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Sprint’s operational transformation has taken a few scalps as a couple of key network executives ere leaving the carrier. Bob Azzi, SVP of networks at Sprint, and president of network operations Steve Elfman are both set to depart. Fierce Wireless …

GL, SwitchRay, Qosmos and BT unveiled new telecommunications software. 

Ixia said it has completed a review of its finances after the resignation of former CEO Victor Alston due to falsified credentials. The company said it found that despite the controversy on his resume, there was no evidence of “intentional …

Huawei recently announced its latest development in carrier-grade SDN.

SAP, FiberLight, RWA, Frontier and Champion ONE welcomed new talent this week. 

Vodafone is adding Huawei to its roster of primary vendors for Project Spring, its $11 billion network upgrade. Huawei joins Ericsson and NSN in supplying Vodafone, which is upgrading its network in 15 countries in Europe and Africa. During the …

Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son is reportedly set to take his case for a Sprint acquisition of T-Mobile US to U.S. regulators next week, according to published reports. Son, who’s Softbank acquired a controlling stake in beleaguered Sprint last summer for …

NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and revenue. “We are clearly disappointed with our operational performance in 2013, and we are taking actions …

Other top stories: Verizon, AT&T dominate Root Metrics survey Verizon took first place, but both Verizon an AT&T were far ahead of the Sprint and T-Mobile US. Read More NATE Unite 2014: Emphasis on safety At the National Association of …

Sprint faces charges alleging it overcharged the government for years.

RadioShack plans to close up to 1,100 stores due to financial results. 

A new report from cloud-services enabler Parallels predicts explosive growth of cloud adoption by small-to-medium businesses, amid a global market that it says is expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 26% to reach $125 billion by 2016. In …

The latest network report card from RootMetrics showed a clear win for Verizon Wireless, though rival AT&T Mobility came in a close second. More telling, the nation’s two largest operators scored well ahead of their smaller rivals Sprint and T-Mobile …

The broadband ecosystem continues to evolve but a key question remains: When will wireless operators play a major role in disintermediating wired broadband service providers?

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 …

Microwave networking vendor Aviat Networks said it has completed LTE evaluation at the Public Safety Communications Research program’s public safety test-bed network in Boulder, Colo., where it is also providing microwave backhaul. The PSCR is housed at the U.S. Department …

It’s that time of year again when the worlds of tech, film, and music descend on downtown Austin, Texas for an entire week. South by Southwest begins Friday, March 7. RCR Wireless News will be there covering the event and …

Other top stories: Dish Network picks up all H-Block spectrum licenses; what’s next? To the surprise of few, Dish Network walked away with all 176 licenses up for grabs during the Federal Communications Commissions’ … Read More NATE Unite 2014: …