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I recently sat down with the GSMA to discuss connected women, or the lack thereof, in emerging markets. The statistics were more challenging than I expected. This is the first …

BARCELONA, Spain — Latin America’s upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction and the expected expansion of LTE deployments and coverage is set to drive discussion about the region. With operators having …

Need for #MWC15 Speed Each year, RCR Wireless News sends members of our team to Barcelona, Spain, to cover the  proverbial “Super Bowl” of the mobile industry – GSMA’s Mobile World …

Small cell advancements coming at Mobile World Congress San Jose, Calif.-based SpiderCloud Wireless today announced a new line of small cell products that feature carrier aggregation, low-energy Bluetooth beacons and …

Four industry groups issued a statement  on Jan. 26 that the European Union’s proposed net neutrality rules shouldn’t force them to treat traffic on their networks equally. The statement was backed by ETNO, GSMA, Cable …

Editor’s Note: Wireless industry trade group GSMA and its GSMA Intelligence division recently released its rankings of the world’s 30 largest mobile operators based on an equal weighting of total connections …

A new report from industry trade association GSMA looked to rank the world’s mobile operators based on their total revenues over the past 12 months and connections to their networks …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry …

The Wireless History Foundation announced four individuals set to be inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame at an event scheduled for Sept. 9. The inductees were selected by a …

The use of the AWS spectrum band (1700/2100 MHz) for LTE mobile services in Latin America is expected to have a huge positive economic impact, according to a recently released study by …

The well-documented onslaught of mobile data traffic is driving the viability of Wi-Fi networks as a way to improve mobile network capacity and improve coverage for mobile carriers.

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

In 2012, despite gains made in voice over LTE viability as a carrier option for delivering data and voice over 4G LTE networks through IMS cores, several industry pundits pointed out the elephant in the room:

Women in Wireless Infrastructure: Small Cell Forum CEO Sue Monahan Sue Monahan is all about the network. She says the network is what she loves best about both her current …

In an overwhelming vote, the European Parliament passed a package of telecom reforms that includes ending roaming charges in the region by Dec. 2015 and adopting strong — and controversial …

The Spanish group Telefónica announced a major reorganization in its operations, ending the Telefónica Digital unit, created in 2011 with the objective of bolstering Telefónica’s place in the digital world …

Mobile is booming in Latin America. The region now accounts for 10% of the global mobile market in terms of revenues and is the second fastest growing region globally. With 500 million

In the middle of discussions over TIM’s future, Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano visited Brazil and announced investments of around $1.68 billion per year through 2016. Patuano also used his …

The GSMA is the global trade association for the mobile industry, and it has a vital role to play in communicating to governments and the public. As mobile takes on a greater impact in consumers’ lives,

A recent report from the GSMA predicts an increasingly tough few years ahead for mobile carriers, with global revenues dropping 16% by 2017. With subscriber penetration

In 2012, the mobile industry generated more than 3.7% of Latin America’s GDP, contributing U.S.$211 billion to the region’s economy. Latin America now accounts for 10% of the global mobile …