Deutsche Telekom has begun a quest to convince its cash-loving countrymen to accept mobile payment. The carrier this week launched MyWallet in Germany, allowing its customers to make purchases with …
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TeliaSonera logo.TeliaSonera, the dominant carrier in Sweden and Finland, saw its profits slip as mobile sales continued to slow. Sales for the carrier’s main mobile unit decreased by 3.5% to $3.64 …
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The European Union’s quest to create a single telecom market has cleared a key hurdle. The Industry Research and Energy Committee approved the “Telecoms Single Market Regulation,” a package of …
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Fresh off dumping its U.S. wireless interests for a cool $130 billion, Vodafone continued to expand its European play announcing plans to acquire Spain’s Grupo Corporativo Ono for $10 billion. …
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RootMetrics took its road show to the United Kingdom during the second half of last year, returning with network quality data claiming a solid win for operator EE, and excuses …
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European Carrier News: British, Germans partner on ‘5G,’ ‘Internet of things’
by Sara Zaskeby Sara ZaskeSpeaking at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany this week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a collaboration with Germany to drive research on so-called “5G” technology and the “Internet …
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Time Trippin’: Vodafone to focus on Verizon Wireless; AT&T re-born … 8 years ago this week
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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Vodafone is adding Huawei to its roster of primary vendors for Project Spring, its $11 billion network upgrade. Huawei joins Ericsson and NSN in supplying Vodafone, which is upgrading its …
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Carrier Wrap: AT&T Mobility chases international services; Vodafone signs Project Spring deals
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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Wireless carriers often take a back seat to infrastructure, devices and software at the annual Mobile World Congress event, but that does not mean they aren’t there making news. This …
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Verizon Communications announced today that it has closed on its $130 billion acquisition of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, giving the domestic telecom giant full control over its leading …
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Canada’s telecom regulator Industry Canada is set later today to announce the winners of that country’s 700 MHz spectrum auction. The auction is assumed to have wrapped up sometime in …
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European Carrier News: Orange reportedly looking for Spanish acquisition
by Sara Zaskeby Sara ZaskeOrange, France’s largest carrier, is looking to take over the triple play provider Jazztel, sources told Bloomberg News. The mobile operator Yoigo, currently owned by Stokholm-based TeliaSonera is also a …
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Telecommunications giant Vodafone said it plans to expand LTE roaming into 18 countries later this year at the same roaming rate it charges for current 3G roaming services. The carrier …
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European Carrier News: Vodafone looking at acquisitions; Telefónica fined in Spain
by Sara Zaskeby Sara ZaskeVodafone appears ready to go shopping as its nears the closing of its $130 billion deal to sell Verizon Communications at the end of this month. CEO Vittorio Colao said that …
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Ericsson CEO commits to stay, shares rise despite earnings disappointment
by Sara Zaskeby Sara ZaskeEricsson (ERIC) CEO Hans Vestberg says he has no plans to leave the company, dispelling rumors that he was on the short list of candidates to replace Steve Ballmer at …
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Looking back, 2013 was a year of transformation in which several major transactions enabled the carriers to reshape and reinforce themselves for a “Final Four” competition for leadership in the U.S. market.
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Verizon Wireless laid down a significant challenge to its rivals, posting strong fourth quarter results that could be difficult to match. The carrier said it added 1.653 million direct customer …
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2014 Predictions: In 2014 expect more personalization and ‘the Internet of me’
by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer“It’s all about me!” While that expression is often used in jest in casual conversation, it is no joking matter when it comes to mobile consumers who are increasingly demanding personalized content and services
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Carrier Wrap: AT&T picks up AWS licenses from Aloha; Channel Tunnel to get mobile support
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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Before we turn the page on 2013, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories …
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AT&T announced plans to shed wireline assets in the Northeast as it focuses future growth opportunities on its wireless operations. The telecom giant said it has agreed to sell its …
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In an aggressive move, telecom giant Vodafone is deploying its m-payment service throughout Europe. The Vodafone Wallet, which launched is Spain earlier this month, comes to Germany in the next …
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Three recently added the U.S. to its “Feel at Home” roaming plan, allowing its U.K. customers to use their normal calling and data plans when traveling to the United States. …
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Telecom Software: T-Mobile’s Software Issues, Ixia’s New Partnership
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome 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 …
