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The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is set to change leadership as current chief Rick Kaplan will be replaced by former chief Ruth Milkman in mid-June. Kaplan had succeeded …

South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom said it has launched a multi carrier pilot service allowing the carrier to use its 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz spectrum holdings to offer …

Just about every conversation I had at the recent CTIA event in New Orleans either involved the words “spectrum crunch” or revolved around that perceived issue. Whether it was carriers, device makers or infrastructure companies,

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) and the Spectrum Agency (ANE) has announced that the start of the auction for spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and …

Sprint Nextel snared a victory today as the Federal Communications Commission released an order reducing “barriers to the deployment of broadband, encourages investment in wireless technologies, and facilitates the efficient …

With AT&T’s aborted attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion still fresh on everyone’s minds, Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann told investors in a prepared statement that the future …

Qualcomm said it has signed an agreement to sell a 49% stake in its Indian operation that holds spectrum licenses covering Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala to Bharti Airtel for …

Sticking to its point of being a good steward of spectrum and the need to meet increasing demand from consumers, Verizon Wireless responded to a request by the Federal Communications …

One of the most wrestled with subjects in the Brazilian ICT industry is network neutrality regulation in the Brazilian Internet Civil Mark, a legislative project which defines principles, guarantees, rights and duties on Internet use in Brazil.

MIAMI – Convergence is driving personalization, contextulizaton and a focus on the user experience across the telecom space. Customers want a seamless, real-time experience across devices, technology access, lines of …

MIAMI – “Maybe you get the impression that we are doing too much, but we are not.” This was how Eli Gelman, Amdocs’ president and CEO, ended a question and …

MIAMI – Latin American telecom operator giant America Movil has begun a project to standardize its company’s primary IT systems in the region. Named America Movil One, the project was …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Verizon Wireless’ attempt to secure 1.7/2.1 GHz (AWS) spectrum assets hit a snag as the Federal Communications Commission has asked the parties involved to provide more details on the proposed …

When the European Parliament voted on May 10 to place new caps on roaming charges, they included data services for the first time. Telefonica was the first major carrier to …

LightSquared followed through with weekend rumors by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this afternoon, noting the move will give it “breathing room” to work through current regulatory challenges that …

LightSquared’s grasp on solvency appears to be slipping as the latest round of published reports indicated that the firm was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection. According to …

America Movil’s Chilean unit Claro, Telefonica’s local wireless operations Movistar, and Chilean Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Entel) have each presented proposals for the 2.6 GHz frequency band tender, which will …

NEW ORLEANS – CTIA reconfigured its now annual carrier keynote panel at this year’s trade show, moving what had been a morning affair to the afternoon of the first official …

Calling mobile phones the most pervasive technology in history, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genechowski opened the CTIA Wireless 2012 show by telling his audience that more people now have …

The Federal Communications Commission moved forward with its controversial Mobility Fund, announcing the release of a public notice with the procedures for “phase one” of the reverse auction for universal …

The Cup Executive Group has asked Brazil’s state and city governments to negotiate agreements by December with telecom companies to manage the proliferation of cellular towers in anticipation of the 2014 …

Verizon Wireless is set to expand its recently unveiled HomeFusion Broadband offering nationwide beginning tomorrow. The service relies on the carrier’s LTE network and was initially announced earlier this year. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. A …