Monthly Archives: January, 2008

Google to offer search to DoCoMo users

Google Inc. scored yet another carrier partner, securing a deal to deliver its services to NTT DoCoMo Inc. subscribers.Japan's No. 1 wireless carrier said...

Qualcomm: another bang-up quarter despite legal overhangs

A "focus on execution" has allowed Qualcomm Inc. to continue performing well, even while searching for a resolution to its stand-off with Nokia Corp....

Texas Instruments meets expectations, upbeat on current quarter: Stock buoyed by results

Texas Instruments Inc. reported increases in revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and gave an upbeat view of the current quarter. Analysts and...

Wall Street’s stumbles cast pall over 700 MHz auction: Verizon Wireless plans open-access development conference

On the eve of the 700 MHz auction, the economy suddenly appears to have become a major factor for bidders.Even before the bidding begins,...

Indian carrier plans to cover 250 million people with mobile WiMAX: Country’s state-owned operator partners with Soma Networks for deployment

The second-most populated country in the world is woefully un-covered when it comes to broadband Internet, but India's government has mandated that 20 million...

Motorola still digging out, forecasts continued losses: Analysts expect troubles to boost Nokia

Motorola Inc. remains in the doldrums as its handset division -- formerly the engine of the company's revenue and earnings -- posted a huge...

IPCS chilled on sluggish results: Affiliate points to Sprint Nextel’s ongoing troubles

Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. said it added about 7,800 net subscribers during a fourth quarter, a number "below our previous expectation," according...

AT&T frees Wi-Fi for broadband customers: Carrier’s move comes amid municipal Wi-Fi troubles

AT&T Inc. is giving its 10 million broadband subscribers free access to its nationwide Wi-Fi network, the company announced. Previously, most subscribers were required...

Glu offers $36M to acquire Superscape

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. got a lift after the company offered to buy U.K.-based rival Superscape Group plc for $36 million.Superscape has gained...

Industry loses bid for Supreme Court review: States to continue oversight of line items in monthly bills

The Supreme Court rejected a request by two national mobile-phone carriers to review a lower court's decision overturning a Federal Communications Commission rule preempting...

Disney/ESPN appoint new chief of mobile distribution

Disney and ESPN Media Networks have appointed Tim Connolly to the newly created position of VP of mobile distribution.Connolly has extensive experience in the...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, RIM, RadioShack 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--Raymond James lowered its price...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Airbiquity, Momail, Synchronica

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

Apple’s ‘best quarter ever’ coupled with dim forecast

Apple Inc. declared its fiscal first quarter, the greatest in its history in terms of revenue and earnings.That unambiguous claim could not carry the...

Tellabs finances dip, to cut 225 jobs

Tellabs Inc. reported a profit of $6 million in the fourth quarter, marking a 78% drop from the $29 million it brought in during...

Verizon Wireless picks up Californian carrier: Carrier consolidation continues

Verizon Wireless signed an agreement to purchase SureWest Communications' wireless assets in Northern California for $69 million, the companies announced.Under terms of the deal,...

WiMAX rolls ahead without Sprint Nextel: TDS, NextPhase boast of deployment plans

WiMAX has come to the college town of Madison, Wis., thanks to a new network launched today by TDS Telecommunications Corp. with infrastructure provided...

The etiquette of text messaging

Text messaging is getting a lot of attention these days as society tries to figure out the appropriate rules to govern this new form...

Margins Check: Oracle’s acquisition, Microsoft’s search, 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...

The mobile Web’s biggest challenge

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: Alvarion, Nokia Siemens Networks and Redline

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...

REVIEW: Quickoffice brings some Microsoft Office documents to smartphones

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

Five-Year Low: Massive losses force Sprint Nextel to slash jobs, stores

Sprint Nextel Corp. is continuing its battle to right a listing ship. The nation's No. 3 carrier announced it would cut 4,000 jobs and...

Short codes, text messages under scrutiny

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION launched a rulemaking to determine whether mobile text messages and short codes are covered by non-discrimination provisions of the telecom...
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