2006

So it was that FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell last Monday delivered his lyrical oratory about why he would continue to forbear from deliberations of the $79 billion AT&T-BellSouth telecom deal. …

There’s a fair amount of chatter in the wireless industry about a developing technology that promises to add capacity to cellular networks wherever needed. This new technology is referred to …

Brightpoint Inc. will shell out $88 million in cash to purchase a major piece of crippled competitor CellStar Corp.The Plainfield, Ind.-based logistics and distribution giant announced plans to buy CellStar’s …

Wirefly, the online retailer, is offering mobile handsets at prices that defy gravity.Tis the season, apparently, for free or low-cost offers on the market’s leading handsets to erode the last …

Time was when the wireless industry’s major, marketshaping impact in the telecom sphere was defined by the number of mobile phones that became substitutes for landline telephones, which historically consumers …

Trying to please everyone is a good gambit when launching a handset business with global ambitions. Somewhere along the way, however, one has to shift gears.Managing sustainable growth and profitability …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Businesses are finally implementing wireless data application use on a widespread basis, according to a new report by researchers at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based In-Stat.According to the market research firm, the …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group …

As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but wonder how things will look …

South Korea is taking the problem of teenagers driving up household mobile-phone bills seriously. Officials said the country will introduce new laws aimed at controlling teenagers’ use of mobile phones. …

Motorola Inc. is spending $39 million to expand its IPTV video processing and distribution capabilities with the purchase of Tut Systems Inc.The move gives Motorola the ability to supply service …

Opera Software ASA continued to gain momentum with a deal to embed its wireless browser on handsets from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The developer said the South Korean manufacturer will …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it has made good on its goal to have UMTS/HSDPA mobile broadband coverage in mostof the top 100 U.S. markets by the end of the year.Cingular …

Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Lehman Brothers raised its estimates on Dobson Communications on …

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced it will purchase Bitfone Corp. in a move the company said is part of its plan to grow its mobile enterprise business. Financial details of the transaction …

Following the launch of the service on Amp’d Mobile Inc., mobile payment company Obopay announced it scored a second deal that will see MVNO Helio offering Obopay to its subscribers.“We …

Infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will acquire technology vendor Redback Networks Inc. for $1.9 billion. Ericsson’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the news at about $40.71 per share.Redback was founded …

Wireless publisher Glu Mobile Inc. hopes to raise as much as $92 million with a long-awaited initial public offering, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. …

Palm Inc.’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the Treo maker reported revenues of $392.9 million in its second quarter, results due in large part to the company’s sale of 617,000 …

Visto Corp. claimed victory against rival mobile e-mail service provider Seven Networks Inc. after a U.S. District Court doubled the damages from an earlier ruling. The Redwood City, Calif.-based developer …

It may not be live from New York, but thanks to a new partnership among Cingular Wireless, NBC Universal and Broadway Video Entertainment, subscribers to the nation’s No. 1 carrier …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl will take over a newly created position as president and COO of the wireless operator’s parent company, Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Wireless’ …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-PixSense is jumping on the user-generated mobile content bandwagon after snaring $5.4 million in Series A funding.ATA Ventures and Innovacom led the financing round.PixSense’s downloadable application allows users …