Monthly Archives: December, 2007

Warrior leaves Motorola with armor intact: CTO’s departure caps months of executive change-outs

The departure of Padmasree Warrior, Motorola Inc.'s CTO, effective yesterday, came on the heels of CEO Ed Zander's recent announcement that he will leave...

Cable giant Cox throws hat in 700 MHz auction ring: Comcast, Time Warner Cable remain on sidelines

Cox Communications Inc. said it will bid on wireless licenses when the 700 MHz auction kicks off Jan. 24, but two other cable TV...

AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless swap markets: Deal linked to rural acquisitions

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have agreed to swap wireless assets as part of previously announced acquisitions: Verizon Wireless' pending acquisition of Rural Cellular...

Egg on your Facebook: Beacon ad platform illuminates challenges for mobile marketing

Wireless carriers and mobile marketers are very much in the dark about how to approach consumers on their phones, but Facebook's Beacon has helped...

AT&T Mobility buys remaining stake in Edge Wireless

AT&T Mobility said it will acquire the remaining stake in regional carrier Edge Wireless L.LC. through an affiliate. AT&T Mobility has held a minority...

Margins Check: ABC and Facebook, Google computers, digital books 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...

REVIEW: PhoneCasting supports civic participation, whether good or bad

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

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks

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...

The ghost of football future.and (branded) digital content, too: How the NFL’s battle with cable companies could affect mobile

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

Verizon Wireless, Alltel tops in Consumer Reports survey

In its annual rating of wireless service, Consumer Reports christened Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. its top picks-and largely panned service from Sprint Nextel...

NMS gets personal: Ringback-tone provider dives into mobile personalization space

NMS Communications introduced a division for its mobile personalization services. The Framingham, Mass.-based technology developer said it will target carriers with LiveWire Mobile, which...

Qualcomm pounces on 700 MHz opportunity

In anticipation of possible industry-changing outcomes in next year's 700 MHz spectrum auction, Qualcomm Inc. announced its CDMA2000 and W-CDMA product lines would be...

Conventional wisdom on Motorola hits fork in road

As major media outlets deliver their take on the departure of Motorola Inc.'s CEO Ed Zander, two camps are forming. Anointed CEO-to-be Greg Brown...

Adelstein up for second term at FCC

President George W. Bush plans to appoint Democrat Jonathan Adelstein for a second term on the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission."I am deeply honored that...

Return of the disposable phone: Hop-On promises $50 ‘Graffiti’ for Verizon

Remember the disposable phone? If you answer yes, you're showing your age-they popped up and seemed to disappear a decade ago. But Hop-On Inc.,...

Nokia intros streaming radio app

In a bid to expand its direct-to-consumer content offerings, Nokia Corp. announced the release of a free-to-download, Internet-based radio service for its cellphones.The application,...

Analyst Angle: WiMAX in the U.S.: Is there a business case for a national network?

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...

November infrastructure awards

The following infrastructure contracts were announced in November:

Monday, Dec. 3, 2007

OPENING UP: VZW cracks open network door

It was no coincidence that Verizon Wireless chose to make two major announcements last week-each one laid out a separate step toward a 4G...

Promises of more device choices: Details likely after 700 MHz auction

VERIZON WIRELESS' DECLARATION LAST WEEK that "any application, any device" will run on its network next year was clearly an overstatement, though executives acknowledged...

VZW’s open access plans fail to dissuade Google’s auction aims

THE $4.6 BILLION QUESTION has been answered. Google Inc. is in. The Internet search engine giant said it will participate-alone-in the 700 MHz auction...

LTE gets VZW nod

VERIZON WIRELESS LAST WEEK confirmed what executives from its parent companies have been hinting at for some time: the carrier will move away from...

Verizon Wireless’ LTE decision puts ball in UMB, WiMAX court: Winners obvious, losers still a question

FOLLOWING VERIZON WIRELESS' ANNOUNCEMENT that it will use Long Term Evolution technology for its fourth-generation network, many who follow the industry immediately began to...

Zander exits Motorola on his own terms: Investors exhale, gird for long haul as Brown tries to resurrect revenues

Swapping out a chief executive sends a message of change.In the case of Ed Zander's long-anticipated departure from his CEO position at Motorola Inc.,...
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