2014

AT&T is reportedly grounding plans for an LTE-based in-flight mobile broadband offering, citing plans to conserve cash related to its recent international expansion plans. As first reported by Runway Girl …

The wealth of data available from wireless networks is causing a shift in field testing, both to better inform and direct such testing in order to reduce costs, and to …

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. Sprint: down, but are they …

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. There will be two particularly …

The already contentious net neutrality issue became even more so this week as the president laid out his thoughts on the subject, which drew threats of legal action from at least …

Anite today introduced its latest benchmarking system for mobile networks and devices, which includes quality-of-service and quality-of-experience testing and covers Long Term Evolution, LTE-Advanced, Cat 6 and Voice over LTE …

AT&T says capital expenditures related to its existing businesses will be roughly $18 billion next year. The projection was included in the carrier’s news of a $2.5 billion deal to …

AT&T is looking to expand its empire south of the border, announcing late Friday that it plans to by Mexican mobile carrier Iusacell for $2.5 billion including the assumption of …

SQUAN Construction Services LLC ( “Squan”) names Leighton W. Carroll Chief Executive Officer November 10, 2014 – Englewood, NJ – SQUAN is proud to announce and welcome Leighton Carroll as …

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We …

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We …

Softbank furthered its control over subsidiary Sprint with the appointment of Nikesh Arora to Sprint’s board of directors. Arora currently serves as vice chairman at Softbank and previously served as …

AT&T deal to buy Iusacell for $2.5B won’t preclude AMX deal (RCR Mobile Minute) AT&T surprised the wireless industry late Friday with news that it will buy Mexican operator Iusacell …

AT&T has made a deal with Interactions to transfer ownership of AT&T’s Watson technology and research program in exchange for an equity stake, as the telco seeks “a universally accurate, …

Mobile browsing is expected to drive nearly half of online traffic and almost 25% of online sales over the five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to new figures …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

—Ixia met its revenue guidance but delivered a net loss for the quarter, in the midst of what new CEO Bethany Mayer called a “challenging network equipment spending environment.” Mayer …

Sprint’s plans to cut jobs cost the carrier a bit more than originally planned, with additional costs possible through the middle of next year. The carrier noted in a Securities …

Orbcomm, a New Jersey-based machine-to-machine network solutions provider announced a public offering designed to raise $72 million toward the company’s planned $130 million acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications. Canada-based SkyWave …

NATE hosts live safety webinar NATE (the National Association of Tower Erectors) has announced a new webinar on its website. The title of the webinar is “Achieving Zero Injuries – …

Argentina auctioned 10 bands of spectrum and raised about $2.23 billion. The bands auctioned were 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz and 700 MHz. The auction focused on increasing the country’s …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping …