Monthly Archives: November, 2007

Open access and seats at the table: A rapidly changing industry

One little press release can change everything (including this column).Verizon Wireless' announcement today that starting next year it will begin allowing any device and...

Margins Check: NBC’s interactive ads, ABC’s Facebook deal, and more

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

Giving them what they want: Verizon Wireless goes ‘any device, any app’: Embrace of open access stands as significant change in VZW position

Verizon Wireless announced this morning a major shift in its position on non-carrier-offered devices and applications, saying it will begin activating any device that...

Consumer dissatisfaction weighs on premium SMS

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...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Redline 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...

CDG hails ITU band ruling

Earlier this month at the World Radiocommunication Conference, the International Telecommunication Union approved various frequency bands for mobile communications. More than 2,800 delegates representing...

Court: Broadcom win against Qualcomm stands

While you were contemplating the origins of cranberry sauce in a can, a federal judge Friday let stand a jury verdict in Santa Ana,...

LG’s Shine arrives at AT&T Mobility

AT&T Mobility and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. are betting that American consumers will upgrade their handsets based on a combination of style and features-and...

CTIA files suit against backup-power requirements

The mobile-phone industry asked a federal appeals court to overturn a new federal mandate setting minimum requirements for backup-power sources at cell sites and...

Virgin Mobile USA names customer management VP

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. named a telecom and customer service veteran as VP of its customer management team.Ted Vagelos will oversee Virgin Mobile USA's...

Clear Channel partners with Qwikker for Bluetooth marketing

Clear Channel Communication Inc.'s outdoor advertising division will team with Qwikker to send marketing messages to wireless users via Bluetooth.The companies announced plans to...

Analyst Angle: LG Voyager Arrives Just In Time for Black Friday

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...

PHOTOGUIDE: A stroll through the industry’s cellphone graveyard

As the wireless industry kicks into high gear for the upcoming holiday shopping season, and handset makers pull out all the stops to hype...

Buongiorno responds to Florida AG lawsuit

Buongiorno, a mobile content provider, responded to a request for comment on the story on page 11 of this issue after that page had...

Americas, MEA to drive W-CDMA device growth

More than 1 billion W-CDMA handsets are expected to ship between 2006 and 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate of 22%, according to...

WE’RE JAMMING: Cell jammers, boosters targeted by industry

The wireless industry wants the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a get-tough policy by explicitly outlawing the sale and use of equipment designed to...

Carriers to push mobile VoIP service

Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol will quickly overtake voice-over-Wi-Fi technology and become a mainstream form of communication, predicts a new study from research firm...

Mobile backhaul market to top $8B by 2010

The market for mobile first-mile backhaul equipment is expected to reach $8.2 billion by 2010, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.The company...

Virgin Mobile USA’s ‘Wild’ QWERTY from Kyocera: Youth-oriented MVNO’s subs savvy on style

As Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has endured, even thrived, over its five-year life, it has seen its customer base transition from a play for...

Imagine all the cellphones

The holiday season can be stressful enough. But combine it with fears of high-tech/telecom domination by Microsoft Corp. or Google Inc. or Apple Inc....

Locked down: Enterprises continue struggle to secure information

In this era of genius hackers and malware that can bring an entire corporation to its knees, the scariest threat to mobile security is....

Last stand

So EarthLink announced it was seeking "strategic alternatives" for its municipal Wi- Fi business. That issue, along with its fledgling Helio mobile virtual network...

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

So Amazon.com released a new electronic book reader called the "Kindle." It's pretty neat stuff: You can download new books wirelessly via Sprint Nextel's...

Redline base station to operate at 3.65 GHz

Redline Communications Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission approved its WiMAX base station to operate at 3.65 GHz in the United States. The WiMAX...

Etc.

Alvin invasion via voicetonesWho wouldn't jump at the chance to sound like a Chipmunk without the aid of helium? 20th Century Fox is promoting...
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