Monthly Archives: April, 2013
Brazil’s Oi launches LTE services, investments to reach $400M
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian operator Oi became the country's second wireless carrier to launch LTE services, with initial commercial services beginning today in...
Juniper Networks sees modest YOY growth; F5 cites project delays
Juniper Networks' revenues were up 3% year-over-year and down 7% sequentially, the company reported in preliminary results for the first quarter of 2013.
Juniper had...
Qualcomm beats expectations, but warns of slower Q3
Heavy spending on research and development could depress profits somewhat in the short-term for chip giant Qualcomm, and that has investors bailing out of...
MetroPCS posts flat Q1 results as merger with T-Mobile USA on the horizon
MetroPCS, which is just days away from completing its merger with T-Mobile USA, reported relatively flat first quarter results that considering the current competitive...
Report: Verizon mulls $100B offer for control of Verizon Wireless
Verizon Communication’s interest in acquiring full control over its wireless division is heating up as published reports this morning indicate the domestic telecom giant...
Carrier Wrap: Q1 results, LTE growth and more
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that...
Telecom Analytics: Real-time analytics; Nice launches new platform; IBM buys UrbanCode
Many telecom operators around the world understand they have to optimize their network traffic and delivery, so they can better capitalize on existing traffic....
Ericsson sees pressure on margins, good growth in Wi-Fi and BSS
Ericsson says margins weakened during the first quarter as the company worked to win new contracts. The company says long-term trends are positive and...
MetroPCS shareholders vote in favor of T-Mobile USA deal
MetroPCS shareholders have reportedly approved the carrier’s merger with T-Mobile USA that will see it retain 26% of the combined operations and bolster T-Mobile...
Sprint Nextel continues customer struggles, finances improve; future remains focus of investors
The first-quarter blues hit hard at Sprint Nextel as the carrier posted sluggish customer growth, though it managed to show improved financial performance.
Sprint Nextel...
Apple reports slower growth, focuses on brand
Apple took investors through its numbers yesterday, but not all those numbers were financial results or product sales. Faced with slowing growth rates and...
Time Trippin’: Small carriers look for buyers; billing consolidation … 15 years ago this week
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...
Analyst Angle: TIM Fiber bets on super-fast network to succeed in Brazil’s broadband market
Since TIM acquired AES Atimus for $1 billion in November 2011, there has been speculation about how the company would integrate this asset into its existing portfolio. At the time of the acquisition,
Analyst Angle: Mobile data and broadband will drive LatAm telecom revenue to $167B by 2017
The telecom market in Latin America continues to show positive trends in most of the mobile and fixed key performance indicators (KPIs) which will drive retail revenue up to $167 billion by 2017.
Tablets, M2M devices drive AT&T Mobility’s smaller Q1 growth
AT&T Mobility reported solid first quarter customer and revenue growth, with the former bolstered by strong adoption of tablet devices.
The carrier said it...
FirstNet names D’Agostino, Jr., GM
The nation’s attempt to put together a public-safety wireless network gained leadership today as the FirstNet board of directors announced the hiring of Bill...
Earnings Roundup: EE and ARM report, Apple and AT&T on deck
The UK's largest mobile operator and the world's leading designer of mobile processors both reported first quarter earnings today. EE saw revenue slide, but...
DAS in Action: AT&T talks DAS, small cell, Superdome deployment
NEW ORLEANS – AT&T prefers to build neutral-host distributed antenna systems, and actively plans deployments to accommodate other carriers in terms of space, power...
CCA Spring 2013: C Spire makes bold moves into LTE space (video)
NEW ORLEANS – Regional wireless operator C Spire has been one of the more aggressive smaller operators in rolling out LTE services, having last...
Verizon Wireless expands LTE in Rural America program to Alaska
Verizon Wireless continues to attract rural operators to its LTE in Rural America program with the announcement that Alaska-based KPU Telecommunications has signed up...
Reality Check: How enterprises and mobile operators can maximize security
For CIOs and IT managers, bring-your-own-device often seems short for “bring your own dilemma.” On the one hand, enterprises don’t want employee-provided devices undermining security, including
Reality Check: The mobile services endgame
The mobile industry is very dynamic, has experienced major growth in subscriber counts over the last decade, and has witnessed fundamental changes in the very nature of mobile communications over
CCA Spring 2013: Bluegrass provides details into extensive LTE plans (video)
NEW ORLEANS – Amongst all domestic wireless carriers, regional operator Bluegrass Cellular is in a unique position in that it is set to offer...
DAS in Action: Capex for in-building a tricky proposition
NEW ORLEANS – Capital expenditure numbers make in-building wireless coverage a tricky proposition, according to speakers at this week's DAS in Action conference.
C.J. Maier...
Chip News: Intel, Samsung and Broadcom
Intel makes its move in SDN
Intel is courting the carriers with hardware and software to enable software-defined networking (SDN). The company's reference designs use...