Monthly Archives: March, 2008

Financial ratings wrap-up: Comverse, Nokia and TDS

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services...

IT’S OVER: 700 MHz auction ends after 38 days, 261 rounds: Event generates record $20B in provisionally winning bids

It took 38 days and 261 rounds, but the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction came to an end this afternoon, having raised...

Sprint Nextel launches Openwave’s transcoding service : Made-for-mobile sites must be registered with carrier

Sprint Nextel Corp. is touting an updated Web browser designed to deliver "a PC-like experience" on mobile phones. But some users aren't impressed.The carrier...

Groove goes to NMS for $14.5M

NMS Communications Corp. subsidiary LiveWire Mobile said it pocketed Groove Mobile for $14.5 million -- less than half the investment capital the startup had...

IPhoners swarm to mobile content: Survey figures show high data use among Apple’s phone owners

In the hands of well-heeled, early adopters, the iPhone's large touchscreen, user interface and an unlimited data plan lead to high rates of browsing,...

700 MHz auction keeps on keeping on: Bidders pass round 256 with handful of bids

The Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction trudged into day 38 of bidding activity due to a small number of bids -- in...

New joint venture aims at mobile marketing

Mobile Media Unlimited Inc. and Guardian Angel Group Inc. announced a $6 million joint venture aimed at delivering targeted marketing campaigns via Guardian's proprietary...

Margins Check: YouTube.com’s APIs, DoubleClick’s ads, 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...

Social networking: Valuations vs. reality: Sites now face problem of converting users into revenues

AOL L.L.C. last week became the latest Internet player to bet big on social networking, agreeing to plunk down a whopping $850 million for...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Alvarion and 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...

WiMAX is this decade’s PCS

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...

REVIEW: Watching ‘Pirates’ on your cellphone? Neato

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...

DVB-H anointed in Europe: U.S. players choose competing standard MediaFLO

The European Commission has formally adopted Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) technology as the standard for mobile television throughout the European Union's 27 member...

Microsoft to embed Flash Lite in Windows Mobile: Deal a coup for Adobe’s continued push into mobile space

Microsoft Corp. said it will embed Adobe Systmes Inc.'s Flash Lite on Windows Mobile devices alongside its own streaming video technology.The software giant licensed...

Class action claims Sprint Nextel violated RICO law: Lawsuit centered on carrier’s picture mail service

A class action lawsuit filed against Sprint Nextel Corp. claims the struggling No. 3 mobile-phone operator violated federal anti-racketeering laws by failing to adequately...

700 MHz auction goes to 14 rounds per day: Move could speed auction end

The Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction took on a more heated feel today as the agency increased the number of rounds per day...

Hesse goes to bat in new Sprint Nextel ad: Carrier’s new commercials focus on Simply Everything

Sprint Nextel is bringing out its big guns in an attempt to reinvigorate its reputation, which has taken a beating over the past year....

Handango rings up distribution deal with Carphone Warehouse

Mobile content vendor Handango Inc. announced it landed a major distribution deal with The Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent mobile-phone dealer in Europe.Calling the...

Analyst Angle: With SDK, iPhone is Jobs’ ‘next great thing’

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...

TRUST US : MMA, MEF guides aim to gain viewer’s trust

The explosive success networks are having with text voting on TV shows comes with a level of responsibility that they and others in the...

What’s next for Sprint Nextel?: With plenty of issues on its plate, No. 3 carrier has work cut out

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. JUST CAN'T get itself out of the spotlight. And if any of the tier-one carriers needs a time out right now,...

A touch of Glimmer at Alltel: Carrier lands LG’s latest touchscreen device

If you add up a number of factors, the new LG Glimmer at Alltel Corp. makes a lot of sense for the two companies....

RSS: Made simple for mobile: Once the choice of smartphone users, mobile RSS feeds now target mainstream users

ONCE THE DOMAIN OF EARLY ADOPTERS on high-tech smartphones, mobile RSS is quietly moving into the mainstream.RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, first came to...

As auction wanes, public safety weighs its options: Former NTIA Chief says it’s OK that D-Block bidding languishes, other disagree

As the 700 MHz auction winds to a close - apparently without a winning bidder for the commercial/public-safety license or a clear roadmap for...
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