SAN JOSE, Calif. – Silicon Valley companies that are debating whether it's beneficial to work with telecom carriers should recalibrate their expectations in the time it will take to get the service to market, but hold onto the fact that the benefits of scale...
CHICAGO – Day 2 of the 4G World 2009 event in Chicago continued where the first day left off: High-speed wireless data services are an important evolution, not just for the industry, but for the way people live their lives. Instead of keynote speeches...
News this week that German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG was looking at making a play for beleaguered U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp. caused a stir amongst industry observers as well as the expected impact to the companies' respective stock prices: DT down;...
WiMAX networks counted more than 3 million customers worldwide at the end of the second quarter, according to a report from ABI Research. The firm noted that the 4G technology’s two variations, 802.16d and 802.16e, posted a 74% growth rate during the quarter and...
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....
Wireless technology will be used to help utility grids become smarter as the technology can help better manage in the delivery of electricity in real time in a more efficient manner. But how great a role wireless plays in the evolving smart grid has...
Clearwire Corp. turned on another 10 markets this morning using equipment supplied by Motorola Inc., bringing the total number of markets launched with standardized WiMAX service to 14.Cities launched today are Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Waco and Wichita Falls, Texas; Bellingham,...
Editor's Note: As part of RCR Wireless News' relaunch, Publisher Jeff Mucci and Editor Tracy Ford interviewed a number of wireless executives across the industry to find out firsthand what they're doing. In a few words: carriers are building. Verizon Wireless Verizon...
Clearwire Corp. replaced its chief financial officer and its chief strategy officer today. Erik Prusch has been named CFO, replacing David Sach, effective immediately. Teresa Elder has been appointed to a new position at the company, as president of Strategic Partnerships and Wholesale....
Motorola Inc. snared a significant LTE network contract with Japanese operator KDDI Corp. The deal calls for Motorola to supply RAN/base stations for KDDI's LTE deployment that will use the 800 MHz and 1.5 GHz spectrum bands and is expected to begin trials in...
Sprint Nextel Corp. added Las Vegas, Atlanta and Portland, Ore., to its list of WiMAX-enabled markets. The carrier offers the service as a mobile virtual network operator running on Clearwire Corp.'s network. Sprint Nextel initially launched its own WiMAX-powered network in Baltimore in Sept....
Clearwire Corp. added 12,000 net subscribers in its second quarter, now reaching 511,000 subscribers on its legacy and WiMAX networks. Average revenue per user was stable at $39.47, even as cost per gross addition (CPGA) increased from $449 in second-quarter 2008, to $524 in...
In North America, the swift growth of mobile broadband has been instrumental in shoring up ARPU (average revenue per user) numbers, which were threatened by the commoditization of voice. With new applications and ideas coupled with improvements in key mobile-phone technologies, there is no...
With investments already made into WiMAX, the wireless broadband technology will be able to withstand the current economic downturn in a year that will see some additional network deployments, according to the WiMAX Forum.Because of the current economic climate, WiMAX providers are not being...
Bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp. ended 2008 with $5.7 billion in losses, as the Canadian giant works on a plan to restructure in the face of increased competition and a weakened global economy.Adding to Nortel's overall performance for 2008 was a fourth quarter where the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The wireless industry has consolidated with regional carriers absorbed by larger national giants. Many decry...
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the fourth quarter.
This list comprises the amounts that were invested into wireless companies, as well as the companies that led the investment.
RCR Wireless News collects venture-financing deals in the wireless...
Despite the disastrous ramifications the global economic crisis has had on other business sectors, a new report from research firm IDC predicts the global mobile industry will remain relatively unscathed - and could even benefit.The wireless industry has become the dominant driver of the...
Mired in restructuring due to bankruptcy, Nortel Networks Corp. has cut additional workforce and made changes to its employee compensation programs.The beleaguered infrastructure company announced today that it is cutting 3,200 jobs and will discontinue giving bonuses in efforts to maximize stakeholder value and...
The billions of dollars set aside in the government's stimulus bill to promote broadband access across the country may help create thousands of new jobs - and wireless firms are already evaluating the legislation for potential opportunities.The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
As Alcatel-Lucent struggles to regain its financial footing, the company is focusing on its new strategy that will combine its capabilities of the network environment with creative services of the Web.An example of how the company plans to make the transition from the old...
Comcast Corp. blames the economy and even Clearwire Corp. for some of its struggles in 2008. According to a report from CNNMoney.com, Comcast said fourth-quarter profit fell 32% because of decreased value of its investment in the Clearwire WiMAX service. During its earnings...
With WiMAX being deployed all around the world, Intel Corp. officials are satisfied with the progress the technology has made in the United States and are hopeful federal stimulus funds can help accelerate the technology's deployment. Sean Maloney, Intel EVP, said this week that...
Nortel Networks Corp. will have more time in its efforts to develop business and financial restructuring plans that will be considered by creditors and a Canadian court as part of the company's bankruptcy proceedings.The beleaguered company was given 30 days to come up with...
