Connected health care
You have probably used them before: the health care devices that look like bottomless cup holders you put your arm through to check blood pressure metrics at a pharmacy or even the grocery store. One of those machines, with the help of Verizon Wireless's...
Samsung is set to join T-Mobile 5G plans, tapping into the 28 GHz spectrum band and beamforming technology beginning later this year
LAS VEGAS – T-Mobile US’ “5G” plans continue to gain momentum, with the carrier announcing plans to work with Samsung later this year...
In a move set to bolster network capacity and speed, Sprint has moved on network trials of three-channel carrier aggregation
Sprint recently made an aggressive move to take advantage of its deep 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings by launching network trials of three-channel carrier aggregation technology...
Connected healthcare
You have probably used them before: the healthcare devices that look like bottomless cup holders you put your arm through to check blood pressure metrics at a pharmacy or even the grocery store. One of those machines, with the help of Verizon Wireless's network, has...
New Verizon promo plan slots in between 'L' and 'XL' options with 12 GB of shareable data, touts access to 'LTE Advanced' carrier aggregation update
Verizon Wireless is looking to take advantage of the buzz surrounding its recently launched LTE-Advanced capabilities with a new data...
U.S. carriers are racing to connect sensors, meters and wearable devices to their LTE networks before the companies that make these devices decide to instead use low-cost networks operating in unlicensed spectrum. For the companies that make connectivity chipsets, helping carriers capitalize on the...
U.S. carriers are racing to connect sensors, meters and wearable devices to their LTE networks before the companies that make these devices decide to instead use low-cost networks operating in unlicensed spectrum. For the companies that make connectivity chipsets, helping carriers capitalize on the...
The path to 5G is not going to be easy, but there are technologies in place to help the effort
The excitement is increasing around the future of “5G” networks, and with good reason. As Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler suggested in his...
Telecom giant Verizon continues to overhaul executive lineup, with long-time CFO Fran Shammo to leave company by year-end, replaced by Matt Ellis
Long-time Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo is set to retire from the telecommunications giant by year-end, in the latest executive shift for the...
Sprint and T-Mobile showed that when it comes to nonsensical rate plan moves, they are indeed leading the market … and we all benefit
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in...
A second stage for the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings will begin with reverse auction targeting to clear 90 megahertz for forward auction bidders
The Federal Communications Commission looks set to regroup from the sudden end of the first stage of its 600 MHz...
Verizon says it is "taking direct aim" at competitors that want to connect machines to the internet. The carrier is not talking about its traditional competitors, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Instead Verizon is targeting the companies and organizations that are building IoT networks based...
Verizon Communications says it is "taking direct aim" at competitors that want to connect machines to the internet. The carrier is not talking about its traditional competitors like AT&T, T-Mobile US and Sprint. Instead Verizon is targeting the companies and organizations building "internet of...
Talks begin into what will eventually form Verizon, while AT&T and others tackle multiline accounts … 17 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past....
Regional carrier U.S. Cellular mimed Verizon and AT&T with its latest rate plan changes, save for bypassing overage protection feature
Similar to recent moves by industry heavyweights Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular updated its rate plans in a move to...
In conjunction with network and device partner Samsung, Sprint said it has deployed 3CCA LTE service across 500 cell sites in Chicago
Sprint’s ongoing trials of three-channel carrier aggregation took a broader turn as the carrier announced network trials in Chicago with device and equipment...
Bidding activity slowed a bit this week for the 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 600 MHz band up for bid, though total easily surpasses 700 MHz proceedings
The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction process is at least for the moment the second...
"5G" standards are not expected for at least another year, but the companies that will implement these evolving standards are already hard at work testing technologies and participating in the standards setting process. Carriers, vendors and analysts agree the next generation of wireless technology...
Verizon Wireless has recently started advertising its new One Talk plan. This sounds good and I and hope it will be successful for the carrier. It will be attractive to a slice of its business customer pie. One Talk lets users get phone calls on their office phone...
The FCC’s ongoing 600 MHz incentive auction surged past $18.5B in total 'winning' bids through round 18, with larger markets still oversubscribed
Having recently passed its “first component” milestone, the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction continues to rake in the dough, with bids...
Latest J.D. Power survey found Verizon easily outpacing Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile in nationwide network performance; only tripped up by U.S. Cellular
Score it as two for two for Verizon Wireless this week, as the carrier snared the top spot in another report ranking nationwide...
Total 'winning' bids in the ongoing FCC 600 MHz incentive auction surpassed a milestone, though most don’t expect first-stage success
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing 600 MHz incentive auction hit its “first component” milestone in its latest bidding round as total auction proceeds...
T-Mobile assembles concerts to push greater camera use, while Verizon Wireless hit a snag in labor talks … 13 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the...
T-Mobile and Verizon recently came out ahead of AT&T and Sprint in terms of network latency, which is important for consumers and the app community
Mobile operators are constantly being graded on network and operational performance, with a seemingly never-ending parade of new reports showing...
