Monthly Archives: October, 2007

Court won’t expedite VZW’s challenge to open access

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Verizon Wireless' emergency motion for fast-track treatment of its challenge to the...

House committee calls for further investigation into telecom wiretapping

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

Alcatel-Lucent board backs Russo

Aiming to avert speculation about Alcatel-Lucent CEO Pat Russo's future at the company, Alcatel-Lucent's board of directors issued a formal announcement reiterating its support...

Family plans binding happy customers to carriers

Family plans are the glue that keeps customers sticky, according to the most recent survey of customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates-and in...

FCC, Frontline argue against VZW auction lawsuit

The Federal Communications Commission and Frontline Wireless L.L.C oppose Verizon Wireless' emergency motion to have its court appeal of the 700 MHz open-access rule...

GAO blasts FCC for info leaks

Congress' watchdog agency said the Federal Communications Commission informs stakeholders ahead of the public about which proposed rules are scheduled for votes, advance information...

Verizon Wireless issues holiday handset blitz: LG touchscreen phone could be VZW answer to iPhone

Verizon Wireless is covering its bases. The nation's second-largest carrier unveiled four new phones today, including a touchscreen-with-QWERTY keypad model from LG Electronics Co....

Financial ratings wrap-up: Embarq, RIM, Palm 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--Morgan Stanley cut its price...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Myxer, Optasite, Sipera 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...

Palm takes loss, looks ahead

Palm Inc. is down, but not out. The smartphone maker has struggled to develop a new operating system, bring relevant devices to market and...

Soapbox Mobile gets Single Touched

Single Touch Interactive Inc., a mobile application provider, has purchased Soapbox Mobile for an undisclosed sum. A Single Touch Interactive representative confirmed the deal,...

Skipping the mobile pyrotechnics

A quick tip to all media companies looking to extend their brands to wireless: Yes, even mass-market phones now have many of the bells...

Margins Check: TV Guide, online music, $10B for Facebook and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the...

REVIEW: Combining speech-rec and GPS info returns slick results

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Motorola and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...

Thinking Strategically About Mobile Social Networking

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group...

Nokia Siemens offloads workers to IBM

Nokia Siemens Networks has inked a deal with IBM Corp. to sell multiple business units in research and development and service core and applications...

VZW plan change: Customers can change plans

Verizon Wireless has announced another consumer-friendly change to its policies: It will allow customers to change their wireless service plans without requiring an extension...

European Commission looks into Qualcomm case

The European Commission will expedite an investigation of charges against Qualcomm Inc. by six leading wireless companies that the chip and licensing company has...

T-Mobile launches Samsung music phone

Taking a page from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, copy writers for Samsung Telecommunications America wrote today that the vendor had delivered the "most...

iPhone hackers restore some functions after Apple bricking

Comedian Bill Murray, in an early Saturday Night Live skit, posed as a Spanish-language game-show host with the tagline: "Who is muy macho?" He...

Adobe refreshes Flash Lite

Adobe Systems Inc. released a new version of its Flash software for mobile phones.The company released Flash Lite 3, which is designed to allow...

Nokia to buy mapping vendor Navteq in $8.1B deal

Nokia Corp. said it will acquire digital mapping company Navteq in a blockbuster $8.1 billion deal.The Finnish company plans to spend $78 per share...

Monday, Oct. 1, 2007

Analyst Angle: The Apple MVNO

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...
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