Yearly Archives: 2007

Breaking boundaries: Today’s MediaFLO ads are traditional, but won’t stay that way

ADVERTISEMENTS, PRODUCT endorsements and commercials have been the bread and butter of the TV business for decades. Mobile television-albeit a new distribution channel-is no...

GAME DAY: Safe bets blamed for lack of growth in gaming

SAN FRANCISCO-TRIP HAWKINS last week sounded more like an exasperated coach than a mobile gaming executive. And he wasn't alone. "We just keep selling...

Nokia dives into mobile ad waters: Targeted ad service launched in Europe, to hit U.S. this year

Nokia Corp. announced a new push into mobile advertising, moves that likely will put the mobile powerhouse into direct competition with the likes of...

Retail Snapshot: Cingular’s upscale Orlando customers are data savvy: And signing up to get the iPhone when it’s available

Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot...

Samsung’s newest handset chief must shake, rattle and roll: Market conditions and company-specific factors pose challenges to No. 3 vendor

When a company wants to reinvigorate a business, heads often roll. A glance at the world's top handset vendors-bedeviled by the market's vagaries and...

Net brutality

One of the great debates of the day in official Washington is over Internet freedom, a notion that wireline, cable TV and, yes, wireless...

Nokia realigns U.S. efforts in attempt to better serve carriers

Nokia Corp. has created a new executive position-president of Nokia Inc., the vendor's North American arm-to lead its efforts in the United States, where...

Carriers claim intermodal porting issues remain: Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA claim 30 percent of ports fail

The mobile phone industry is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to force Bell telephone companies to promptly process wireless number porting requests, with cellular...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.What got the RCR Wireless News editorial...

RCC’s financials take Q4 hit

Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported...

Mobile VoIP faces hurdles in U.S.: Skype seeks access to mid-tier feature phones

When Skype, the PC-based Voice over Internet Protocol provider, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow consumers to load third-party, IP-based software...

The Big Mo

Momentum for mobile television is building. Whether there is a market for it or not, the wireless industry is getting serious about hawking mobile...

Modeo gets OK to increase tower power

Broadcast mobile TV provider Modeo L.L.C. received a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission late last month that allows Modeo to increase the transmission...

Venture capital landslide: Xtract, Gemini, Vollee, Fon drink up

Venture-capital funding is in the air. No less than four wireless companies announced new infusions of cash for their burgeoning endeavors in the industry:. Xtract...

LCC buys WFI’s European business in $4M deal

LCC International Inc., which designs and deploys wireless networks, announced an agreement to purchase Wireless Facilities Inc.'s businesses in Europe, the Middle East and...

Investors ditch troubled SmartVideo

Shares of SmartVideo Technologies Inc. tanked after the company said it was seeking an infusion of cash.SmartVideo, which operates under the brand uVuMobile, is...

Replacement handset sales rule in 2007, says iSuppli

According to market-research firm iSuppli Corp., the number of handsets purchased as replacements this year will be double the number of first-time cellphone purchases,...

Alltel trims jobs, stores as part of Midwest integration

Alltel Corp. plans to cut 150 jobs at the headquarters of recent acquisition Midwest Wireless in Mankato, Minn., by September, and said it will...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

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...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors RBC...

Verizon wins $58M in Vonage lawsuit

A federal jury ruled in favor of Verizon Communications in a patent lawsuit against Vonage Holdings. Vonage must pay the telecom giant $58 million...

Dexterra stirs up $36M in VC funding

Mobile software developer Dexterra Inc. picked up $36 million in a fifth round of venture funding.New investor New Enterprise Associates led the round, joining...

Smartphones: not just for nerds anymore

Online mobile phone retailer Wirefly, a site operated by InPhonic Inc., released a report on the sharp growth in smartphone sales of late. The...

Report: Some wireless Web users would accept ads in exchange for content

One-third of wireless Web users in the United States and Western Europe say they will accept ads on their handsets in exchange for free...
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