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Sprint inks strategic partnership with CalAmp for IoT

Sprint has signed a strategic partnership with technology solutions provider CalAm to deliver intelligent telematics devices and software applications, along with CalAmp iOn Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) subscription services. The relationship further expands Sprint's range of connected car, fleet and asset management services for enterprise and business...

Test and Measurement: Quantifying the rural digital divide in mobile

Distance to urban areas is a key factor determining the experience rural users will have, OpenSignal says How well are mobile networks working for rural U.S. residents?  OpenSignal said that there are two primary factors in rural mobile network experience: the proximity of the area...

#TBT: Sprint bows out of 600 MHz auction; Apple’s iPhone 6s sets sales records; Google buys into RCS … this week in 2015

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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Googles makes an...

FCC investigating Sprint for massive Lifeline program mismanagement

FCC Chairman: “It’s outrageous that a company would claim millions of taxpayer dollars for doing nothing." Sprint has allegedly received tens of millions of dollars in federal Lifeline subsidies for mobile phones which were inactive and should have been un-enrolled from the program, according to...

AT&T CEO says carrier checks network, spectrum and capex boxes

Video consumption trends informed AT&T network capacity planning Speaking this week at the Goldman Sachs 28th Annual Communicopia Conference, AT&T Communications Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, in a wide-ranging discussion, highlighted the confluence of internal and external trends he sees as giving AT&T a differentiated,...

DOJ touts T-Mobile/Sprint merger as big win for rural America

Seventeen state attorneys general have sued to block the T-Mobile/Sprint merger The T-Mobile/Sprint merger, the subject of a great deal of push back before finally receiving the green light in July, is now being touted as a big “win” for rural America according to a...

T-Mobile COO says pending Sprint merger is in ‘uncharted territory’

5G spectrum strategy is like a layer cake, T-Mobile CTO says Although a growing number of state attorneys general are challenging the deal as anti-competitive, T-Mobile US executives, speaking this week at an event hosted by Goldman Sachs, remain bullish on the pending $26 billion...

Verizon Consumer Group CEO on shifting market dynamics

Verizon focused on execution as Sprint/T-Mo merger looms, DISH preps entry and Altice Mobile goes live Cable companies entering the wireless market via mobile virtual network operator arrangements and the looming mega-merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, along with implications that deal has for DISH's...

Kagan: What to expect as Altice Mobile enters wireless

First, Comcast entered the world of wireless a few years ago with Xfinity Mobile. Then, a year later Charter entered with Spectrum Mobile. Since that time, we have been waiting for Altice to enter and that’s just what they did recently with Altice Mobile....

CCA exploring the 5G prospects in rural America, CEO says

The CCA convention will have a real theme around a variety of issues related to 5G The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) annual convention is just around the corner, and CCA President & CEO Steven Berry told RCR Wireless News what to expect from this year’s...

As Dorian rolls in, network providers brace for impact

Hurricane Dorian continues to crawl along the coast of Florida, and communications providers along the Southeast coast are braced for its impacts. The slow-moving storm has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, with winds of about 105 miles per hour, after battering the...

Sprint/T-Mo merger is ‘tremendous’ opportunity for network specialist SQUAN

Operators want turnkey solutions, SQUAN VP of biz dev says As operators pursue a co-engineering process that increasingly converges wired and wireless networks to support mobile 5G, fixed wireless and fiber-to-the-X services, they don't want to micromanage multiple vendors. They want turnkey solutions, according to...

Sprint supports high-altitude LTE tests in Hawaii with SoftBank JV

Sprint is supporting tests of LTE connectivity at 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz via a solar-powered, drone-based high-altitude platform system (HAPS) in Hawaii, partnering with fellow SoftBank company HAPS Mobile. HAPS Mobile is a joint venture formed in late 2017 by Sprint parent company SoftBank...

Taking Sprint’s 5G for a spin

NEW YORK--Above an enormous blue billboard featuring a woman on a swing, the drab, briefcase-sized box wouldn't catch your eye unless you were hunting for it. But I was. I pulled up Ookla Speedtest on the shiny, new 5G device in my hand and...

Sprint goes big with 5G: Nine cities, 2,100 square miles covered, and mobile gaming to boot

NEW YORK--Four years ago, a 5G demo from Sprint and Nokia involved a van-sized base station and a test device the size of a small refrigerator. By the time Sprint officially launched 5G service in New York City on Monday, the base station equipment had...

#TBT: 600 MHz auction begins; LTE launches number 500+; LTE-U coexistence quarrels … this week in 2016

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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! 600 MHz auction...

FCC Chairman circulating draft order to approve Sprint/T-Mobile US merger

Sprint and T-Mobile US reportedly exploring settlement of state-level lawsuits The Department of Justice recently gave Sprint and T-Mobile US approval for a long-pending $26 billion merger with extensive concessions. And now Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has circulated a draft order...

What is dual connectivity and why is it important for 5G?

Sprint and T-Mobile US both using dual connectivity to roll out 5G Carrier aggregation has allowed operators to tap into noncontiguous blocks of licensed spectrum, as well as unlicensed frequencies like the 5 GHz band, to create bigger data bites and significantly improve LTE coverage....

Ookla: Analyzing the New T-Mobile’s spectrum position

When it comes to spectrum, T-Mobile US could hardly have found a better fit than Sprint, according to analysis from Ookla on the spectrum position of the New T-Mobile. Milan Milanovic, Ookla's technologist evangelist, said that particularly when it comes to PCS spectrum in major...

#TBT: Sprint acquisition of T-Mo falls apart; Sprint CEO shake-up; throttling under scrutiny … this week in 2014

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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Sprint abandons a...

Sprint adds a new 5G device to its line up

Sprint is committed to covering 11 million people with 5G by the end of 2019 Sprint has announced its fourth 5G device, a smartphone developed by global mobile technology company OnePlus. The device will be added to the carrier's current 5G lineup, which includes the...

Where do the major US carriers stand in deploying 5G?

Major carriers have big 5G plans moving forward, and preliminary tests have shown that, yes, 5G is way faster All four major U.S. carriers are officially in the 5G game. While AT&T appears to be leading the pack with the most cities deployed, it is...

Kagan: How John Legere and Charlie Ergen plan to reinvent wireless

When the smoke clears and the T-Mobile, Sprint merger is complete, we may be hearing quite a bit more from both John Legere and Charlie Ergen. The merged company will be run by Legere, current head of T-Mobile. It also looks like Ergen of...

Sprint has 32,000 small cells, 3,000 massive MIMO sites on air

Sprint reports $111 million net loss in Q1 2019 Sprint took a non-traditional approach to reporting its first quarter results last week, providing a "message from management" given the recent approval from the U.S. Department of Justice for the Overland Park-based carrier to go forward...