If you’re looking for a fantastic Black Friday deal to upgrade to a flagship smartphone, the pickings are pretty slim -- unless you're willing to add a new line or switch carriers.
The heyday of holiday mobile deals when Black Friday and the fourth quarter...
According to an internal email obtained by RCR Wireless News, Sprint is making major changes to its organizational structure that CEO Marcelo Claure says are intended to "reduce management layers and bring leadership closer to the customer."
Last week COO of Technology Günther Ottendorfer announced that...
On Friday Sprint announced Günther Ottendorfer, chief operating officer of technology, is leaving the company after a two-year tenure "to join his family in Austria and pursue other opportunities. Günther helped drive new technology innovations and steadily improve the performance of our network. We thank...
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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
WiMAX woes for...
Sprint will use Altice footprint to deploy thousands of Magic Box small cells
The line between telcos and cable companies has been blurring for some time as telcos look to leverage existing network infrastructure and cable companies look to enter the wireless market. This morning...
Sprint rebounding with MVNO arrangement with Altice USA
The months of will they, won't they speculation then formal discussions between Sprint parent SoftBank and T-Mobile US parent Deutsche Telekom are officially done.
The two sides couldn't agree on terms regarding pricing and corporate governance of a...
T-Mobile US CEO John Legere has reportedly reached out to Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure in an effort to keep the proposed merger of the two carriers on the table. The companies have been in discussions for weeks, but have apparently been unable to agree...
Distributed antenna system providers and systems integrators are sourcing active radio equipment in an effort to provide turnkey solutions to their enterprise customers. Using small cells or miniature base transceiver stations, these companies are trying to create "one-stop shops" for enterprises that want to...
Three of the four national carriers have won wireless service contract with the U.S. Navy that is worth up to almost $1 billion over the next five years.
With Sprint notably absent, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon were awardees of the contract, which will provide...
Share prices sink; Claure travels to Japan; Legere says his style is worth billions
A tug-of-war between Germany and Japan may be tearing apart the planned merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint. Both Bloomberg and Japan's Nikkei news service report breakdowns in the ongoing talks...
Sprint says Magic Box contributing to improved average download speeds
Amid ongoing discussions regarding a potential merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, Sprint didn't host a formal earnings call, but today released its Q2 financials. In addition to cutting $400 million in year-over-year expenses as...
'No questions, please,' was the implied message T-Mobile US gave Wall Street as the company released another strong quarterly report. The "un-carrier" wasn't trying to dodge questions about its numbers, which were better than analysts had expected. But the company restricted itself to a...
A conversation with Jan Geldmacher, President, Sprint Business Sprint: A deeper reach into the enterprise.
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”
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The small cells developer said it is confident that the firm is in a good position to meet the increasing demand for this product
HONG KONG- Airspan Networks, a provider of LTE small cells and backhaul technologies, said the company is taking actions to scale...
Ericsson shares surged almost 10% Friday morning as investors rallied around news that the company's core networks business is becoming more profitable. The company reported overall revenue of $5.9 billion for the quarter, and a net loss of half a billion dollars.
Network products...
The company that's expected to deliver a trillion chips for internet of things devices is teaming up with the software provider that delivers operational intelligence to two-thirds of the industrial companies in the Fortune 500. Chip developer Arm will work with OSIsoft to help...
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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Back when they...
Japan's SoftBank, which owns roughly 80% of Sprint, said it is creating a U.S. infrastructure joint venture in partnership with Australia's Lendlease. Called Lendlease Towers, the company will develop and acquire rooftop and tower assets. The JV's goal is a $5 billion telecom asset...
Consolidation has been a common theme in 2017, with companies across the advertising, publishing and telecommunications fields coming together to create industry behemoths. While these mergers aim to create new, combined capabilities, they also create a massive volume of resources to sift through and...
Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA
Wireless network operators' ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore operations as quickly as possible, continues to be tested with the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts...
Multi-million dollar contract to allow Sprint to expand satellite-based backhaul for cellular
Sprint is extending its relationship with satellite connectivity provider Gilat, in a multi-million dollar, three-year managed service contract that will support expansion of Sprint's network, according to Gilat.
Gilat said that it will...
Google wants to be a leader in wireless, however they are struggling in two of three categories. While Google Android is a success, their handset business with Pixel and their service business called Project Fi, have not been hitting the ball out of the...
Magic Box small cell, wins "Mobile Breakthrough Award" for small cell technology
This week Sprint won the Mobile Breakthrough Award for the all-wireless Magic Box small cell, developed by vendor Airspan Netowrks. Sprint is using the device to bolster indoor coverage and capacity. In an...
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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
In the days...
