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Sprint scores $2.1B in financing tied to 2.5 GHz plans

Vendor financing deals total $1.8B, include Nokia Networks, Samsung and Alcatel-Lucent More than a year after announcing its 2.5 GHz-powered Spark initiative, Sprint today announced...

Reader Forum: 2011 mobile industry predictions

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Software: SDN and NFV battle for prominence

A new report from Argus Insights shows that software-defined networking maintained a healthy mindshare lead over network function virtualization during the past two months, citing...

Reality Check: Maintaining LTE’s momentum

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

Nortel to build out some Cricket markets

Nortel Networks Ltd. has secured a three-year contract with Cricket Communications Inc. valued at $135 million, to supply the carrier with CDMA equipment as...

In the race to 4G, LTE takes upfront lead : Too early to call?

The ever-evolving nature of the wireless market has its eyes set on so-called 4G technologies. These are expected to be higher-capacity networks based on...

Sprint names Softbank exec to newly created technical COO position

Sprint management shakeup looks to impact network leadership Story updated to clarify John Saw's previous position Sprint’s management changes continued today as the mobile operator announced...

Star Wars: The Musical

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Reality Check: Smartphones and rate plan announcements – do any make sense?

Before digging into the pricing and phone plan changes announced by each of the four largest carriers over the past month, let’s get a quick “health check” of the industry through the eyes of Verizon Communications. On Thursday, the telecommunications giant

Reality Check: Rethinking telecom – your strategic planning primer

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

Groove gets download contract from New Zealand Telecom

ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile music service is partnering with Telecom New Zealand to power the carrier's nationwide music service, the Telecom Music Store. Subscribers will...

iPhone memory doubled to 16 GB

Apple Inc. has ensured that its customers have enough memory on their iPhone and iPod to store and consume more digital media from ......

Smartphones go prepaid at U.S. Cellular

Looking to expand its prepaid reach and tap into a rapidly growing market segment, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) unveiled a pair of no contract...

Analyst Angle: A Japanese reality check

When I first became a wireless analyst, Japan was portrayed as an almost mythical wireless wonderland where everything was perfect and so much better than the unenlightened and backward countries

T-Mobile US targets enterprise in ‘Un-carrier 9.0’ move

Latest 'un-carrier' push discounts multiline plans, pays off EIPs T-Mobile US angled toward the enterprise market for its latest “un-carrier” marketing push, announcing new rate...

Analyst Angle: Counter-arguments for evaluating next-gen network rollout strategies: The glass is half empty

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...

LatAm Wrap-Up: 5 carriers receive LTE licenses in Colombia; Telefónica to promote WP8

Five telecom operators have been granted licenses to deploy LTE services in Colombia. The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) awarded five LTE...

Carrier Wrap: China Mobile fills in TD-LTE plans; Apple distribution set for mobile expansion

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...

Nortel trials HSDPA technology with Israel’s Partner

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it completed a trial of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Company Ltd....

T-Mobile USA teases more Sidekick details, launches high-end data plan

T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continues to play with the hearts of loyal Sidekick users, announcing more details on the latest device to sport the...

`Charmed’ accessories mix wireless with fashion

NEW YORK-Imagine your life story and your daily life compressed into a fashion accessory that combines computing and communications into a fashion accessory.Charmed Technologies,...

Sprint hypes upcoming ‘guaranteed’ announcement

Update: Sprint's new promotion has been announced. Click here to read all about it. Sprint is set for a possible new rate plan launch on...

T-Mobile US Data Stash offer expanded to prepaid plans

T-Mobile US program allows customers to keep unused data for up to 1 year T-Mobile US is set to expand availability of its Data Stash...

T-Mobile USA set to roll out tiered data plans

T-Mobile USA Inc. is set to jump on the increasingly popular tiered data plan bandwagon saying it will launch an entry-level bucket of data...

AT&T Mobility set to bolster prepaid presence?

AT&T Mobility is reportedly set to increase its presence in the prepaid game with a new standalone offering designed to take on smaller rivals. According...