Monthly Archives: September, 2007

Analyst Angle: gPhone, hPhone, iPhone.

Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

Monday, Sept. 10, 2007

High hopes: HiWire trial in Las Vegas looks promising

LAS VEGAS-Less than two months into a broadcast mobile TV service trial, HiWire L.L.C. has wrapped the first phase of its study and is...

Consumer protection bill on deck: Legislation orders FCC to study effect of locked devices

TWO KEY SENATE MEMBERS last week unveiled a sweeping wireless consumer protection bill, setting the stage for a fierce battle between lawmakers and the...

BLUE-LIGHT SPECIAL: MetroPCS courts Leap to offer nationwide, flat-rate services without contracts

METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC. last week made public a proposal to merge with flat-rate rival Leap Wireless International Inc. in a move that could create...

AUCTION TENSION: Potential bidders argue to adjust rules

Despite the Federal Communications Commission's publicly stated desire to avoid anti-competitive behavior in the 700 MHz auction and its embrace of blind bidding as...

Apple roils its faithful: iPhone price cut, iPod Touch drive news

In a typical reaction, analyst Iain Gillott of iGR good-naturedly called last week's price cut on Apple Inc.'s iPhone the "iShaft."Of course, that was...

Moto rolls out . new executives: ‘Profitable marketshare’ is latest mantra

It must be tough to give a daylong presentation to financial and industry analysts in New York when your take-aways essentially are "meet the...

Who’s in charge?: Parental controls prove answer

An increasing number of parents around the country can sidestep the dreaded $400 cellphone bill boosted by their child's texting mania, as more wireless...

M-payments continue to strive for legitimacy

Carriers in the United Kingdom are hoping to get users to PayForIt with their phones.The operators launched a standardized payment scheme designed to provide...

Etc.

Proving who you are-wirelesslyIraqi students are using a mobile social network service to prove their identity, according to Mobixie. The company said students have...

The whipping post

It's getting a little embarrassing. See, Apple is essentially trouncing the wireless industry with a long and growing list of new, user-friendly innovations. These...

Labor day

The good news for the mobilephone industry is carriers, manufacturers, trade associations and standards bodies are nearly free of health litigation for the first...

Multimedia drives bulk of accessory sales: Carriers bundling to deliver an out-of-box experience

With music and imaging an increasing aspect of mobile phones' feature sets-the engines driving network operators' ARPU growth-more than 50% of this year's $32...

‘Bundled customers’ often seek upgrades

Delly Tamer, founder and CEO of online retailer LetsTalk.com, doesn't know if carriers' increased interest in bundling accessories presents a rival channel to his...

Hedgehogging

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.The drastic drop in the price of...

Flint leaves Sony Ericsson on his terms: Sources say family issues prompted move

Miles Flint, president of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, is stepping down Nov. 1 based on personal, family issues, sources said last week.The company said...

Power position: EA Mobile keeps creative juices flowing

PLAYA VISTA, Calif.-A visit to the Electronic Arts Inc. campus in Playa Vista, Calif., is like walking into another land-a world where gaming trumps...

FCC not concerned by private equity

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told Congress there are no grounds for alarm over the growing trend of private equity acquisitions of telecom...

Studies: RF a risk to man, machine

Two newly published stories could create more confusion rather than clarify controversies over whether cellphones pose risks to man and machine alike.Israeli scientists said...

Public-safety interop to reach $5.5B by 2012

The state and local public-safety interoperable communications market is expected to grow to $5.5 billion by 2012, according to government business analyst Input.That figure...

Cellular South greenlights m-commerce service

Regional wireless carrier Cellular South said it will roll out an m-commerce initiative early next year across all its markets following a successful three-month...

Following MetroPCS merger offer, Leap loses CFO

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced that its CFO Amin Khalifa has "resigned from the company to pursue other interests," and that Leap CEO and...

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...

Moto’s cellphone chief promises new products: Stu Reed tells analysts: ‘You’ll love it’

Motorola Inc.'s new cellphone boss met Wall Street this morning, trying to be humble about the company's recent performance but confident about its future.Stu...
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