Mobile Minute The exact dimensions of the new iPhone 6 were a closely guarded secret until Tuesday, but by Wednesday consumers could purchase any one of a number of colorful …
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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LAS VEGAS — Even before T-Mobile kicked off its Wi-Fi unleashed campaign yesterday, the meeting rooms at CTIA’s Super Mobility Week were buzzing with conversations about unlicensed spectrum. Wi-Fi equipment …
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LAS VEGAS — Like most people at CTIA’s Super Mobility Week here, Sprint’s team had one eye on the show floor and the other on a smartphone screen today as …
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LAS VEGAS — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler addressed a standing-room-only crowd on day one of Super Mobility Week, discussing a range of topics including net neutrality and the upcoming “broadcast incentive” …
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Crown Castle buys fiber assets Crown Castle has acquired roughly 800 miles of fiber in Maryland, northern Virginia and Delaware through the purchase of 24/7 Mid-Atlantic Network. Analyst Jennifer Fritzsche …
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Ericsson joined Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Networks in launching a new small cell solution at Super Mobility Week, describing its tablet-sized RBS6402 as a “plug-and-play” solution that can be live on …
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The wireless industry migrates to Las Vegas this week for CTIA’s Super Mobility Week, featuring keynote sessions with industry heavyweights including FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead …
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Mobile Minute Dish Network’s outspoken founder Charlie Ergen reportedly put in a call to Deutsche Telekom to discuss the purchase of T-Mobile US. Dish has been a rumored T-Mobile suitor …
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Alcatel-Lucent will start reaping the benefits of its partnership with Qualcomm when it launches a new enterprise small cell early next year. The company’s upcoming solution will use carrier aggregation …
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Beating the iPhone to market seems to be the goal for device makers this week, with Samsung, Huawei and Motorola all launching new devices ahead of Tuesday’s expected iPhone launch. …
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Ken Kolderup has been selling Wi-Fi to device makers since 2004, when he remembers “trying to convince Samsung to put Wi-Fi into flip phones.” Kolderup, who heads up marketing for …
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Mobile Minute Cisco launched a new line of servers today that it says will facilitate data analytics and will prepare customers to meet the ever-changing demands of cloud computing. It …
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Many data-hungry mobile subscribers are spending more time connected to Wi-Fi than cellular, and wireless carriers know it. Providers who once viewed Wi-Fi hotspots as competition are now looking at …
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Mobile Minute Huawei has hired George Reed to head up solutions and marketing for Huawei Technologies. Reed will lead product management, solutions development, integrated marketing communications and sales management across …
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America Movil asset sales America Movil (AMX) has reportedly hired Bank of America to sell some of its assets. The telecommunications giant controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim needs to …
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The capabilities of upcoming smartphones and tablets can often be seen in the chipsets that are launching now. Mobile chip update Superfast Wi-Fi Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are strong suits for …
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International Speedway is one of several American Tower DAS customers boosting demand for engineers who have experience with distributed antenna systems. DAS skills in demand Experience with distributed antenna systems …
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Mobile Minute Apple is reportedly teaming up with major credit card issuers for mobile payments. Visa, MasterCard and American Express have all been named as expected partners in an iOS …
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Location-based services and companion context-aware services are possible at a scale and a cost that was impossible before. Employers and retailers can use low-cost small cell 3G coverage systems to …
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Mobile Minute NXP Semiconductors made headlines this week on reports that Apple has partnered with the Dutch company for NFC (near field communication). An NFC chip inside the new iPhone …
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Intel has struggled to find its footing with mobile processors, but the chip giant is determined to make headway in the mobile connectivity market. Its modem family has a new …
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Mobile Minute Fall brings cooler temperatures and even cooler new products to wireless each year, and this year’s devices could also cool some of the recent hype surrounding the connected …
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AT&T has added new contractors for wireless infrastructure deployment… AT&T Turf Vendor Program AT&T Mobility’s 4G network is nationwide, but the deployment and maintenance of that network happens state by …
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AT&T’s marriage of its business solutions and mobility groups reflects the union of its wireline and wireless businesses. The carrier has already merged its wireless and wireline network operations. Through …
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Mobile Minute Apple is at work on a 12.9-inch iPad, according to Bloomberg. The current full-size iPad measures 9.7 inches diagonally. The report says production on the new slates won’t …