Monthly Archives: January, 2008

Sony Ericsson’s Q4: flat revenue, income down: Strong results for full year stoke ambitions

The Japanese-Swedish joint venture, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, had a mixed fourth quarter but ended 2007 with strong numbers and a projection of 10%...

Text, banner ads most popular among mobile marketers: Survey: Mobile search expected to gain share in next six months

Podcasts and video ads have dropped off in the mobile advertising space, according to a new survey of more than 2,000 brand marketers and...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Motorola, Nokia, Nortel and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors --Goldman Sachs...

Fanboys exhale: no 3G iPhone yet

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs today unveiled a modest suite of new software applications for the iPhone during his much-anticipated keynote address at Macworld...

Alcatel-Lucent scores U.S. Cellular deal

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. tapped Alcatel-Lucent for a five-year contract to provide infrastructure equipment to increase coverage and capacity of the carrier's...

Samsung: sales up, profits down: Handsets, TVs remain bright spot

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said today that its telecom division is booming, shoring up weakness in its semiconductor division. Fourth-quarter handset shipments reached 46.3...

FCC to probe carrier text messaging discrimination

The Federal Communications Commission launched a rulemaking to determine whether mobile phone text messages and short codes are covered by non-discrimination provisions of the...

214 qualified to bid in 700 MHz auction

The Federal Communications Commission said 214 applicants qualified to bid in the 700 MHz auction set to begin Jan. 24. Internet search engine giant...

Alltel music service allows synch to home library

Alltel Corp. unveiled a service that will allow customers to remotely synch their mobile phones with home digital music libraries. The offering, which is...

Photobucket launches WAP site

Photobucket is moving squarely into the mobile space with a new WAP site optimized for mobile users. The Fox Interactive Media company is launching...

Nokia slims down for efficiency

Citing "long-term competitiveness," Nokia Corp. said today it would close a handset factory in Bochum, Germany, and sell automotive and research-and-development sites in the...

Clearwire to use Google apps

Clearwire Corp. said it will offer Google Inc. applications including Gmail, Calendar and Google Talk to its subscribers.Craig McCaw's WiMAX startup said the Internet...

Margins Check: Comcast, Chrysler and the Super Bowl

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...

Mobile ads coming, but patience required

Market research firms seem to be falling over themselves in an effort to cram the most zeroes into their projections for mobile advertising revenues....

REVIEW: Cooking with Nexgenesis

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...

WSJ reports more Sprint Nextel layoffs in the works

Sprint Nextel Corp. is reportedly planning to lay off several thousand employees, according to an article citing anonymous sources in The Wall Street Journal....

Elephant Hunting

Venture-backed wireless companies often depend on deals with carriers and telecom equipment manufacturers for their success. For a startup, trying to land a deal...

2008: Don’t Believe the Hype!

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

Google updates iPhone apps

Google Inc. kicked things off at the Macworld Show in San Francisco by unveiling a streamlined version of its iPhone interface.The interface, which was...

Alltel expands circle of friends

Alltel Corp. announced it is expanding its "My Circle" feature to be included in more calling plans. The feature, which allows customers to call...

Aptilo to acquire Airpath

Aptilo Networks announced it is acquiring Airpath Wireless Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Aptilo said the acquisition would double its presence and revenue stream...

High-tech, broadcasters continue to spar over white spaces

A high-tech group urged the broadcast industry to stop mischaracterizing government testing of unlicensed wireless devices. The testing, which is set to enter a...

Report: Carriers should skip OTA music, focus on sideloading

Digital music revenues in the United States will grow steadily over the next few years, but mobile network operators aren't likely to see much...

Motricity trims more fat, spins off e-book biz

Motricity continued to streamline its business, spinning off its retail electronic book business to eBook seller Fictionwise Inc. for an undisclosed amount.The eReader business...

Private Media takes adult content direct to consumers

Private Media Group Inc. launched a direct-to-consumer mobile storefront for its adult content wares.The site, www.private.mobi, allows consumers to use a credit card to...
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