Apple has been uncharacteristically quiet about iPhone 7 sales, but smartphone trade-in data suggests that the new iPhone is selling well. Trade-in volume is at least 50% higher than it …
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">Trade-in data suggests strong iPhone 7 sales >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IPhone 7 offers subside, Qualcomm/NXP update … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today … 1. Sprint is the only nationwide carrier still offering customers a “free” iPhone 7 when they trade in a used device. Verizon Wireless ended …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm M&A rumors, Ericsson exec change … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today… 1. Qualcomm is in talks with NXP Semiconductors about a possible acquisition, according to The Wall Street Journal. A takeover of NXP would likely cost …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia targets industrial IoT with private LTE >
Nokia is addressing the industrial IoT market by tailoring its cloud packet core solution for private LTE networks. The company said that private LTE networks are becoming a preferred way …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connectivity for new customers: Qualcomm adapts its go-to-market strategy >
Smartphone sales are expected to peak in North America and Europe next year, and then start to decline as the smartphone becomes just one of many connected devices. No one …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia targets industrial IoT with private LTE >
Nokia is addressing the industrial “internet of things” market by tailoring its cloud packet core solution for private LTE networks. The company said that private LTE networks are becoming a preferred way …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">BlackBerry to stop developing smartphones >
Nine years after Apple revolutionized the smartphone business, the company that invented the smartphone is throwing in the towel. BlackBerry will no longer manufacture phones that carry the BlackBerry name, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connectivity for new customers: Qualcomm adapts its go-to-market strategy >
Smartphone sales are expected to peak in North America and Europe next year, and then start to decline as the smartphone becomes just one of many connected devices. No one …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">One SIM, many networks – IoT connectivity evolves >
Mobile network operators will do almost anything to keep their customers, as evidenced by the ongoing price wars and promotions that consumers enjoy. But what will happen as more of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">One SIM, many networks – IoT connectivity evolves >
Mobile network operators will do almost anything to keep their customers, as evidenced by the ongoing price wars and promotions that consumers enjoy. But what will happen as more of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile spectrum purchase, Nokia drones, DirecTV Now update … 5 things to know today >
Charter is selling spectrum, but may offer wireless service using Verizon’s spectrum 1. T-Mobile US is buying Charter Communications’ 700 MHz A-Block spectrum in eastern Montana. The carrier has been …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile network crash, AT&T sues Nashville … 5 things to know today >
1. T-Mobile US resolved a nationwide LTE network outage early Thursday morning, and most customers had regained access to service by the time they woke up. Of course some people …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Report: AT&T to launch streaming video service this year >
AT&T is expected to launch its DirecTV Now video streaming service within the next three months. CEO Randall Stephenson told a group of investors that DirecTV Now will be available …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google Fiber wins in Nashville >
Nashville, Tennesee’s city council got a lot of attention for voting to decriminalize marijuana this week, but at the same meeting the council passed another measure that is also being …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T to trial wireless over power lines >
AT&T said it is preparing for field trials of a wireless technology that will be easier to deploy than fiber, can run over license-free spectrum and can deliver ultra-fast wireless …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cities walk a fine line with small cell providers >
Wireless carriers know they need to densify their networks with urban small cells to support today’s data traffic and tomorrow’s “5G” networks. But as they work to deploy in public …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon sticker shock, drones with robot arms … 5 things to know today >
1. Verizon Wireless is under scrutiny after news reports out of Cleveland detailed cellphone bills that customers said were skyrocketing unexpectedly. The people claimed their cellphone usage patterns had not changed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">California small cell ruling, iPhone 7 arrival … 5 things to know today >
1. California cities have the right to block small cell permits based on aesthetic concerns, according to a state appeals court. Plaintiffs T-Mobile US, Crown Castle and ExteNet argued state …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T and CWA team up to fight Google >
As Google stakes a claim to utility poles, union workers worry about job security AT&T is fighting to keep Google from changing the rules in cities targeted for Google Fiber, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CommScope sells active fiber assets to Adtran >
CommScope is selling two product lines to Adtran for an undisclosed sum. Adtran, a provider of cable networking equipment, will buy CommScope’s active Ethernet passive optical network product platforms, as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple and Cisco get down to business >
Apple and Cisco are making good on last year’s promise to team up in support of business mobility. With the release of Apple’s iOS 10 operating system, iPhones and iPads …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Safe bet: Black & Veatch public safety acquisition has potential >
Since its beginning, Black & Veatch has had close ties to the public sector. Engineers E.B. Black and N.T. Veatch had been in business for just two years when the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung and HP in $1B deal, Ericsson and Intel partner for video … 5 things to know today >
1. Samsung is selling its printer business to Hewlett-Packard for $1.05 billion. HP’s printer and cartridge businesses have been slipping as customers substitute files on mobile devices for printed documents. Samsung, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple announces new iPhones and wireless headphones >
Apple announced the highly anticipated iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, adding new video and audio features without increasing its price points. The iPhone 7 will start at $649 for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Will the new iPhone support T-Mobile’s 400 Mbps? >
T-Mobile is touting 400 Mbps download speeds for Samsung Galaxy users, but what about the new iPhone? T-Mobile’s recent blog post about LTE speeds may offer a clue about what …