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AT&T CMO Coughlin talks pricing, spectrum and ‘the tip of the iceberg’

AT&T CMO Cathy Couglin says the company is looking at pricing changes and spectrum acquisitions in this exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News.

iPhone could disrupt, if price is right: Consumer survey says $300 or less could cause churn

A survey of American online shoppers suggests that Apple Inc.'s yet-to-be-launched iPhone has penetrated consumer awareness, unlike other handsets before their launch. At a...

Reality Check: CES 2014 – cars, glass, steam machines and John Legere

Each year when I head to CES, I think about the dreaded show floor. Those of you who have been to repeat CES shows know exactly what I mean:

Reality Check: Wireless pricing dynamics – what happens next?

We just came through a very dynamic week in the telecom industry as events unfolded on multiple fronts. On the spectrum front, AT&T announced that it would be purchasing 1.7/2.1 GHz advanced wireless services spectrum from Cable One.

Analyst Angle: How low can unlimited voice prices go?: The very limited nature of “unlimited” voice

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...

Analyst Angle: How low can unlimited voice prices go?: The very limited nature of “unlimited” voice

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...

T-Mobile blasts Verizon, AT&T, Sprint with new multiline data buckets

T-Mobile US is set to boost data buckets for multiline accounts, but is doing away with the unlimited data option T-Mobile US announced a new...

Worst of the Week: Fringe benefits

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

Vendors prepare to differentiate on HSDPA

Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the...

Special Report: Ericsson and GSMA on how to monetize ‘Connected Living’

STOCKHOLM - Last week, Ericsson and the GSMA teamed up to offer members of the media a tour of Ericsson's customer demonstration center at...

Does Eshoo bill really serve consumers?

News last week that Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) was introducing a bill, dubbed the “Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act,” that would require wireless carriers to provide more details on their “4G” networks, seemed almost too good to believe.

Brazil’s mobile data traffic set to exceed worldwide growth

While worldwide mobile data traffic is expected to increase 18-fold over the next five years, reaching 10.8 exabytes per month by 2016, in Brazil...

NORTEL REVEALS IP STRATEGY

NEW ORLEANS-Nortel Networks announced its wireless Internet Protocol evolution plan at Wireless '99 and said it aims to reduce a wireless operator's total cost...

Cisco agreement to help Loop enter wireless broadband market

Enticed by the tremendous expected demand for wireless broadband services, Loop Technologies Inc., based in Ridgeland, Miss., soon will offer high-speed data-only service in...

Back to basics

Not one operator around the world has rolled out third-generation services yet, but discussion of fourth-generation technology is already under way. An industry that...

Bluetooth SIG aligns with WiMedia Alliance version of UWB

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Bluetooth Special Interest Group picked the WiMedia Alliance multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing version of ultra-wideband for integration with Bluetooth technology, thus...

Portable Internet to `burst’ onto scene next year

WASHINGTON-A group of wireless and telecommunications executives are planning to roll out a new service they hope will lead to residential wireless broadband service...

Update: Sprint inches toward DO launch

Sprint Corp.'s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the carrier Monday released preliminary coverage maps...

Bear Stearns panelists warn against getting 3G starry eyed

NEW YORK-It is all too easy to get "starry eyed" about the prospects for new generations of wireless services. As a counterpoint, a reality...

Sequans lands Motorola $$, Alcatel deal

French chipmaker Sequans Communications further established its standing in the WiMAX ecosystem, announcing an investment from Motorola Inc. along with an agreement with Alcatel...

Reality Check: Did California kill the Comcast, Time Warner Cable merger?

This has been a week filled with news – Mobile World Congress, analyst conferences and the normal course of business – and regulatory conjecture. I...

Speedcast, Starlink sign maritime, enterprise distribution deal

Speedcast announced this week a new partnership with broadband satellite service provider Starlink to provide Starlink services to Speedcast’s maritime and enterprise customers. Speedcast said...

Cingular Wireless takes worldwide HSDPA lead with DoCoMo delay

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular...

RCR Wireless News’ 2011 Year in Review: Part 2

Editor’s Note: With 2011 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The...

Worst of the Week: The big letdown

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