Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. Due to the shortened holiday week last week, this week's collection of stories includes information from both last week and this week, so if you were busy with turkey and family...
A handful of U.K.-based telecommunication operators have agreed to a list of consumer-oriented initiatives designed to dampen the so-called “bill shock” phenomenon of when a customer received unexpected charges on their monthly bill. The agreement was made between the United Kingdom’s Department of Culture,...
Canada’s plans to auction 700 MHz spectrum licenses will be contested by 15 entities looking to get their hands on wide-reaching spectrum set to be up for bidding beginning Jan. 14.
Entrants will include established wireless giants Rogers Communications, Bell Mobility and Telus Communications, as...
RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Steve Brumer, partner at 151 Advisors, about the impact recent wireless deals might have on the mobile space. Those deals include Verizon Communications recent announcement that it planned to acquire Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless...
Big, big news this week was that Vodafone (finally!) confirmed that it was in talks with Verizon Communications over a possible sale of its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for something like $1,300 million,
The battle for KPN's German business is the latest wave in a flood of mergers and acquisitions in the European telecom sector. According to Dealogic, telecom was the most active sector for European M&A during the first half of the year, representing 18% of...
The European Commission threw water on claims of mobile data superiority claimed by some European operators, noting in a report that three-fourths of the continents population does not have access to LTE services. The EC added that by comparison, more than 90% of consumers...
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 the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
The merger and acquisition drama playing...
AT&T divested itself of 540 million shares in Latin American-based telecom giant America Movil in a move the carrier said was designed to maintain its position in America Movil following recent share repurchases by that operator.
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, AT&T noted...
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 the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Vodafone Spain said it has launched...
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 the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--The Australian Communications and Media Authority...
The past week was again littered with quarterly financial releases, merger and acquisition intrigue and regulatory uncertainty, or basically just another week for the wireless industry.
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 the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--AT&T Mobility this week announced a...
Verizon Communications provided a bit of sanity to rumors this week that it was looking to partner with AT&T for a potential acquisition of international telecommunications giant Vodafone.
Bloomberg is reporting that Verizon has denied the rumor, claiming it has no plans “to merge...
You may want to be sitting down for this one, and have some salt handy.
The Financial Times is reporting that Verizon Communications and AT&T are jointly seeking a potential acquisition of Vodafone Group for $245 billion. The deal would provide Verizon with 100% control...
AT&T could be looking to generate some short-term cash with a possible sale of its more than 10,000 cell sites, according to published reports and analyst predictions.
Last week a number of analysts noted that AT&T could be looking at ways to generate cash flow...
AT&T is reportedly looking to invest in Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, according to the Times of India. The report noted AT&T was set to purchase a 25% stake in the soon-to-launch operator for approximately $3.5 billion.
Domestic analysts were not surprised by the...
Could Verizon Wireless’ current joint custody quandary soon be solved?
Bloomberg reported this week that Verizon Communications, which controls 55% of Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone Group, which controls the remaining 45%, were again in talks over a potential deal for Verizon to gain full control...
The United Kingdom moved one step closer to broad “4G” deployments, with government regulator Ofcom announcing the winning bids for spectrum licenses in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz band. Those bids generated $3.5 billion in revenue for government coffers, which was well below...
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom is looking to free up current spectrum bands reserved for 3G services for the deployment of “4G” services. The proposed move is in response to request from Vodafone Group and H3G asking that they be allowed to deploy “4G” services...
Domestic telecom staple AT&T is reportedly looking to inject some international flavor through a potential acquisition of an European-based operator.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T is looking at picking up a “counterpart in Europe” as a way to expand opportunities into new...
During 2013 we will see the start of a fundamental reshaping of mobile telecoms services offerings driven by new services based on the IP multimedia subsystem, the evolution of mobile wholesale as well as regulatory trends.
United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom released the names of seven companies qualified to participate in the government’s upcoming auction of spectrum licenses designed to support LTE-based services.
Ofcom noted that bidders will include Everything Everywhere, which is a joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and...
