With increasing numbers of consumers demanding ever more from their wireless connections, wireless carriers may view the acquisition of new spectrum as the best hope for meeting the demand.
Today’s wireless networks are under serious strain from the data deluge, driven by the growth in mobile video and the pervasiveness of tablets and smartphones around the world. Consequently,
T-Mobile US has been on a bit of roll over the past several months, merging its operations with MetroPCS, rolling out new rate plans and during the second quarter blowing the competition out of the water in customer additions. Not bad for the country’s...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Verizon Wireless this week said it...
LTE is out of the experimental stage and is being deployed worldwide. Operators in all markets are in the process of implementing LTE, but the emergence of the Asia-Pacific and Latim America regions is set to
Last week we highlighted three metrics (revenue generating accounts per customer; machine-to-machine unit and revenue growth; and capital spending as a percentage of revenues) that will impact performance in the third quarter. Not surprisingly,
Canadian wireless carrier Mobilicity said it received creditor protection from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice enabling the beleaguered company to seek out new funding. Mobilicity is controlled by Data & Audio-Visual Enterprise Holdings.
“ protection will allow Mobilicity the necessary time and financing to...
AT&T’s pending attempt to acquire Leap Wireless gained a new foe as the recently re-branded Rural Wireless Association said it has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking that a “reasonable” spectrum cap be considered before moving forward on the deal.
“If the proposed...
Alcatel-Lucent scored a major win for its LightRadio platform as China Mobile selected the vendor to supply more than 20,000 TD-LTE base stations by the end of the year. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
The win follows years of network trials where...
Consumers love their mobile devices, and more to the point, love to watch funny cat videos on their mobile devices. Can you blame us? Being able to watch some fat cat struggle to get out of a Kleenex box
Countering claims by rivals, Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer told investors at a conference this week that the carrier had plenty of capacity left in its network to handle continued support of unlimited data for smartphone customers.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs investor conference, Euteneuer noted...
T-Mobile US is currently one of two nationwide operators offering flat-rate, unlimited data services to smartphone customers, an offering the carrier is not exactly wedded to, though thinks it can be used to drive additional margins.
Speaking at this week’s Goldman Sachs investor conference, T-Mobile...
Any thoughts that Verizon Wireless would be forced to go back to offering unlimited data plans to mobile customers in the face of similar offerings from smaller rivals took a hit this week as the company claimed such offerings will eventually hobble a network.
Speaking...
Latin American regulators are more concerned about the mobile market concentration in some countries, such as Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and they have implemented a range of measures in an attempt to foster competition.
Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos said it has reached a settlement with network partner Sprint regarding disputes in their “strategic network alliance,” that had previously been noted as billing related.
While terms of the agreement were not released, Ntelos noted the settlement resolved the issue, “including...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
AT&T has been a very busy company over the past two years, gobbling up smaller carriers and spectrum at an alarming rate in an attempt to bolster its network resources to stay ahead of increased consumer demand for mobile services.
At an investor conference today,...
One take away from the recent Competitive Carriers Association Fall 2013 event was the desire by many rural operators to move into the LTE space, both to cater to customer demand as well as to tap into the spectrum efficiencies inherent in the LTE...
Canada’s plans to auction 700 MHz spectrum licenses will be contested by 15 entities looking to get their hands on wide-reaching spectrum set to be up for bidding beginning Jan. 14.
Entrants will include established wireless giants Rogers Communications, Bell Mobility and Telus Communications, as...
The Federal Communications Commission has given AT&T the green light on its $780 million acquisition of Atlantic Tele-Network's Alltel assets. The two companies closed the deal late Friday. The FCC had delayed the transaction a few weeks ago, but AT&T won approval after agreeing...
LAS VEGAS – Regional wireless operators have a number of specific issues challenging their ability to remain competitive in the mobile space, though it’s the possible size of spectrum licenses set to be auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission that seems to be...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--SK Telecom unveiled recipricol LTE data...
LAS VEGAS – T-Mobile US is looking to maintain its remarkable 2013 turnaround with plans to continue attacking what it terms consumer “pain points” as well as broadening its network capacity and scope.
Speaking at a keynote address at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event...
LAS VEGAS – One of the biggest issues facing rural carriers is having continued access to new spectrum resources, which has been a central rallying point for the Competitive Carriers Association. Boosting that call, CCA hosted a panel consisting of regulatory personal from a...
