Monthly Archives: February, 2008

It’s an unlimited industry now. but what about Sprint Nextel?: Top carriers tout limitless calling, await answer from nation’s No. 3 carrier

Come one and come all. Three of the nation's top four wireless carriers now plan to offer unlimited voice calling for $100 month.Verizon Wireless...

E, B Blocks draw out 700 MHz bidders

E-Block licenses continued to draw the biggest bids at the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction sputtered along.The block received $9.1 million in...

Proponents gather around regulatory framework for wireless

The wireless industry's campaign for a national policy framework picked up more traction, with a group of state regulators and a key member of...

Palm Centro goes GSM at AT&T

One popular handset does not a successful vendor make. But in Palm Inc.'s case, the launch of its popular, $100 Centro smartphone at AT&T...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Embarq, Aruba, RealNetworks 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--RBC Capital Markets lowered its...

REVIEW: ‘Send to phone’ a helpful standard among Internet mappers

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: HD DVDs, Castro 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...

Court ruling knocks FCC’s ‘designated entity’ efforts

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the small-business bidding suit against the Federal Communications Commission remains intact, an action with potential implications...

700 MHz: E Block continues to draw attention

Attention again centered on B-Block licenses as the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction slogged on.B-Block licenses received 45, 47 and 48 new...

FCC must assess environmental impact of towers

A divided federal appeals court today struck down a Federal Communications Commission's ruling in which the agency rejected the contention that it illegally licensed...

Moto and RIM begin cross-licensing dance

One of the typically opaque aspects of the cellular handset industry erupted into view over the weekend as Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion...

Yahoo’s impressive mobile run

Yahoo continues to serve as the Washington Generals of the Internet -- losing to Google at every turn -- but the company seems to...

THE UNLIMITED BATTLE: VZW and AT&T both intro bottomless calling for $100 a month

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have both announced new unlimited nationwide calling plans for $100 a month. The plans give customers unlimited calls to...

Analyst Angle: Smartphone growth highlights aging definitions, shifting propositions

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...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks

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...

UPDATED – BlackBerry-Maker RIM, Motorola Exchange Patent Lawsuits

Handset heavies Research In Motion (RIM) and Motorola have both filed patent infringement suits against each other regarding wireless technologies used in their wares.Since...

Alcatel-Lucent, NEC partner for LTE

BARCELONA, Spain - With the LTE market just starting to develop, Alcatel-Lucent and NEC Corp. believe combining their resources early on will help them...

Vodafone looks to ramp up mobile Internet services: Carrier grabs Microsoft’s mobility leader Knook

Pieter Knook, the leader of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile business and an 18-year company veteran, has jumped ship to Vodafone Group plc.Knook will lead the...

Etc.

i luv uNorth American cellphone users were expected to send 2.2 billion mobile messages, including short message service messages and multimedia messaging service messages,...

Mobile entertainment to top $64B by 2012

The worldwide mobile entertainment market will grow from about $20 billion last year to more than $64 billion by 2012, driven by music, games...

Executive Interview: Trip Hawkins

In the small world of mobile gaming, Trip Hawkins looms large. Hawkins designed his own major in applied game theory at Harvard University, and...

House introduces net neutrality bill: Legislation could increase pressure on wireless for open access

The mobile-phone industry finds itself confronted by a new net neutrality bill in the House, a development that adds to mounting pressure on the...

Sprint Nextel to move corporate headquarters to Overland Park

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to chip off its Nextel Communications Inc. legacy, announcing today that it was consolidating its operational headquarters and corporate headquarters...

Industry Outlook 2008: M-Commerce: Mobile commerce: a reality in 2008?

Mention mobile commerce in North America, and the common response is a roll of the eyes. It's not hard to guess why. Back in...

Industry Outlook 2008: In-Car Entertainment: Infotainment on the move: The future of in-vehicle consumer infotainment

While not everyone can ride the Google Shuttle to work and enjoy a free Wi-Fi connection, in-vehicle Internet access for all is not far...
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