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The Chinese government looks to increase private investments in the telecom sector to improve competition. China Unicom said its main shareholder China United Network Communications was reviewing the firm’s ownership structure as part of a government plan to boost private investments in the telecommunications sector,...

T-Mobile continues to alter its rate plan promotions, with the latest 2-line offer including 6 GB of data per line and targeting Verizon Wireless Just a week into the second quarter and T-Mobile US continues to tweak its rate plans, the latest move being a...

Sprint came out against AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile, while Clearwire looked for closer ties to Sprint … 5 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the...

Device specifications show continued support for Sprint and T-Mobile LTE networks across 2.5 GHz and 700 MHz bands, respectively; AT&T 2.3 GHz left out Apple’s launch this week of its iPhone SE device is sure to excite the faithful, as well as continue to boost...

Jim Patterson lines up what Sprint, AT&T and TWC have on their plates for 2016 This week, we will attempt to condense several earnings reports into “to do” lists. This is a new format and feedback is welcome. While we will list up to 10...

Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015 To aid in brevity, we have split the top 10 list into two groups of five (the second part will be published tomorrow). They are in no priority order, and I...

T-Mobile US is set to boost data buckets for multiline accounts, but is doing away with the unlimited data option T-Mobile US announced a new family plan that continues to eschew shared data models adopted by rivals, and also signals the continuing marginalization of unlimited...

Sprint changes raise price on iPhone promotion, hints at broader price increases for unlimited Sprint is looking to simplify its “All-In” rate plans, announcing a new $80 per month offer that includes the cost of unlimited voice calling, messaging and data services as well as...

AT&T reported late last week that it had closed on the sale of its incumbent local exchange operations in Connecticut to Frontier Communications. The $2 billion deal also includes the transfer of approximately 2,500 employees to Frontier. The deal, which was announced late last year,...

In a follow on to today’s earlier announcement, Nokia Networks continued with its pre-Super Mobility Week announcements. The latest focuses on WiMAX to TD-LTE Advanced migration. There are three topics addressed in this latest announcement. 3.5 GHz TD-LTE radio with integrated Wi-Fi This new radio is...

Saguna Networks announced today its work with Akamai to deliver content for mobile subscribers from 4G mobile base stations. The solution will be jointly demonstrated at 4GWorld/CTIA next week. The demonstration will show a content delivery network (CDN) operating within a mobile base station. In...

T-Mobile US offers $5, 2 GB premium T-Mobile US continued to add fuel to the ongoing pricing war among domestic wireless operators, announcing updates to its Simple Starter plan. The carrier said the offering will now include the option to increase capped data from 500 megabytes...