Monthly Archives: April, 2006

Parental and corporate control

The wireless industry has a way of hitting on all cylinders at the same time. Last week at CTIA Wireless 2006 in Las Vegas,...

Patently outraged

James Balsillie, chairman and chief executive officer of Research in Motion Ltd., cut right to the chase. You'd expect no-nonsense talk from a fellow...

Wireless counts 10M more subs than wireline

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers served more than 10 million more customers in the first half of 2005 than wireline carriers, according to the semi-annual local competition...

Verizon Wireless mulls auction plans

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA, and has not yet made a...

Nokia in hot pursuit of U.S. market, global enterprise customers

LAS VEGAS-When Jorma Olilla, chairman and chief executive officer of Nokia Corp., bid farewell to the industry at CTIA Wireless 2006's opening day keynote...

Following Idol success, Cingular to sell unknowns’ ringtones

LAS VEGAS-Having set itself up as the text-message connection for American Idol, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is aiming to help other musical unknowns grab a...

Mobile marketing matches exuberance over potential with caution on conduct

LAS VEGAS-Evangelize the opportunity in mobile marketing-why the dearth of advertisements on your handset as you checked the scores in the NCAA finals? But...

Deal reached on 2.5 GHz spectrum leases

WASHINGTON-Warring wireless broadband and educational groups last week struck a deal on 2.5 GHz spectrum-lease terms, settling one of the  many unresolved regulatory issues...

Pantech label makes U.S. debut

LAS VEGAS-Hanging out with the Walt Disney Co. can do wonders for your reputation, especially if you've been flying under the radar for years,...

Wireless coming from Mouse House to your house

  LAS VEGAS-With fog, fireworks and a helping hand from Mickey Mouse, Disney Mobile announced the launch of its cellular service at CTIA. Steve...

Competitive Zafirovski drives to take Nortel back up ladder

LAS VEGAS-When asked during an interview with RCR Wireless News what drew him to take the top job at Nortel Networks, CEO Mike Zafirovski...

Chuck D going mobile

LAS VEGAS-When it comes to mobile, at least, Chuck D believes the hype.The driving force behind the iconic hip-hop group Public Enemy is going...

Alltel wireline spin-off christened Windstream

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The new wireline company to be formed when Alltel Corp. spins off its landline business and merges it with Valor Communications Group...

Verizon Wireless snaps up rural Missouri operator

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless said it purchased Mid-Missouri Cellular, a small TDMA/CDMA operator in central Missouri. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.The deal...

Initial Sprint Nextel cable venture markets materializing

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. has hinted that the first fruits of its joint venture with several cable companies will launch in seven markets later...

Telzuit signs heart-information transmission deal with Cingular

ORLANDO, Fla.—Telzuit Medical Technologies Inc. today signed an agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. that will allow Telzuit’s heart-monitoring Bio-Patch PDA to transfer data over...

Aperto adds to WiMAX war chest

MILPITAS, Calif.—Aperto Networks says it raised $26 million in its latest round of financing, bringing the base-station maker’s total funding to date to $120...

3 Scandinavia climbing on HSDPA bandwagon

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson says it won a contract to boost mobile operator 3 Scandinavia’s wireless broadband offering by upgrading its W-CDMA network with HSDPA...

South Korean officials question Qualcomm, partners

Qualcomm Inc. said officials from the Korean Fair Trade Commission visited its offices in Korea, as well as the offices of its chip customers...

CTIA keynote serves smorgasbord of speakers

LAS VEGAS-In this town, people refer to a large, varied repast-such as that offered in CTIA Wireless 2006's opening-day keynote session-as a buffet. As...

Mobile content firms aim for sweet spot

LAS VEGAS-Mforma Group Inc. is the latest mobile-game publisher to get a makeover, dropping its name in an effort to become more consumer-friendly.The San...

Samsung flexes its handset muscles

LAS VEGAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. added to its broad portfolio of devices for both consumer and enterprise markets with the introduction of a bevy...

3G hype will give way to faster speeds in ’07

LAS VEGAS-The wireless industry has seen some major changes in the past few months, from Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s launch of the world's first HSDPA...

Operators, content makers need new revenue shares

LAS VEGAS-Wireless operators will need to establish new business models to address the growing market of off-deck content. And they'll likely have to take...

SMS.ac joins race to offer user-generated mobile content

LAS VEGAS-SMS.ac Inc. is joining the stampede toward user-generated mobile content.The San Diego-based messaging company unveiled its Content Monitor software offering designed to allow...
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