being driven by higher gross additions and smartphone upgrade rates on track...
FreedomPop continues to make waves through its “free” service offerings, this week pushing its boldest offer yet. The company said it will offer “completely free” mobile services, including voice, messaging and data services. That’s a tough price to beat.
The offer provides for unlimited calling...
LAS VEGAS – Leap Wireless used this week’s CTIA event to finally put a launch date on the availability of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 device to its no-contract customer base. The carrier said pre-orders were now being accepted and that the device would be available...
Brian Krzanich has been at the helm of Intel for less than a week, but he's gotten a lot done. In a company-wide email obtained by Reuters, Krzanich told his team that he will be taking direct control of Intel's mobile communications group, its...
With the rapid increase in social networking, gaming and commerce traffic coming from mobile devices, there’s suddenly a gaping need for a Web experience designed primarily for access from mobile devices,
Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications has received six applications from telecom operators interested in participating in the frequency band auction aimed at deploying LTE across the country.
The interested firms were DirecTV, Avantel, ETB, Claro, Telefónica and a consortium of companies led by...
U.S. Cellular reported a shifting customer base moving increasingly towards the carrier’s prepaid services as well as growing impact from the sales of LTE-equipped devices.
The carrier said it lost 74,000 postpaid customers during the first quarter, compared with a loss of 38,000 for...
AT&T Mobility reported solid first quarter customer and revenue growth, with the former bolstered by strong adoption of tablet devices.
The carrier said it added 291,000 net customer additions for the quarter, which was down 60% from the 726,000 customers the carrier added last...
Leap Wireless altered its iPhone-related rate plans and rolled out a new family plan option for customers that it claims is half the price of competing offers from larger rivals.
The carrier, which has been struggling as of late to compete in the increasingly competitive...
While emphatically stubbing out his umpteenth cigarette of the morning, Don Draper throws the story board on his desk “No one cares about your damn copy, Peggy.” Okay, so maybe this didn’t
Verizon Wireless has altered its device upgrade policy, extending the time frame in which current customers are eligible for a full discount on a new device.
The carrier noted late last week that current postpaid customers will now have to serve out their full...
A recent report from network analytics company Actix on the state of mobile networks concluded that the vast majority of smartphone sessions are data-related and not initiated by the user.
The report, based on real-world network data from eight network operators on four continents, found...
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....
Mobile devices such as smartphone and tablets require powerful and innovative semiconductor chips far superior to those found in typical consumer electronics products. These chips are now in high demand because
I think it might be time for Samsung to have an intervention. This week, the consumer electronics giant unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphone, which according to my memory is the 39th iteration of that device in the past three weeks.
Samsung upped its game in the smartphone space with the unveiling of its latest Galaxy S model, the S4, which will supersede the S3 in its lineup.
The S4 includes a 5-inch Super-AMOLED screen, up to 64 gigabytes of embedded memory and 2 GB of...
Looking perhaps to ride the buzz being generated by Samsung’s expected unveiling of a new smartphone, BlackBerry and Verizon Wireless announced that the carrier would begin taking pre-orders on the latest BlackBerry Z10 device March 14, with shipments expected to begin on March 28.
The...
RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Dan Hays, principal and U.S. wireless advisory leader at PwC, about what he viewed as the most compelling topics and under-the-radar trends he spotted at the event. Hays touched on what he felt was some stagnation...
Despite domestic wireless penetration at or near 100%, Verizon Wireless is confident it can continue adding new customers whether from rivals or multi-device accounts.
Speaking at an investor conference this week, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo noted the company did not think the “net-add” game...
