Monthly Archives: August, 2007

Alcatel-Lucent loses pair of execs

Post-merger Alcatel-Lucent isn't winning over many hearts and minds on Wall Street these days. The company announced the departure of two senior executives last...

Contactless payments gain wireless steam: Partnerships, trials bolster deployment possibilities

Digital security company Gemalto is teaming with NXP Semiconductors to push contactless payments toward commercial viability.The companies last week said they'd work together to...

Navigating 911: Carriers, public-safety split on accuracy and timelines for E-911 service

The Federal Communications Commission latest efforts to improve wireless 911 location accuracy could be hindered by a widening chasm between public-safety organizations and the...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube

Has it really only been two months that the iPhone burst on wireless scene? For all the hype leading up to the launch of...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining...

Industry sighs in relief as court throws out brain-cancer suits

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia today threw out six brain-cancer lawsuits against the mobile-phone industry, potentially removing a legal cloud that...

Matsushita to pay up to $172M on faulty Nokia batteries

With all eyes upon the two parties-Nokia Corp. and one of its suppliers, Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan-the latter agreed today to...

‘Progressive’ MVNO offers solar-powered cellphone charger

Mobile virtual network operator Working Assets Wireless announced it will begin offering a solar-powered cellphone charger for free for a limited time. The company...

Long-term study predicts U.S. cellphone penetration rates to pass 100%

About 84% of the U.S. population will own and use a mobile phone by the end of the year, according to a new study...

LG begins hunt for new advertising firm

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. is on the hunt for an ad agency to handle its global corporate brand campaign. Among those invited to participate...

U.S. still lags other countries in wireless multimedia use

American mobile users are still using cellphones primarily for calls, falling behind other countries in adopting them as multimedia devices, a new study by...

Smartphones: RIM reaps consumer market, Palm skidding

The smartphone market in North American is in flux, with Research In Motion Ltd. rapidly gaining ground by successfully crossing over into the consumer...

Nuance snares Jingle deal, V-Enable hooks MetroPCS

Nuance Communications Inc. said it will provide speech-recognition technology for an ad-sponsored directory assistance service provided by Jingle Networks Inc.Jingle, which powers the 1-800-FREE-411...

Hispanic-focused MVNO nets $40M

Despite the tumultuous nature of the business, it appears the mobile virtual network operator market hasn't lost the interest of private equity and venture...

J.D. Power: Prepaid services get high marks

Customer satisfaction in the prepaid sector has increased considerably since last year, driven by new pricing options and services, according to the latest survey...

On carrier forum, Sprint Nextel exec details customer-service plans

A Sprint Nextel Corp. executive offered a glimpse into a few of the carrier's current customer-service projects during a visit to Sprint Nextel's newly...

Worst of the Week: Cellphone radiation and The Incredible Hulk

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...

Nokia to add Microsoft services to handsets

The phrase, "strange bedfellows," when applied to the business of making money, may as well be retired.Nokia Corp. may see Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile...

Alaskan court ruling could echo across wireless tower industry

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a state ruling awarding an AT&T Inc. equipment installer total disability and medical benefits as a result of health...

Following merger, an executive shuffle at Alcatel-Lucent

Two senior Alcatel-Lucent executives have announced that they will be leaving the company. Frank D'Amelio, chief administrative officer, and Mike Quigley, president of the...

Digital Dispatch to buy Mobisoft

Digital Dispatch Systems Inc. has agreed to purchase all shares of Mobisoft Oy for $7.7 million in a deal subject to a definitive agreement...

Washington AG looking to quash sale of cellphone numbers

Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna said he wants legislation to prohibit the marketing of mobile phone telephone numbers without consumer consent, responding to...

Virgin Mobile USA teams with Intercasting for social networking access

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. has partnered with Intercasting to offer its customers direct access from select handsets to a range of social-networking sites. The...

Motorola begins fall push with Q Music 9m

Looking to recoup its fortunes, in part, with a high-tier smartphone, Motorola Inc. launched its updated Q-the Q Music 9m-at Verizon Wireless. For Verizon...

Developers to test on Sony Ericsson phones via Mobile Complete

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. has tapped Mobile Complete to power a remote testing service of Java applications on mobile phones.The handset maker launched...
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