2012

The Spanish group Telefónica is looking to add video chatting to its services. Through its unit Telefónica Digital, the company acquired U.S.-based TokBox with the goal of driving innovation in its core communications business with capabilities that now extend beyond …

All Brazilian mobile line numbers will have one more digit by December 2016.  The digit “9 “will be added to the left of the current eight digit numbers of each mobile phone, according to the implementation roadmap released by the …

On the heels of announcing plans to offer Apple’s slate of iPad products, Sprint Nextel released no-contract data plans catering to those devices that undercut similar offerings from larger rivals. Sprint Nextel said beginning Nov. 11 it will offer tablet-specific …

While Microsoft was busy unveiling its new Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet today, Google’s new Nexus 10 tablet surfaced a little earlier than planned. Today a Korean website posted two photos of a what appears to be the …

Sprint Nextel (S) continued to show uneven financial and operational results during the recently completed third quarter, posting some metrics that beat expectations, while others continued to lag. The carrier’s struggles with its iDEN network hounded customer growth, with Sprint …

While analysts debate the causes and cures for tepid job growth in America, wireless service providers and infrastructure companies are busy with their own plans for job growth. AT&T is trying to hire 100 new engineers a year, according to …

Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) is ready to provide LTE equipment that is locally manufactured in Brazil, in line with LTE auction rules, to wireless operators that will launch the next generation of telecommunications, starting in the first quarter of 2013. The …

As major wireless employers fight for the best technical talent, they are learning that the traditional career paths of communications companies don’t always work for the most dedicated engineers. Managerial responsibilities may not be a priority for those who want …

While rival Verizon Wireless surprised analysts with a robust third quarter, AT&T Mobility surprise many by falling short on a number of operational metrics during its most recent fiscal quarter. AT&T Mobility posted 678,000 net customer additions during the third …

Sprint Nextel is the third tier-one carrier set to release its earnings and performance metrics, scheduled for Oct. 25. The company is in the midst of a turnaround cycle.

Claro Brazil has made a different move:  it has partnered with Magazine Luiza, one of Brazil’s largest retail companies in terms of revenue and stores, to launch “Chip Luiza,”  a co-branded chip targeting prepaid customers. Follow RCR Wireless News – Americas …

Global data center traffic is forecasted to grow fourfold to reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually by 2016, while cloud traffic is expected to achieve 4.3 zettabytes by 2016, a 44% combined annual growth rate (CAGR), from 683 exabytes …

As the second largest telecommunications market in Latin America, Mexico commands great interest from foreign companies. Nevertheless, over the last decade most of the attention has originated

Apple’s release today of a smaller iPad, quaintly called the iPad Mini, along with updates to its “regular” iPad model, is expected to have a dramatic impact on the still developing tablet market, which Apple continues to dominate. More pressing …

Regulations are commonplace in the telecommunications industry, and the Federal Communications Commission has shaped providers’ roles, both for the Internet and the last-mile

AT&T is set to release its earnings and performance metrics tomorrow. Its earnings has followed Verizon Communications in the past and observers cannot help but compare the two.

To the surprise of no one that has consumed any form of media over the past week, Apple today unveiled a smaller iPad device, along with updates to a handful of the company’s core computing devices. The announcements follow the …

Researchers at MIT say several companies have licensed technology that can exponentially boost bandwidth by eliminating the need for networks to resend dropped data packets. The researchers say the dropped packet problem can be solved at the device level by …

In the shadow of a foreign takeover of domestic wireless operator Sprint Nextel by Japanese operator Softbank, the Canadian market is set for a similar exchange as Egyptian-based Orascom is set to take a controlling stake in Wind Telecom’s parent …

Apple (AAPL) is livestreaming its new product launch starting at 10 a.m. PST, sharing its latest news in real-time with its most loyal customers. The Apple livecast will be available to those who have Apple TV, Macintosh computers running OS …

Telecom operators want to avoid becoming dumb pipe. They are looking for ways to increase their revenue with value-added services that complement their regular voice and data services. Several surveys have already highlighted the advance of telecom providers into the cloud …

In the 1980s, the proliferation of the personal computer was a disruptive technology that changed the way we live, work and play. In the 1990s the Internet made its debut, impacting the lives of people all over the world.

Although Brazilian telecom companies signed a commitment statement to enhance infrastructure sharing when deploying LTE networks, this subject is still hotly debated when it comes to 2G and 3G networks. Telefónica’s Brazil mobile unit Vivo appears to have taken the …

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. Can I bring my own device? That is the question that we, IT professionals and …