Vodafone bolstered by emerging markets, pressured by European competition
Vodafone Group reported that through the first half of its current fiscal year it managed to grow revenues across a combination of its directly controlled and managed telecommunications operations as...
View ArticleSprint to pass on H-Block auction, focus instead on low-band spectrum
The government’s plans to auction off 10 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 1.9 GHz band lost an interested party today as Sprint announced it would not participate in the auction of the H-Block...
View ArticleDish Network remains open to T-Mobile US deal
Dish Network may have been shut out on its attempt to acquire a stake in both Sprint and Clearwire, but the satellite television provider and wireless spectrum holder maintains an interest in...
View ArticleCarrier Wrap: Shentel completes LTE upgrade; Republic updates Moto X rate plans
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Colombian ETB sells Tigo shares to UNE-EPM; Viettel launches...
Colombian Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá has decided to sell its nearly 25% stake in Colombia Móvil-Tigo to UNE-EPM for $240 million. Earlier this year, Millicon and EPM Telecomunicaciones,...
View ArticleAT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile launch Isis through Google Play
Isis, the mobile payments venture formed by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US, has launched its mobile payments app in the Google Play store. The app enables users to load bank funds or credit...
View ArticleMobile data set to drive wireless revenues across the US
The recently completed round of third-quarter financial results from domestic operators showed a continuation of what was observed in the previous quarter and what has become a growing trend across the...
View ArticleVerizon data guru shares strategy
Verizon Wireless is serious about monetizing big data, so serious that the company has hired a rocket scientist to lead the effort. Ashok Srivastava landed at Verizon seven months ago after leading the...
View ArticleBoost Mobile expands Mexico offer
Looking to perhaps boost customer interest, through the end of the year Sprint’s Boost Mobile brand is boosting the amount of services available through its International Connect Mexico Mobile Plus...
View ArticleFCC asks Android users for help testing devices and networks
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants to crowdsource information about how mobile devices and technologies are performing on wireless networks around the country. The agency has released a speed test app in...
View ArticleT-Mobile US looks to add $2B to potential spectrum pool
On the heels of its successful raising of more than $1.7 billion in a stock offering, T-Mobile US announced today that it plans to offer up $2 billion in senior notes through a pair of note offerings....
View ArticleSprint, Best Buy offer free service to students, full price for device
Perhaps tired of only hosting “free” services, Sprint announced it would begin offering one free year of wireless service to eligible students. The offer is being made in partnership with big-box...
View ArticleOne device, many carriers: combining LTE bands gives users portability
Google and Apple are investing in RF technology to support multiple carrier bands on one device, meaning that users will be able to take their smartphones and tablets from one service provider to...
View ArticleCarrier Wrap: Spectrum deals; China Unicom expansion in the US; and more
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest...
View ArticleConsumer Cellular, Verizon Wireless show well in Consumer Reports’ survey;...
Sprint’s attempt to kick start customer growth took a hit today as the carrier found itself at the bottom of Consumer Reports latest ranking of domestic wireless providers, displacing previous door mat...
View ArticleThree operators agree to stop ‘cramming’ in 45 states
Three of the nation’s four largest wireless operators have agreed to stop charging customers for text messages sent by un-authorized third-parties, also known as “cramming.” The operators include...
View ArticleWireless capex projected to boost U.S. economy
Carriers and tower companies are expected to invest $34-$35 billion per year in wireless infrastructure through 2017, and that investment will create alomst 1.5 million new jobs. Those numbers come...
View ArticleChina Mobile set to launch TD-LTE ‘4G’ service Dec. 18; iPhone to be included...
China’s Shanghai Daily is reporting that China Mobile will launch “4G” services on Dec. 18, bringing the latest wireless technology to the world’s largest mobile operator. The TD-LTE network will run...
View ArticleU.S. Cellular to sell prepaid phones, services through Amazon.com
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...
View Article5G: What the next generation of telecom could look like
“5G” is the catchall title for what scientists, inventors, software developers, universities and a host of companies involved in developing and operating telecom networks are working on as the next...
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