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Apple iPad set to launch through Verizon Wireless: AT&T Mobility to also sell iPads

The wishes of millions looks set to be answered in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) is set to begin offering an Apple Inc. (AAPL) product. No, that product is not the iPhone, but instead the iPad, and comes just weeks after the...

Broadcom makes beeline for Beceem

WiMAX technology may not exactly be the buzz word of the quarter, but Broadcom Corp. doesn’t like to kick a good chip when it’s down and has made a beeline for private fabless WiMax chip startup Beceem Communications Inc., bidding $316 million to buy...

Report: Clearwire auctioning off spectrum

Clearwire Corp.’s (CLWR) need for funding to support expansion of its network coverage could be getting a boost from a reported ongoing auction of some if its spectrum assets, according to a report from Bloomberg.The report noted that the carrier was in the midst...

Device, software suppliers set to benefit from network upgrades

The increasing emphasis being placed on next-generation networks by mobile operators is good news for device makers, according to a new report from Canaccord Genuity.The financial research firm noted that a number of companies that produce wireless modem products designed to work with next-generation...

Reality Check: 4G in the Americas: Reflections in the mirror

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In Canada, they celebrate “Victoria Day” on the Monday closest to May 24. In the United States,...

Hesse, other Sprint Nextel execs, resign from Clearwire's board

The increasingly uneasy relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR), which Sprint Nextel owns a controlling interest in, appeared to get more uneasy today as Clearwire announced that Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse had resigned his position on Clearwire’s board of...

Intelligence to the core: 4G evolution to bring new opportunities, challenges to mobile space

Editor's Note: This is an article from our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes: A focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. During the next few weeks, RCR Wireless News will be posting a variety of articles addressing the OSS/BSS space.The mobile...

Reality Check: Mobility – it's not just your app store

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.WiMAX technology has been pushing the mobile industry forward for the last several years. In many aspects,...

Samsung unveils 'Tab' the tablet

Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused with Tab, the diet soft drink.)The device is an expansion (literally) of its Galaxy S smart phone platform that launched...

Retail strategy at heart of Sprint Nextel-Clearwire tension

The cumbaya relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) may be only skin deep as the two operators seem to have different views on how much emphasis Clearwire has on expanding its WiMAX network.During a session yesterday at the Bank of...

Clearwire seeding N.Y., L.A. markets ahead of WiMAX launch

Don't call it a launch.Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it has begun “operational readiness activities” in New York, Los Angeles and other markets ahead of its official launch of WiMAX services in those markets. For the New York and Los Angeles markets the carrier said...

Reality Check: This summer’s winners and losers

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas City, where the summer is wrapping up and the Chiefs open their season on...

T-Mobile USA, Clearwire expand networks; tie-up in the works?

The race to expand the presence of high-speed wireless data services received a boost from two operators as both T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) announced new market launches. T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expanded its HSPA+ network to a handful of...

Welcome to RCR Local Market News

RCR Wireless News is launching local news sites today, featuring video interviews, local networking events, and news about developments in your area!

Clearwire launches Rover prepaid offering

UPDATED: Clearwire Corp. broadened its marketing reach today with the launch of its prepaid Rover offering that the WiMAX network operator said was targeting the 18 to 24 year old segment, also known as Generation Y.The service provides for daily, weekly or monthly, unlimited...

Alcatel-Lucent to demo LTE network for oil and gas industry: Working with Texas Energy Network on broadband network

While WiMAX technology is often spoken of as the wireless protocol best suited for smart-grid applications, Alcatel Lucent and Texas Energy Network are planning to demonstrate next week that LTE technology is also well suited for the energy industry's communications networks.The week-long demo, set...

Utopian Wireless garners RUS funds to support WiMAX build

The federal government's plan to help fund deployment of broadband services in rural communities is beginning to see some results in the mobile space as this week Utopian Wireless Corp. said it was awarded $4 million in funding, bringing its total funding to date...

ChinaTel set to bring WiMAX to China

Few would argue the complex nature of mobile services in China. However, most agree that the potential for return on mobile services in China make the risk worth the reward.One company confident in that chance in U.S.-based ChinaTel Group Inc. (CHTL), which is currently...

Worst of the Week: Time to take a breath

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Sprint Nextel to offer Epic 4G on Aug. 31

What’s a keyboard worth? Well, according to Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), about $50.The nation’s No. 3 operator released launch details for its version of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy S smart phone, dubbed the Epic 4G, saying customers could pre-order the device on Aug....

Report: India set for explosive 3G/4G growth

The Indian wireless market is set for strong changes over the next several years as carriers begin deploying 3G and 4G networks that will transform the market to data-centric services, according to a report from Maravedis Inc. and India-based Tonse Telecom.The report noted that...

Lightsquared confident in finding place in mobile space

Looking to venture successfully where others have struggled, Harbinger Capital Partners’ Lightsquared venture has many in the industry scratching their head. This has not deterred the Lightsquared squad in the least as the company appears very confident in its chances to compete in a...

WiMAX Forum still holds out hope for Indian deployments

Despite a setback when Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) won Broadband Wireless Access licenses in India, thereby ensuring that TD-LTE technology would gain a foothold in the country, the WiMAX Forum is still hoping for a WiMAX play in India. The forum and its WiMAX vendors...

Clearwire inches closer to LTE deployment, hints spectrum sales could fund future growth

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it plans to begin trialing LTE services in the Phoenix area this fall and that it may tap into its vast spectrum holdings to fund future network growth.The carrier said its LTE trial will include technology partners Huawei Technologies Co....