2012

China’s Huawei could pose a threat to U.S. security if the company builds America’s 4G networks, according to a Congressional report.

The Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communication (Brasscom) estimates the country’s revenues from information technology and communications will reach $430 billion by 2022, putting the country in the No. 3 position around the globe. Today, Brazil occupies the No. …

The Chilean government has set a series of ambitious telecommunication goals, including charging all types of voice calls as local calls and eliminating long distance rates or extra rates currently charged by mobile carriers. Also, Chile’s secretary of telecommunications (Subtel) …

This week’s crazed merger news witnessed T-Mobile USA announcing plans to acquire MetroPCS, putting together a pair of carriers that recently have found it difficult to compete in the market.

Reports that Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse called a special board meeting late last week have sparked speculation that Sprint’s board could launch a counterbid for MetroPCS.

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 …

Over the past week, Mexico’s Movistar announced the begging of LTE deployment, while Brazilian carriers released LTE trials. Cintia Garza, team leader for 4G Counts and market analyst for CALA region at Maravedis, joined this week’s RCR Wireless News Latin America …

The evolution from 3G to LTE networks challenges wireless telecom operators as it represents changes such as moving to all IP traffic and a direct communication from the eNodeB to EPC, having no distributed controller in aggregation as with 2G …

Brazil’s Communication minister Paulo Bernardo has claimed the most efficient way to promote country’s development is reducing taxes by imposing counterparts to the private sector. “We need to tax relief and stimulate companies in Brazil,” he noted during the Brasscom …

Thirty-eight companies submitted a total of 900 bids. The nation’s three largest carriers, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint Nextel, did not bid.

Less than four months after holding the 2.6 GHz spectrum auction for LTE, Brazilian wireless telecom operators have begun to do some LTE testing and launches. This week, Oi trialed its LTE network with a videocall test using a Samsung …

ORLANDO, Fla. – The tower industry shares many similarities with its customer segment – wireless carriers – including the penchant for merger and acquisition activity. Recent history has seen a number of deals announced in the space, though the possibilities …

Orlando, Fla. – Dish Networks’ plans for the cellular space continued to solidify this week as company co-founder and chairman Charlie Ergen spoke during a keynote session at the PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show. Those plans are likely to involve a …

Deutsche Telekom confirmed today that it is merging its T-Mobile USA unit with MetroPCS (PCS). The deal will increase T-Mobile USA’s subscriber base by about 28%, giving it a total customer base of about 42.5 million subscribers and bolstering its …

Via Licensing’s LTE patent pool includes 10 companies and is expected to grow.

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. With 48.9 million subscribers and an average household penetration rate over …

Oracle highlighted its cloud computing strategies, and goals at this year’s Oracle Open World in San Francisco. During the show, which has an estimated audience of 50,000 attendees from over 140 countries, Oracle introduced seven new cloud-based services, which augment …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Echoing sentiment from last week’s Competitive Carriers Association event in Las Vegas, infrastructure players are looking for clarity and certainty when it comes to policy decisions from government regulators. During an educational session at this week’s PCIA …

Deutsche Telekom says it is in talks to merge its T-Mobile USA unit with regional carrier MetroPCS (PCS). MetroPCS, based near Dallas, has about 9.3 million subscribers nationwide, so the deal would increase T-Mobile USA’s subscriber base by about 28%. …

Nokia is licensing its map application to corporate customers through an alliance with Oracle.

It’s not all about the iPhone 5 for AT&T – the nation’s second largest carrier says it has two new Android LTE smartphones and a Windows 8 phone on the way.