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Partnerships: NII chooses SmartTrust; Azimuth supplies test equipment to DT; and more

NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected SmartTrust to provide advanced OMA Device Management and Firmware Over the Air capabilities for NII’s 3G network. SmartTrust’s SmartProvisioning system allows operators to manage delivery of new applications when subscribers...

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The big four carriers and their competitive positioning

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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...

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...

Telecom unemployment rate stands at 10.1%

Telecom Unemployment Rate The telecommunications sector lost 49,500 jobs from July 2009 to July 2010, including 5,800 jobs lost from June to July of this year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 919,400 jobs in the sector in July. The computer and electronics products segment...

Gemalto to pay nearly $200M for M2M module maker Cinterion

Gemalto (GTO) is buying module maker Cinterion Wireless Modules GmbH for $198.7 million, adding to its machine-to-machine business strategy by bringing the world's leading M2M module maker to the world's largest Subscriber Identity Module manufacturer. The acquisition moves Gemalto beyond the SIM business...

T-Mobile USA scrutinized for its labor practices

T-Mobile USA Inc. was chastised for its labor relations in a report by the American Rights at Work Education Fund. The report, “Lowering the bar or setting the standard? Deutsche Telekom’s U.S. labor practices,” claims that the wireless industry’s No. 4 carrier and its...

DT COO Akhavan to step down in February

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG announced that COO Hamid Akhavan has asked to leave the company in February to pursue new interests.Akhavan has been with DT for 8 years. DT is the parent company to T-Mobile USA Inc., the fourth largest carrier in...

Latest DT/Sprint Nextel rumors highlight foreign ownership interests in domestic market

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;...

T-Mobile USA foreign ownership dust-up ‘much ado about little or nothing’: FCC re-examination centers on small wireless carrier owned by T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless

German giant Deutsche Telekom AG's $30 billion purchase of what is now T-Mobile USA Inc. is not at issue in the Federal Communications Commission's re-examination of a narrow foreign-ownership issue involving a small wireless carrier jointly owned by the No. 4 cellular operator and...

T-Mobile USA adds 668,000 customers in Q2

T-Mobile USA Inc.'s second-quarter results showed increases in the two Cs, customers and churn. The nation's No. 4 carrier added 668,000 customers, pushing its customer base to 31.5 million at the end of the quarter, but T-Mobile USA's churn reached 2.7%, up from 2.6%...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

Chip provider, and thorn in Qualcomm's side, Broadcom saw its co-founder Henry Nicholas III indicted last week on fraud, conspiracy and . wait for it . drug charges. While the fraud and conspiracy charges are bad news for the company and investors, the drug...

Supreme Court: T-Mobile USA’s ‘free phone’ lawsuit can move forward

The Supreme Court let stand lower court rulings that held federal arbitration law does not pre-empt class-action litigation against T-Mobile USA Inc., an action that divided the wireless industry and now paves the way for three federal lawsuits to move forward in California against...

Sprint Nextel turning around?: Subscriber losses continue, but some analysts have the end in sight

There just might be an end in sight for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s troubles. After the company reported first-quarter results that were either in line with analyst predictions or, in some cases, better than expected, the carrier's stock dropped slightly after an early jolt in...

DT-Sprint Nextel combo would face uphill climb

ON MANY LEVELS, politics alone appear to weigh heavily against the government approving a merger that would propel German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG to the top of the U.S. cellphone-carrier ranking through an acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp.But perhaps that's precisely the point....

Worst of the Week: Odds and ends

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

T-Mobile USA tops 30M mark: Most metrics flat year-over-year, data revenues growing

T-Mobile USA Inc. pushed past the 30 million subscriber mark during the first three months of the year, adding 981,000 net customers and ending the first quarter with 30.8 million customers. The net customer growth was inline with the 980,000 customers the carrier added...

T-Mobile USA to get rolling on 3G

T-Mobile USA Inc. plans to officially launch its 3G network starting next week. The launch comes about two years after the nation's No. 4 carrier paid $4.2 billion for advanced wireless services (AWS) spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission's Auction 66, spectrum the carrier...

Cross-Atlantic union ties could impact T-Mobile USA

The Communications Workers of America said it joined forces with Germany's largest union, potentially giving organized labor more leverage to secure unionization of T-Mobile USA Inc.'s wireless workers."This is an aspect of organizing that hasn't been done before - it's a huge breakthrough," said...

What’s next for Sprint Nextel?: With plenty of issues on its plate, No. 3 carrier has work cut out

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. JUST CAN'T get itself out of the spotlight. And if any of the tier-one carriers needs a time out right now, Sprint Nextel is certainly the most likely candidate.The company's stock continued falling to record lows after it reported massive customer...

Sun’s plans for MySQL:wireless?

Sun Microsystems Inc. raised eyebrows and garnered splashy headlines when it announced plans to acquire MySQL Inc. for $1 billion. But what the deal means in mobile - or just about anywhere else, for that matter - is far from clear.A Swedish outfit with...

Freedom of choice: Google’s plans open door for innovation, confusion

Like Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner," Google Inc. last week showcased an attention-grabbing Android. But while the Internet giant garnered headlines and wowed fanboys with its latest move in wireless, some developers reacted with a big yawn.Google ended weeks of speculation about its mobile...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Ruckus Wireless and Accenture

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 available.Cellular--Uruguay: L.M. Ericsson said it has been chosen by ANTEL...

Google’s cellphone plans: Android

Google Inc. ended weeks of speculation about its mobile plans, unveiling an alliance of industry heavyweights centered on a new, open-source software platform.The Internet behemoth joined Qualcomm Inc., Motorola Inc., HTC Corp. and T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG to take the wraps off the...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Colubris, Nokia Siemens Networks, BelAir Networks and more

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 available.Wi-Fi--France: Colubris Networks said it has been chosen by Alcatel-Lucent...