Monthly Archives: November, 2007

Q3 magic for VZW, tragic for Sprint Nextel: No. 2 carrier posts strong growth, No. 3 falls further behind

Quarterly results from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. came as no surprise: Verizon Wireless did well and Sprint Nextel didn't.Although Verizon Wireless was...

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Ticket to ride Siemens IT Solutions and Services said it will soon offer technology that allows bus and train tickets to be purchased via...

Nokia’s direct-to-consumer efforts befuddled

Nokia Corp. is once again finding that the direct-to-consumer path is a treacherous one.The world's No. 1 handset maker postponed the launch of its...

VoIP provider denied short-code access: VZW, T-Mobile USA and Alltel nix text message application

Rebtel, a Voice over Internet Protocol firm that offers low-cost international calling on mobile phones, said Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc....

Mobile-game firms post disappointing results: Glu, EA and THQ predict continued struggles for Q4

The mobile gaming playground remains a tumultuous space, according to new earnings reports from three of the industry's biggest players. Shares of Glu Mobile...

IPhone gets new international service plan

AT&T Mobility announced a new international service plan for the Apple Inc. iPhone, an announcement that comes on the heels of efforts by software...

Verizon Wireless offers the Pearl, and new rate plans for BlackBerrys

Verizon Wireless is offering Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Pearl online accompanied by a new pricing scheme for BlackBerry e-mail and Web access. Verizon...

Lawmaker calls for extensive conditions to VZW acquisition of RCC

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he has serious concerns with Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., telling Federal Communications Commission Chairman...

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...

Alltel details leadership shakeup

Alltel Corp. announced a management shuffle that will kick in after private-equity firms TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners complete their acquisition of the...

Metro ditches bid for Leap

MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced it dropped its proposal to merge with Leap Wireless International Inc., following Leap's disinterest in the deal."MetroPCS has not been...

Sprint Nextel posts challenging Q3

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s quarterly profits plunged as the carrier bled postpaid iDEN and prepaid Boost Mobile L.L.C. subscribers, posting a net loss of 60,000...

Worst of the Week: Googling Sprint Nextel’s humor-scale rating

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...

Starent eyes $88.2M in offering

Starent Networks Corp. said it plans to net $88.2 million in a secondary public offering of its common shares.The Boston-area mobile infrastructure provider said...

Omnilink combines GPS, cellular for tracking

Location-based services technology provider Omnilink Systems unveiled a GPS-based offering designed to allow law enforcement to track the location of suspects in real-time using...

Another Razr veteran leaves Motorola

The last member of the management team at Motorola Inc.'s cellphone division that rode the original Razr to success is leaving the company.Ray Roman's...
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