Monthly Archives: October, 2007

NTIA’s Kneuer: under-appreciated, accomplished

In the past, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has managed now and then to wrestle away the spotlight (albeit temporarily) on major telecom-tech...

Terraplay snapped up by End2End for connected gaming

End2End, which provides managed services for mobile data, said it has acquired connected-gaming provider Terraplay.The company said that the deal will allow End2End to...

Legislation aims to wirelessly connect miners

Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) introduced legislation directing government scientists to pursue a wireless solution enabling underground miners to communicate with workers above ground during...

Crack open a good book… on your smartphone

Looking for a few good books for your smartphone? Motricity might be able to help.The content company said that its eBook customers will be...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Ceragon, Ericsson, Sprint Nextel 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--Credit Suisse First Boston raised...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Melodeo, Treemo and Vocalocity

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

Verizon Wireless agrees to $1M settlement over ‘unlimited’ ads: Carrier admits to dropping 13,000 customers for ‘excessive’ use

Verizon Wireless has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the New York attorney general's office claiming the carrier's advertisements for its unlimited data service...

Reality check: mobilizing the enterprise: Corporate pioneers tell their tales

You're hearing a dizzying stream of promises and jargon aimed at convincing businesses to "go mobile."But you'd like to hear unvarnished advice from folks...

Billing problems kill content profit

The direct-to-consumer mobile content space is being shackled by inadequate billing systems and an overall lack of traffic, content providers and mobile software developers...

Interactive advertising pushes buttons: Media companies remain mobile on implementation

Upper echelons of the wireless industry have been having the same dream for years: an unassuming wireless subscriber is walking past a coffee shop...

Despite claims, carriers tout data-friendliness

With more than 15% of wireless carriers' revenue coming from data services, operators are eyeing the next leap in usage. Executives from the big-five...

Microsoft’s vision: common platform for work and play: Ballmer offers new services, devices, insights

The Mad Ballmer remained out of sight for Tuesday's keynote address before a standing-room-only crowd.Instead, a calm, determined Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.'s CEO, offered...

Smooth sailing in rough seas: McAdam keeps VZW on course

For Verizon Wireless and its recently installed chief, Lowell McAdam, life seems great. Customer growth remains near the top, customer churn remains nearly invisible...

Big surprises in small packages

Facts are facts. Large companies are the main drivers for the wireless industry. If MicrosoftNokiaVerizonWirelessRIM want to push innovation, they have the clout, power...

Nokia seeks more MOSHers

Nokia Corp. is preparing to add a new feature to its mobile sharing site, MOSH, that will allow users to request specific content from...

Mobile games not all fun and games

What's plaguing the mobile gaming market? Pretty much the same headaches that have been there for years.Mobile gaming continues to struggle to move beyond...

For Q3, AT&T counts 2 million new customers

AT&T Inc. reported a strong quarter, adding 2 million net new wireless subscribers to bring its subscriber base to 65.7 million.Of its net additions,...

Unlimited Boost service expands

Sprint Nextel Corp. is expanding the reach of its Boost Mobile L.L.C. unlimited calling offer to an additional 10 states.The carrier said that, based...

Cisco buys into WiMAX with Navini purchase

Cisco Systems said it has agreed to purchase mobile WiMAX vendor Navini Networks for about $330 million in cash and assumed options.Navini's specialty involves...

CTIA replaces VZW in challenging open access: Trade group ‘does not seek to delay’ auction

Litigation surrounding rules for the Jan. 24-scheduled 700 MHz auction has taken a sudden turn. Verizon Wireless filed to withdraw its appeal of the...

Sprint Nextel works to spread WiMAX globally

Sprint Nextel Corp. is one of five companies to sign an agreement with the government of Taiwan to help speed the deployment of mobile...

For mobile content, it’s time to get sober

The bloom is off the rose. And maybe it's about time.A longtime stage for all sorts of hyperbole, the CTIA I.T. conference this year...

REVIEW: Texting services return varied 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...

RIM maintains dominance of smartphone market

Despite caveats that smartphones and enterprise devices are only roughly analogous, based on whether the operating system can be modified to run enterprise applications,...

Enterprise devices: decisions, decisions: Why use them? Who can help? Who pays?

The enterprise, like any individual, has to decide what it wants out of mobility in general and a device in particular before making a...
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