Monthly Archives: July, 2007

Sony Ericsson posts big jumps in revenue, profit and unit volumes

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications grew by between one-third and one-half in the three key metrics for the second quarter, posting huge jumps in revenue,...

Moto’s Q2 warning: Dismal sales, earnings and unit volumes: Supply chain chief to head mobile devices

Motorola Inc. warned investors that its sales, earnings and unit shipments would all fall below previous guidance. The company also announced that Stu Reed,...

More backlash on Martin’s 700 MHz plans

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's 700 MHz plan has triggered an angry backlash, with the agency chief suddenly finding himself squeezed by the...

3 vendors get a piece of Leap business

Leap Wireless International Inc. subsidiary Cricket Communications Inc. has selected three infrastructure vendors for equipment, services and software in its planned buildout of third-generation...

XO expands footprint

Communications service provider XO Communications Inc. announced a major expansion of its broadband wireless footprint. XO and its subsidiary Nextlink Wireless Inc. said...

Indian firm to snap up BCGI for $65M

Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. skyrocketed after Indian computer company Megasoft Ltd. said it will acquire the struggling developer of billing software for...

10 markets to get free mobile video services from TV group

ABC Owned Television Stations Group has launched free, ad-supported mobile video services in all 10 of its markets. Such moves appear to be gaining...

TerreStar in trial to bring broadband to Vermont

Vermont officials have tapped TerreStar Networks Inc. to bring wireless broadband and telecommunications services to the state's rural and underserved areas.TerreStar, which is a...

Nokia puts Skype on Internet tablet

Nokia Corp. will enhance its N800 Internet tablet with VoIP from Skype, giving the latter a degree of legitimacy in the mobile device market....

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Brightstar, Celona and Tira Wireless

The following lists includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced this week.--Brightstar: Lindsay Goldberg, a New York-based investment partnership, invested $283...

Financial ratings wrap-up: WPCS, Sierra Wireless, RF Micro Devices and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.--First Albany Capital raised its...

Cingular’s ad firm takes lead at AT&T

AT&T Inc., the nation's second-largest advertiser, has made made Omnicom Group's BBDO, the advertising agency for the former Cingular Wireless, the lead agency for...

FCC’s Martin bandies open-access license for 700 MHz auction

The mobile-phone industry reacted angrily to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's 700 MHz draft decision to impose an open-access-like condition on more than...

Surprise: more private-equity funding in wireless

The mantra of OPM-other people's money-is alive and well in wireless.The latest private-equity investments, announced yesterday, include New York-based Lindsay Goldberg's $283 million stake...

Visto, Seven reach patent truce

Visto Corp. managed to dispense with one of its patent-infringement battles, agreeing to license its mobile e-mail technology to Seven Networks Inc.The two Redwood...

SK Telecom buyout rumor spikes Sprint Nextel’s shares

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock spiked for a brief time yesterday in after-hours trading due to a report that Korean operator SK Telecom was going...

Planning is key, but so is execution

The text message from Verizon Wireless was unexpected, unsolicited-and welcome.The pitch arrived on my phone last Tuesday, urging me to take the new ESPN...

Qualcomm and Reliance pushing CDMA in India

Qualcomm Inc. said it would expand its relationship with Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, to further the fortunes of both companies,...

Motorola buys Leapstone, chases ‘seamless mobility’

Motorola Inc. will buy privately held Leapstone Systems, Inc., a software developer with a unified platform for voice and data bundles across multiple networks...

Analyst: Apple deals in Europe or U.K. tough without 3G handset

Speculation has sent network operators' stock up and down, but a British analyst said yesterday that Apple Inc. had not signed any deals with...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens, Alvarion and more

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...

REVIEW: Helio makes surfing, shopping a breeze

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll...

Margin Check: Google, PlayStations, Wal-Mart and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the...

Mobile Search: Emerging Opportunities for Operators and Marketers

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group...

Op-ed authors rebut Hundt’s Frontline letter

Dear Editor,We would like to respond to some of the many misleading comments made by Reed Hundt in RCR Wireless News relating to our...
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