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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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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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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Contracts: Zain chooses Alcatel-Lucent; Durham University appoints Siemens; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaSiemens 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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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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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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LightSquared files with FCC, pushes some interference blame onto GPS device makers
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLightSquared 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cellular South to acquire Corr Wireless: Migration plans could include LTE
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerCarrier 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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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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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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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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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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700 MHz auction ends: Wireless heavyweights biggest players, others surprise
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessVerizon 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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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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Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Colubris, Nokia Siemens Networks, BelAir Networks and more
by jscarboby jscarboThe 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 …