Monthly Archives: September, 2007

NYC subway cell service still needs carriers

New York City Transit is one step closer to building a cellphone network in its 277 subway stations, but it remains to be seen...

FCC moves on 2155-2175 MHz spectrum band

The Federal Communications Commission launched a rulemaking on the highly-sought 2155 MHz-2175 MHz spectrum band, setting the stage for a resumption of a wireless...

Top American executive for HTC resigns

Todd Achilles, the face of HTC Americas in the United States and throughout the Americas, resigned about a month ago, Achilles confirmed today. ...

Samsung hires Pizza Hut marketer for the U.S.

In a move that signals the intensifying competition among handset vendors in the United States market, Samsung Telecommunications America today named a chief marketing...

Verizon Wireless to join Vodafone in upgrade to LTE: CDMA to lose major backer

Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Group plc are planning to move to Long Term Evolution technology as the 4G evolution path for their respective networks,...

Actix moves ahead following Radioplan purchase

Actix, a wireless network technology provider, has completed its merger of Actix Ltd. and Radioplan GmbH, an automated network optimization software provider.Radioplan was first...

Disney exec worries over MVNO

Mobile virtual network operator Disney Mobile has been well-received by parents, but lacks scale and may see some changes to its business model, according...

Worst of the Week: The scarlet cellphone

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...

Mywaves claims 4x traffic increase

Mobile video startup mywaves has seen traffic increase more than fourfold over the past three months, the startup said, with viewers tuning in for...

Bergstein new publisher for RCR Wireless News

Alan Bergstein has been named publisher and editorial director of RCR Wireless News. Bergstein, who was previously president-publisher of IDG's Bio-IT World, is set...

Wi-Fi BlackBerry lands at AT&T for $300

Following up on its July announcement, AT&T Mobility this morning said it would bring Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry 8820 to market at $300...

Apples over Europe: As expected, iPhone for Germans

Apple Inc. continued its weeklong roll through Europe today as Deutsche Telekom AG's wireless subsidiary T-Mobile in Germany announced that the iPhone will launch...

Nokia Siemens offloads R&D center

Nokia Siemens Networks is finalizing plans to sell its development center in Herentals, Belgium to Devoteam Group. Both companies expect the deal to be...

MetroPCS goes live in LA

MetroPCS Communications Inc. rolled out service in the Los Angeles market today, pitching its flat-rate, unlimited plans to Angelinos.Roger Linquist, chairman and CEO of...

Report: U.S. to take lead in mobile TV market

Annual consumer spending on mobile broadcast TV services is expected to surpass $6.6 billion worldwide by 2012, according to a new report from Jupiter...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: CloudShield, Ecrio, Nexcom and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Financial ratings wrap-up: SunCom, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings...

Nokia touts business smartphone as focus shines on iPhone

Nokia Corp. announced with little fanfare the impending launch of its E51 smartphone at BT, an operator in the United Kingdom and rival to...

Verizon Wireless: LG Chocolate sales nearly rival iPhone

Verizon Wireless said today that in the 12 months since it launched the LG Chocolate in the United States it has sold more than...

Dobson teams with Ericsson for ringbacks, content downloads

Cellular One customers will now be able to entertain callers with more exciting sounds than the traditional ring.The No. 11 carrier, Dobson Communications Corp.,...

Cellphone bill of rights legislation gets backing

The nation's top consumer groups threw their weight behind new legislation to set federal standards for contracts, early termination fees, billing, disclosure and other...

Americans receptive to text ads, for now

Americans are more responsive to text ads than their European counterparts, according to new figures from M:Metrics.But that trend isn't likely to last.The Seattle-based...

Apple begins week-long Euro-invasion: iPhone for sale in U.K. at O2, Nov. 9

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., held forth from London this morning to orchestrate consumer frenzy over the iPhone's arrival in the United Kingdom,...

Cisco acquires spectrum-analysis company

Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to purchase wireless spectrum analysis and management company Cognio Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cognio's spectrum...

M2Z inks wholesale deal with rural phone companies

M2Z Networks Inc. said it reached a wholesale wireless broadband pact with rural telephone companies, a business relationship that depends on the startup winning...
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