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Cox Communications Inc. added a former Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) executive to its executive roster naming Kevin Hart as its EVP and CTO effective April 25. In his new position, Hard will be responsible for providing “overall leadership, strategic and operational …

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The wholesale world of mobile broadband services continues to glean results as Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) today said it has signed prepaid wireless mobile virtual network operator Locus Telecommunications Inc. The deal calls for Locus to add prepaid 4G services using …

Nokia Siemens Networks said Sue Spradley, head of its North America region, will step down from the company, and will be replaced by Rick Corker, who runs the infrastructure provider’s Asia-Pacific region. The change is to be effective April 15.No …

ORLANDO, Fla. – The world’s wireless attention shifted back to the United States and the CTIA Wireless 2011 event following its yearly start in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and Mobile World Congress event held in …

Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) bolstered its Best Buy Connect-branded mobile broadband offering with the addition of “4G” services through a previously announced agreement with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR). The service, which was originally hatched last summer, builds on top of …

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 insights into the marketplace.My last three columns explored the wave of consolidation that is washing over …

Watch live streaming video from rcrtv at livestream.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Clearwire Corp. has been through a number of changes over the past several months, including a change of leadership that could impact the future of the company’s operations. Earlier …

ORLANDO, Fla.—AT&T Mobility’s (T) proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is the merger that makes most sense because it is an impressive combination that can serve the American people, contributing to President Obama’s goal of giving more Americans broadband …

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ORLANDO, Fla. – AT&T Mobility’s plans to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. for $39 billion overshadowed most news at this year’s CTIA event in Orlando, Fla., and definitely had an impact on the opening day keynote that was to include the …

ORLANDO, Fla. – LightSquared continued its promotional tour this morning with company chairman and CEO Sanjiv Ahuja taking the stage during the Day 2 keynote extolling the benefits of LightSquared’s planned wholesale-only, satellite/terrestrial-based LTE network.Ahuja cited other companies that came …

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 insights into the marketplace.With the new year comes the parade of trade shows, including the Consumer …

Wondering what the topic of conversation will be at this week’s CTIA event in Orlando, Fla.? Wonder no more.AT&T Inc. (T) announced plans over the weekend to acquire the domestic industry’s No. 4 player T-Mobile USA Inc. in a $39 …

AT&T Inc. (T) announced plans to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. in a $39 billion deal that if approved will create the domestic industry’s largest player – by a sizeable margin – with more than 120 million wireless customers. AT&T Mobility …

The RCR Wireless News editorial team will be broadcasting live from the CTIA show next week, bringing news and analysis straight from the show floor to RCRWireless.com and our microsite, ctia.www.rcrwireless.com. Guests scheduled to stop by the RCR Wireless News …

A possible merger between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) would not impact the tower industry much because the combined company would likely continue to operate its 2G and 3G networks separately, according to a new report …

The wireless industry heads to Orlando, Fla., next week for International CTIA Wireless 2011. The show comes just five weeks after Mobile World Congress 2011 kicked off in Barcelona. With such major shows like CES, Mobile World Congress and CTIA …

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 this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) has reconfigured its executive line up following the sudden resignation of former CEO Bill Morrow.Morrow, who according to Clearwire has left the company for personal reasons, will be replaced on an interim basis by recently named chairman …

BARCELONA, Spain—Dan Hays, an analyst at PRTM, says the MVNO model 3.0 could see success in the United States under wholesale models like that offered by LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. Nevertheless, Hays notes that with 2011 being the year of …

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 insights into the marketplace. Greetings from Kansas City, where we are preparing to host the Big …

Despite the continued hemorrhaging of postpaid customers from its iDEN operations, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is highlighting the benefit its current Network Vision initiative will have for services that were the cornerstone of the former Nextel Communications Inc. operations.Speaking at …

Similar to comments made earlier this week by a Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) executive, AT&T Mobility (T) does not appear to have interest in the network sharing rage that is currently sweeping the mobile industry.Speaking this morning at the Credit …

Has Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) technology choice allowed the carrier to avoid the iPhone-related network headaches incurred by AT&T Mobility? Well, according to Verizon Communications Inc.’s EVP and CTO Tony Melone, the carrier’s use of CDMA technology while derided by some …