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Taking a cue from its competitors, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is throwing caution (and some would say reason) to the wind in tagging its evolution beyond its 3G network with the 4G label.The carrier said it plans to use the …

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.Demand for mobile data is surging. We all know it. You can’t open …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) made good on its previous announcement to launch its WiMAX network in New York City today, as well as markets in Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida.The carrier said its network covers 11 million people in the New …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) continued to turn around its flagging customer growth results during the third quarter, though at a tough financial cost.The nation’s No. 3 operator said it added 644,000 net total customers to its network during the third …

Last week’s 4G World event in Chicago gave me the opportunity to try a commercially launched WiMAX network for the first time and for the most part I came away impressed. Coverage from the Clearwire Corp./Sprint Nextel Corp. network was …

The United States will need another 275 megahertz of spectrum by 2014 to keep up with mobile broadband demand, according to a white paper the Federal Communications Commission just released. Making that 275 megahertz of spectrum available for mobile broadband …

CHICAGO – The final day of this year’s 4G World event included a roundtable discussion of representatives from a diverse selection of wireless operators, all of whom seemed to agree that mobile broadband is set to revolutionize the industry and …

CHICAGO – Clearwire Corp.’s (CLWR) trial of LTE technology is showing promising results that have pushed well-known web-based network speed testing sites to their limits, according to the company’s chief commercial officer Michael Sievert. Speaking during the day two keynotes …

RCR Wireless News, the leading online resource for all things wireless, has announced the winners of the 2010 RCR Ecosystem Awards, which recognizes leading organizations that have demonstrated success, innovation and excellence in the mobile and wireless industry. Congratulations to …

DragonWaveNorth America: With Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. for the company’s Horizon packet microwave and pseudowire backhaul products to support its operations in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean.Value: UndisclosedJordan: With The Blue Zone to provide a backhaul solution for the carrier’s …

UPDATED: Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it plans to launch its WiMAX-based “4G” service in New York City on Nov. 1, followed by the launch of service in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and in San Francisco by the end …

The wishes of millions looks set to be answered in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) is set to begin offering an Apple Inc. (AAPL) product. No, that product is not the iPhone, but instead the iPad, and comes …

WiMAX technology may not exactly be the buzz word of the quarter, but Broadcom Corp. doesn’t like to kick a good chip when it’s down and has made a beeline for private fabless WiMax chip startup Beceem Communications Inc., bidding …

Clearwire Corp.’s (CLWR) need for funding to support expansion of its network coverage could be getting a boost from a reported ongoing auction of some if its spectrum assets, according to a report from Bloomberg.The report noted that the carrier …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July …

RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR Buzz Zone during 4G World in Chicago.“We were thrilled by the quality of nominations we received …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.–Dr. John Saw, CTO and senior VP of Clearwire Corp., kicked off PCIA’s annual Wireless Infrastructure Show in 2010 talking about the trends driving today’s wireless data explosion. “If we give customers a more capable network, they will find …

T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continues the expansion of its HSPA+ network saying it now offers the service in 16 new markets on its way to covering 100 major markets and 200 million potential customers covered by the end of the …

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 …

The increasingly uneasy relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR), which Sprint Nextel owns a controlling interest in, appeared to get more uneasy today as Clearwire announced that Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse had resigned his position …

Editor’s Note: This is an article from our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes: A focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. During the next few weeks, RCR Wireless News will be posting a variety of articles addressing the …

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.The end of the third quarter is quickly arriving with surprisingly little fanfare: …

Verizon and Motorola Inc. are teaming up to offer consumers a chance to win tickets to NFL regular season games as well as an all-expense paid trip to Super bowl XLV. Fans can enter the contest online at Motorola’s Web …

The cumbaya relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) may be only skin deep as the two operators seem to have different views on how much emphasis Clearwire has on expanding its WiMAX network.During a session yesterday …

Don’t call it a launch.Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it has begun “operational readiness activities” in New York, Los Angeles and other markets ahead of its official launch of WiMAX services in those markets. For the New York and Los Angeles …