Yearly Archives: 2007

IPhone hits France, AT&T promises 3G version in 2008

The French finally got their chance to embrace another American export last night. Move over McDonalds and EuroDisney. Orange, the iPhone's exclusive French carrier...

Verizon Wireless selects LTE for 4G network: Qualcomm ‘key loser’ as future of CDMA becomes hazy

Verizon Wireless announced it will use Long Term Evolution technology for its fourth generation network. The carrier said that it and parent company Vodafone...

Lawsuit nails Virgin Mobile USA on IPO

A class-action law firm has begun an investigation into mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA Inc. to determine if it bears any civil...

Google updates mobile maps app with location info

Google Inc. apparently got so fed up waiting for more GPS-enabled devices to hit the market that it has taken matters into its own...

Skepticism remains over Verizon Wireless’ open-access plans

Is the mobile-phone industry's increasingly reluctant embrace of open access really a concession to consumers, or an inescapable inevitability driven in part by legal...

Sprint Nextel sued over billing practices

A California consumer group has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Sprint Nextel Corp. accusing the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier of improperly assessing...

FCC: MSV does not have to build spare satellite

Mobile Satellite Ventures said the Federal Communications Commission waived a requirement that it build a ground-based spare satellite in the event of satellite failure.FCC...

Verizon’s new XV6800 smartphone features touchscreen, keyboard

Verizon Wireless introduced a new business-oriented device to its lineup-the XV6800.The device, which is available online and in stores beginning Dec. 5, runs the...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Virgin, Ericsson, OmniVision 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...

Verizon grabs ‘high ground’ with promise of greater device choice: Final impact still unclear

Verizon Wireless' declaration this morning that "any application, any device" will run on its network next year is clearly an overstatement-Verizon's CDMA network allows...

Lawmakers, Google, Skype applaud Verizon Wireless decision, others more cautious

Verizon Wireless' open platform announcement was met with a mix of optimism and skepticism by parties at the forefront of a campaign to persuade...

Developer reaction mixed on Verizon Wireless news

Verizon Wireless said it will take a wrecking ball to its notorious garden walls, opening its network to third-party devices and applications. What that...

REVIEW: Ask Mobile GPS as reliable as a nervous aunt riding in the back seat

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...

Analyst Angle Special Edition: Mobile advertising has arrived: Close encounters of the third screen

Editor's Note: Welcome to a special edition of our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give...

Sprint Nextel adds NFL video updates, VZW to push NHL video alerts

Homes with access to the NFL Network may be hard to find, but Sprint Nextel Corp. is giving the new channel more exposure by...

Open access and seats at the table: A rapidly changing industry

One little press release can change everything (including this column).Verizon Wireless' announcement today that starting next year it will begin allowing any device and...

Margins Check: NBC’s interactive ads, ABC’s Facebook deal, 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...

Giving them what they want: Verizon Wireless goes ‘any device, any app’: Embrace of open access stands as significant change in VZW position

Verizon Wireless announced this morning a major shift in its position on non-carrier-offered devices and applications, saying it will begin activating any device that...

Consumer dissatisfaction weighs on premium SMS

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...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Redline and more

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...

CDG hails ITU band ruling

Earlier this month at the World Radiocommunication Conference, the International Telecommunication Union approved various frequency bands for mobile communications. More than 2,800 delegates representing...

Court: Broadcom win against Qualcomm stands

While you were contemplating the origins of cranberry sauce in a can, a federal judge Friday let stand a jury verdict in Santa Ana,...

LG’s Shine arrives at AT&T Mobility

AT&T Mobility and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. are betting that American consumers will upgrade their handsets based on a combination of style and features-and...

CTIA files suit against backup-power requirements

The mobile-phone industry asked a federal appeals court to overturn a new federal mandate setting minimum requirements for backup-power sources at cell sites and...

Virgin Mobile USA names customer management VP

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. named a telecom and customer service veteran as VP of its customer management team.Ted Vagelos will oversee Virgin Mobile USA's...
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