Monthly Archives: July, 2013

Samsung remains the juggernaut of the smartphone market, but the cost of staying on top weighed on profits during the company's second quarter. The...

The European Commission threw water on claims of mobile data superiority claimed by some European operators, noting in a report that three-fourths of the...

Perhaps looking to gain back some marketing headlines, T-Mobile US announced it has doubled the “brand presence” of MetroPCS across the country and added...

Continuing LTE network rollouts drove Crown Castle's revenues up 26% year-over-year to $735 million, but its income took a large hit from taxes. Ben Moreland, president...

TE Connectivity had a better than expected quarter, reporting net sales of $3.45 billion that exceeded the high end of its guidance but were...

Nadir Mohamed, CEO of Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications, questioned whether that country can support more than three nationwide operators, something the country’s government...

Qualcomm (QCOM) beat Wall Street's expectations with its third quarter earnings report, and said future growth will be driven by smartphone adoption in emerging...

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...

Google has introduced a $35 device that attaches to a TV's HDMI port and enables Android and iOS devices to stream content to the...

U.S. Cellular has signed an agreement with Acxiom to use data and analytics for customer recognition, data enhancement and analytics services to meet consumer...

RCR Wireless is partnering with the good people at the Competitive Carriers Association to stream CCA 2013 Annual Convention in Las Vegas LIVE on...

The federal government continues to loosen its grip on wireless spectrum to the benefit of the mobile industry, with the latest move coming from...

Juniper Networks reported a strong quarter with net  income jumping to $97.9 million compared to $57.7 million in the same period last year. Net revenues...

Did Samsung's Galaxy S4 boost sales of the iPhone during Apple's third quarter? According to Argus Insights, analysis of consumer reviews on social media...

Following up on its pre-release of select second quarter results last month, AT&T continued to show robust growth across its wireless operations thanks to...

Verizon Wireless is launching three new large-screen Android phones. The Droid Maxx, the Droid Ultra, and the Droid Mini include some of the same...

Last week, the international telecom standards regulator, 3GPP, completed the standardization of LTE technology for the 450 MHz spectrum band. This is an important step, especially for Brazilian operators that acquired this band

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...

Nokia is apparently convinced that Samsung owes some of its smartphone success to bigger screen sizes; today the company launched a new Lumia with...

Ericsson, NSN and ZTE all report improving gross margins, but top line growth remains elusive. Cost cuts are helping these companies become more profitable,...

Texas Instruments Inc. Incorporated earned $3.05 billion during the second quarter, with net income of $660 million, meeting its guidance for  boosting its revenue by...

Verizon Communications attempts to acquire full control over Verizon Wireless may have moved closer to reality as Vodafone Chairman Gerard Kleisterlee told investors that...

The wireless industry’s acceptance of cell signal boosters gained momentum this week as AT&T announced a deal with Nextivity authorizing the use of its...

When it comes to mobile customers, communications service providers are facing a new frontier. Highly-connected consumers are eager to use their mobile devices to pay for goods and services, watch videos and

Before digging into the pricing and phone plan changes announced by each of the four largest carriers over the past month, let’s get a quick “health check” of the industry through the eyes of Verizon Communications. On Thursday, the telecommunications giant