Monthly Archives: June, 2007

Google spectrum plans rattle wireless cage

FIRST IT WAS Cyren Call Communications Corp. Then, more recently, Frontline Wireless L.L.C. And now, even more recently, Google Inc.The mobile-phone industry, itself an...

BelAir employs SLAs to stave off speed concerns

With multiple technologies promising all the bells and whistles required of next-generation networks, infrastructure developers and operators are clamoring for their place as they...

T-Mobile USA inflates mid-range, Alltel expands data roaming

T-Mobile USA Inc. instituted a set of new promotional price plans and expanded its offerings at the increasingly popular $40 price point. The carrier...

ITC orders partial ban on new 3G handsets: Ruling against Qualcomm could’ve been harsher

THE CLOCK IS TICKING as Qualcomm Inc. pursues legal remedies and technical alternatives to counter a decision last week by a federal agency banning...

ETC.

The Bold and the BeautifulWireless subscribers are attracted to bold handset colors, according to data from Wirefly, which provides comparison shopping for wireless subscribers....

STRIKE TWO FOR NEW MVNO

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Amp'd Mobile Inc. may not necessarily signal the death knell for the business model, but is certain to...

Sprite Yard plunges into mobile marketing

NEW YORK-Coca-Cola Co. is moving aggressively onto the mobile marketing playground with a kind of mobile MySpace centered on the company's Sprite brand. The soft-drink...

Road to mobile marketing under construction

NEW YORK-There was, of course, no shortage of hype at last week's Mobile Marketing Forum in New York. But that enthusiasm was tempered by...

The usual (iPhone-buying) suspects: Apple acolytes, trendsetters, young men

When civil unrest threatens the established order in Casablanca-at least in the famous movie of the same name-one of the authorities gives the order...

HTC touts new ‘Touch’ phone

HTC Corp., the nimble, Taiwan-based smartphone maker that is a leading purveyor of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, announced its new HTC Touch,...

GPS apps tracking well at AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel

Fans of GPS applications are getting enhanced features at two of the nation's largest carriers. AT&T Mobility announced four of its newer Research In...

RIM’s consumer play attracting media offerings

Research in Motion Ltd.'s push into the consumer space with video-friendly BlackBerry devices is set to get a boost from QuickPlay Media, which recently...

Wisdom of youth

I've seen the future and it is advertising on cellphones.A bit dramatic, perhaps? Yes, but during a panel discussion with a group of college...

Retail Snapshot: Wireless Toyz, Variety is the spice of wireless life

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...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.The Coca-Cola company announced it will offer...

Made-for-mobile content spreading its wings : A handful of mobile-specific content is beginning to cross platforms

The production and delivery of mobile video is becoming a two-way street. Although a majority of programming seems to follow a top-down approach from...

InfoSpace nets Virgin U.K. search deal

Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom said it as has tapped InfoSpace Inc. to provide a suite of mobile search and Internet services.InfoSpace said...

Telecom giants remain in wiretapping crosshairs : Congress refuses to provide liability protection

Wireless and wireline carriers remain vulnerable to lawsuits over the National Security Agency's anti-terrorist wiretapping program, with Congress so far refusing to consider a...

The i’s have it

Perhaps we should all just go back into hibernation for a few weeks until some of this iFrenzy subsides.On the other hand, given that...

Putting the billing pieces in place: Changing industry forcing new reality

Despite the prevalence of end-to-end billing systems as operators have consolidated in recent years, some companies may prefer a one-shot solution to a particular...

AT&T pads prepaid

AT&T Mobility revamped its prepaid play with new add-on package options for its GoPhone Pay As You Go customers.GoPhone users can now choose...

Opponents of capped USF gain more backers

Opposition to a federal-state panel's recommendation to cap universal service fund support in rural areas mounted last week, with a key senator and agriculture...

Palm gets eager hands on new cash, executives: Treo maker confident it will lead, but analysts wary

Executives at Palm Inc. appear to believe they've bought the time and talent to move from less than 3% of the smartphone market to...

Wireless players back Frontline’s open-access proposal

A collection of wireless industry entrepreneurs urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to build open access into one of the 700 MHz licenses...

Sony music videos to hit MobiTV stream

MobiTV bulked up its content library with a deal to license more than 2,500 music videos from Sony BMG Music Entertainment.The wireless video provider...
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