Yearly Archives: 2007

Satellite to sit out 700 MHz auction: Verizon Wireless questions DE rules

It is beginning to look increasingly unlikely that satellite operators will participate in the upcoming 700 MHz auction, partially due to rules guaranteeing the...

What exactly does ‘open’ mean?: Carriers stake out positions amid uproar

Google Inc. and the upcoming 700 MHz auction seem to have sparked an "open" movement among U.S. carriers. Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have...

Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA settle data synchronization dispute: AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Alltel also targeted

Patent-holding company Acacia Research Corp. announced settlements with Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. after filing a lawsuit earlier this year through a...

Ad-subsidized games a hit: Paid game providers taking note

Ad-subsidized mobile content appears to be gaining steam even as the paid gaming segment treads water.MobileRated, a Canadian ad-subsidized gaming subsidiary of Kalador Entertainment...

Palm stock down on product miss: Delayed Treo at Verizon Wireless the likely culprit

Palm Inc.'s stock plunged more than 16% after the company acknowledged that "a key product" failed to launch in the lucrative fourth quarter, that...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what...

Moto to hit financial targets: Relief sends up stock price

Motorola Inc. CFO Tom Meredith told a Lehman Brothers investor conference this morning that the company would meet its guidance for the fourth quarter,...

Opera Mini now available for BREW devices

Opera Software ASA introduced a BREW-enabled version of its popular Mini browser for mobile phones.Opera Mini, which has been downloaded by more than 27...

Telecom Italia falls under Nokia’s Ovi net

Nokia Corp. scored another carrier win for its direct-to-consumer Ovi service.Telecom Italia said it will offer Nokia handsets featuring Ovi, an umbrella brand comprising...

In: AT&T Mobility; Out: Dobson: AT&T rebranding Dobson stores, bringing iPhone to Alaska

AT&T Mobility isn't wasting any time promoting its products and services in the former Dobson Communications Corp. territories it just acquired. The carrier said...

Worst of the Week: Nokia’s World

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

700 MHz: Clearwire, Sprint Nextel out; Leap, VZW, others in: FCC set to release full bidder list

The identities of likely 700 MHz bidders continue to emerge little by little as the Federal Communications Commission gears up to release a complete...

Nokia, Moto and LG bust out holiday phones: T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless expand offerings

Better late than never.Handsets that didn't arrive by "Black Friday" or "Cyber Monday"-the ultimate days for in-store and online shopping, respectively-may still make an...

Judge confirms $134M award to InterDigital: Firm may start ‘seizure process’ against Samsung

Wireless patent licensor InterDigital Inc. said it won confirmation from a federal judge that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. owes it $134 million in royalties...

Gotta go? Find a bathroom with your phone

A San Francisco-based startup is hoping to cater to on-the-go cellphone users who, um, need to go.Yojo Mobile unveiled MizPee, a wireless Internet-based application...

Moto’s Warrior joins Cisco

Padmasree Warrior has been named Cisco Inc.'s CTO just a day after her departure from Motorola Inc.Cisco, based in San Jose, Calif., is one...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Motorola, Analog Devices and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Adomo, Amobee, Linktone and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Advertisers target iPhone: Despite small market share, graphics and apps offer big ad possibilities

If some early returns from Land Rover and 20th Century Fox are to be believed, Apple Inc.'s iPhone will raise the stakes for marketers...

LG’s $350M ad account goes to BBH

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it has consolidated its $350 million global brand-and-product account at Publicis Groupe's Bartle Bogle Hegarty following a review.London-based Bartle...

Nokia’s vision based on constant connectivity

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Nokia Corp. blew the lid off what it sees as the future of mobile connectivity this morning at Nokia World. President and CEO...

Nokia, UMG launch handset-based unlimited music service: ‘Comes with Music’ offers access to 2 million tracks

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- Nokia Corp. and Universal Music Group International shook up the music industry this morning at Nokia World.Imagine a service-"Comes with Music"-that gives...

IPhone exclusivity saga continues: T-Mobile can sell locked device in Germany

A German court has given T-Mobile the go-ahead to lock its German iPhones and require purchasers to buy a two-year contract, nixing a court...

Martin’s management at FCC under scrutiny: Dingell leads investigation

The House Commerce Committee launched an investigation into Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's management of the agency. "Procedural breakdowns at the agency tasked...

Verizon Wireless to join Google’s Android effort: No. 2 carrier continues pursuit of ‘open’

One feather, two caps. Verizon Wireless' CEO Lowell McAdam told BusinessWeek, in a story published today, that the carrier would join Google Inc.'s open-source...
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