Sprint

Sprint’s fight to remain competitive against rivals includes its ongoing deployment of LTE services, which have lagged far behind the reach of its larger rivals and trailed in speed compared …

Sprint’s operational challenges continued through the first quarter of this year as the nation’s No. 3 operator continued to bleed customers while its financial position showed improvement. On the customer …

An absolutely giddy CFO usually worries me on conference calls, especially when it’s the CFO of a company the size of AT&T. John Stephens’ ebullience showed throughout

Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop made perhaps its boldest move in the wireless space, announcing support for Apple’s iPhone 5 models. The devices will join currently provided support for select …

The Federal Communications Commission looks set to limit bidding participation on some carriers for its planned 600 MHz incentive auction currently scheduled for next year. The limitations are set to …

This week’s reported first quarter results from AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, along with strong results expected from T-Mobile US, has soured already low expectations for what Sprint is forecast …

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from …

Published reports indicate that the Federal Communications Commission is planning on setting aside some 600 MHz spectrum for smaller operators, preventing the nation’s two largest operators from bidding on those …

U.S. wireless carriers are teaming up with manufacturers to create standards for smartphone software that can deter thieves by enabling remote deactivation of handsets. The new measure, announced today by …

To recap a couple of themes that we have discussed since the beginning of the year, first quarter earnings are going to highlight a) the disruptor role of T-Mobile US in the wireless marketplace

T-Mobile US’ latest attempts to “shake up” the wireless industry continued into early this week as the carrier unveiled the third initiative as part of its continuing “Un-carrier” marketing strategy. …

Sprint is reportedly preparing to offer its customers music from Spotify. Pending approval from the music labels that license to Spotify, the deal is expected to be announced later this …

Mobile Minute: Google has reportedly talked with both Verizon and Sprint about reselling their wireless service under its own brand. The so-called MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) model is similar …

Top stories: AT&T, T-Mobile tussle over incentive auction rules AT&T laid out its argument for large-carrier participation without limits, and T-Mobile quickly took a combative position … Read More Cell …

The Federal Communications Commission this week released some of the rules it plans to use for the AWS-3 spectrum auction planned for later this year. And, judging from the negative response from many, I say those rules just about hit the spot.

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. It is an understatement to say that this year has been tragic so far when so …

Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate the carrier is indeed beginning to feel pressure from its aggressive rivals. As reported by …

AT&T said it plans to hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees over the next several months in an attempt to meet “increased customer demand” across its …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

T-Mobile US looks to have re-gained some of its LTE network reputation, with a new report from OpenSignal finding the market’s smallest nationwide operator providing the highest network speeds during …

Normally, we take the end of the quarter to evaluate key long-term trends and see how they might change as a result of events. We are trying a new end of quarter theme

Policy news: Verizon makes a major investment in Texas infrastructure.

SAN ANTONIO – The Competitive Carriers Association has seen its prominence across the mobile space grow in recent years thanks to its ability to attract larger carrier members and significant …

SAN ANTONIO – Sprint VP of technology Ron Marquardt told an audience at CCA Global Expo 2014 that the carrier’s current CDMA network’s voice delivery is comparable to VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) …

I spent the past week at the Competitive Carriers Association’s “spring fling” in San Antonio, where just steps away from the Alamo,