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Interview with Ericsson's Arpit Joshipura

March 10 2010 - 12:35 pm ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with Nokia Siemens' Amir Lahat

March 9 2010 - 12:17 pm ET

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Interview with Gogobeans Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tony De Ruvo

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with Kineto's Steve Shaw

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with Kineto's Steve Shaw ... Read More »

Interview with Aricent's Shrikant Latkar

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with Aricent's Shrikant Latkar ... Read More »

Interview with SEVEN's Trevor Fiatal

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with SEVEN's Trevor Fiatal ... Read More »

Interview with Nth Air CEO Craig Niemeyer

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with Nth Air CEO Craig Niemeyer ... Read More »

Interview with BroadHop's Dan Geiger

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with BroadHop's Dan Geiger ... Read More »

Interview with Transpera CEO Frank Barbieri

March 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci | RCR Wireless News

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Interview with Transpera CEO Frank Barbieri ... Read More »

Toronto Insights: Don Duval

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Jeff Mucci interviews Mars Discovery District's Don Duval ... Read More »

Toronto Insights: Julian Joseph

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Jeff Mucci interviews Bash Corporation's Filipe Laborde-Basto and Julian Joseph ... Read More »

Toronto Insights: Filipe Laborde-Basto

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Jeff Mucci interviews Bash Corporation's Filipe Laborde-Basto ... Read More »

Toronto Insights: Marcus Anderson

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Jeff Mucci interviews Broadplay Mobile: Marcus Anderson ... Read More »

Toronto Insights: Simon Law

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Jeff Mucci interviews Xtreme Mobility's Simon Law ... Read More »

Toronto Insights: James Moncarz

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Jeff Mucci interviews Versult's James Moncarz ... Read More »

Interview with Exalt Communications' CEO

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Interview with Exalt Communications CEO Amir Zoufonoun ... Read More »

Interview with Scintera CEO Art Reidel

March 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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Interview with Scintera CEO Art Reidel ... Read More »

Interview with Telespree's Lissa Franklin

March 2 2010 - 6:00 am ET

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RCR Wireless Publisher Jeff Mucci interviews Telespree's Lissa Franklin ... Read More »

RCR Wireless Video Interview: Sprint Nextel on 3G/4G

December 15 2009 - 11:21 am ET | Dan Meyer

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Our editor, Dan Meyer, interviewed Matthew Oommen of Sprint Nextel on Sprint's 3G and 4G plans. Watch the video below to see what Mr. Oommen had to say about Sprint's utilization of WiMax in its 4G strategy. ... Read More »

RCR Wireless Video Interview: Alcatel Lucent on LTE

December 15 2009 - 11:28 am ET | Dan Meyer

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Doug Wolff of Alcatel Lucent was interviewed by our editor, Dan Meyer, at the 4G World show. Watch the interview below to see what Mr. Wolff had to say about current 4G trends and, specifically, LTE. ... Read More »

Video: Berkeley unveils handheld snooper

December 14 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

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Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc. unveiled its Bloodhound hand-held cell phone detector designed to enable security officers to scan real-time for unauthorized cell phone activity in correctional facilities and detect the precise ... Read More »

RCR Wireless Video Interview: The Lyle Company

December 10 2009 - 12:52 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Matt Johnson of The Lyle Company spoke with our editor, Tracy Ford, about current trends in the wireless infrastructure industry and their effect on industry participants. Watch the video below to hear his thoughts. ... Read More »

RCR Wireless Video Interview: CFE Telecom

December 10 2009 - 1:02 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Our editor, Tracy Ford, recently interviewed Dale Schumacher. Watch the video below to hear his thoughts on current trends in site development. ... Read More »

RCR Wireless Video Interview: WFI

December 10 2009 - 1:06 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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David Port, CEO of WFI, was interviewed by our editor, Tracy Ford, at the PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show. Among other things, Mr. Port talks about current and upcoming trends in the wireless infrastructure business, including ... Read More »

Video Interview: Trimble Navigation

December 9 2009 - 11:28 am ET | Dan Meyer

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Our editor, Dan Meyer, recently caught up with Trimble Navigation's Larry Fox. Watch the interview to hear what is new at Trimble Navigation. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Best Buy Mobile

December 9 2009 - 11:20 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Our editor, Tracy Ford, recently caught up with Best Buy Mobile's Scott Moore. Watch the interview below to see what is new at Best Buy Mobile. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Virgin Mobile

December 9 2009 - 11:10 am ET | Dan Meyer

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Our editor, Dan Meyer, recently caught up with Virgin Mobile's Corinne Nosal. Watch his interview below to see what is new at Virgin Mobile. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Tom Kershaw, Senior VP and General Manager, Interconnections Solutions, Telcordia, Part 3

November 23 2009 - 1:08 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 3 of a 3 part interview with Tom Kershaw, Senior VP and General Manager, Interconnections Solutions, Telcordia. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Tom Kershaw, Senior VP and General Manager, Interconnections Solutions, Telcordia, Part 1

November 23 2009 - 12:47 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 3 part interview with Tom Kershaw, Senior VP and General Manager, Interconnections Solutions, Telcordia. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Tom Kershaw, Senior VP and General Manager, Interconnections Solutions, Telcordia, Part 2

November 23 2009 - 1:05 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a 3 part interview with Tom Kershaw, Senior VP and General Manager, Interconnections Solutions, Telcordia. ... Read More »

Video: RCR Local - Sprint 4G Launch in Austin

November 20 2009 - 1:10 pm ET | John Scarborough

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RCR got a chance to catch up with the Sprint 4G roll out team at one of their events in Austin this past week. Watch John Taylor from Sprint talk about this exciting new service and some of the products utilizing it. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications, Part 2

November 12 2009 - 12:44 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications, Part 1

November 12 2009 - 11:52 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications ... Read More »

Video Interview: Curtis Rapp, VP - Sales & Marketing, air2web, Part 1

November 12 2009 - 11:47 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Curtis Rapp, VP - Sales & Marketing, air2web ... Read More »

Video Interview: Curtis Rapp, VP - Sales & Marketing, air2web, Part 2

November 12 2009 - 12:06 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Curtis Rapp, VP - Sales & Marketing, air2web ... Read More »

Video Interview: Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure, Part 2

November 12 2009 - 11:58 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure ... Read More »

Video Interview: Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure, Part 1

November 12 2009 - 11:20 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure ... Read More »

Video Interview: Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, Weather Channel, Part 2

November 3 2009 - 10:57 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, of The Weather Channel. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Louis Gump, CNNmobile, Part 2

November 3 2009 - 10:45 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Louis Gump of CNNmobile. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, Weather Channel, Part 1

November 3 2009 - 10:49 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, at The Weather Channel. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Louis Gump, CNNmobile, Part 1

November 3 2009 - 10:38 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Louis Gump of CNNmobile. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 3

October 23 2009 - 1:35 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 3 of a three part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 2

October 23 2009 - 1:31 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of a three part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 1

October 23 2009 - 1:28 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 1 of a 3 part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, Part 2

October 23 2009 - 11:30 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Part 2 of Tracy Ford's interview with Neville Ray of T-Mobile USA. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, Part 1

October 23 2009 - 10:39 am ET | Tracy Ford

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Tracy Ford interviews Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations for T-Mobile USA. ... Read More »

China: 3G technology hot bed

October 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Anuradha Shukla | RCR Wireless News

SHENZEN, China – The Chinese government awarded 3G licenses to China's three state-run carriers in January and now they have launched their own 3G brands. These licenses have changed the competitive landscape of China's ... Read More »

UPDATE: New iPhone boosts Apple's bottom line.

October 20 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

-Apple sold 7.4M iPhones during most recent quarter.-Apple

Apple Inc. continued its assault on the mobile space during its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 26 selling nearly 7.4 million iPhone devices, which was a 7% increase over the previous year and in-line with analysts' estimates. ... Read More »

UK government to use mobile broadband to provide high-speed Internet to 90% of country

October 20 2009 - 12:20 pm ET | Desire Athow, IT Pro Portal | RCR Wireless News

The UK government has laid out the roadmap for upgrading the nation's wireless services by rolling out next-generation wireless technologies coupled with bolstering up 3G coverage all across the country, it has been reported. ... Read More »

Reality Check: 1,000 Songs In Your Pocket

October 20 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, CEO and Co-Founder, Mobile Symmetry | RCR Wireless News

-Jim Patterson, CEO and Co-Founder, Mobile Symmetry-

With these five words, a revolution began. Digital home products were floundering en masse (remember the iPaq music center?). The PC market was in the tank. Our nation was still reeling from the terrorism of 9/11 and we were ... Read More »

MetroPCS launches first WM 6.1 device

October 20 2009 - 12:18 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

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MetroPCS Communications Inc. continued its roll out of higher-tier handsets with the launch of its first Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile 6.1-powered device, the Samsung Code. The device, which is priced at $300, includes ... Read More »

Video Interview: Anthony Melone, CTO, Verizon Wireless, Part 2

October 15 2009 - 1:36 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews Anthony Melone, CTO, Verizon Wireless, in the second part of a two-part series. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Anthony Melone, CTO, Verizon Wireless, Part 1

October 15 2009 - 2:49 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews Anthony Melone, CTO of Verizon Wireless, in the first part of a two-part series. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bill Morrow, CEO, Clearwire, Part 1

October 8 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford

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RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire in part one of a three-part interview. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Nick Macilveen, OpenMarket

October 8 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford

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RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews Nick Macilveen of OpenMarket. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bill Morrow, CEO, Clearwire, Part 3

October 8 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford

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RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire, in the third part of a three-part series. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bill Morrow, CEO, Clearwire, Part 2

October 8 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford

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RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire, in the second part of a three-part series. ... Read More »

VIDEO REVIEW: Hiccups limit effectiveness of SpinVox's voicemail transcriptions

October 1 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Allie Winter | RCR Wireless News

SpinVox provides a relatively accurate and useful service, although transcribed voicemails can take up to 10 minutes to arrive and are in some cases truncated. If you prefer to read transcriptions of voicemails via text messages - ... Read More »

Video Interview: Sue Spradley, Nokia Siemens Network

October 1 2009 - 3:14 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Tracy Ford sits down with Sue Spradley of Nokia Siemens Networks to talk about NSN's plans for North America, its management service contract with Embarq and plans to light up rural America via the Broadband Stimulus package. ... Read More »

Video Interview: Bill Stone, FLO TV

October 1 2009 - 4:07 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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FLO TV's Bill Stone talks to RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford about the company's plans to move beyond carrier agreements with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility to try to drive awareness to the mobile TV space and increase ... Read More »

PCIA Products Roundup

September 22 2009 - 6:00 am ET | RCR Wireless News Staff | RCR Wireless News

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Executive Interview: Cox's Stephen Bye

September 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

-Stephen Bye, VP of Wireless at Cox-Cox

Cable telecom giant Cox Communications Inc. is set to enter the highly competitive wireless space in a big way. The company is in the midst of building out its own CDMA wireless network to support customers as well as launch ... Read More »

Unlimited calling plans to challenge networks

September 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

Nothing seems to drive adoption of a service as well as cutting the price of using that service. And for the wireless industry, the service of choice remains voice, and in case you were not aware, we are in the midst of a price ... Read More »

New networks, new opportunities

September 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

Wasn’t it just yesterday the wireless industry was all abuzz about third-generation networks and how they would revolutionize the way we communicate? Taking a look at the headlines today that tout the same life-altering ... Read More »

PCIA's Fitch talks regs, buildouts on eve of show

September 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News

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As president and CEO of PCIA – the Wireless Infrastructure Association, Michael Fitch is charged with overseeing the group's mission of supporting the infrastructure necessary to make wireless communications and information ... Read More »

PCIA’s 2009 Wireless Infrastructure Show is set to inform

September 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | RCR Wireless News

The tower industry gets its turn on the trade show spotlight this week as PCIA’s 2009 Wireless Infrastructure Show is set to kick off at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. ... Read More »

Moto unwraps its Android OS smartphone

September 10 2009 - 2:31 pm ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News

-Motorola's Android-powered Cliq-T-Mobile USA

Editor's Note: Reporter Matt Kapko is reporting live from GigaOM's Mobilize show today in San Francisco, where Motorola Inc. introduced its first Android-based smartphone. Watch this space for live updates. ... Read More »

WiMAX: 3M strong and growing

September 8 2009 - 4:49 pm ET | Dan Meyer

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 ... Read More »

American Tower, Crown Castle, Bharti Infratel and Tata-Quippo looking at Aircel's Towers in India

September 2 2009 - 1:25 pm ET | The Economic Times | The Economic Times

Aircel Cellular has shortlisted four players — US-based American Tower Corporation (ATC), Crown Castle International, Bharti Infratel and the Tata-Quippo combine — for buying out its tower business in a deal worth $1. ... Read More »

AT&T eyes BSNL stake to re-enter India

September 2 2009 - 1:19 pm ET | Rashmi Pratap, ET Bureau | Economic Times India

US telecom giant AT&T is learnt to have approached public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for investing in the Indian behemoth to re-enter the world’s fastest-growing telecom market. http://budurl.com/rcr04 ... Read More »

Reliance Infratel plans Rs 5,000-crore IPO

September 2 2009 - 1:07 pm ET | Rajesh S Kurup | Business Standard

It would be the second-largest IPO after the Rs 6,000-crore one by state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation. ... Read More »

Diamond Announces Agreement with First Telecom Services for Tower Assets

September 2 2009 - 12:51 pm ET | Press Release

Diamond announces today that First Telecom Services LLC (“First Telecom”), a subsidiary of First Communications, has contributed its wireless tower assets (the “Assets”) to Diamond. The Assets include 368 ... Read More »

GSA: LTE counts 39 commitments in 19 countries

August 27 2009 - 11:35 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

The Global mobile Suppliers Association said the number of LTE network commitments worldwide has increased 50% to 39 from an earlier report in March. The commitments have come from 19 countries, with 14 LTE networks scheduled to ... Read More »

Alcatel-Lucent gains LTE/700 MHz certification

August 24 2009 - 1:19 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

Alcatel-Lucent said it has received FCC certification for its LTE base stations designed to use the 700 MHz frequency band auctioned by the FCC in 2008 and expected to be the backbone for initial LTE deployments by Verizon ... Read More »

NSN to open LTE center in Dallas

August 20 2009 - 11:57 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

-NSN's Sue Spradley was named to the company's executive board.-Nokia Siemens

Nokia Siemens Networks said it was establishing a “center of competence” in Dallas dedicated to developing LTE for the North American market. The center is expected to employ approximately 500 people, including current Nokia ... Read More »

Motorola tapped by KDDI for LTE equipment

August 20 2009 - 11:36 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

Motorola Inc. snared a significant LTE network contract with Japanese operator KDDI Corp. ... Read More »

VZW-Qualcomm name JV focusing on M2M biz

August 20 2009 - 11:16 am ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News

Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm Inc. announced their joint venture company focusing on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications would be named nPhase and headed by the original company’s president, Steve Pazol. ... Read More »

Addressing the Power Gap – The Road to True Mobility

August 19 2009 - 12:40 pm ET | Jim Cathey, VP of Business Development, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies | RCR Wireless News

The role of mobile devices is rapidly evolving – converged products like the iPhone are shaping consumer behavior and creating unprecedented expectation for video, web browsing, gaming, and GPS. As our handsets transform from ... Read More »

How to Use Analyst Relations to Drive Shareholder Value

August 19 2009 - 1:05 pm ET | Kristin Taylor, Sr. Director of Analyst Relations, Qualcomm, Inc. | RCR Wireless News

Building a world-class Analyst Relations (AR) program is a worthy investment that delivers positive returns companywide. AR is a way for you to strategically influence the worldwide technologists who are recommending products and ... Read More »

The Secret of Rapid 4G Deployment

August 18 2009 - 3:30 pm ET | Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu | RCR Wireless News

LTE is slated to become the next generation of wireless technology. The spectral efficiency alone, meaning the number of data bits supported on a given frequency, clinches the deal. The business case is compelling: with LTE you ... Read More »

EU to invest $25M into LTE research

August 18 2009 - 4:11 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

The European Union said it plans to invest more than $25 million beginning in 2010 into research in support of LTE-based wireless networks. LTE-based network are expected to begin launching in Europe in early 2010. ... Read More »

Sprint Nextel adds a trio of WiMAX markets

August 18 2009 - 12:57 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

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. ... Read More »

AT&T Mobility posts iPhone-fueled growth during Q2

August 17 2009 - 4:08 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

-Apple's iPhone, modeled here by AT&T CEO and President Randall Stephenson, bolstered AT&T Mobility's strong Q2 customer growth.-AT&T

AT&T Mobility continues to ride the iPhone tide as the nation’s second largest operator posted strong customer growth during the second quarter bolstered by Apple Inc.’s device. ... Read More »

VZW growth hit by economy, revenues remain strong

August 12 2009 - 3:55 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News

Verizon Wireless posted second quarter results highlighted by strong postpaid net customer additions and growing wireless revenues. ... Read More »

Reading the Mobile Broadband Tea Leaves

August 10 2009 - 3:02 pm ET | Sarvesh Sharma, Huawei | RCR Wireless News

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 ... Read More »

Ease of use is industry’s killer app

August 6 2009 - 12:44 pm ET | Michael Woodward VP, Mobile Phone Portfolio AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets | RCR Wireless News

Ease of use is our industry’s killer app. Without ease of use, our hard work and best ideas can be lost for months or years, if adopted at all. At AT&T, we are committed to delivering products that are easy, intuitive, and ... Read More »

The UICC: Making the case for a more open U.S. wireless industry

August 4 2009 - 11:07 am ET | Jean-Louis Carrara VP of business development for telecommunications, Gemalto North America | RCR Wireless News

The iPhone. The BlackBerry Storm. The Android. The Palm Pre. When we think about these phones, we think AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint, respectively. Phone exclusivity is a major headache for consumers who want ... Read More »

The smart grid and wireless networks: What’s the connection?

August 4 2009 - 5:19 pm ET | Jake McLeod, Principal VP, CTO and Bechtel Fellow, Bechtel Communications | RCR Wireless News

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The elevator speech regarding the smart grid is simply that it is a communications system overlay on the existing electrical grid to make the electrical grid more controllable and much more efficient in the delivery of energy. ... Read More »

It’s all about the network

March 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News

While the big news out of this year’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Span, was Verizon Wireless’ choice of LTE vendors — Alcatel Lucent and Ericsson, among others — its IMS news is just as interesting. It’s not too ... Read More »

On tap in Washington: Another attempt at a wireless consumer protection bill

March 3 2009 - 12:13 pm ET | Jeffrey Silva | RCR Wireless News

House telecom subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-Va.) reportedly plans to craft a wireless consumer protection bill this year, an effort likely to reignite a debate over the role of states in a new national regulatory ... Read More »

A ‘comfortable’ iPCS posts solid Q4 metrics

March 3 2009 - 11:37 am ET | Gary E. Salazar | RCR Wireless News

Regional wireless provider iPCS Inc. posted $9.8 million in losses for 2008, but the company remains optimistic it will continue to add customers and reduce churn. ... Read More »

LG recalls 30,000 ‘Spyder’ handsets for 911 issues

March 3 2009 - 11:12 am ET | Jeffrey Silva | RCR Wireless News

-Cellular South sells the LG Spyder for $150 with a two-year contract.-

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said about 30,000 LG Electronics Co. Ltd. handsets are being recalled because of 911-calling-related problems. ... Read More »

Slowdown may snag smartphone newbies

March 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Phil Carson | RCR Wireless News

Like cartoon coyotes that draw themselves to full height before an exaggerated pounce on prey, handset vendors have offered little this year — but portended much — before an expected lunge at the market. ... Read More »

Emerging markets are fertile ground for mobile banking

March 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Colin Gibbs | RCR Wireless News

-M-Pesa is a Kenyan mobile banking system developed by Vodafone and the carrier Safaricom Ltd.-

Mobile banking is beginning to get legs in emerging markets, but it’s not just the noble goals of empowering individuals and helping the downtrodden that is driving the space. ... Read More »

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, Andrew and more

March 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Kristen Beckman | RCR Wireless News

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when ... Read More »

Next-generation consumer products mobilized with 3G capability

March 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Michael Grossi, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company

-Michael Grossi, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company-

Collecting a soggy newspaper from the end of the driveway in one’s pajamas is familiar to many of us. As newspapers and magazines pile up on the counters and in the recycling bin, we wonder if there couldn’t be an easier way. ... Read More »

Dish Network profit up despite subscriber decline

March 2 2009 - 5:52 pm ET | Reuters

Dish Network, controlled by entrepreneur Charlie Ergen, said it had a net loss of 102,000 subscribers, compared with a year earlier, when it added 85,000. ... Read More »

Iraqi operators to list on Iraq stock exchange

March 2 2009 - 5:51 pm ET | cellular-news

­The Iraqi government has announced plans to require the country's three mobile phone networks to list their shares on the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) by the middle of 2010. The move could triple the value of shares on the stock ... Read More »

Vendors see future in iPhone business applications

March 2 2009 - 5:50 pm ET | Jeremy Kirk | Macworld

The iPhone may generally be considered a consumer device, but several vendors at the Cebit trade show this week are demonstrating applications and services to put the device more firmly in the business arena. ... Read More »

Huawei builds Leap’s Chicago network

March 2 2009 - 3:18 pm ET | Gary E. Salazar | RCR Wireless News

Cricket Communications Inc. has deployed its 3G network in Chicago by partnering with wireless infrastructure vendor Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the companies announced today. ... Read More »