2013

Carrier aggregation is creating new opportunities for carriers to make better use of their spectrum, and now the technology has made its way onto the chips that power small cell …

While the wireless world begins its annual migration to the Iberian Peninsula for the Mobile World Congress event, I took a bit of a step back in time and found some unexpected comfort.

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 fire up the DeLorean and take …

BlackBerry will start sales of its recently launched z10 touchscreen smartphone and the BlackBerry Q10 (BB10), a hybrid smartphone that includes a touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard, throughout Latin America …

The government’s push to increase the reach and depth of wireless services received a boost from the Federal Communications Commission, which this week adopted new rules regulating signal boosters and …

Telefónica aims to help utilities meet the challenges of monitoring and supervision. The company has developed an integrated solution, called the Connected Metering Platform, that allows both communications and utility …

With the annual Mobile World Congress event just around the corner, attendees are set to invade Barcelona, taxing both the cities physical infrastructure and cellular networks. The physical stress will …

The United Kingdom moved one step closer to broad “4G” deployments, with government regulator Ofcom announcing the winning bids for spectrum licenses in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz band. …

With the need for wireless spectrum at a seeming all time high, the future of Leap Wireless is on the minds of many. The regional carrier posted fourth quarter financial …

Finnish cell phone maker Nokia is optimistic about Brazil, currently its fifth largest market behind China, India, the United States and Japan. During the Brazilian launch of the Lumia 920, …

The LTE modem market is about to get a bit more crowded. Broadcom (BRCM) and Nvidia (NVDA) have both announced LTE modem solutions to compete with chip giant Qualcomm (QCOM), …

Citrix has been moving into the mobile space, making mobility a critical part of its strategy. Indeed, Citrix sees itself as a cloud computing company that enables the mobile work …

Virgin Mobile Latin America is closer to launching its operations in Colombia, since it has raised an additional U.S.$20 million in funding. In December, the company closed a debt funding agreement …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. It …

HTC was not shy about using words like “reinvent” and “new standard” when introducing its new HTC One smartphone. “Although smartphones are one of the main ways we stay in …

Oklahoma-based rural operator Pioneer Cellular said it has expanded LTE coverage to five new markets across the state. Those new markets include Alva, Canton, Fairview, Okeene and Woodward. Pioneer’s LTE …

The small cell market has established a beach head in the 3G world thanks to the deployment of femtocells, distributed antenna systems and Wi-Fi networks designed to allow carriers to …

In thinking about what I expect from this year’s edition of Mobile World Congress, I don’t really have to look much further than my previous experience. I will eat lots of ham sandwiches

Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, has signed a decree (7291) establishing a special tax regime for telecom networks. Part of the National Broadband Plan (PNBL for Programa Nacional de Banda Larga), the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Although the recent Pew Research …