2013

Raco Wireless expanded its presence in the machine-to-machine space, announcing carrier contracts with Telefonica and Sprint Nextel. The deals include the integration of Raco’s Omega Management Suite that allows its …

Indicating an increased reliance on prepaid customers, U.S. Cellular posted fourth quarter financial results highlighting a net customer gain for its branded service on the back of its no-contract offering, …

Following up on its initial release in early January, regional operator MetroPCS unveiled full fourth quarter financial results adding more color to what was a difficult three months for the …

As carrier networking has evolved, operators have seen new security threats grow, such as via instant messaging. “Spammers are sending to IM asking people to go a site, for example,” …

Network operators are under increasing pressure to delight their subscribers with media-rich and reliable experiences. Faced with that challenge, operators must innovate and capitalize on high-demand subscriber

Virtualization was the “it” trend of 2010, much like bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is the dominant trend right now. Looking back at 2010, the inhibitors of virtual desktop infrastructure are remarkably similar to the concerns around BYOD.

The two leading telecom groups in Latin America, América Móvil and Telefónica, are preparing to launch handsets featuring the Firefox OS. The companies released launch details at the Mobile World Congress …

In Berkeley, Calif., Tarana Wireless is demonstrating a solution that it hopes will become a new standard for wireless backhaul for small cells. Tarana is a small Silicon Valley company …

Ericsson and SAP AG announced at this week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC – check out all pieces) that they have signed an agreement to jointly market and sell cloud-based, machine-to-machine …

While device makers are pushing to deliver download speeds of 150 megabits per second, chipmaker Sequans is promising speeds twice that fast through carrier aggregation. Carrier aggregation is the combination …

Sprint Nextel entered the prepaid LTE space, announcing devices from its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA brands compatible with the carrier’s latest network. Both brands continue to offer devices …

The world’s leading maker of smartphones and the world’s top credit card company are teaming up. Visa says its NFC payment software will be built into all future Samsung smartphones. …

AT&T seems to have usurped Verizon Wireless as General Motors carrier of choice for the auto makers OnStar telematics offering. AT&T reported today that is has signed a multi-year agreement …

Huawei knows its newest LTE smartphone is one of many new products coming this week at the Mobile World event, but the Chinese giant seems confident that nothing coming up …

Attempts to further global roaming abilities of the TD-LTE standard reportedly are progressing as the Global TD-LTE Initiative claimed that new testing had begun between operators in China, Hong Kong, …

As the telecom world increases its use of analytical and intelligence tools to better understand customer and network behavior, several players will use this week’s Mobile World Congress event (MWC—check …

Chilean wireless operators have begun to name vendors for their upcoming LTE launches. América Móvil’s Chilean unit, Claro, and Telefónica’s local wireless operator, Movistar, have chosen Nokia Siemens Networks. The Chilean Empresa Nacional …