2013

Leap Wireless today postponed a planned vote by shareholders on its pending acquisition by AT&T and the release of its third quarter financial results citing the need to file amendments …

RIO DE JANEIRO — The first m-payment product following a joint venture between Claro Brazil and Bradesco, one of the largest banks in Latin America, debuted at the Futurecom event this …

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Last month Spanish telecom operator Telefonica announced it was increasing its stake in the holding entity that controls a 22.4% stake in the largest Italian operator, Telecom Italia. While the new agreement

RIO DE JANEIRO — Telefónica Vivo presented the first range of smartphones with the Firefox operating system in Brazil during the Futurecom event this week. Vivo is currently the only …

Apple has launched new iPads and revamped its tablet product line, discontinuing the iPad 3 and the iPad 4 in order to focus on the new iPad Air and the …

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s 700 MHz auction is expected to take place during the first half of next year with the goal of providing enough spectrum bands for LTE expansion in …

Citing the recently ended government shutdown, the Federal Communications Commission has delayed the beginning of the H-Block spectrum auction by eight days, pushing the start date back from Jan. 14 …

Nokia has unveiled some of the new products that were in the works before the company announced the sale of its device business to Microsoft. For the first time, Nokia …

From the 1990s to mid-2000s, all was in place for telecom operators to deliver substantial results for their shareholders. It was a time of innovation in the industry. Data capabilities were

Last week marked the beginning of the third quarter earnings season for the telecommunications providers. Leading the parade was Verizon Communications, which posted good revenue growth and

There is no doubt that mobility can be a powerful tool to increase the productivity and flexibility of individual employees. But it can also mean that enterprises are under greater pressure

Aruba Networks announced two new deployments of next-generation Wi-Fi technology. The company said its 802.11ac equipment is being used at both Stony Brook University and the Australian Catholic Education Office …

Following weeks of speculation, Crown Castle announced it has agreed to purchase lease rights to 9,700 towers from AT&T for $4.85 billion in cash. The deal, which was thought to …

Brasil has the most expensive cell phone rates on the planet, according to a study released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). According to the organization, a one-minute call in …

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This year has marked a rapid increase in interest to improve cellular to Wi-Fi interoperability – not just from mobile operators and their network infrastructure providers, but also from cable operators

Wireless carriers and trade associations looking to limit the level of participation of Verizon Wireless and AT&T’s in the planned 600 MHz incentive auction have increased their consumer-facing efforts with …

With the ever-increasing demand for tower climbers and the increased number of recent tower deals, RCR Wireless News thought the time was nigh to introduce a weekly Tower Technology weekly …

Japan’s Softbank moved forward with its investment in device logistics provider Brightstar, pouring $1.26 billion into the company for a 57% share of the operation. Softbank earlier this week was …

With the ever-increasing demand for tower climbers and the increased number of recent tower deals, RCR Wireless News thought the time was nigh to introduce a weekly Tower Technology weekly …