November 2014

After much speculation, Telecom Italia’s board of directors approved an investigation into potentially integrating its Brazilian unit, TIM, with rival operator Oi. Earlier this year, Oi saw its attempt to merge with Portugal Telecom fall apart …

British Telecommunications in preliminary talks to buy EE Deutsche Telekom and Orange may be considering selling consumer network EE to BT. EE is the largest mobile operator in the United Kingdom. …

 A shift to better subscriber experience and network utilization With the growth in mobile data, operators face more than an increase in the volume of traffic. The complexity of managing that …

Through this morning’s round 36, total bids in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 topped $37.8 billion with 256 new bids placed in the latest round totaling $356.7 billion. The …

American Tower has agreed to buy Bharti Airtel’s Nigerian towers for just over $1 billion. The holding company for Bharti Airtel’s African operations will sell 4,800 towers to American Tower …

Big data analytics often deal with identifying trends in known areas. But what about unrealized and newly emerging trends amid the spam? How do you recognize the big data “unknowns”? …

New plan extends payments over 30 months Apple’s iPhone lineup continues to be a main focus for Sprint’s recently installed CEO Marcelo Claure, with the operator again tweaking its device-specific …

“Internet of Things” is one of the hottest topics around today. The projected figures for the number of things to be connected and the revenue potential are huge. Gartner is …

Following the BT Group’s announcement that it was interested in buying Telefónica’s O2, the company is now also in talks with Deutsche Telekom and Orange about acquiring their jointly owned mobile operator …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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. Around 10 years …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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. As the wireless …

Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy …

Proactively embracing the power of mobility in the enterprise As mobility becomes an increasingly hot topic in the enterprise, business and IT leaders are beginning to understand the potential of mobile …

AT&T turf vendor Velocitel has named a new CEO effective immediately. Former CEO James Estes, who will continue with Velocitel as chairman of the board, told employees late last week …

Indonesia’s largest mobile operator Telkomsel is partnering for IOT/M2M Cloud services Telkomsel is partnering with Jasper to bring “Internet of Things”/Machine-to-Machine services to businesses across Indonesia. The partnership will allow …

As the “Internet of Things” expands its reach, consumer goods companies are finding themselves with wirelessly connected devices and reams of data that offer new insight into how their products …

Big markets continue to feed record-setting auction Bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 look to be parsing back activity heading into the upcoming holiday break, with total new …

The rush to facilitate voice-over-Wi-Fi for service providers continues with a partnership that will place Genband’s evolved packet gateway in Nokia Networks’ mobile broadband portfolio. The solution will be integrated …

Carrier to provide consumer tools for speed monitoring Following an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission, T-Mobile US has agreed to provide more transparency to consumers who have their mobile data …

Both Vodafone and Telefonica recently made announcements related to a stronger linkage in the telematics space. One is a partnership and one is an acquisition. On the surface I wasn’t …

Denmark has overtaken South Korea as the most connected country on the planet and Ericsson has partnered with IBM to design a new phased-array antenna. The United Nations’ Information and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. With Black Friday and Cyber …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. DARPA, NSF and the commercialization …

According to Consumer Reports’ most recent customer satisfaction survey, a trio of mobile virtual network operators came out on top among postpaid service providers, while the prepaid survey found similar …