Yearly Archives: 2007

RCR Wireless News hires Kapko in L.A.

GOLDEN, Colo.-RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce it has hired Matt Kapko as a reporter. Kapko is stationed out of Crain Communications Inc.'s...

Family plans, like family reunions, littered with challenges

Conventional wisdom says, and consumers certainly seem to think, that family wireless plans offered by cellular carriers are a great deal. In exchange for...

Carriers in concert: More than just wireless promotion,

It's not a phenomenon unique to any of the major wireless carriers, but the forum that concert sponsorship and promotion has entered is now...

WIRELESS DRM DRAMA: 2 years after royalties dispute, industry no closer to single solution

IN THE BLEAK WORLD of digital rights management, wireless service providers may actually serve as a beacon out of the darkness.But don't count on...

‘Boatload’ of 2.5 GHz spectrum up for grabs: A number of WiMAX companies likely

CLEARWIRE CORP. COULD EMERGE a dark-horse winner of AT&T Inc.'s $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp., with Craig McCaw's wireless broadband firm getting the...

Sizing up the ’07 handset space: Analysts watching volume vs. niche sales, data opportunities

In the hard light of early January, the shape of the year unfolding ahead remains somewhat amorphous. What to watch for in the handset...

Rent or own? Borrow, burn?: Carriers offer diverse music downloads,

Sprint Nextel Corp. was the first U.S. carrier on the mobile music dance floor in October 2005, launching a full-track, dual-download service for its...

Wireless issues face tough slog through new Congress: Newly gained Democratic control of House, Senate

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers are renewing their fight for relief from new regulations and taxes levied by cities and states, while manufacturers find themselves caught in...

Hedgehogging

Cellphones are everywhere! They rule! Indeed, the new James Bond remake, Casino Royale, (seen over the holidays) should have listed the cellphone as a...

Amp’d Mobile branches beyond MVNO mold

Amp'd Mobile Inc. is racking up deals to offer its unique content and user interface abroad, and reap the benefits of revenue sharing without...

Tipping Point

As New Year beginnings go, this one has an especially odd, mixed feel.President Ford's funeral-beginning stately in the District of Columbia and ending solemnly...

Chertoff pledges to cooperate on public-safety issue

WASHINGTON-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he would cooperate with Congress if it pursues legislation to increase the supply of public-safety spectrum. Chertoff acknowledged...

Cingular’s future tied to one parent

WIRELESS IS EXPECTED to be the heart of the newly merged AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp., bundling multiple services with cellular and allowing advertisers...

Finishing touches: Like cars, leather, chrome packages come to cellphones

Colors, materials and finishes-aka CMF-have returned to center stage as a conveyor of value, product differentiator and sales clincher. Focused efforts to use CMF...

ETC

Pump up the mobile motivationPeople who made a get-fit new year's resolution this year can find motivation to stick with their goals on their...

New year, new looks

As the wireless industry rings in 2007 at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we'll likely see some hot new looks from...

Moving beyond the keypad: Stubborn consumers, not technology, remain hurdle

The keypad on the mobile handset is due for an extreme makeover. Like the television program, fashion-that age-old tyrant-and the need to update it...

MTV gathers executives for digital efforts

MTV Networks' Mika Salmi will oversee a new executive team charged with directing the company's digital efforts across platforms.The Viacom subsidiary said the group...

Nokia to supply Sprint Nextel with WiMAX infrastructure, devices

Six months after unveiling plans to build a WiMAX network in the United States, Sprint Nextel Corp. announced Nokia Corp. will be a key...

Cellphones to get smaller USB ports

The USB Implementers Forum has announced the completion of the Micro-USB specification, a new and improved technology expected to replace many of the Mini-series...

Wireless on front burner in new Congress

WASHINGTON-The new, Democrat-led Congress got off to a fast start, with lawmakers introducing wireless and Internet tax moratorium bills, a universal service measure aimed...

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.Carrier RW Baird discontinued coverage...

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...

Openwave down on revenue warning

Openwave Systems Inc. said it expects to report revenues of between $83 million and $84 million for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec....

Motorola ships 66M phones, but revenue and profits disappoint

It's official-the fourth quarter was financially rough for Motorola Inc., as a handful of financial analysts had warned in mid-December. The disappointing results came...
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