Monthly Archives: February, 2007

BenQ Mobile goes swirling down the drain

BenQ Mobile, the Munich, Germany-based company formed by BenQ Corp. of Taiwan when it scored Siemens AG's handset business in 2005, has no buyers...

Dual-mode handsets: An $82B market in five years

Global VoIP over Wi-Fi equipment will drive $82 billion in revenue by 2012, according to Juniper Research, which projects that dual-mode handsets-cellular and Wi-Fi-will...

Academy Awards audience says ‘Hello’ to iPhone

Apple Inc. debuted its first television commercial for its forthcoming iPhone during the Academy Awards last night. The 30-second spot, which ran multiple times,...

Hovr launches ad-supported mobile games

Hovr Inc. is the latest player in the ad-supported mobile gaming waters, launching an online community with more than 100 free titles.The New York-based...

Alltel’s extends data-rating deal with Convergys

Alltel Corp. renewed its contract with Convergys Corp. to continue managing Alltel's wireless data-rating operations for another four years. Additional terms of the deal...

Motorola’s Rizr shut out of red carpet debut

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-the long-winded powerhouse behind the Oscars-put one of its legal guns to use last week to dispel...

iPhone could disrupt, if price is right: Consumer survey says $300 or less could cause churn

A survey of American online shoppers suggests that Apple Inc.'s yet-to-be-launched iPhone has penetrated consumer awareness, unlike other handsets before their launch. At a...

NTIA contracts DHS to handle public-safety grant program

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, accused the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of surrendering control...

Verizon Wireless buys Samsung’s dual approach to messaging

Slim, shiny, clever devices dazzle and delight-impressions that all the major handset makers are capable of producing in a mobile phone. As carriers manage...

Carrier control of networks in cross hairs: Skype argues carriers must heed to 1960s Carterfone decision

THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY INCREASINGLY finds itself confronted with disruptive digital technologies, a phenomenon that is challenging carriers' tight control of wireless networks and forcing...

Keeping Willie wireless

It's good to have friends in high places, the saying goes. Better yet are the friends who push you to pursue a promising, emerging...

On robust results, Alltel to discuss strategy options : Wireless revenue climbs 19 percent at Cincinnati Bell

Alltel Corp. posted robust wireless results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2006, solidifying its position as the largest small player in the wireless...

Verizon pension investments holds wireless interests

Want to invest like Verizon? Like any smart investor, Verizon Communications Inc. has its pension fund invested in a diverse array of stocks, from...

Private-equity eyes wireless: MVNO space likely to gain more attention from VCs, equity firms

Private-equity buyout companies are the darlings of Wall Street, snapping up companies left and right and flush with the cash to do so. According...

Adult content gets cold shoulder north of border

Think adult content is a safe play for wireless carriers? Try asking Canadian operator Telus Corp.Telus quietly dropped its racy offerings last week-less than...

Mobile music fails to find its rhythm

In these early days of mobile entertainment, full-track download services are a bit like the weather: everyone complains about them, but no one seems...

SOUTHEAST SPECTRUM GRAB: WiMAX carrier Clearwire snaps up AT&T’s 2.5 GHz spectrum for $300 million

Clearwire Corp. was the winner of AT&T Inc.'s mandated spectrum sell-off, agreeing to spend $300 million for 2.5 GHz spectrum covering portions of the...

Investor raises eyebrows about Visto’s path

Visto Corp. added to its already impressive coffers earlier this month, raising another $35 million in what the mobile e-mail service provider said is...

CTIA 2007 news deadlines

Companies looking to get in on RCR Wireless News' expansive CTIA Wireless 2007 coverage should be aware of several upcoming deadlines.March 9 is the...

Overdue AWS report sent to Congress

The Bush administration sent Congress a long-overdue report that is key to deploying spectrum licenses that bidders paid $13.7 billion for during last year's...

Report: text messaging to hit 3.7 trillion by 2012

Spending on SMS services worldwide is expected to reach $67 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Portio Research.The firm forecasts SMS...

XM, Sirius tie-up to face FCC scrutiny

After months of rampant speculation, the nation's only two satellite radio companies, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., announced plans...

Sprint Nextel adds to phone lineup, fiddles with smartphone pricing

Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets...

After years of struggle, tower industry beginning to bloom

The tower industry is sitting pretty these days. And, all things considered, the future couldn't look brighter for The Big Three: Crown Castle International...

Wireless increasingly ‘In Style’: Women’s magazine latest print effort

In Style is the latest U.S. print publication to go mobile, launching a downloadable application with celebrity photos, fashion trends and shopping information.The application...
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