The first day of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 included three rounds of bidding and a total purse of more than $221 million pledged for the licenses up for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">23 set to contest FCC’s H-Block spectrum auction >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The Federal Communications Commission is set this week to begin auctioning off 176, 10-megahertz spectrum licenses in the upper 1.9 GHz band known as the H-Block. The auction is scheduled …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">C Spire unveils LTE plans >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, unveiled plans to begin rolling out LTE services beginning later this year. The carrier said it planned to invest $60 million in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Contracts: Zain chooses Alcatel-Lucent; Durham University appoints Siemens; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Siemens Enterprise Communications, a premier provider of enterprise communications, has been appointed by Durham University as its strategic technology partner to implement a next generation communications system as part of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC to 'coordinate' review of AT&T's Qualcomm, T-Mobile USA proposals >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The Federal Communications Commission has stopped its formal review of AT&T Inc. (T) plans to acquire 700 MHz spectrum assets from Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) as it now plans to review …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ClearTalk signs up for LightSquared's planned LTE service >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LightSquared added yet another regional wireless operator to its wholesale LTE plans, signing up Flat Wireless L.L.C.’s ClearTalk Wireless to a bilateral roaming agreement. Financial terms of the deal were …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LightSquared files with FCC, pushes some interference blame onto GPS device makers >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LightSquared filed a modified spectrum plan with the Federal Communications Commission that the company said would solve interference issues with approximately 99.5% of all commercial GPS devices, including 100% of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LightSquared continues to rack up 'customers' >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
You can’t accuse LightSquared of not looking at its current glass of morass as half empty. With the possibility of network delays, or worse, hanging over its head, LightSquared continues …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T filing provides interesting industry data >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
AT&T Inc. (T) late last week filed its petition to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. with the Federal Communications Commission. The detailed document, excluding the lack of detail from redacted information, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCA 2011: 4G options abound for rural players >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LAS VEGAS – With a significant win in gaining a government mandate on 3G data roaming in their back pockets, rural operators are now faced with the unenviable task of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular South taps LightSquared for roaming >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
LightSquared has signed up another roaming partner for its yet-to-be launched wholesale wireless network. Cellular South Inc., a privately held operator, has inked a new bilateral roaming agreement with LightSquared …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Companies line up against AT&T to block FLO TV spectrum purchase >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
The big wireless players may not be making any fuss yet, but a group of smaller carriers, organizations and Dish Network Corp. have filed petitions with the Federal Communications Commission …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top stories of 2010 (Part 4) >
Editor’s Note: The mobile space witnessed a lot of news over the past 12 months that have and will alter the mobile landscape for years to come. With the end …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCA pushes FCC, Congress on data roaming, interoperability >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The Rural Cellular Association is pushing Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to mandate automatic data roaming between wireless carriers and to regulate 700 MHz equipment so that it is …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless calls for dismissal of LTE equipment requirements >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless (VZ) is claiming that Cellular South’s recent announcement that it was working with Samsung Telecommunications America calls into question the rural operator’s claim that small operators will not …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular South taps Samsung for LTE plans >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The push for LTE in rural markets gained further momentum as Cellular South Inc. reported a partnership with Samsung Telecommunications America to build an LTE network using the carrier’s 700 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Synchronoss expands with FusionOne buy >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Synchronoss Technologies Inc. has acquired FusionOne Inc. for $40 million in order to expand its business offerings for wireless service providers. Synchronoss provides transaction management software, including order provisioning and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular South to acquire Corr Wireless: Migration plans could include LTE >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Carrier consolidation is not limited to just the big four, as Cellular South today announced plans to acquire Alabama-based Corr Wireless. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Cellular South …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Class action nets group of top wireless carriers for texting, other charges >
Another day, another class-action wireless consumer lawsuit. This one is big, though, naming six mobile-phone carriers and a top mobile virtual network operator as defendants in a complaint filed in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">More than half of U.S. banks to launch mobile banking soon >
Nearly one-third of the major financial organizations worldwide are planning to launch mobile banking services within the next two years, according to a new survey commissioned by Sybase 365, a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular South expands m-banking service >
Regional wireless provider Cellular South said it is teaming with fellow Mississippian BancorpSouth Inc. to expand its m-banking offerings.The Web-based application allows BancorpSouth customers to view account balances and history, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular South innovates in apps, online and in-store experience >
Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Regional wireless operator Cellular …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">700 MHz auction ends: Wireless heavyweights biggest players, others surprise >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility ran the table at the 700 MHz auction, accounting for most of the record $19.6 billion in bidding that broke historic ground on open access, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Frontline ‘closed for business’: With its extensive connections, firm’s ultimate fate is unclear >
The future of Frontline Wireless L.L.C., the Silicon Valley-backed and politically connected startup that spent months positioning itself to bid big in the upcoming 700 MHz auction, has suddenly become …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Colubris, Nokia Siemens Networks, BelAir Networks and more >by jscarboby jscarbo
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …