Yearly Archives: 2006

Top Level Domain to auction wireless Web site names

DUBLIN, Ireland- The company behind the .mobi movement plans to auction off thousands of domain names for Web sites dedicated for wireless use. Top...

LG goes with TI chips for feature phones

DALLAS-Moving advanced functionality from smart phones down to feature-rich phones is a goal on many minds, fueled by cost reductions in chipsets, among other...

iPCS cheers ruling that could force Sprint Nextel to divest iDEN network

Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. has claimed victory in a lawsuit that could force Sprint Nextel to divest its iDEN operations in...

Motorola most trusted handset brand

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Motorola Inc. topped a list of most trusted handset brands compiled by Forrester Research Inc. The manufacturer, most known for its wildly successful...

Disney Mobile suspends launch plans in United Kingdom

LONDON-The Walt Disney Co. has opted to delay the launch of its mobile virtual network operator phone service in the United Kingdom. "We have...

On the run? Forget cash, just wave the magic phone: Commercial launch of NFC imminent

The advent of contactless payment technology in mobile handsets ushers in big possibilities for credit-card companies, network operators, and handset and chip vendors-if all...

Full-length music tracks force change in ringtone biz

The days of charging consumers $3 for a 30-second ringtone may be coming to an end. But for carriers, record labels, artists and software...

TracFone handsets target of illegal resellers

Resellers of inexpensive cellular phones risk being targeted as terrorists these days, since local and federal law enforcement officials are on the look-out for...

Teletouch acquires Hawk Electronics

FORT WORTH, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. said it has acquired Progressive Concepts Inc., a Cingular Wireless L.L.C. master distributor, reseller and mobile virtual network operator...

Community-based apps are where it’s at

The buzz surrounding mobile TV and full-track downloads grows increasingly deafening as the industry heads into next month's CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show...

Correction

On page 14 of the Aug. 14 issue of RCR Wireless News, the LG Electronics Co. Ltd. CU500 handset was incorrectly labeled as being...

Anheuser-Busch to make content for Internet, cell phones

By Jeremy Mullman and T.L. Stanley CHICAGO—Cue the clydesdales: Anheuser-Busch is getting into the content business.The country's largest brewer is launching its own in-house...

Alltel agrees to pay $100,000 for not filing proper CPNI certification

WASHINGTON—Alltel Corp. agreed to "voluntarily contribute" $100,000 to the U.S. Treasury, but did not admit to violating a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring certification...

Manufacturing to embrace wireless

DEDHAM, Mass.—Wireless technology may soon permeate the manufacturing sector, with the potential to grow to a more than $1 billion industry by 2010, according...

AUCTION NEWS: Bidding remains robust in smaller licenses

WASHINGTON—Bidding remained active on the ninth day of the Federal Communication Commission’s advanced wireless services spectrum auction, as bidders continued to focus their attention...

FaithMobile to make cell phones a ‘portable sanctuary’

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-FaithMobile will team with Crisp Wireless to deliver faith-based content to wireless users beginning next month. A subsidiary of Good News Holdings,...

Motorola preps iRadio with news broadcasts

TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc. said it has teamed up with Taldia Inc. to bring news programming to its iRadio digital music network. The deal calls...

EDGE comes into its own

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—While the industry looks ahead to W-CDMA and HSDPA technologies, EDGE handsets will quietly deliver "near-acceptable" mobile broadband experiences across a wide...

Study: Business users have larger monthly bills

SAN FRANCISCO—Customers who use their mobile phone primarily for business calls rather than personal calls generate higher average monthly bills, according to a new...

KONG!!!!!!!

"It’s on like Donkey Kong"—Steve Stiffler, American WeddingQuoting from the foul-mouthed poet Steve Stiffler might seem inappropriate in a wireless magazine, but that was...

Regulators to re-examine reverse auctions for universal service

WASHINGTON-A group of federal and state regulators plan to re-examine the use of reverse auctions to determine which companies score universal-service funds to support...

Study: Yahoo Mail most popular mobile Web destination

SAN FRANCISCO-More than 34.6 million people used mobile Internet services in June, according to market research firm Telephia. E-mail and weather information sites proved...

700 MHz auction survives challenge

WASHINGTON-A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that could have potentially stalled the auction of 700 MHz spectrum, scheduled for 2008. A lawsuit by...

Philadelphia loses chief of Wi-Fi push to consulting firm linked to muni network

The woman who steered Philadelphia's municipal Wi-Fi project through city politics and battles with incumbent telcos is leaving her post as the city's communications...

Sprint Nextel squeezes F&F plans

Sprint Nextel Corp. tweaked its Fair & Flexible price plans, leaving the dollar amounts the same on the basic voice plans but changing the...
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