Monthly Archives: May, 2008

T-Mobile USA goes 3G in NYC

T-Mobile USA Inc. officially launched its first 3G network in New York City, the company announced. The nation's No. 4 carrier said the...

Leap expands Texas presence

Leap Wireless International Inc. will be launching its Cricket unlimited wireless services across areas of Texas bordering the Rio Grande and the Gulf of...

Nortel stakes IPR claims to LTE: Campfire sing-along over LTE patents appears unlikely

Nortel Networks Corp. said today that it would charge "about" a 1% royalty rate* to handset vendors licensing Nortel's Long Term Evolution patents.(Yes, that...

Cellular South expands m-banking service

Regional wireless provider Cellular South said it is teaming with fellow Mississippian BancorpSouth Inc. to expand its m-banking offerings.The Web-based application allows BancorpSouth customers...

AP targets iPhone users with news portal

The Associated Press is targeting iPhone users with a new multimedia portal for wireless devices.The Mobile News Network, which is optimized for Apple Inc.'s...

GPS devices favored by drivers, thieves alike

GPS devices are among the hottest gadgets on the market, enticing both legitimate customers and a growing number of thieves who see gold in...

Analyst Angle: Is Huawei telecom’s Barack Obama?

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...

Adspend to top $7.6B by 2013

Total annual spending for advertisements on mobile devices will exceed $1 billion this year and could increase to about $7.6 billion by 2013, according...

Morgan O’Brien lauds IG report

LAS VEGAS - Cyren Call Communications Corp. Chairman Morgan O'Brien said that any company the Public Safety Spectrum Trust advisor spoke with prior to...

Navigating by touch: Verizon-branded XV6900 means business

Touchscreen devices have been with us for years but, for obvious reasons, they've been getting a bit of attention lately.Call it "touch navigation," arguably...

Apple’s international rollout : New approach needed for ‘world-beater’?

"TBA" - to be announced - is a classic, buzz-building tool for Apple Inc.'s iPhone rollout, as in last week's word that the device...

SMS vs. MIM: Mobile IM usage small, but growing

TEXT MESSAGING HAS BECOME A CASH COW for mobile operators desperate to generate revenues in mobile data. But instant messaging may be poised to...

MVNO links made, disputed in D-Block

PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM TRUST CORP. Chairman Harlin McEwen has distanced himself from a key element in a Federal Communications Commission inspector general report on...

Managing rollout delay: WiMAX delays further cloud Sprint Nextel’s sky

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. HAS WATCHED its self-imposed deadline for a commercial WiMAX network launch slip by as backhaul and billing systems appear to be...

Rallying the rural troops: Cyren Call’s O’Brien lays out D-Block pitch at RCA

LAS VEGAS - Despite troubles brewing back in Washington, D.C., regarding Cyren Call Communication Corp.'s handling of its partnership with the Public Safety Spectrum...

Nokia enlists Spike Lee to help mobilize a revolution: Filmmaker explains future plans to direct new cellphone movie

SAN FRANCISCO - Nokia has taken the first steps to build its brand in the U.S. through an entertainment strategy by hiring Spike Lee...

Wireless cap on USF to take hold: Carriers warn efforts are destined to fail as they don’t address real problem

Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said he supports imposing an interim cap on high-cost universal service funds primarily benefitting wireless carriers that serve...

Martin to blame for broken process at FCC, congressional memo claims : Martin says he’s following procedures set in the Clinton administration

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's troubles on Capitol Hill could be taking a turn for the worse. House Commerce Committee investigators have recommended...

Premium content grew 20% in 2007; short of expectations

A new report from MultiMedia Intelligence predicts the market for premium mobile content platforms grew nearly 20% last year, reaching a $3.4 billion share...

Etc.

Can you smell me now?Multimedia messaging could soon become multi-sensory. A German syndicate including a sensory analysis and marketing consultancy and an interactive value-added...

Magic bus: Verizon Wireless uses recording-studio bus to gain mind share

NEW YORK CITY - "This bus has been my home for the last three years," said Jesse Jensema, supervising producer on Verizon Wireless' Mobile...

Disconnect between government and biz

Recent events in the wireless industry underscore the disconnect between regulatory processes that lag far behind the technology and business decisions they are supposed...

Amateur hour

A perfect storm could be forming for high-tech giants and their campaign to secure vacant TV spectrum - known as white spaces - for...

Tracking traffic remains mobile ad challenge: Rash of mobile analytic platforms show progress being made

The mobile analytics space continued to heat up last week as AdMob released a free tool allowing advertisers and publishers to track traffic and...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office enviornment by poking your head over the top of the cube

What's more fun than following an FCC auction? Why following the aftermath of an FCC auction, that's what. Now, no one really expected the...
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