T-Mobile US claimed the industry’s best customer growth and revenue growth during the fourth quarter. The carrier added 2.1 million net customers and grew service revenue by 11% year-on-year. 1.2 …
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile US posts double digit growth >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T accelerates IoT network rollout >
AT&T said it is seeing “real momentum for LTE-M” and will roll out the low power wide-area network technology nationwide during the second quarter of this year. The announcement follows …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nyansa hones network analytics with IoT in mind >
If time is money, businesses can assign a dollar value to network performance issues if they know how many hours of work were lost due a network problem. That’s the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Anti-drone startup attracts carrier interest, high-profile investors >
Drones are changing the workflow for many providers of wireless infrastructure, but not all drones are helpful. Unmanned aerial vehicles can be used to photograph sensitive information, disrupt air traffic, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm announces chips for next-generation Wi-Fi >
Wi-Fi looks a little more like LTE in Qualcomm’s 802.11ax chipsets Wi-Fi that works is mission critical to many enterprises, and most people also rely on Wi-Fi to stay connected …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon brings back unlimited data >
Verizon Wireless has launched an unlimited data plan starting Monday, February 13. New or existing customers can get unlimited LTE data for $80 per month per line, or for $45 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon and NimbeLink demonstrate live Cat M1 network for IoT >
Verizon Wireless is moving closer to connecting meters and asset trackers directly to its LTE network. Modem maker NimbeLink said it has demonstrated a live Category M1 connection on the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel to add 3,000 jobs in Arizona, invest $7 billion >
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich held a press conference in the Oval Office to announce the company’s plan to invest $7 billion in its Fab 42 factory in Chandler, Arizona. Krzanich …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon uses small cells to connect indoor DAS >
Verizon Wireless has asked its five distributed antenna system vendors to integrate their systems with small cells designed by SpiderCloud Wireless. Advanced RF Technologies, CommScope, Corning, JMA Wireless and Solid …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint, ARM boost SoftBank earnings … is Sprint now for sale? >
SoftBank said operating profits surged 71% in its most recent fiscal quarter, and trumpeted a turnaround at Sprint as a contributor to the company’s strong results. “Sprint is no longer …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson and IBM announce 5G base station chip >
Ericsson and IBM said they have created an integrated circuit designed for use in future “5G” base stations. The companies announced the first reported silicon-based millimeter wave phased array antenna …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LTE keeps pop-up stores connected >
Tiny pop-up stores are a huge business at events like the Super Bowl, as retailers look to capitalize on the crowds to boost sales and increase exposure. But a pop-up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Are autonomous cars on a race to nowhere? >
Autonomous cars on the roads today are no better than human drivers, according to Professor Gerhard Fettweis, the Vodafone chair at the Technical University of Dresden. A veteran of several …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint CFO: consolidation may be needed to compete >
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati this week addressed the perennial question of a merger with T-Mobile US during the company’s earnings call. Asked if he thought the outlook for a “combination …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T to buy FiberTower for millimeter wave >
AT&T said it has agreed to purchase FiberTower and its millimeter wave spectrum rights for an undisclosed amount. FiberTower owns licenses in the 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple breaks sales records, talks acquisitions, Qualcomm >
Apple shipped a record 78.3 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2016 as existing customers upgraded to the iPhone 7 and Android users made the move to iOS. CEO …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Q3 report shows strong growth, cost cuts on track >
Sprint added 405,000 postpaid subscribers during the final calendar quarter of 2016, and noted its net postpaid phone additions of 368,000 were the highest in four years. The carrier said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IoT in action: Oklahoma to connect LED lights >
Silver Spring Networks told investors almost a year ago about a significant new customer that the company could not yet name. Today, the developer of IPv6-based IoT solutions said the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Small cell chip vendor update >
Makers of wireless infrastructure are often careful about naming the semiconductor companies that supply their chipsets, creating a tension between chip vendors who want to promote their customer wins and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Small cell chip technology update >
The market for small cell chipsets has not developed as quickly as vendors hoped it would, but that is probably a function of carrier and consumer choices that have little …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson hit by Apple, helped by radio equipment customers >
Ericsson released its first earnings report since naming Börje Ekholm as its new CEO, and the results were mixed. Overall sales fell 11% versus the year-ago quarter, which the company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm reports stronger sales, weaker modem shipments >
South Korean fine hits bottom line. Qualcomm said its sales were up during its first fiscal quarter, but modem shipments were down. The leading developer of chipsets for mobile devices …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U-blox to buy SIMCom’s cellular module business >
Consolidation continues in the semiconductor market, with two makers of internet of things modules joining forces. Switzerland’s U-blox is paying $52.5 million in cash for SIMCom’s cellular modem products, research …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wi-Fi case study: EmployBridge deploys KodaCloud >
We’ve all heard the predictions about Wi-Fi: it will someday connect everything in our homes and offices; it will gather our data and show us customized content and offers; it …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple sues Qualcomm for $1B >
Apple is suing Qualcomm, claiming the chipmaker owes the iPhone maker $1 billion. Usually, funds flow the other way: from Apple to Qualcomm. Apple spends billions of dollars to buy …