The worldwide smartphone market saw resounding growth year over year in the first quarter of 2011 with market research firm IDC reporting 79.7% growth, which it credits to lower prices, release of highly anticipated models, wide availability of older models and continued smartphone demand....
The deployment of 3G services can be viewed as a turning point in the evolution of mobile networks as people began to realize that their wireless phones could do more than just place calls and send text messages. Those devices became multimedia gadgets that...
Despite claims that a sale was nearly finalized, Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) has backed away from its plans to sell off spectrum assets in an attempt to raise funds for future growth. This was the statement from acting CEO John Stanton, who said during the...
LTE is gaining momentum fast, according to a recent report by ABI Research, which claims there will be 16 million mobile LTE subscribers by the end of this year.LTE networks are currently running in a dozen countries, and as of March, 100 LTE-ready devices...
Wireless backhaul provider FiberTower Corp. (FTWR) said it received its second early termination notice from Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) to discontinue service effective April 30, 2011. The termination represents approximately $434,000 in monthly service revenue, though FiberTower noted that the early termination fee for the...
ChinaTel | April 19,2011 | News Release
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Monday, April 18, 2011-ChinaTel – a Chinese-US joint venture focusing on WiMax investments in Latin America and Asia – expects to set up a beta market in Peru opening in July to get a...
ChinaTel | April 19,2011 | News Release
By News Blog
As seen on BNamericas
Monday, April 18, 2011-ChinaTel – a Chinese-US joint venture focusing on WiMax investments in Latin America and Asia – expects to set up a beta market in Peru opening in July to get a...
Business News Americas | April 27, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
Dominican Republic WiMax operator Wind Telecom sees no contradiction in developing both WiMax and LTE networks in the future to ensure it can cover pent-up demand for broadband, company executive VP Damián Báez told BNamericas.
At...
Quick Hit: Novatel Wireless Inc.’s MiFi 4082 is an extremely compact mobile hotspot unit that provides easy access to mobile data services for multiple devices. The only downsides are those imposed by carrier partner Sprint Nextel through its rate plans and hit-or-miss network coverage.
Review:...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) and Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) shed some launch light on a pair of handsets that both expect to begin offering over the coming days and weeks.Verizon Wireless said it will begin offering the HTC Corp. Droid Incredible 2 on April 28...
ZTE | April 20, 2011 | Press Release
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has successfully demonstrated the ability for WiMAX and TD-LTE to co-exist on the...
Globe | April 16, 2011 | Press Release
In a Philippine first, Globe announces a major expansion of its current 4G footprint by becoming the first carrier in the Philippines to launch the commercial roll out of 4G mobile technology. This rollout, the first phase...
Sequans Communications S.A. (SQNS) saw its American Depositary Shares trading below the initial public offering during its debut on the New York Stock Exchange today.The shares, representing 7.7 million ordinary shares were priced at $10 per unit, but closed the day at e...
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....
During his presentation at the LTE LatAm summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week, ZTE’s Sean Cai asked participants whether they felt their networks were truly ready for “the data explosion.”
The answer for most operators, he said, was a resounding ‘no’. The exponential...
Super developed and connected Korea is perhaps not a great model to compare to when discussing mobile broadband in Latin America, but that’s just what Samsung decided to do during its presentation at the Informa LTE Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week.
During his presentation at the LTE LatAm summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week, ZTE’s Sean Cai asked participants whether they felt their networks were truly ready for “the data explosion.”
Omar Perez of Entel used his keynote at LTE LatAm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss how mobile broadband could significantly improve the quality of people’s lives.
Bolivia’s Entel runs the gamut in terms of telephony, providing everything from mobile, to fixed line, to...
Omar Perez of Entel used his keynote at LTE LatAm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss how mobile broadband could significantly improve the quality of people’s lives.
Bolivia’s Entel runs the gamut in terms of telephony, providing everything from mobile, to fixed line, to...
The wholesale world of mobile broadband services continues to glean results as Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) today said it has signed prepaid wireless mobile virtual network operator Locus Telecommunications Inc. The deal calls for Locus to add prepaid 4G services using Clearwire’s WiMAX network to...
Economic Times | April 4, 2011
NEW DELHI: With private operators seemingly going the TD-LTE way, WiMax Forum is now betting on state-run telecom operators BSNL and MTNL for growing its subscriber base in India.
"Outside of India, WiMax is going great, but in India, it is...
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.The terrible human tragedy arising from the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan could have been...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
