Monthly Archives: March, 2007

Retail Snapshot: Cingular’s upscale Orlando customers are data savvy: And signing up to get the iPhone when it’s available

Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot...

Modeo gets OK to increase tower power

Broadcast mobile TV provider Modeo L.L.C. received a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission late last month that allows Modeo to increase the transmission...

The Big Mo

Momentum for mobile television is building. Whether there is a market for it or not, the wireless industry is getting serious about hawking mobile...

Mobile VoIP faces hurdles in U.S.: Skype seeks access to mid-tier feature phones

When Skype, the PC-based Voice over Internet Protocol provider, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow consumers to load third-party, IP-based software...

RCC’s financials take Q4 hit

Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.What got the RCR Wireless News editorial...

Carriers claim intermodal porting issues remain: Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA claim 30 percent of ports fail

The mobile phone industry is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to force Bell telephone companies to promptly process wireless number porting requests, with cellular...

Nokia realigns U.S. efforts in attempt to better serve carriers

Nokia Corp. has created a new executive position-president of Nokia Inc., the vendor's North American arm-to lead its efforts in the United States, where...

Net brutality

One of the great debates of the day in official Washington is over Internet freedom, a notion that wireline, cable TV and, yes, wireless...

Samsung’s newest handset chief must shake, rattle and roll: Market conditions and company-specific factors pose challenges to No. 3 vendor

When a company wants to reinvigorate a business, heads often roll. A glance at the world's top handset vendors-bedeviled by the market's vagaries and...

Venture capital landslide: Xtract, Gemini, Vollee, Fon drink up

Venture-capital funding is in the air. No less than four wireless companies announced new infusions of cash for their burgeoning endeavors in the industry:. Xtract...

LCC buys WFI’s European business in $4M deal

LCC International Inc., which designs and deploys wireless networks, announced an agreement to purchase Wireless Facilities Inc.'s businesses in Europe, the Middle East and...

Investors ditch troubled SmartVideo

Shares of SmartVideo Technologies Inc. tanked after the company said it was seeking an infusion of cash.SmartVideo, which operates under the brand uVuMobile, is...

Replacement handset sales rule in 2007, says iSuppli

According to market-research firm iSuppli Corp., the number of handsets purchased as replacements this year will be double the number of first-time cellphone purchases,...

Alltel trims jobs, stores as part of Midwest integration

Alltel Corp. plans to cut 150 jobs at the headquarters of recent acquisition Midwest Wireless in Mankato, Minn., by September, and said it will...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

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...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors RBC...

Verizon wins $58M in Vonage lawsuit

A federal jury ruled in favor of Verizon Communications in a patent lawsuit against Vonage Holdings. Vonage must pay the telecom giant $58 million...

Dexterra stirs up $36M in VC funding

Mobile software developer Dexterra Inc. picked up $36 million in a fifth round of venture funding.New investor New Enterprise Associates led the round, joining...

Smartphones: not just for nerds anymore

Online mobile phone retailer Wirefly, a site operated by InPhonic Inc., released a report on the sharp growth in smartphone sales of late. The...

Report: Some wireless Web users would accept ads in exchange for content

One-third of wireless Web users in the United States and Western Europe say they will accept ads on their handsets in exchange for free...

Leap completes ANB 1 deal

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has completed the purchase of its partner Alaska Native Broadband 1 L.L.C., after the smaller company triggered a...

YouTube hit Ms. Peachez goes mobile

PlayPhone said it will offer mobile content from online "phenomenon" Ms. Peachez to the fans she earned with her video posts on video-networking site...

Worst of the Week: What to expect from The Big Show

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
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