Monthly Archives: May, 2008

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...

Sprint Nextel loses 800 MHz court ruling

A federal appeals court affirmed the Federal Communications Commission's decision to eliminate interference to various public-safety radio systems, an action requiring Sprint Nextel Corp....

FCC votes to cap universal service fund payments: Moves stands as a blow to smaller wireless carriers

A divided Federal Communications Commission voted to impose an interim cap on high-cost universal service fund payments to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers, a blow...

Novatel delivers disappointing outlook

Novatel Wireless Inc. yesterday reported a dip in revenue and less than half the profits it earned in the year-ago quarter. The company gave...

T-Mobile USA to get rolling on 3G

T-Mobile USA Inc. plans to officially launch its 3G network starting next week. The launch comes about two years after the nation's No. 4...

Sprint Nextel moves into junk status, gets new CFO

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit and senior unsecured ratings on Sprint Nextel Corp. to BB from BBB- and removed the...

Nortel’s Q1: We’re on track

Nortel Networks offered a mixed bag with its first-quarter financial report. The company's net loss widened, but revenues were up and it said it...

Feet on the street: ‘Master agents,’ indie retailers serve the grass roots

America is the proverbial "melting pot," a nation of immigrants and their neighborhoods. With greater than 80% wireless penetration, everyone needs a mobile phone....

Big voice for small players: RCA repositions itself for greater leverage in wireless industry

LAS VEGAS -- The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time for rural carriers and even more so for the Rural Cellular Association....

Nokia, T-Mobile shake hands with new content deal: Ovi to be combined with web’n’walk

T-Mobile International and Nokia Corp. announced a "collaboration agreement" to package the German carrier's web'n'walk mobile Internet service with Nokia's Ovi offering.Nokia said it...

Sprint Nextel, MobileAccess to install coverage in new Vegas casino

Sprint Nextel Corp. and MobileAccess have been chosen to deploy in-building wireless technology at the M Resort, Spa and Casino during the Las Vegas...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Invensense and Obopay

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Ryder rides into wireless : GPS, RFID contribute to fleet’s business success

Wireless technology helps Ryder Systems Inc. keep track of its fleet of nearly 160,000 vehicles and provide its customers with services that include trip...

MetroPCS expands to Jacksonville

For $30 to $50 per month, MetroPCS Communications Inc. will offer residents of Jacksonville, Florida, its unlimited voice and data plan.MetroPCS' signature "no signed...

Online and mobile ad firms intermix

Traditional online ad firms are teaming with their mobile counterparts to target consumers on their phones.DoubleClick Inc., which was acquired earlier this year by...

Worst of the Week: The Third World and the future of wireless

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...

Fontes arrives at NENA

The National Emergency Number Association named Brian Fontes as its chief executive officer, a newly created position in the organization."Brian is known and respected...

AT&T Mobility details Sunday launch of mobile TV

AT&T Mobility announced that it will launch AT&T Mobile TV with FLO this Sunday. As previously announced, the service will include a pair of...

Madonna concert sings of the potential for mobile broadcasts

NEW YORK CITY -- The tears, deafening screams and all-around giddiness were nonstop last night as Madonna played a six-song set at the Roseland...
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