Yearly Archives: 2006

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...

Xero Mobile sold to Advanced Mobile

Xero Mobile Inc. found a buyer, inking a deal to sell "substantially all of its assets and liabilities" to little-known Advanced Mobile Communications Inc.The...

AWS results could impact DE suit

WASHINGTON-Designated entities accounted for a historically low percentage of the government's multibillion-dollar take in the recently completed advanced wireless services auction, even though they...

Nokia unveils more music phones

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. debuted three handsets targeting mobile music lovers at its Nokia Theater in Times Square. The phones are set to be available...

.mobi opens for public

DUBLIN, Ireland-Those waiting anxiously for a .mobi domain needn't wait any longer. The company behind the controversial, mobile-exclusive top-level domain opened registration, allowing the...

Mobile ESPN is free agent

Those performing autopsies on Mobile ESPN will find plenty of causes of death. But mobile advertising revenues could have offered a lifeline to the...

Upscale Voce advises grandpa, sends soup, makes reservations

NEW YORK-Here's a sampling of the recent customer requests handled by service reps for Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator that apparently can...

H-P scandal dislodges anti-pretexting bill

WASHINGTON-Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) chairman of the House Commerce Committee, shocked, surprised and pleased lawmakers during two days of hearings on pretexting by announcing...

AskMeNow begins TV advertising push

IRVINE, Calif.-Mobile search vendor AskMeNow said it launched a national TV advertising campaign to promote its search service. The company's ad campaign includes 30-second...

T-Mobile rumored to soon bust a move: UMA dual-mode network in the works

One of the worst-kept secrets in the wireless industry today is T-Mobile USA Inc.'s much-discussed-by everyone but them, that is-plan to launch services that...

New MVNO to focus on Chinese-Americans

NEW YORK-A new mobile virtual network operator targeting Chinese-Americans officially launched, offering cheap international calls to Asia and a Razr phone with menus in...

Hedgehogging

Here's what got the RCR Wireless News editorial staff talking at the water cooler last week: Mobile ESPN is out of the game. Who...

Dada launches mobile social networking service

NEW YORK-Dada USA Inc. launched its social networking and entertainment community for the U.S. market. The company's Web site allows users to subscribe to...

Veeker buys ThumbJive

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile video upstart Veeker said it has acquired ThumbJive, a developer of youth-focused wireless applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Veeker,...

Entertainment revenues mere fraction of data ARPU

Wireless data revenues are surging for U.S. carriers, but whether network operators can cash in on mobile entertainment is far from certain. It's no...

OMA attacks game specs with working group

DALLAS-The Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. (OMA) will lead a consortium of companies looking to create an open gaming specification for high-end wireless games. The...

Air2Web garners $25M in VC funds

ATLANTA-Air2Web said it snared $25 million in a financing round led by The Carlyle Group. The wireless software company said it will use the...

Mobile ESPN throws in towel

NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN seemed to have all the qualities of a successful MVNO: a highly successful brand and recognized brand, a unique user interface,...

FCC: Wireless is competitive: Copps dissents on methodology

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that there is effective competition in the wireless industry, noting a penetration rate of 71 percent and that...

RF Micro to divest Jazz Semiconductor stake

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. said it plans to sell its equity interest in Jazz Semiconductor for between $24 million and $27 million in...

Carphone Warehouse teams with Best Buy

LONDON-Best Buy International will team with U.K. wireless retail giant Carphone Warehouse Group to open stand-alone cell phone stores in the United States. In...

IDC expects Nokia, Motorola to give RIM run for the money

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-IDC said there is tremendous growth potential in the market for business-focused phones, and predicted that Microsoft Corp's involvement with Motorola Inc., Palm...

Cascada, Crisp join mobile marketing gold rush

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...

House suspends MobileAccess license amid lobbying scandal

WASHINGTON-The House suspended an in-building wireless license to MobileAccess Networks, a move that comes two weeks after Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) admitted in a...

Verizon going K-razy with Krzr

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Wireless flexed its handset muscle with the launch of Motorola Inc.'s Krzr K1m phone, a music and video-playing handset similar to...
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