The HTC Android phones are expected to be among the first to get Android 4.1 when Google’s latest version of its operating system is ready for users to download. We took a look at the HTC One S, which T-Mobile …
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Domestic wireless carriers are living through a strange time when slower sales of high-revenue generating devices is a good thing, at least to the investor community. Those are the folks that judge carriers on a minute-by-minute basis and where long-term …
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After a Brazilian court denied TIM Brasil’s request to overturn telecom regulator Anatel’s suspension of its mobile service sales, the local unit of mobile phone carrier Telecom Italia presented its 800-page action plan to Anatel. TIM said it will invest $225 million …
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Peru’s telecommunications investment agency, Osiptel, has proposed a measure to promote broadband development and the construction of a national fiber optic backbone. It aims to provide high-speed Internet access to a greater portion of the country’s population. Follow RCR Wireless …
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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. Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel has stopped three of the four biggest …
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Apple missed analysts’ forecasts in every area except iPad sales, which came in above expectations.
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Americans are very comfortable using smartphones to track the whereabouts of family members, and some are willing to track family members who don’t know they are being monitored.
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The current onslaught of network upgrades has been a financial boon for the infrastructure market as the latest technology has required most operators to invest heavily in new equipment. However, one aspect of this building surge that has yet to …
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AT&T Mobility Q2: Slowdown in upgrades bolsters margins; 3.7M iPhones sold
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerAT&T Mobility customers seems to be holding their breathes for a possible new device launch later this year, as the carrier reported a slowdown in device upgrades during the recent second quarter that helped boost wireless margins. The nation’s No. …
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Freescale, Cavium and Texas Instruments are building integrated base station processors capable of supporting up to 1,200 users.
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The much-anticipated LTE spectrum auction in the United Kingdom is scheduled to begin this year, but there won’t be any bidding until 2013. The United Kingdom’s telecom regulating authority, Ofcom, announced the details of the plan today that aims to provide …
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Reality Check: Short-term services driving long-term changes to OSS/BSS integration
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerHistorically, the primary focus for business support systems platforms has been the commercial side of delivering services, whereas the focus for operations support systems platforms has been on the technical control of services.
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The latest “State of Mobile Advertising” report from Opera Software found that business and finance generate more revenue per impression than any other publishing category. The report also shows that Apple’s iOS leads the smartphone operating system pack with an …
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The three Brazilian telecom operators suspended from selling new mobile services by telecom regulator Anatel have to present action plans within 30 days detailing future investments to improve their services. Once the plans are approved, Anatel will authorize the resumption …
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We’re all facing an industry crisis with backhaul capacity. In this webinar you’ll learn about the entire backhaul solution, including antennas, mounts, installation, braided cable, monitoring systems and fiber to the cell initiatives. Presented on July 23, 2012, Philip Sorrells …
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Verizon Wireless released strong second quarter financial results last week setting expectations for what its rivals will need to shoot for. Obviously, those competing results are already fixed and just need to be unleashed on a rabid financial community beginning …
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A new report predicts that the distributed antenna system market will ship 2.5 million DAS nodes in 2017, or nearly doubling its current rate of sales. Read more about small-cell deployments in the recent RCR Wireless News report “Small Cells, …
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When Apple reports earnings on Tuesday investors will be hoping for another blockbuster quarter from the Cupertino cash machine. Stakeholders throughout the mobile economy will be reading Tuesday’s report closely whether or not they own a slice of Apple. Here …
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More than two months after TIM Brasil CEO Luca Luciani resigned his position in the wake of allegations that parent company Telecom Italia exaggerated its customer base through irregular SIM card use in Italy, the company announced Andrea Mangoni as the …
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Industry observers are questioning whether Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel was too severe when it prohibited three of the nation’s largest wireless carriers from selling new lines. Starting today, July 23, Telecom Italia’s Brazilain unit TIM, América Móvil-controlled Claro and Oi will have their sales suspended in …
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It was rumored on Friday that the French group Vivendi is considering selling its Brazilian telecom unit, GVT. The news service Reuters cited sources familiar with the issue, and noted that the sale could help Vivendi’s falling shares recover. A sale of GVT …
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Ericsson snared a significant contract win from China Mobile to deploy TD-LTE equipment for the carrier in Hong Kong. China Mobile is currently the world’s largest wireless operator, having today said it ended the first half of the year with …
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Vodafone, one of the world’s largest carriers and a bellwether for European operators, announced disappointing numbers for its first fiscal quarter ending in June. The company reported service revenue of approximately $15.68 billion (₤9.98 billion). While this is a .6% …
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Austin, Texas-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) reported a deep drop in profits in the second quarter of 2012. The company reported net sales of $1.03 billion and recorded a $34 million net loss or 14 cents per share for the period …
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This week, AT&T Mobility joined fellow wireless behemoth Verizon Wireless in announcing plans to offer customers the “choice” to pool data resources into one plan that is shared across multiple devices.