Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Virgin Mobile USA to buy SK Telecom’s U.S. unit: report

SEOUL (Reuters) - Virgin Mobile USA (VM.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) is set to acquire a US mobile arm...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Inmarsat, RIM, Leap and more

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

Apple memo coaches employees on iPhone 3G launch questions

Apple Inc. is distributing to its retail and sales personnel an internal iPhone 3G Frequently Asked Questions document which implies that first-day sales and...

Remote access to home media extends to phones

A network management system that lets users get to the video, music and other files on a home or small-business LAN will soon offer...

Yahoo’s troubling dilemmas

If desperation is the mother of innovation, Yahoo may just be the future of mobile.A pioneer in the Internet's youngest days, Yahoo may now...

Sprint Nextel expands business ‘Premier’ program to CDMA subs

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its small- and medium-sized CDMA business customers now have access to its Business Premier loyalty program.Since its merger with Nextel...

Nokia to acquire Symbian in $411M deal: Firm looks to counter Linux, Microsoft, others

Nokia Corp. will acquire total ownership of Symbian Ltd., buying out current partners in a deal valued at about $411 million, the company said...

Virgin Mobile USA: Unlimited at $80 per month

Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its new "Totally Unlimited" calling plan, which stands as a shot against the company's larger...

REVIEW: Thrrum MMS cameraphone search returns blurry results

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point...

Nokia’s $560 N78 now available in US

Nokia's $560 N78 now available in US by Darren Murph , posted Jun 24th 2008 at 9:50AM You've piddled around in our unboxing...

Automated profiling tech is crap, says Home Office

Automated passenger profiling is rubbish, the Home Office has conceded in an amusing - and we presume inadvertent - blurt.

Helio Closing Stores. Time To Hang Up?

"Virtual" wireless carrier Helio could be on its last legs. We hear that it's finally closing its barren retail stores this week, confirming a...

Is Fixed-Mobile Convergence Worth the Bother?

FMC has supporters, but cost and complexities are a concern.Whether fixed-mobile convergence is for you in the near-term depends in part on how you...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-lucent, Aperto, Ceragon and more

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...

Are smartphone viruses really a threat to your network?

All evidence points to the fact that smartphone viruses will be a threat to your network even though they aren't at this moment.

Age-appropriate services: What does the future hold?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

AT&T unit supports business video apps

AT&T has created a new business unit that has already begun offering commercial streaming video, webcasting, e-learning and virtual trade show applications. These offerings...

VIDEO: RCR Wireless Newscast for Monday, June 23

Wireless had a muted role at the event as it traditionally takes a back seat to its wireline...

T-Mobile USA boosts Wi-Fi/cellphone lineup: Will begin prorating ETFs

T-Mobile USA Inc. added two new phones to its HotSpot@Home collection: the Nokia 6301 and the Samsung t339. Both handsets take advantage of the...

Telecom heavyweights argue for RFP process for D-Block spectrum: Comments flood into FCC

Comments on what the FCC should do with the 700 MHz D Block ran the gamut, with some urging the agency to tighten its...

Nokia acquires social networker Plazes

Nokia Corp. added another social networking business to its portfolio, acquiring Plazes AG for an undisclosed sum.Operating primarily out of Berlin with 13 employees,...

Alltel to upgrade to Rev. A

Despite the likelihood of Alltel Communications L.L.C. falling under the control of Verizon Wireless by year's end, the nation's 5th largest carrier has decided...

Kajeet outlines ‘sizable’ job cuts, will refocus on Internet sales

Kajeet Inc. last week slashed a "sizable" chunk of its sales force as it shifts from a brick-and-mortar retail strategy to an online model."We...

An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia’s Push in Hollywood

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Tero Ojanpera is an unlikely media entrepreneur. Mr. Ojanpera, a veteran Nokia executive, is not a fan of “ American...

Mobile Web usage prompts development in the space

The mobile Web presence is to 2008 what the Web presence was to 1998: an absolutely essential component of the marketing mix.
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