AUSTIN, Texas—SouthbySouthwest, that quirky music show that is morphing into an important play for companies in the wireless space, is back with a vengeance this year in Austin, Texas. The …
With John Stanton at the helm, will a possible business deal between Clearwire Corp. (CLWR), T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) and Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) come to fruition? It’s a question …
A wireless operator in Maldives is deploying three of Openwave Systems Inc.’s (OPWV) traffic management solutions. Privately held Wataniya Telecom Maldives plans to deploy Openwave’s Integra, Media Optimizer and Web …
Verizon Wireless and the Texas attorney general have filed lawsuits against a company that they say used premium SMS campaigns to defraud VZW and its customers. The lawsuit is the …
BARCELONA, Spain—Dan Hays, an analyst at PRTM, says the MVNO model 3.0 could see success in the United States under wholesale models like that offered by LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. …
I should have been a patent lawyer. Actually, everyone in the wireless industry should be glad I did not become a patent lawyer because there is little reason to think …
In a bit of a tangled infrastructure web, Nokia Siemens Networks said it would not complete its proposed acquisition of Motorola Inc.’s wireless networks infrastructure business this quarter because Chinese …
RCR Wireless News is bringing its 2011 Mobile Broadband Innovation & Opportunity Tour to Austin, Texas, March 10 to March 17. While in Austin, RCR Unplugged Editor Sylvie Barak, RCR …
BroadSoft Inc. (BSFT) is aiming to bring mobile video calling to the business community, giving operators an opportunity to sell enhanced services and businesses an opportunity to increase productivity, said …
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News’ January Special Edition: “Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that …
BARCELONA, Spain—With 35 million downloads, The Weather Channel is the second-highest smart-phone application in the United States. Now the company is reigniting its international efforts. The Weather Channel’s Mike Zarrilli …
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 …
BARCELONA, Spain — The GSMA’s mWomen Programme is aiming to close the gender gap between men and women in developing countries by helping to develop sustainable business models that operators …
Verizon Wireless took top honors in J.D. Power and Associates newest call quality performance study, even as overall call quality stagnated due to more smart-phone usage, increased text messaging and …
BARCELONA, Spain – Machine-to-machine communications are gaining traction among the world’s top wireless operators and vendors, which recognize the potential of the emerging market, characterized by lower revenues, but also …
Amid news of Stephen Bye’s departure as VP of wireless at Cox Communications Inc., the cable company issued a statement that it remains committed to its wireless operations, highlighting its …
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News’ January Special Edition: “Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that …
Carrier Ethernet companies Overture Networks and Hatteras Networks announced plans to merge the two companies into one firm. The combined company, which will use the Overture Networks name, will offer …
High churn and significant postpaid customer defections hurt T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTGEY) in its fourth-quarter financial report. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier lost 318,000 postpaid customers in the fourth quarter and …
Oh when the saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching in … Is anyone else excited about returning to New Orleans for CTIA 2012? I am on …
CTIA said its 2010 spring show will take place May 8 through 10 in New Orleans, marking the first time the trade association will hold its conference in that city …
BARCELONA, Spain—Aylus Networks Inc. used the Mobile World Congress show to unveil its video calling platform, which allows wireless operators and over-the-top content providers to offer video calling, as well …
Verizon Wireless and Motorola Solutions are teaming together to offer an LTE solution for public-safety groups, a move that would enable public-safety users to roam onto Verizon Wireless’ LTE network …
Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) added 430,000 customers in the fourth quarter, the majority of whom came from Leap’s acquisition of Pocket Communications in October. The flat-rate carrier ended the …
American Tower Corp. (AMT) posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, noting double-digital growth in both Q4 and full-year revenue and income. Going forward the company expects to earn between …
