Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and China Mobile have announced a one-year agreement valued at up to $1.03 billion (750 million Euros) to move the world's largest mobile operator to an all-IP, "ultra-broadband" network with an eye towards cloud services and network functions virtualization (NFV).
China Mobile had...
SAN ANTONIO – Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage during a keynote address at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event to reiterate his stance that the U.S. wireless market is broken citing the extreme dominance of Verizon and AT&T and appeared willing...
After almost five years of discussion, the lower house of Brazil’s congress, the Chamber of Deputies, voted in favor of approving the Internet bill named the Marco Civil da Internet. It is now going to the senate and President Dilma Rousseff for their approvals. If enacted,...
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!
--AT&T Mobility announced this week the...
SAN ANTONIO - RCR's Dan Meyer sat down with Sprint and T-Mobile US to discuss spectrum, focusing on an event that will unite the two rivals whether or not they pursue a merger. The carriers clearly agree on the importance of the upcoming 600MHz...
SAN ANTONIO – Sprint is looking to expand its LTE footprint with the help of the Competitive Carriers Association membership and an alliance with NetAmerica. The deals, which were announced at this week’s CCA event in San Antonio, look to tap into Sprint’s Network...
SAN ANTONIO – The Competitive Carriers Association’s Global Expo kicked off with a keynote question-and-answer session with Roger Sherman, acting chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau continuing to set modest expectations for the FCC’s planned incentive auction process set to begin...
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Sprint executive exodus continues
Sprint's revolving door continued to spin as reports indicated that another key exeicutive has left the company. ... Read More
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler shares an update on plans to...
Sprint’s executive exodus continued this week as reports indicated that VP of network technology development and integration Iyad Tarazi has left the company.
FierceWireless reported that Sprint confirmed Tarazi’s departure and that he would be replaced by Emerino Marchetti, who is currently VP of engineering...
Norwegian telecom giant Telenor had a busy day today. The company announced the sale of its subsidiary Conax to the Swiss company Kudelski for 1.5 billion crowns ($248 million), and on the same day the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority opened formal antitrust...
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...
Gogo Inc. said that its in-flight Wi-Fi service has gone live on the first aircraft in Delta's long-haul international fleet, available as of yesterday on the route from Los Angeles to Tokyo and Atlanta to Tokyo on a Delta 747-400.
It's the first aircraft equipped...
Axell Wireless has installed its largest-ever public safety wireless system at One World Trade Center.
The distributed antenna system, or DAS, was implemented by Axell and systems integrator TechMer Inc., and covers One WTC, the tallest building in the U.S. and fourth-tallest in the world (TechMer's original . A...
Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) represent a major paradigm shift in mobile network designs, and set the stage to add network capacity and enhance performance. But HetNet technology is far from proven, and is filled with challenges. With significant revenue and brand reputations at stake, operators need to...
HTC today launched its newest flagship Android phone, the HTC One (M8). Hoping to attract Android users inspired to upgrade by the Galaxy S5, HTC is offering instant gratification with promises to make its new phone available online today through AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint,...
With the Federal Communications Commission’s plans for its highly anticipated incentive auction process set to begin mid-2015, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler spoke at a Washington, D.C., think tank event to provide an update on the process as well as plans to free up spectrum...
Several mobile and wireless companies have made this year's list of the world's most ethical companies, chosen by Ethisphere. Companies are ranked based on their internal ethics and compliance programs, their corporate citizenship and responsibility, and accepted norms of ethical conduct within the company....
Mobile virtual network operators continue to bring unique pricing plans to market, with the latest venture being offered up by Ciao Telecom. The company said it has begun beta testing a $10 per month, unlimited data, messaging and voice service tapping into Sprint’s CDMA...
The Competitive Carriers Association is set to host its spring event this week, with many of its members set to make the trek out to San Antonio for the festivities. Topics of discussion are expected to include the ever-increasingly competitive wireless market for smaller...
