On this week’s Carrier Wrap we speak with PwC Strategy& on what we should expect next from the FCC’s recently initiated 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer and Dan Hays, principal at PwC’s Strategy&...
IGR provides a refresher on the benefits and challenges of using 600 MHz spectrum, noting great coverage at the expense of greater capacity
As the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz auction gets underway, I thought it would be a good time to review some of...
WOTW takes a look back at the Sprint WiMAX network, which this week gasped its last breath, but at least here will not be soon forgotten
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes...
The FCC 600 MHz incentive auction kicked off with the reverse auction proceedings, with carriers Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile having to wait
The Federal Communications Commission’s highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction kicked off this week in what is expected to be a complicated process...
T-Mobile spectrum plans include participation in 600 MHz incentive auction and continued purchases of 700 MHz A-Block licenses on the open market
T-Mobile US is looking to add a cool $1 billion to its spectrum funds, highlighting an expected aggressive posture leading into the Federal...
T-Mobile 5G plans are set for a boost as the carrier filed applications for experimental spectrum license usage around its Washington headquarters
T-Mobile US is moving on plans to begin testing of “5G” technologies, filing applications with the Federal Communications Commission to use experimental spectrum...
UK regulator carried out a consultation process last year
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom confirmed spectrum within the 55-68 MHz, 70.5-71.5 MHz and 80-81.5 MHz bands can be used for "Internet of Things" services and machine-to-machine applications. This decision follows a consultation launched by the regulator...
Device specifications show continued support for Sprint and T-Mobile LTE networks across 2.5 GHz and 700 MHz bands, respectively; AT&T 2.3 GHz left out
Apple’s launch this week of its iPhone SE device is sure to excite the faithful, as well as continue to boost...
T-Mobile and NAB filed comments with different perspectives on timing for transitioning 600 MHz broadcast spectrum for use by mobile broadband operators
With the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction set to begin March 29, concerns are beginning to grow over the transition of...
Voice-over-LTE trial set for Henan province
ZTE launched a voice-over-LTE trial with China Unicom in China's Henan province. The deployment calls for ZTE to deploy an end-to-end VoLTE solution including voice over Wi-Fi, VoLTE high-definition video and audio, and rich communications services.
The VoLTE project is one of seven...
In a meeting today with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Federal Communications Commissioner Chairman Tom Wheeler touched on the future of "5G" and the attendant spectrum resources.
Wheeler, looking to the future of the "Internet of Things," connected cars and...
104 entities on lists to participate in 600 MHz auction; Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and T-Mobile headline
Verizon Communications, AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile US and NTT DoCoMo headline a list of companies that have officially made public their plans to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming...
Look inside AT&T's Austin Spectrum Lab with RCRtv
AUSTIN, Texas – In an unassuming building in Austin, Texas, AT&T engineers can recreate virtually any network condition in the high-tech Austin Spectrum Lab, which will also serve as ground zero for the carrier’s upcoming trials of "5G."
RCR...
China Mobile targets 500 million LTE customers
China Mobile expects to support 1.4 million LTE base stations by the end of 2016, according to the company’s latest financial report. China Mobile ended 2015 with 1.1 million LTE base stations across the country, an increase from...
Dish said the job cuts are set for May as it struggles with customer defections
Dish Network is set to cut about 550 jobs as part of the closing of a customer service center in Alvin, Texas.
According to the Denver Post, the center is set...
On this week’s Carrier Wrap we will look at some of the top carrier news from the past week and talk with FreedomPop about its funding fueled expansion
This week we have a featured interview with Stephen Stokols, CEO and co-founder of mobile virtual network...
Recently approved Mobile Now Act targets sub-6 GHz bands, feasibility of millimeter-wave spectrum
The federal government’s push to free up additional spectrum resources and for the commercial telecom space and meet a presidential mandate received a boost late last week as a Senate committee approved...
TrueMove said China’s ICBC will provide a guarantee worth $1 billion
Thai telecom operator TrueMove confirmed it has secured financial funding to pay for spectrum in the 900 MHz band it obtained in an auction last year. The telco has to provide bank guarantees of nearly...
China to account for 24% of smartphone shipments
Total smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.5 billion units this year, representing a 5.7% compared to 2015, according to a report from IDC. The research firm said total smartphone shipments hit 1.44 billion units last year,...
Operators will have 30 days to pay for the spectrum
Mexico telecoms regulator IFT confirmed that as part of a recently completed spectrum auction, local mobile operator Telcel, owned by America Movil, will pay 2.1 billion pesos ($118 million) for mobile spectrum in the AWS-1...
Former Sprint chairman Tim Donahue joins Ligado board
Ligado Networks, which prior to last month was known as LightSquared, added former Sprint Nextel executive Tim Donahue to its power-packed board of directors.
Ligado is looking to take advantage of L-Band spectrum licenses it controls in...
Verizon CFO said carrier will not wade into unlimited data fray as it continues to balance spectrum and infrastructure
Verizon Communications may have a lot on its plate in terms of expanding its Verizon Wireless operations, but CFO Fran Shammo appeared calm at a recent...
A new report claims DT will not look to sell its stake in T-Mobile during the upcoming 600 MHz spectrum auction
With one month to go before the Federal Communications Commission is set to begin its highly anticipated 600 MHz spectrum auction proceedings, T-Mobile US...
T-Mobile 5G plans include trials work this year with Nokia and Ericsson with expected post-2020 commercial launch
T-Mobile US is the latest domestic operator to get in on the “5G” craze, announcing plans with Ericsson and Nokia Networks to begin trialling technology later this year.
The...
