Monthly Archives: September, 2006

PCIA panelists tackle today, tomorrow

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The Wireless Infrastructure Association's annual convention began with the launch of a new a new forum that says its mission is to promote...

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Ice, Ice Baby can finally get its due as a classic, at least in ringtone form. Acclaimed jazz composer David Baker said he wants...

Auction reflections

It seems like only yesterday my days were filled with nervous anticipation, my nights with restlessness. No, it wasn't nightmares of another CTIA I.T....

Cingular seals $150M military contract

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. struck a five-year agreement with the U.S. Army, Air Force and Defense Telecommunications Services-Washington worth more than $150 million. The deal,...

Supreme Court expected to rule in Hatch’s appeal

WASHINGTON-The stakes are rising for next week's expected ruling by the Supreme Court on whether to review Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch's appeal of...

Old phones stifle new mobile games

Less than two years ago, carriers were blaming publishers for stifling mobile gaming by churning out a surfeit of high-profile, licensed games that made...

Leap, MetroPCS break into major markets with AWS spectrum

There were no last-minute bombshells when the advanced wireless services spectrum auction wrapped up last week after a few final, tedious rounds with a...

Alltel ads attack carrier sales guys, Verizon uses carboard cut-outs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is set to begin a major advertising push for its MyCircle offer, which allows customers to place unlimited calls to...

Amp’d lands in Circuit City

LOS ANGELES—Amp’d Mobile added another distribution partner, inking a deal to stock its handsets through more than 600 Circuit City Stores Inc. outlets beginning...

Analyst Angle: Who is better positioned to capitalize on the media device opportunity?

By Chris Ambrosio, director, Wireless Device Strategies Service, Strategy AnalyticsEditor's Note: This is the third column in a new weekly feature at RCRNews.com, Analyst Angle....

MyCircle rate plan boosts postpaid numbers at Alltel

Alltel Corp.'s MyCircle calling plan has given the carrier a boost in postpaid customers, and the company is on track to expand its CDMA2000...

Cellular Judgment Day

The Governator signed into law a ban on cell phones and driving in California, just days after showing up at the CTIA Wireless I.T....

Sony Ericsson hypes mobile music with M-BUZZ initiative

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. bolstered its mobile music strategy with the launch of a new promotional area for new and developing artists. The...

Small carriers plead for automatic-roaming rules

WASHINGTON-A group of rural and regional wireless carriers repeated their assertion that the Federal Communications Commission needs to adopt automatic-roaming rules they believe are...

Pearl drawing strong demand

NEW YORK-Demand is strong at T-Mobile USA Inc. retail stores for the recently launched Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry Pearl, according to a national...

Celebrity playlist: Once-sober Moto goes ga-ga for superstar endorsements and splashy promos

By Julie Johnsson CHICAGO—Moments after tennis superstar Maria Sharapova won her first U.S. Open title this month, Motorola Inc. scored a major victory of...

Hedgehogging

Here's a few of the things that got us talking in the edit room last week:Has the IEEE ever kicked out all of the...

Revamp starts to pay off for Fitch, PCIA

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-For Mike Fitch, well into his second year as head of a trade group for which reinvention has become a survival mechanism, the...

Cell-broadcast backers worry bill will delay warning system use

WASHINGTON-Two proponents of cell-broadcast technology said a Senate-passed bill to update the nation's emergency alert system could further delay widespread deployment of wireless warnings...

FCC plans public comments on Cyren Call public-safety proposal

The Federal Communications Commission plans to put the Cyren Call Communications Inc. petition out for public comment shortly, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told the...

Sprint Nextel launches cross-carrier security app

Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced a new offering for business customers, promising them end-to-end mobile security that can support devices from multiple carriers running multiple...

Wireless in the real workplace

As a growing number of companies make efforts to take their workforces mobile, new stories are emerging as to how companies are actually making...

Carriers increasingly turning to fiber for backhaul needs

Exchanging data over wireless networks is expected to grow at a steady rate in North America, according to the latest data from ABI Research....

Study: 4 million users to sign up for mobile TV in the U.S. next year

NEW YORK-Roughly 4 million U.S. consumers will subscribe to mobile broadcasts from dedicated, multimedia networks such as Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFlo by the end of...

Cascada, Crisp mess around in mobile marketing

NEW YORK—The race to join the mobile marketing playground continued to heat up with separate announcements from Cascada Mobile and Crisp Wireless. Crisp Wireless...
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