Monthly Archives: May, 2013

Wireless winners on Wall Street year-to-date

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have definitely been big winners on Wall Street this year as rival bidders have bumped up their stock prices. But...

Enterprise telephony spending slides

Enterprise spending on telecom has dropped to its lowest level since the depths of the recession, but spending on unified communications systems is robust,...

Test & Measurement: Agilent expands in Vietnam; mobile app testing update

Agilent Technologies opened two new offices in Vietnam, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This comes even as the company announced a 2%...

Worst of the Week: The never-ending circus

Having attempted to steer clear of the Softbank/Sprint Nextel/Dish/Clearwire soap opera for at least a week, I find myself back in the stands at this ongoing circus trying to again

Clearwire postpones shareholder vote, to review latest Dish offer

Clearwire’s future remains on hold for at least a couple more weeks as the financially beleaguered carrier late last night postponed its planned shareholder...

Mobile Posse: Home screen’s value being recognized

Home screen engagement company Mobile Posse is touting the results of a three-month Arbitron study on consumer use of the home screen on mobile...

Windows 8.1: best of both worlds?

In another sign that tablets and personal computers are becoming more and more similar, Microsoft said today that it will revive some of the...

GSMA report highlights U.S. superiority in mobile broadband

To the surprise of few on this side of the pond, the GSMA released a report today stating the current superiority of the United...

Dish makes last minute bid for stake in Clearwire

Dish Network has again wedged itself in the middle of a pending acquisition attempt, announcing late yesterday an offer of $4.40 per share to...

Galaxy S4, Lumia 928 first AWS-ready devices for Verizon Wireless

Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone and Nokia's Lumia 928 are the first of seven upcoming devices that are set to work on Verizon Wireless' LTE...

Motorola to make always-on smartphone in the U.S.

Google may not yet be making money with Motorola Mobility, but the software giant is making a statement. "As a part of Google we’re...

Telecom Analytics: New pricing models; big data launches

How are analytics feeding new pricing models? There is a lot of discussion around service-based pricing and how good data analytics could be necessary...

Carrier Wrap: Vodafone Spain launches LTE; Verizon Wireless begins AWS support

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...

T-Mobile US set to get BlackBerry Q10 June 5

BlackBerry's Q10 smartphone is set to hit T-Mobile US stores early next month. The Q10 runs the new BB10 operating system, and includes both...

Softbank, Sprint Nextel garner security approval; Clearwire goes on offensive

The ongoing three-way merger dance between Softbank, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire continues to entertain as one part of the tango garnered an important government...

Four inductees set for Wireless Hall of Fame

The Wireless History Foundation announced four individuals set to be inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame at an Oct. 15 event at the...

Intel buys ST-Ericsson’s GPS unit

Intel is charting a course for its move into mobile, adding GPS capabilities with the purchase of ST-Ericsson's GNSS (global navigation satellite system) unit....

Telecom Analytics: Mining Data Gold

Telecom analytics is one of the most exciting areas in the wireless business. In a very competitive environment, carriers have to give a deeper...

Apple chief looks beyond smartphones, tablets

Fresh from Capitol Hill, where he answered questions about this company's tax practices, Apple CEO Time Cook fielded a broader set of questions from...

The evolution of Ethernet (videos)

The past, present and the future of the Ethernet were deeply debated at the Ethernet’s 40th birthday celebration. During the two-day event, Ethernet creators and vendors talked...

Analyst Angle: M2M success for Latin America service providers

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Analyst Angle section. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

Analyst Angle: LTE interest high in Latin America; spectrum, business case challenges remain

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Analyst Angle section. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

Time Trippin’: Round-and-round with 4G; battle for network superiority … 7 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...

Apple under pressure in Europe

The iPhone may be running into trouble in Europe. According to a document obtained by the Financial Times newspaper, the European Commission is questioning...

Wi-Fi opportunity for carriers grows with new handset features

Smartphone and tablet users will connect to Wi-Fi without even realizing it as new technologies enable Wi-Fi access points to communicate directly with the...
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