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Fresh off the heels of its acquisition by Softbank and acquisition of Clearwire, Sprint unveiled new rate plans looking to tap into the unlimited everything model embraced by carriers looking …

Softbank officially closed on its acquisition of a 78% stake in Sprint Nextel, which cost the Japan-based operator $21.6 billion, or just slightly more than originally planned. Operationally, the closing …

Looking to continue push-to-talk communication capabilities between customers across the Western Hemisphere, NII Holdings and Motorola announced a smartphone application that will allow users in the United States with to …

On the heels of a positive vote from Clearwire shareholders, Sprint Nextel announced this morning that it has closed on its acquisition of the remaining stake in the carrier it …

LTE has been in commercial service for a while, which makes it easy to overlook the fact that it’s still a relatively new technology for most device original equipment manufacturers.

Clearwire shareholders voted in favor of the carrier’s acquisition by Sprint Nextel, filling in the final piece of a pending pair of acquisitions that could provide a stronger No. 3 …

The tie up between Softbank, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire inched closer to fruition as late last week the federal government signed off on the deal, while today witnessed financial aspects …

U.K.-based wireless operator EE announced plans to commercially launch its “double-speed” LTE service across a dozen markets on July 4. The carrier explained that the offering will provide theoretical download …

Softbank is reportedly close to gaining U.S. government approval for its pending $21.6 billion purchase of a 78% stake in Sprint Nextel, which both companies have said they expect to …

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Sprint Nextel was not the only telecom company making news over the past week, as early last week, Mary Dillon abruptly

Following a 45-day trial earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology granted approval for Google to operate its white space administration tool, also known as …

As has been often said, and in more loquacious ways, spectrum is the lifeblood of the wireless industry. Without it, we would all still be running for payphones, concentrating on our driving and having conversations with each other.

U.S. Cellular continued to rationalize its spectrum position, announcing today plans to sell 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band to T-Mobile US for $308 million. The licenses …

Verizon Communications has reportedly moved closer to entering the Canadian wireless market, having offered to purchase beleaguered operator Wind Mobile and initiating talks with equally-troubled Mobility. Reuters reported that sources …

Verizon Wireless looked to re-assert its dominance of the domestic LTE conversation reporting today that its LTE network now covered more than 298 million potential customers across 500 markets and …

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 …

We are getting very close to the end of the quarter in the telecommunications industry. This quarter has been marked by many significant events, including:

Carrier Wi-Fi is often marketed as an offload solution, but carrier-class Wi-Fi services for mobile network operators is not only about relieving network congestion. It is also about offering the

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular lost its president and CEO, Mary Dillon, who abruptly resigned her position late last week. The carrier’s board of directors appointed Kenneth Meyers to replace …

The battle to shape the rules for the Federal Communications Commission’s planned auction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses continued late last week as T-Mobile US put forth its ideas on …

Regional wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular recently launched commercial service for its GetSetGo fixed mobile broadband offering, providing consumers in portions of Kentucky with access to mobile broadband services across one …