Born during the mid-1990s in Western Europe, prepaid mobile services’ impact on subscriber growth has been unprecedented. This unexpected growth has had several consequences:
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Yearly Archives
2012
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Brazilian carrier Oi announced it has chosen Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft as its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) vendors. Oi expects to launch IPTV services during the second half of this year. According to a Pyramid Research report, IPTV services are expected to …
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A report from Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group finds that laptop and tablet users spend more time connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi than any other type of connection. Of the 1,079 users surveyed, 75% said they own a laptop …
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Verizon Wireless could be on the verge of garnering government approval for a haul of spectrum acquisitions, according to a story from Reuters citing “people with knowledge of the situation.” According to Reuters, the deal is still dependent on the …
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Sandy Motley helps regional carriers navigate the road to LTE.
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The machine-to-machine market gained significant momentum today as seven mobile operators entered into an alliance to collaborate on services. The carriers – KPN, NTT DoCoMo; Rogers Communications; SingTel; Telefónica, through its Telefónica Digital unit; Telstra; and Vimpelcom – said they will …
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Second quarter earnings announcements are just around the corner, and having a closer look at Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable should help cement our theses for the telecommunications sector.
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We never thought we’d see a parallel between wireless operators and team sports, but today that parallel seems highly appropriate.
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In an age of digital and mobile services, where end users now demand personalization and real-time interaction, customer experience management will be key to operators retaining and winning customers.
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For anybody involved in the communications market in Latin America, the excitement and buzz is hard to miss. The FIFA World Cup Games will dominate Brazil in 2014.
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Mexican mobile telecommunications account for 57.1% of the total telecommunications revenue in Mexico, representing 58.323 million Mexican pesos (U.S.$4.38 million) in the first quarter of 2012, an annual growth of 5.6%, according to the local consulting and market research firm …
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South America is on TE Connectivity’s telecom radar. The company just launched a manufacturing plant for telecommunication networks located in the countryside of São Paulo state in Brazil with an equipment investment of U.S.$500,000. This will help the company’s local business …
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The percent of Uruguay’s population with access to information and communication technologies has grown. According to Uruguay‘s National Institute of Statistics (INE) the total inhabitants who owned PCs (laptops included) increased from 47.6% in 2009 to 60% in 2011, while …
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Merger and acquisition activity during the first half of the year across the mobile and online space increased 3% compared with the final half of 2011, with total M&A transaction values surging 20% over the same time frame, according to …
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FCC blocks comment extension on Verizon Wireless/T-Mobile USA spectrum deal
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThe Federal Communications Commission is looking to keep its review of proposed spectrum deals by Verizon Wireless on track, announcing late last week that it would not extend the comment period in light of a new deal announced late last …
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Reader Forum: How AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone can recoup billions spent on carrier clouds
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLook around. Cloud services are hot and everyone is trying their best to cash in. According to Informa, in 2011, 127 telecoms operators spent $13.5 billion in capital investments on carrier cloud infrastructure,
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Almost one year after acquiring the Wi-Fi company Vex, Brazilian telecom carrier Oi announced that it has integrated both companies’ networks. As part of the integration, Oi changed the name of Vex‘s service to Oi WiFi, and it is expanding Oi’s …
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A recent survey from Grant Thornton U.K., prepared by Experian, placed Brazil among the top most attractive countries for information and communication technology (ICT) business investment and expansion. “The huge potential consumer market, which is increasing due to the advancement of …
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Ex-Nokia executives promise to maintain the Meego operating system.
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AT&T CMO Cathy Couglin says the company is looking at pricing changes and spectrum acquisitions in this exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News.
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …
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With the unemployment rate still stuck above 8% and economists projecting lackluster job growth for the rest of the year, hiring managers are increasingly looking at two job markets. One one hand is an oversupply of under-qualified job seekers and …
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Taiwan’s HTC Corp., arguably Samsung’s top competitor in the Android device market, says its second quarter earnings plunged 58% from the year-ago quarter. HTC earned $247 million on revenue of roughly $3.0 billion. Revenue was down 27% from the year-ago …
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RCR Wireless News Time Machine: 13 years ago this week – this week in July 1999
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’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 …
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Spanish Telefónica said it will make a multi-million-euro investment to kick start mobile advertising in Brazil, using the O2 media model that was successful in the U.K. as a blueprint. The announcement was made July 5 at a London event, …