Facebook may be poised to make another billion dollar purchase, this time by acquiring mobile map technology. Waze is a “community-based” traffic and navigation app that uses satellites and user …
2013
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I know there is more going on in the wireless space than this battle of billionaires over Sprint Nextel, but I can’t for the life of me get enough of it.
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AT&T launches Aio, and the latest reports on an Amazon smartphone say the device will have 3D screen technology. Scroll down for more top stories. Today’s Mobile Minute: RCR’s Dan …
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According to a new report from ABI Research, the evolution toward “4G” networks with flat, distributed architectures has significant market implications as wireless operators seek to improve performance by changing …
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AT&T Mobility updated its dated approach to the no-contract market with the rollout of its Aio Wireless service to do battle against growing competition. The offering, which was hinted at …
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Apple may be nearing the end of an era – its next new product may not showcase the company’s best thinking in technology, design and user experience, but instead is …
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Cell site solutions provider PCTel saw its revenues grow substantially during the first quarter of 2013, with $25.1 million in revenue – an increase of 46% year-over-year. The company said …
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Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly ready to buy Barnes & Noble (BKS) out of the two companies’ joint venture that controls the Nook e-reader, digital store and college bookstore. The online …
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Softbank-sponsored report touts superiority of its Sprint Nextel offer; duelling websites set up
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerSoftbank continued its push to convince Sprint Nextel shareholders that its proposed $20.1 billion acquisition of a 70% stake in the carrier is superior than a competing offer from Dish …
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Ericsson is looking to transform operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS). The company is looking to help operators improve efficiency, bring services more quickly and simply to market while facing …
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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 may slip through the cracks from …
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The camera is the focus for Nokia’s newest Windows phone. Meanwhile T-Mobile is selling iPhone 5s faster than you can say ‘simple choice.’ Scroll down for more top stories. Today’s …
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T-Mobile US (TMUS) released its first earnings report today as a public company. The company was formed by the combination of T-Mobile USA (which was 100% owned by Deutsche Telekom) …
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Nokia appears to be using camera technology to differentiate the newest flagship device in its Lumia line of Windows-based smartphones. Although the struggling Finnish phone maker is not expected to …
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Aruba Networks, Inc. said that that it expects its revenues for the quarter ended April 30 to fall below its guidance, citing delays in customer orders. “In April, we saw …
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President Obama’s visit to Myanmar a few months ago was considered as a major sign of U.S. interest in this part of the world. For the telecommunication industry, this is certainly the
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Time Trippin’: Verizon to shut down CDPD; Microsoft OS delay… 10 years ago this week
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …
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Now that T-Mobile USA has completed its merger with MetroPCS, birthing the newly named T-Mobile US, where does the operator go from here? RCR Wireless News spoke with Weston Henderek, …
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ShoreTel is trying to bridge the gap between mobile devices and traditional business telecom networks with a docking station that turns iPhones and iPads into desk phones. Scroll down for …
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Wi-Fi company Ruckus Wireless’ revenues jumped 27% year-over-year to $57.2 million, but the company had expected even more and cited delayed deployments for not meeting its guidance for the first …
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Rural wireless operator Ntelos continued to buck the trend among many of its larger rivals in adding customers across its product offering and riding the general wireless industry wave of …
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Mobile operators and vendors alike are awakening to the sober reality of the complexity involved in deploying 10s and 100s of hundreds of small cells in a very dense indoor and outdoor area.
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Intel’s move to mobile is picking up steam. The company has unveiled Silvermont, a new architecture that Intel says delivers three times the peak performance of its current Atom processors. …
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A major milestone for the new Hotspot 2.0-era for seamless roaming between Wi-Fi and cellular networks: the new Galaxy S4 smartphone from Samsung ships with enabled Passpoint, which is the …
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U.S. Cellular reported a shifting customer base moving increasingly towards the carrier’s prepaid services as well as growing impact from the sales of LTE-equipped devices. The carrier said it lost …