October 2007

Simplicity is the name of the new game-finally, ease-of-use issues are at the forefront of carriers’ device offerings. T-Mobile USA Inc. weighed in today with its HTC Corp.-built “Shadow” slider …

AT&T Mobility launched a service offering tailored to seniors, following a similar recent move by Verizon Wireless. The new AT&T Senior Nation 200 plan includes 200 anytime minutes, 500 off-peak …

L.M. Ericsson has extended its deal with AT&T Mobility to provide the No. 1 carrier real-time charging services for its GoPhone wireless pre-paid service in the United States and Puerto …

Verizon Wireless reported another strong quarter of results, although the company saw small increases in its consistently low churn rates. The carrier added a total of 1.6 million net customers. …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. …

AT&T MOBILITY HAS DELAYED its launch of MediaFLO USA Inc.’s broadcast mobile TV service to early 2008. More than eight months after committing to launching the service by the end …

LITIGATION SURROUNDING RULES for auction-bound 700 MHz wireless licenses took an unexpected turn last week.Verizon Wireless filed to withdraw its appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz open-access rule, …

AT&T INC. ROLLED THROUGH the quarter with 2 million net customer additions, and most of them (1.2 million) were coveted retail postpaid customers-up more than 30% from retail postpaid gains …

SAN FRANCISCO-Direct-to-consumer is going directly, well, nowhere.Approaching mobile users directly has long been seen as the path to riches for outfits too small-or too edgy-for placement on carrier decks. But …

Organized labor stepped up its criticism of Verizon Communications Inc., accusing the telecom giant in a new report of violating labor laws by interfering with workers’ attempts to unionize in …

The wireless broadband industry is fighting to prevent sharing conditions in unlicensed spectrum, but utilities, railroads and others insist such safeguards are necessary to prevent interference in existing and future …

Parent companies of the two largest mobile-phone carriers continue to face an uphill battle to gain congressional immunity from the proliferation of privacy lawsuits in connection with the Bush administration’s …

Handset art Virgin Mobile USA and LG Electronics announced six specially commissioned handpanted Aloha handsets that will be auctioned off to support youth homeless charities. The project is part of …

SAN FRANCISCO-Two things are certain in the wireless industry: Everyone in the ecosystem wants to take content consumption to the next level, but no one can agree on the best …

What a paradox that Apple Inc.’s iPhone has become at once the gold standard for wireless devices and, according to critics, plaintiffs’ lawyers and others, all that is wrong with …

Simplicity. Invisible technology that brings consumers emotional satisfaction.A fun user interface that enables the work/play overlap.A company not from Cupertino, Calif., but from another center of innovation: MAGIC Labs at …

SAN FRANCISCO-Sprint Nextel Corp. understands that its technology choice for a mobile broadband world will require heavy lifting, measured in the billions of dollars, and that attracting others to its …

One of the funniest press releases to come out of last week’s CTIA I.T. & Entertainment event was from Alcatel-Lucent. “Alcatel-Lucent launches presence on Second Life virtual reality site to …

The average revenue per user among business users is 24% higher than among personal users, yet when it comes to mobile data services the gap is even wider with business …

Portable navigation solutions and software solutions for multi-user devices are expected to generate $11.8 billion in revenues in Western Europe by 2012, according to a report from Juniper Research.Fueling demand …

Wi-Fi hot spots are not longer the domain of business travelers, as more traffic at sites is coming from personal use, noted a recent report from In-Stat. “Service providers are …

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

ULocate Communications Inc. bagged another customer for its WHERE application.The Boston-based developer said Sprint Nextel Corp. sub-brand Boost Mobile subscribers now have access to WHERE, a GPS-based offering that delivers …

Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc.’s customer additions for the third quarter decreased compared to previous quarters, while the company’s churn rate increased. The carrier said it added 10,100 net …