February 2008

CARRIERS NATIONWIDE CAN NOW legally bid adieu to the legacy analog networks that the Federal Communications Commission required them to keep online through Feb. 18.AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless will …

Mobile phone design efforts over the past two years appear to have taken the handset as far as it will go, for now, if the handsets coming out of the …

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. each announced impressive wins at Mobile World Congress 2008 last week, but it was Yahoo’s news that raised eyebrows in the mobile search space.Nokia Corp. …

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 operator’s efforts in consumer Internet services, …

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 off as cars roll into the …

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

BARCELONA, Spain – The world’s largest network providers are jockeying for position in the race to build out fourth-generation networks in an increasingly uneasy market affected by intense competitive price …

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

THE 700 MHZ AUCTION, continuing to crawl toward an end likely punctuated by a disappointing D Block failure, will not remain totally within the Federal Communications Communication’s province when bidding …

DukeNet Communication Services L.L.C., which is owned by Duke Energy Corp., said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire 115 wireless towers from Vangard Wireless L.P.The sites are located within …

It’s odd that at a show where PhDs, MBAs and so many smart people from the telecom space stroll the pavilions, Robert Redford can steal the headlines by talking about …

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail newsletter, Mobile Content and Culture. The mobile entertainment industry is currently plagued …

As I listened to some of the world’s largest wireless infrastructure providers talk about their business plans last week at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, I heard …

Proponents of blind bidding claim the nearly $20 billion in pledges for 700 MHz licenses as well as the possible addition of a few new players (though unlikely national) in …

Clear the set. It’s back to business as usual in Hollywood.Members of the Writers Guild of America last week voted overwhelmingly to end the 100-day-long strike that brought most TV …

Smartphones will come of age as the primary venue for mobile Internet content in the U.S. this year. The proliferation of these devices will reshape the sector and force content …

Mobile television and clip-based video content clearly represent an emerging opportunity for mobile network operators, traditional production houses, online portals and community sites like YouTube/Google, advertising firms, and other wireless …

What is mobile search? A search for “mobile search” on Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary returns only paid search terms. I will refrain from comment. Wikipedia returns the following:“. an evolving branch …

The pace of 3G uptake will directly impact the demand for base stations during the next several years, according to a new study from In-Stat.The firm says light uptake of …

In 2008, the wireless industry appears poised to continue its move to a model where access is open to qualifying third-party developers and handset manufacturers. With this shift should come …

Don’t be fooled by the flow of VC funding or the fact that Google Inc. and MySpace are in on it. The truth is, mobile social networking is not as …

Mobile security has been a topic of discussion for many years. Skeptics have always said “mobile security is a solution looking for a problem.” True, few mobile security disasters have …

Bidders in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction continued their squabble over just under 100 licenses that appear to remain in play. The opening three rounds of bidding …

AT&T Mobility subscribers are still waiting for the carrier to launch MediaFLO USA Inc.’s broadcast television service, and sources say the wait could be anywhere from two to eight weeks …