Galaxy S7 boosts sales and profits The world’s largest smartphone maker reported healthy increases in both revenue and profit this week, thanks in part to its newest flagship the Galaxy …
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">Samsung bounces back >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">As Apple sales slip, Tim Cook shares focus for the future >
Apple is a victim of its own success Apple reported its first revenue decline in 13 years, noting the upgrade cycle for the iPhone 6s has not been as robust …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia to buy Withings >
Nokia’s return to the consumer market will not just be about smartphones. The company said today it plans to buy France’s Withings, which makes connected devices to monitor health and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia to buy Withings >
Nokia’s return to the consumer market will not just be about smartphones. The company said today that it plans to buy France’s Withings, which makes connected devices to monitor health …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T partners with Globecomm for industrial IoT services >
AT&T has been saying for months that satellites will be part of its “Internet of Things” strategy, and this week the carrier finally shared details. Globecomm will be AT&T’s IoT …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T partners with Globecomm for Industrial IoT services >
AT&T has been saying for months that satellites will be part of its “Internet of Things” strategy, and this week the carrier finally shared details. Globecomm will be AT&T’s IoT …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile lawsuit, iCar update … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today …. 1. A former T-Mobile US customer is trying to bring a class action lawsuit against the “Un-carrier.” A man who bought four handsets from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T talks 5G, Crown Castle beats estimates … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today … 1. AT&T will primarily use fixed wireless to test 5G this summer in Austin, Texas. Speaking at the 5G Summit in Brooklyn, the carrier …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson reorganizes, shuffles executive team >
New business units and changes in North America Ericsson reported another quarter of disappointing financial results and said that it will reorganize and change parts of its executive leadership team. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile seen dominating Q1 subscriber gains >
Wireless carriers don’t start reporting earnings until Thursday, but researchers are already projecting that T-Mobile US will trounce its rivals when it comes to subscriber gains. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">3 ways small cells are changing network testing >
Small cells are meant to boost mobile network coverage and capacity, but they can actually hurt network performance if they cause interference. Test equipment makers say that small cells make …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon to buy another media company >
Verizon announced plans to buy a digital media company, but not the one many people were expecting. Verizon said on Monday that it is buying a company called Complex Media, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon faces Yahoo deadline, SS7 hack exposed … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today … 1. Today is the deadline for potential buyers of Yahoo to submit preliminary bids, and Verizon is widely viewed as a frontrunner. AT&T, Alphabet, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Convoys of self-driving trucks cross Europe >
Six fleets of self-driving trucks arrived in the Netherlands today from locations in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Belgium. The trucks used a system called “platooning” in which two or three …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Pumping profits: Shell saves $1M with IoT >
Low oil prices mean petroleum producers need to spend and invest more carefully than ever, and the “Internet of Things” is helping. Last year, Royal Dutch Shell realized a $1 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T targets T-Mobile customers, Mitel to buy PolyCom … 5 things to know today >
1. AT&T is using its Cricket prepaid brand to take aim at T-Mobile US. Cricket is offering customers who switch from T-Mobile a $100 bill credit when they sign up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Industrial IoT: Carriers look beyond connectivity >
According to research conducted by analyst Chetan Sharma, the term “Internet of Things” was first coined in September 1985 by Peter T. Lewis in a speech to the Congressional Black …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile US offers service on landline phones >
T-Mobile US is making a play for landline customers with a new device that will enable voice-over-IP service using existing landline phones. The “un-carrier” is selling a $30 box called …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hetnet evolution: Network providers combine DAS and small cells >
Network providers are combining technologies as they add multiple operators to their systems. Carriers are bringing their solutions of choice to the network, and providers are finding ways to accommodate …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T sweetens DirecTV bundle >
AT&T is promising to lock in DirecTV prices for two years for wireless customers who sign up for the satellite TV service. Customers who add DirecTV Select to an existing …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">iPhone SE projections, BMW vs. Uber … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today …. 1. Demand for Apple’s iPhone SE is outpacing supply, according to RBC analyst Amit Daryanani. He thinks Apple will sell about 40 million SEs …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon bid for Yahoo expected next week >
5 things to know today … 1. Verizon Communications is set to make a bid for Yahoo next week, according to Bloomberg. It’s been two months since Verizon CEO Lowell …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Convoys of self-driving trucks cross Europe >
Six fleets of self-driving trucks arrived in the Netherlands today from locations in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Belgium. The trucks used a system called “platooning” in which two or three …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon announces TV acquisition, new video service >
Verizon Communications plans to launch a new video service as part of its Go90 platform, and is jump starting its effort by buying a 24.5% stake in AwesomenessTV, a media …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Enterprise Wi-Fi: 3 ways Wi-Fi is changing the workplace >
Wi-Fi is becoming almost as critical to business as power and telephony, and some young companies are even forgoing wired connections altogether in favor of “wireless-first” workplaces. Even in older, …