Monthly Archives: February, 2008

RadioShack revenue down on lower postpaid wireless sales

Once-beleaguered RadioShack Corp. - which sells wireless devices and services for AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel Corp., as well as a handful of prepaid...

Pullen named CEO at Tellabs

Mobile and fixed-line network company Tellabs Inc. has tapped Robert Pullen to step in as CEO.Pullen will replace Krish Prabhu, who announced his resignation...

700 MHz auction continues lazy ride

Action slowed further as the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction staggered toward the $20 billion mark.Round 114 drew only 26 new...

Trials, tribulations and layoffs

Raise your hand if you were shocked by those reports of big layoffs at Motricity.Yeah, me neither. Sadly.The heavily funded Durham, N.C.-based mobile content...

REVIEW: Mobile gaming controller serviceable, but to what end?

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...

Margins Check: Google’s video ads, MySpace’s music ambitions, 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...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent 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...

The advent of the access-provider world

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of...

Bidding slows to trickle: Handful of A-, B and E-Block licenses continue to garner limited interest

The number of new bids per round has dropped to around 30 in the Federal Communications Commission's ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction, showing declining...

NYT Co. unveils new mobile app: Service to further link PC, mobile space

The New York Times Co. announced the beta launch of an application designed to help move content between computers and mobile phones.ShifD updates information...

Nokia and Qualcomm agree to ceasefire, consolidate cases

Don't get too excited. That's the basic message from Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. - yes, one thing they can agree on - which...

LinkedIn goes mobile

LinkedIn unveiled a Web-based mobile application that allows mobile members to search user profiles, research mutual contacts and receive updates about connections. LinkedIn is...

Analyst Angle: Apple, Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft and RIM: The future of your ever-smarter cellphone

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...

Wireless smut to generate mega-bucks, study finds

Video chat services will help fuel mobile adult content revenues as the worldwide market for the steamy stuff reaches $1.5 billion by 2012, according...

700 MHz auction slows to around 40 new bids per round

A small collection of E-Block licenses continued to generate interest among the few remaining active bidders in the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum...

Alltel locates new roaming feature for LBS services

Alltel Wireless unveiled a location-based roaming feature that allows subscribers to use GPS applications outside their home network area.The move allows subscribers to use...

Motorola names new CFO

Motorola Inc. has named a new chief financial officer from outside the company.Paul Liska, a former Sears, Roebuck and Co. CFO, will take over...

700 MHz action scattered across A, B and E blocks

The number of new bids in the Federal Communication Commission's ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction held steady at around 50 during each of this...

U.S. Cellular: We’re unlimited too

Make room for one more on the dance floor. U.S. Cellular joined the army of national carriers that this week opened the floodgates on...

Go2 opens envelope on mobile Oscars site

Local search provider go2 Media launched a mobile Web site centered on Sunday's Academy Awards.The site, http://oscars.go2.com, targets 18- to 34-year-old consumers with photos...

Thumbplay hitches agreement with Sony BMG

Mobile entertainment firm Thumbplay Inc. will bulk up its content portfolio thanks to a new pact with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.The New York-based, direct-to-consumer...

Federal preemption divides NARUC

A deep chasm emerged at a meeting of state regulators over whether federal preemption should be expanded in a new national wireless policy framework...

T-Mobile USA intros Internet calling: $10-per-month plan part of No. 4 carrier’s wireline push

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a $10-a-month unlimited calling plan for its growing fixed-line effort.The operator launched Talk Forever Home Phone, an Internet service with...

RIM: No seasonal dip in subscriber growth

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its subscriber growth will be stronger than previously forecast for its fiscal quarter ending March 1. But...

Worst of the Week: Unlimited buckets

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...
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