CTIALive: Show coverage
As always, the Fierce team will be out in force during this year's CTIA Wireless 2013 show in Las Vegas, May 21-23 at the Sands Convention Center. Phil Goldstein, Sue Marek and Mike Dano will be attending.What's next in smartphones?
FierceWireless asked a range of industry analysts for their thoughts on what could be game-changing smartphone improvements in the years ahead. Check out our list of the possible advancements.Top 12 U.S. wireless carriers
The following charts the top U.S. wireless carriers in the first quarter of 2013 by subscriber base, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, and includes major metrics of each carrier.Spectrum auction guide
FierceWireless developed a primer for the upcoming auctions, including which companies might bid, estimates of how much money each auction could raise and why the airwaves are important.
Lowenstein's View: A humorous look at the upcoming CTIA show
Industry Voices
All those who couldn't bear the crowds of CES or afford to attend Mobile World Congress will be descending upon Las Vegas for the CTIA convention next week, with one essential question on their minds: why, in 2013, does this organization still use the term "Cellular Telecommunications"?Entner: New wireless customers chose no-contract over contract by 10 to 1 in Q1
Industry Voices
In the first quarter of 2013, the industry grew by 1.36 million subscribers. New wireless customers chose no-contract over contract by 10 to 1. In an interesting turn of events, this quarter, Tracfone has become the fastest growing carrier in the United States with 839,000 new customers, followed by Verizon Wireless with 720,000 and a resurging T-Mobile with 579,000. The ongoing competitive nature of the wireless industry is impressively displayed by these rapid changes in growth.
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Vodafone in the spotlight as fate of Verizon Wireless looms
Vodafone will report its annual results on Tuesday and speculation is brewing about what, if anything, CEO Vittorio Colao will say to shed light on the future of the operator's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless.
Sprint acquires mobile software partner Handmark
Sprint Nextel is bringing a longtime partner into the fold. The carrier confirmed that it acquired mobile software development and distribution firm Handmark, along with its social media apps and ad unit, OneLouder.
Jolla unveils first smartphone running Sailfish OS, targets 2013 launch
Finnish startup Jolla formally announced the first smartphone running its open-source Sailfish OS, hoping to spark interest in a the fledgling platform as it seeks to compete with goliaths like Apple, Google, BlackBerry and Microsoft in the growing smartphone market.
T-Mobile's MetroPCS drops net neutrality lawsuit, leaving Verizon to challenge rules alone
Now that it's owned by T-Mobile US, MetroPCS has decided to drop its lawsuit against the FCC's net neutrality rules for wireless and wired networks, leaving Verizon Wireless as the sole challenger to the rules.
NPD: Global smartphone shipments to outstrip feature phones in 2013
Another research firm, this time the NPD Group, has predicted that shipments of smartphones will overtake those of basic and feature phones for the first time this year, as adoption of smartphones accelerates.
The 2013 rising stars of wireline
Just as there are rising stars every year in the wireless industry, so, too, are there executives in the wireline telecom industry who are getting more and more attention and influence. Meet the rising stars in wireline for 2013.
From Our Sister Sites
In today's spotlight, FierceTelecom takes a look at efforts by Frontier Communications to sell discounted broadband service to subscribers in eastern Ohio.
While no cable operators or satellite TV providers have begun transmitting programming in Ultra HD format, that's not stopping Sony Electronics from kicking off a marketing campaign for its new line of 4K Ultra HD TVs.
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