LAS VEGAS – Chinese consumers may be the first to see some of the hottest new smartphones from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Motorola’s new owner (Lenovo), and Nokia’s new owner …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Global Telecom: Scandinavian operator deploys LTE Networks >
AINMT Holdings, which operates as Ice.net and Net1 deploys LTE networks in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. •The company has hired Alcatel-Lucent to start the process by first completing a mobile broadband access network. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">SK Telecom, Ericsson-LG to collaborate on ‘5G’-related cloud, NFV >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Tapping NFV to support 5G SK Telecom reported a deal with Ericsson-LG to collaborate on development to verify cloud orchestration technology in the carrier’s continued move toward developing support systems …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">iPhone 6 update: production delays reported >
Problems with the backlight for the display on Apple’s upcoming iPhone reportedly stopped production during part of June and July. That does not mean that Apple won’t be ready to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless (finally) adds LTE access to prepaid service >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless has finally thrown its prepaid customers a bone, announcing that it would begin offering access to its LTE network for those subscribers not willing to sign a contract. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: Motorola basks in Razr glory; rural carriers look at 3G … 8 years ago this week >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TSA move could boost demand for wireless chargers (RCR Mobile Minute) >
Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless The Transportation Safety Board says it will not allow uncharged cell phones or other uncharged portable electronics to board U.S.-bound …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint wins exclusive edition of LG G3, T-Mobile offers free beta models >
LG is the brand carried by more U.S. smartphone users than any other save Apple and Samsung, and LG’s newest flagship is an effort to establish the company as a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Devices: Amazon Fire TV, Samsung worldwide releases, Bluetooth tracking tag >
Devices: Amazon unveils Fire TV while Samsung launches devices in worldwide markets.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple crowned top mobile browsing platform, companies announce wearable devices >
This week, a study found Apple was the top mobile browsing platform and LG and Motorola announced new wearable devices.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wearables get a new look from Google, Samsung, and new antenna technology >
Extending mobile connectivity beyond smartphones and tablets is a key goal for companies across the wireless ecosystem, and this spring it appears that wearables may temporarily steal the spotlight from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Inside the T-Mobile US trade-in program >
T-Mobile US has been harvesting BlackBerries with an aggressive trade-in program that ended this week. The agile “un-carrier” offered customers $200 to trade in an old BlackBerry for a new …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Device News: New unveilings from Samsung, LG, Nokia, Sony, Lenovo >
Several companies, including LG, Nokia and Sony, have recently announced new smartphones and tablets.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US, BlackBerry – who are you really mad at? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Traditionally, competitive juices in the wireless communications space flow between companies in the same market segment. We have often seen this when one carrier touts its “superiority” to a rival
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple earnings: 3 key takeaways for carriers >
Apple said yesterday that it sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads during the fourth quarter of 2013, which is the company’s first fiscal quarter. Quarterly revenue was a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Smartphone costs: displays loom large in device cost structure >
Smartphone prices range from $40 to $4,000, but the cost of building a device usually falls somewhere between those extremes. The bill of materials for a high-end smartphone like the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CES 2014: Curved screens, connected cars, wearable tech >
Curved screens, connected cars, and wearable tech are three of the biggest trends so far this year at CES. Ahead of the curve Since the human face is curved, why …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Device Report: Nokia Android phone, Google Play devices >
Becoming part of Microsoft apparently will not stop Nokia from creating an Android smartphone. Codenamed Normandy, perhaps to symbolize a turning point, Nokia’s Android smartphone is reportedly slated for release …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. Cellular to sell prepaid phones, services through Amazon.com >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular announced that online retail giant Amazon.com would begin carrying prepaid devices compatible with the carrier’s network. The move comes just ahead of increasingly important holiday …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">4 ‘tri-band’ devices enable Sprint Spark for customers >
Three top Android smartphone makers will be the first to offer tri-band devices as part of Sprint’s new “Spark” offering. Samsung, HTC and LG have all worked with Sprint to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Entry-level smartphones drive growth for manufacturers >
Mobile devices are finding their way to more and more parts of the world, and the first phone most new users get will be a smartphone. Smartphones now outsell feature …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung’s mobile phone market share hits 29% >
Worldwide mobile phone shipments rose 7% to 418 million units during the third quarter, with smartphones accounting for 60% of the total, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung continues winning streak >
A slowdown at the high end of the smartphone market did not stop Samsung from raking in record profits once again during the third quarter. While sales of the Korean …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LG hosts ‘LG G2 Experience’ event in Austin >by Jarad Matulaby Jarad Matula
AUSTIN, Texas – LG debuted its G2 smartphone at the “LG G2 Experience” last night at The Belmont in Austin, Texas. Over a dozen of the G2 phones were on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Handset revenue growth outpaces unit growth >
Mobile phone makers as a group saw revenue growth far outpace the growth of units shipped and units sold during the second quarter. Global handset wholesale revenue grew 24% in …