June 2011

Dish Network Corp. (DISH) has submitted a $1.375 billion cash bid for TerreStar Networks Inc. in a bankruptcy auction, according to Reuters. Among other assets, TerreStar holds wireless spectrum.Dish was …

Qualcomm announced it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Rapid Bridge LLC, a San Diego-based inventor of advanced techniques for the design and development of semiconductor …

Pandora Media Inc. (P) debuted on the New York Stock Exchange today at a per-stock price of $20.32 before immediately jumping to a peak of $24.25. Pandora has gained incredible …

PHILADELPHIA – With the cloud of uncertainty hanging ominously over its operations, you have to hand it to the folks at T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) that continue to operate with …

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.I …

Cellular service throughout Latin America is about to get a jolt as wireless operators deploy advanced-generation networks capable of carrying all kinds of content across the airwaves. From Brazil to …

Reuters | June 13, 2011 | Miyoung Kim (Reuters) – South Korea plans to install or upgrade 300,000 mobile payment checkouts at major retailers and transport services this year in its latest …

Alcatel-Lucent | June 9, 2011  | Press Release Moscow, June 9, 2011 –OJSC Mobile TeleSystems (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, and Alcatel-Lucent …

Cellular service throughout Latin America is about to get a jolt as wireless operators deploy advanced-generation networks capable of carrying all kinds of content across the airwaves. From Brazil to …

PHILADELPHIA – Is there anything more exciting than a network speed test? We here at RCR Wireless News think not and to prove that we decided to conduct such a …

Alcatel-Lucent Russia: With Mobile TeleSystems, telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, for the modernization of MTS transport infrastructure by deploying a mobile IP network. MTS has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s IP/MPLS-based …

PHILADELPHIA – Is there anything more exciting than a network speed test? We here at RCR Wireless News think not and to prove that we decided to conduct such a test during our recent visit to Philadelphia as part of the RCR Wireless News Global Tour.

NOVI, Mich. — Healthcare and wireless technology are colliding more than ever today and the points of convergence are being driven in large part by the massive adoption of electronic …

PHILADELPHIA – The tower industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs, a trend that seems set to continue as new entrants in the mobile space could help …

Skype Ltd. has teamed up with Comcast Corp. in a move aimed to bring high-definition video calling to the television.A press release today said Comcast customers would soon be able …

L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) announced it plans to acquire privately held Telcordia for $1.15 billion in an all-cash transaction, strengthening Ericsson’s portfolio of operations support systems/business support systems. Telcordia’s 2,600 employees …

In the Los Angeles metro area Verizon Wireless (VZ) gets the top nod in a new report that sought out to test wireless data speeds and various features among the …

PHILADELPHIA – With the explosion in data services beginning to take its toll on traditional cellular networks, companies that specialize in solutions designed to relieve that pressure have become sought …