Yearly Archives: 2007

Smartphone sales outpace laptops: Business use spurs ARPU, if companies cover cost

Just as we suspected: Smartphone sales far outpace the overall handset market in growth and will continue to do so over the next five...

Margins Check: AOL’s ad future, the writers’ strike, China and more

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

REVIEW: AT&T Mobility’s video service provides quality offerings at steep price

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

Short codes and text messaging: easy-to-use, relevant and entertaining

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...

A changing tide? Ovi, Android loosen carriers

The wireless industry usually teems with laugh-inducing sniping and enjoyable acrimony. But last week, it was all about the love.The mobile space in...

Disney Mobile turning Japanese following U.S. failure

After shutting down two mobile virtual network operations in the United States, Walt Disney Co. is hoping the third time is the charm; the...

Qwest widens wireless service options

Qwest Communications International Inc. introduced a set of wireless plans emphasizing messaging and data use.The Messaging and More plans are aimed at subscribers who...

Apple’s iPhone lands in U.K., Germany

LONDON-A handful of people queued overnight in the cold and rain outside Apple's flagship store on London's Regent Street to be among the first...

Pocket shows off Texas numbers

Regional carrier Pocket Communications said its customer base in south Texas reached 170,000 subscribers, 17 months after the company began offering a flat-rate wireless...

FCC grants Globalstar, Iridium L-band spectrum, ATC plans out for comment

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to divide mobile satellite service L-band spectrum between CDMA operator Globalstar Inc. and TDMA operator Iridium Satellite L.L.C., while...

Microsoft corners Musiwave for possible acquisition

Microsoft Inc. announced it has acquired the right to buy Musiwave SA from Openwave Systems Inc., which has struggled with management changes in light...

Monday, Nov. 12, 2007

Mobile ads attract new guidelines: dotMobi group adds its rules to effort

Yet another set of mobile advertising guidelines will be released this week as the dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) unveils a 44-page document for companies...

Analyst Angle: Text Here to Win My Thoughts on Premium SMS Contests

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...

WiMAX marriage on the rocks: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire re-evaluating network plans

With the launch of WiMAX trial markets just weeks away, Sprint Nextel Corp. says it is re-examining its WiMAX business plans and has abandoned...

Freedom of choice: Google’s plans open door for innovation, confusion

Like Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner," Google Inc. last week showcased an attention-grabbing Android. But while the Internet giant garnered headlines and wowed fanboys...

Android floats in space: gPhone a no-show, handsets not due til late ’08

Google Inc. drew considerable media attention last week with an idea and 33 influential friends.Missing was its long-rumored gPhone, whose actual fate remains a...

Writers’ strike impact creeps onto third screen: Late night content hardest hit, mainstream shows expected to follow

One week into a walkout, and plenty in the entertainment business are already feeling the pinch. Late night TV writers are being warned they'll...

Nokia scores big win for Ovi: Handset makers gaining ground in direct-to-consumer space

It appears Nokia Corp. has learned a few lessons from its doomed Club Nokia mobile content business. But that doesn't mean the direct-to-consumer waters...

Navigation and handsets to drive GPS chipsets

The GPS chipset market during the next few years will be driven by integration into mobile devices like personal navigation devices and cellular phones,...

Video phone sales to take off by 2010

Mobile video phone sales will nearly double by 2010, from $58 billion in 2006 to $125 billion in 2010, according to market research firm...

Prepaid boosts T-Mobile USA in Q3: Regional players post mixed results

T-Mobile USA Inc. added 857,000 net subscribers to its network during the third quarter, numbers boosted by the carrier's prepaid offering. The carrier had...

USF reform nears showdown: FCC Democrats, carriers, states set to oppose plans

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is said to be pushing universal service fund changes that would reduce government subsidies for mobile phone carriers...

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"Danny Bonaduce: Life Coach," jokes CBS Mobile CBS Mobile has tapped Danny Bonaduce for a new mobile video series that will air on major...

Retail Snapshot: Mobile music, data services hot sellers at RadioShack

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...
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