Monthly Archives: July, 2007

Handset prices see little change during iPhone surge

If you were expecting AT&T's rivals to slash, say, smartphone prices in the wake of the iPhone launch, you'd be wrong. A check on...

Sugar Mama signs new advertisers, updates uptake

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. said that its users have earned more than 9 million minutes of free airtime since the mobile virtual network operator...

Oasys defaults on loan

Shares of Oasys Mobile Inc. continued their descent after the company lost two board members and defaulted on an $8 million loan.The Raleigh, N.C.-based...

Tira to expand after $5M funding infusion

Tira Wireless said it will expand beyond mobile entertainment after pocketing $5 milion in a Series D funding round.The San Mateo, Calif.-based company has...

Nortel to build out some Cricket markets

Nortel Networks Ltd. has secured a three-year contract with Cricket Communications Inc. valued at $135 million, to supply the carrier with CDMA equipment as...

Synchronoss inks iPhone activation contract

Software vendor Synchronoss Technologies Inc. said that it has signed a multi-year deal with AT&T Inc. to "support the launch and ongoing operational support"...

Analyst Angle: God Bless America, Land of the Free Phone

Welcome to our Monday column, Analyst Angle. Every Monday, the industry's leading analysts give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry,...

Monday, July 9, 2007

Opening weekend a blockbuster for iPhone

Tens of thousands of customers opening up their shiny, new iPhones during opening weekend experienced a different way to activate a wireless device-outside the...

Mobile content to hit $44B by 2011, video to lead surge

Worldwide mobile content revenues are expected to surpass $44 billion in 2011, more than double the expected $20 billion in revenues generated this year,...

Policy debates sprawl beyond the Beltway

Major wireless policy debates are increasingly ceasing to be Inside-the-Beltway brawls limited to high-powered lobbyists hired by well-heeled, warring industry factions. Instead, proponents of...

PS engages FCC in 700 MHz debate: First responders seek to expand beyond traditional role

WHILE FRONTLINE WIRELESS L.L.C., Congress and the mobile-phone industry sound off in the final throes of a testy, high-profile 700 MHz debate, the steady,...

Sink or swim in social networking pool: Two more companies dive into space

Maybe it's fitting that the two newest players in mobile social networking are named after sea creatures. Because they're diving into a very crowded...

Sports, exclusives in mobile TV lineup

MediaFLO USA Inc. has scooped up some exclusive mobile premieres since its launch in March and it plans to continue. In late June, the...

T-Mobile USA, Cinci Bell embrace Wi-Fi connection

Two U.S. carriers have unveiled converged Wi-Fi/cellular products that use Unlicensed Mobile Access technology and offer customers the chance to stretch their wireless minutes...

THE MONEY TRAIL: Later-stage investments garner VC funding

Wireless is still drawing considerable interest-and dollars-from venture-capital companies, but VC investment overall saw a dip in the number of deals in the first...

Mobie search space heats up-this time over patents

It's beginning to look like all that money being poured into mobile search may end up in the pockets of patent lawyers.Shares of Local.com...

HiWire, Modeo struggle to find partners: Meanwhile, MediaFLO prepares to turn on mobile TV with AT&T

MediaFLO USA Inc. is locking up high-profile content deals and shifting into overdrive as it nears its service launch with AT&T Mobility. Meanwhile, its...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Nokia-Siemens sent out a press release this...

Executive Interview: Najmi Jarwala

The wireless industry has watched since 2001 as Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson joined forces to tackle the handset market. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications...

Etc.

MobileStorm Inc. said it is working with the MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel to help it promote events at its Studio 54 and Tabu...

Creativity MIA in mobile gaming

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Hollywood and gaming have been cohorts for quite a while, but their relationship is budding in new ways as film and TV properties...

ATSC’s mobile TV standard on the clock: Technology would join a crowded list of competitors

The field of technologies and systems vying for industrywide recognition as the standard for mobile broadcast television has reached 11, with three proposing a...

A post-iPhone world

There's been a lot of ink spilled about Apple's iPhone. And here's some more.Industry pundits have pointed out that the iPhone is like the...

Apple grabs mind share, growth questioned

Powered by brand equity and brilliant media manipulation, Apple Inc. has parachuted into the handset business. Look out below!The company's first foray into mobile...
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