Yearly Archives: 2013

América Móvil clears way to aquire KPN; Telefónica to buy E-Plus

América Móvil (AMX) has terminated its relationship agreement with KPN, which opens the way for América Móvil to increase its stake in the Dutch telecom...

Reality Check: The value of a good value

This week we are discussing the value of a good value and the possible implications for AT&T. Nowhere else was this more apparent than in Google’s launch of their Chromecast product. For those of you who missed

Reality Check: Top 5 enterprise mobility challenges

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where we let C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry to provide...

Alcatel-Lucent partners with Qualcomm for small cells

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Qualcomm (QCOM) are teaming up to develop small cells for enterprise and residential deployments. The companies said they plan to jointly...

HetNet News: Ruckus acquires LBS company

Ruckus Wireless has acquired a location-based services company, YFind Technologies Private Limited. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; YFind specializes in indoor positioning...

AT&T snaps up regional carrier Long Lines Wireless

AT&T continues to gobble up regional wireless operators, announcing it has agreed to purchase wireless network assets and subscribers from Iowa-based Long Lines Wireless...

Low expectations for HP’s potential $99 tablet

Even as rumors surfaced last week that HP is planning to release a $99 tablet, some market observers were already giving the product low...

Reader Forum: Every device tells a story

If you’ve read Pt. 1, “Wi-Fi offloading key to weathering data storm,” then you’re undoubtedly aware that mobile network operators are facing

LatAm Wrap-Up: Telefónica, América Móvil Q2 results; LatAm investment leaders

The two largest telecom operators in Latin America have released their second quarter financial results. América Móvil beat expectations, reporting better-than-expected second quarter core...

Reader Forum: Delivering great mobile experiences means being in the know and acting in the now

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Worst of the Week: Slicing and dicing prepaid

This week I felt it was necessary to look at the other extreme of this mimicking, specifically the way the nation’s two largest wireless operators – Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility – tackle the prepaid space.

Test & Measurement: Agilent’s new multiplexer for next-gen servers & data-center networks

Agilent Technologies Inc. launched a 28.4 Gb/s multiplexer this week for characterizing receivers for next-gen servers, storage systems and data-center networks. "To manage the increasing...

Mobile Minute: Chromecast demand drives Google to cancel Netflix promotion

Google ended its offer of three free months of Netflix for buyers of its new Chromecast device, citing overwhelming demand. The $35 dongle that...

Samsung earnings report suggests weak S4 sales

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...

EC castigates Europe’s lag in LTE deployments

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...

T-Mobile US expands MetroPCS presence, remains aggressive against rivals

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...

Crown Castle boosted by LTE rollouts, stung by taxes

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, Tessco report earnings

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...

Rogers CEO questions Canada’s ability to support 4 operators

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 forecasts continuing smartphone innovation

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...

Carrier Wrap: AT&T partners with Disney; Sprint goes underground

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 Chromecast streams phone content to TV

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...

Telecom Analytics: U.S. Cellular signs deal with Acxiom

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...

Announcing CCA 2013 Live Stream, Schedule Detailed

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

DoD offers up 1.7 GHz spectrum bands for wireless industry

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