Monthly Archives: October, 2007

Is the honeymoon over?: Infrastructure mergers under scrutiny as boards unhappy with progress

As Nokia Siemens Networks continues to refine its business operations following its April merger, the company has to fend off speculation that Siemens' CEO...

CAT AND MOUSE, PART III: Nokia, Motorola tout their unlocked wares

The uproar over Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Mobility's travails with hackers could help Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. gain visibility, tout the virtues of...

Monday, Oct. 8, 2007

700 MHz proceedings get messy

THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY FINDS ITSELF ADRIFT in a sea of uncertainty as the 2008 election year approaches, with litigation, legislation and other factors casting...

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Now that's bitchin!Airborne Entertainment introduced anew mobile video series to its Videoticchannel called Bitchin' Kitchen. Each clipruns between 60 and 90 seconds and features...

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

One tip for those attending the CTIA Wireless I.T. event this year: if you are lucky enough to get invited to a concert, please...

Markey wants telecom carriers to speak up on wiretapping details: House panel probes country’s rights vs. citizen’s privacy

The House Commerce Committee is investigating the parent companies of the two largest cellphone operators and Qwest Communications International Inc. to determine what extent...

GSM group notes HSPA’s growth

The number of mobile-phone users who have access to broadband services is increasing rapidly as carriers upgrade their networks with HSPA technology, according to...

Nokia digs deep to grow LBS efforts: Navteq buy underscores Nokia’s D2C play

Nokia Corp. stepped up its spending spree last week, agreeing to acquire digital mapping company Navteq in a blockbuster, $8.1 billion deal.The Finnish firm-which...

Happy campers: Carriers increase focus on satisfying customer base

WIRELESS CARRIERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS generally seem to operate with a disconnect on customer friendliness: carriers insist they are, but subscribers often scoff. However,...

FAA:Tower lighting alternatives could reduce bird fatalities

ORLANDO-The Federal Aviation Administration could prove pivotal in bridging a compromise between conservationists and the wireless industry over how to reduce the number of...

SIP-enabled devices in 19% of phones by 2012, study says

A new study from Informa Telecoms & Media predicts there will be 435 million Session Initiation Protocol-enabled mobile phone users by 2012.The research firm...

ABI: New class of converged devices ahead

A new class of devices is ahead as everyday consumer electronics and mobile broadband converge, according to ABI Research."The market for cellular-enabled consumer electronics...

Fiber-to-the-home market up 112% yearly

More than 2 million U.S. households have direct connections into high-speed fiber networks, according to a new study by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council and the...

Sprint Nextel’s Forsee presses special-access issue: FCC’s Martin under pressure to re-regulate

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is facing increased congressional pressure to re-regulate the special-access market dominated by AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.,...

MetroPCS punished for sagging customer metrics

MetroPCS Communications Inc.'s shares plunged more than 9% after the company released its preliminary subscriber results for the third quarter of 2007, reflecting a...

Burger King taps Mobliss for mobile gaming push

Burger King Corp. is hoping to extend its surprisingly successful gaming effort to mobile.The Miami-based fast-food giant has tapped Seattle's Mobliss Inc. to develop...

The Week in Review

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

Alcatel-Lucent claims ‘significant’ portion of AT&T 3G buildout: Firm blasts report that it has lost share to Ericsson

It's been a tough week for Alcatel-Lucent. Twice this week the company has been compelled to issue formal statements; first addressing speculation about CEO...

Forsee to get the boot?

Sprint Nextel Corp. is seeking a replacement for CEO Gary Forsee, according to the Wall Street Journal. The carrier, which declined to comment on...

RIM soars on strong growth

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. rocketed after the company broke the 10-million subscriber mark and issued a positive outlook for the rest of...

Worst of the Week: When you wish upon an MVNO

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...

Simonsen named permanent CFO at Nokia Siemens

Nokia Siemens Networks reported that Eric Simonsen would trade in the temporary designation on his CFO title for a permanent one effective immediately. Simonsen...

AT&T’s iPhone reprise: If iPhone is fun, HTC Tilt means business

The term "win-win" rightly makes sober people sick, but it might be applied to AT&T Mobility's news that it will carry HTC Americas' Tilt...

Air2Web, MindMatics merge

The field of mobile marketing startups continued to winnow as Atlanta's Air2Web and Germany's MindMatics agreed to merge.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Air2Web...
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