2012

Colombia telecom regulators seem to be moving toward enabling spectrum in the 700 MHz band, internationally known as the digital dividend, to enhance high-speed mobile Internet benefits in rural areas. The National Spectrum Agency (ANE) announced that Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson …

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. Mobile broadband is still a growing market in Brazil, led by …

T-Mobile USA’s plan to merge with MetroPCS may have hit its first bump in the road. A group of disgruntled MetroPCS shareholders has sued to block the deal. A copy of their filing was obtained late yesterday by TmoNews. The …

Attitudes toward mobile data traffic tend to be very different in developed markets compared to emerging markets. As a result, so are the attitudes toward network optimization. In developed markets,

RIO DE JANEIRO—Panelists who debated m-health in Brazil agreed that the lack of connectivity is the greatest challenge to developing the market. Security, culture and legislation were also pointed out as challenges by executives from information technology and medical equipment …

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. A few months back, I used this forum to touch upon bring your own device (BYOD)—employees …

Brazil’s mobile operators face heavy bureaucracy and many regulations when deploying mobile sites. Many municipalities’ laws are impacting tower and mobile coverage in Brazilian cities. “There are big challenges for Brazil’s operators,” consultant John Strand told RCR Wireless News in a …

As carriers race to build next generation wireless networks, they must also race to hire the best and the brightest to design and deploy these networks. The ripple effect of their investments is impacting other industries, including wireless infrastructure, mobile …

It’s official — Japan’s Softbank is buying a controlling interest in Sprint Nextel. The Japanese carrier will spend $20.1 billion to buy 70% of Sprint, paying the company’s shareholders $12.1 billion

Spain’s Telefónica has agreed to sell its call-center business Atento to Bain Capital for about U.S.$ 1.34 billion (€ 1.039 billion). Industry observers say the company wants to raise cash through asset sales because it is struggling under a heavy …

Four Ways Merchandising Improves Your Profitability: A simple change in how you secure and merchandise devices can solve multiple challenges and boost your bottom line. This report explains how updating your security and merchandising displays can solve the four most …

RIO DE JANEIRO—“Ninety percent of all the data that telecom carriers have are not used in an intelligent way to generate new revenues,” Frost & Sullivan senior market analyst Fernando Belfort said. According to Belfort, cloud computing, mobile security and …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Ruckus’ president and CEO, Selina Lo, who has been chosen by RCR Wireless News as one of the Top 10 Women in Wireless for 2012. is on a mission to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to everyone and …

Regional wireless operator Ntelos is set to begin rolling out LTE services across its network during the second half of next year, and to have 70% of its potential customers covered by the end of 2014, according to an investor …

If nothing else, I hope Sprint Nextel never goes away simply for the entertainment it provides. Especially in an industry that more often than not takes itself way too seriously,

Special Report: Women to Watch in Wireless 2012: Meet a group of women who are emerging as thought leaders and innovators in the wireless ecosystem. By identifying new products and new opportunities for their companies, these women are building markets as …

Apple is expected to launch the “iPad Mini” just days before Microsoft ships its new Surface tablet.

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian telecom operator Oi announced it has tapped Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Ericsson as suppliers for its next LTE networks. Oi said it will deploy 2,300 radio base stations in time for the Confederations …

RIO DE JANEIRO – To meet data traffic growth, wireless carriers in Brazil are deploying Wi-Fi hotspots in places with high concentrations of people. During this week’s Futurecom event, Lucas Pinz, from PromonLogicalis, talked to RCR Wireless about how Brazilian …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Telecom operators have to secure partnerships to make the machine-to-machine market take off across Brazil. During a panel held at this week’s Futurecom event, executives from carriers and vendors discussed the main challenges of developing solutions …