Monthly Archives: May, 2008

Wireless Web in watchdog’s crosshairs: Proliferation of mobile marketing garnering increased interest

While mobile content is expected to contribute increasingly to wireless carrier revenue growth in coming years, it is also attracting increased scrutiny by the...

Fresh voices, new blood

For the 700 MHz C-Block license and perhaps other frequency bands, it's mostly a matter of cagey competitive ambition. For the D Block, it's...

Candidates use power of text to bolster campaigns: But it’s too early in process to gauge effectiveness

Just as FDR targeted radio listeners with his fireside chats and John Kennedy's dashing looks helped sway television viewers during the Richard Nixon debates,...

Qualcomm to use $16.3M worth of U.K. spectrum for testing

It seems Qualcomm is not willing to give up on the U.K. market for mobile TV.The MediaFLO proponent will pay $16.3 million for 40...

The race to connectivity

First, let me say I think Wi-Fi is the best thing since sliced bread. Really, I do. That being said, a number of announcements...

CrunchDeals: Helio Ocean, $99 after MIR

If you've been waiting to get your hands on a Helio Ocean -- we know you're out there -- have we got a CrunchDeal...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Casee, Mozes, Ubidyne and more

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

T-Mobile USA nailed with class action over content charges

A class-action cramming suit has been filed against T-Mobile USA Inc. and others.The complaint, moved this week from state court to federal court in...

Mobile ad space promising, but fledgling

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Calling mobile the most personal platform to date and one that advertisers need to capitalize on soon to keep pace...

Virgin Mobile USA ties Sugar Mama to Facebook

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. expanded its Sugar Mama program with a new application for Facebook users.The mobile virtual network operator unveiled "Fund My Phone,"...

Leap tweaks Cricket plans

Leap Wireless International Inc. tweaked the calling plans for its Cricket service, adding some once-optional features and rolling out once-geographically limited plans to more...

Embarq CFO reiterates plans to shutter wireless MVNO: Sprint Nextel loses another

Embarq Holding Co. L.L.C.'s CFO Gene Betts confirmed the company's plans to wind down its wireless offering that currently runs on former parent Sprint...

Alltel: We will deploy LTE: Technology still three to five years out

Alltel Corp. has committed to LTE as its technological choice for a 4G network, but any significant network upgrades are still three to five...

BlackBerry users tie into PBX for unified communications

Enterprises are starting to use the BlackBerry in a new way: as a means of taking their desk phones mobile.

Worst of the Week: Where is my camera phone revolution?

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...

World Bank Hosting Mobile Banking Conference in Egypt

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group; the GSM Association; the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; and the UK's Department for International...

Banks turn to mobile access as the next big thing

Now that online banking has been around for more than a decade, and widely accepted by customers, banks are turning their attention to taking...

Gov’t study shows wireless substitution growing

New government data suggests wireless substitution continues to rise, a trend that could become a bigger factor in telecom policymaking. The preliminary results of...

FCC to overhaul D Block approach: New legislation would fund PSST

The Federal Communications Commission today launched a wide-ranging proceeding to revamp D-Block rules, an effort that will not only examine changes to the national...

Samsung and LG jointly pursue mobile TV: Strange bedfellows see future in mobile broadcasting

Whenever two fierce competitors talk collaboration, people listen.That's the case with today's announcement that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will...

VZW throws support behind LiMo

Google Inc.'s Open Handset Alliance has attracted plenty of attention in the mobile Linux space, but the LiMo Foundation is assembling an impressive coalition...

Virgin Mobile USA confirms SK Telecom talks: Discussions could lead to MVNO merger

Following much speculation, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. confirmed today that it is in "preliminary discussions" with SK Telecom to "explore possible strategic opportunities." Those...

Trango nabs GSA deal

Trango Broadband Wireless said it won a five-year contract with the U.S. General Services Administration. Being awarded a GSA contract streamlines the process for...

Qualcomm demos MediaFLO/ISDB-T combo

Qualcomm Inc. said it demonstrated the capability to support the MediaFLO and ISDB-T mobile TV standards on a multimode handset.The demonstration was powered by...

Ovum: Equipment market sees growth

The worldwide service provider switching and routing equipment market grew 25% during the first quarter to $3.1 billion, according to analyst firm Ovum RHK."There...
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