Yearly Archives: 2006

Legal, financial hurdles loom after AWS delay

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's delay of the advanced wireless services auction from late June to early August has neither stemmed the controversy over small-business...

McDowell lands FCC post

The Federal Communications Commission finally has five members after the Senate confirmed Robert McDowell before leaving town for two weeks.McDowell was senior vice president...

Qualcomm’s latest legal salvo at Nokia could affect IPR renegotiations

Qualcomm Inc. sent yet another shot across Nokia Corp.'s bow, filing a lawsuit last week in the United Kingdom against the Finnish handset maker...

Infrastructure vendors, tower companies see little impact from auction delay

The Federal Communications Commission's decision to delay the auction of spectrum licenses it the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz bands until Aug. 9 isn't...

EarthLink to build Wi-Fi for New Orleans

ATLANTA-Whereas BellSouth Corp. tried legal maneuvers to shut down New Orleans' free municipal Wi-Fi network even though the city's hurricane-weary residents and thousands of...

Qualcomm releases UBM chip for TV

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced a single-chip solution that supports a trio of mobile broadcast standards. The chipmaker's new UBM chip supports Qualcomm's own MediaFlo...

Nokia’s CDMA play coming into focus

Further glimpses at Nokia Corp.'s strategy for addressing the CDMA market that has largely eluded its global grasp came to light recently as several...

Fusic: LG combines fun, music for Sprint Nextel

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced the launch of the Fusic music phone, another example of taking a feature...

Motorola hopes hits keep rolling with Q

Motorola Inc. will finally bring its much-touted MOTO Q smart phone to market as you read this, probably the last time it will announce...

Forget dual-band, think septa-band phone

The upcoming AWS auction of 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum, now slated for August, raises the question of how many frequency bands might...

Carrier cat fight over best network

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. stirred up some controversy when it rolled out a new advertising campaign claiming that it has the least number of dropped...

Startups offer elixir for enterprise headaches

The wireless industry is good at churning out enterprise-focused applications and the devices to run them, but has largely failed to offer businesses an...

DEs and don’ts

The Federal Communications Commission likely was wise to postpone the auction of advanced wireless services spectrum in a calculated move that could deflect potential...

China Mobile acquires Millicom, or did it already?

BEIJING-Rumors are swirling that China Mobile Communications Corp., the world's largest wireless carrier, may be on the brink of acquiring Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular...

Carriers plead their cases to investors

Gas prices and higher mortgage rates have not affected the demand for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s wireless services, the carrier's chief financial officer told analysts...

AirCell affiliate pays $31M for ATG spectrum

WASHINGTON-With a $31.3 million offer, AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., looks to be the winner of a 3-megahertz license to offer...

Carriers prepare for hurricane season

Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast and in Florida last year, and the U.S. is facing another above-average hurricane...

Study: 2 million Americans watched mobile TV in 1Q

SAN FRANCISCO-The average U.S. mobile TV subscriber spends $40 a month more on wireless services than non-mobile TV users, according to new figures from...

Anything goes

Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin politely rebuffed Rep. Edward Markey's (D-Mass.) request to investigate possible privacy violations by large telecom carriers...

Telecom firms form ‘Wibro and WiMAX Community’ trade group

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Various telecommunications firms including Covad Communications Group Inc., Korea Telecom Corp., TeleKom Malaysia Berhad, Japan's NTT Inc. and China's PCCW announced they...

Public safety given fast-track option for 800 MHz retuning

WASHINGTON-Public-safety agencies with a request for 800 MHz retuning planning funding that equals less than $55 per subscriber can take advantage of a new...

Bluetooth initiative connects patients, docs, devices

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced a new drive to develop a medical device profile that could make medical, health and fitness devices interoperable...

Correction

In the May 22 issue, RCR Wireless news incorrectly reported a filing by NextWave Wireless L.L.C. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NextWave filed...

Wireless snared in stock-option net

The nationwide investigation into executive stock-option grants seems to be widening daily. And some major players in wireless are coming under the microscope. At...

SUGAR MAMA: MVNO trades air time for advertising

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. wants its users to have a sugar mama who will help them earn free airtime-and advertisers are stepping up to...
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