Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Understanding the demand for deep packet inspection

Editor's note: RCR Wireless News has teamed up with Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News' subscribers to...

Starbucks, AT&T claim settlement in Wi-Fi dispute with T-Mobile USA

Starbucks Corp. and AT&T Mobility said they've agreed to settle T-Mobile USA Inc.'s lawsuit regarding free Wi-Fi access in the coffee chain's cafes.The brouhaha...

Qualcomm brightens outlook, T.I. narrows view

Qualcomm Inc. said that it expected revenue in its current quarter, on a pro forma basis, would be just above the high-end of its...

Sprint Nextel to focuses on families, ditches free incoming with new plans

Sprint Nextel Corp. is set to roll out new rate plans beginning June 15 that the carrier said simplify the selection process for customers...

Worst of the Week: The 3G iPhone comes in black and white?!?!?! Wow!!!

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...

Moto to cut jobs from R&D unit

Motorola Inc. is cutting more than 20% of the jobs in its research division and reassigning some of those that remain as the company...

Conservationists call for freeze on tower registrations

Conservationists called for a freeze on all tower registrations and re-registrations until the Federal Communications Commission complies with environmental statutes at issue in a...

Gartner Advises Caution on Apple iPhone 3G in the Enterprise

New smartphone is still largely untested from a corporate security standpoint, Gartner says.The enhanced security features built into Apple's new iPhone 3G will enable...

LTE: From zero to 32 million in three years, analyst says

It will be 2010 before a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is commercial, however ABI Research forecasts that by 2013, there will be more...

No mobile hype here: real talk with The Hyperfactory

The CEO of the company behind KFC and Motorola's mobile advertising gives his perspective on the state of the industry and where it's headed.

Sony BMG signs mobile-marketing deal with Mozes

Mozes will enable music artists to send text and voice messages to fans. No, this isn't spam as hardcore fans are only sent messages...

Microsoft and Harrah’s unveil high-tech interactive bar table

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft and Harrah's Entertainment introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen...

Beijing prepares for ‘High-tech Olympics’

All over Beijing, Olympic countdown clocks tick off the seconds that China has awaited for seven years: the moments until Aug. 8, 2008, at...

Accessories will pump up the tunes on your cellphone

Music lovers, listen up. Buying a portable music player is so, well, 2003. If you carry a cellphone, and chances are you do, then...

Want to Go Shopping? Break Out Your Mobile Phone

Today, at the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, Nic Covey , Director of Insights for Nielsen Mobile, spoke on the subject of...

Nortel to pursue LTE, passes WiMAX business to Alvarion: WiMAX patent holders team to spur market amid industry upheavals

The pace of action on the world's infrastructure stage has increased over the past several months, with a number of major carriers announcing...

Mobile marketing execs push for simplicity

NEW YORK - The key to moving the needle in mobile advertising? Make it easier for would-be advertisers to spend money on the stuff.That...

Verizon Wireless apes Alltel’s MyCircle with new small businesses calling plan

Verizon Wireless appears to have been inspired by the company it is currently working to acquire.Just days after the carrier proposed purchasing Alltel Communications...

Text messaging makes magazine ads interactive

The push to make magazine pages more interactive is building mass and, dare we say it, even real momentum as major publishers and advertisers...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, AT&T, Apple and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--R.W. Baird raised its 2009...

Apple App Store A $1.2 Billion Business In 2009

The iPhone install base will balloon and users will download at least two applications next year, according to a Piper Jaffray assessment.

Making live music mobile

Concerts are nothing new on mobile. Sprint Nextel Corp. aired the first concert on mobile in 2005 with a huge marketing push behind a...

Mobile Broadcast TV, a Successful Business Model with the Right Approach

A first for European consumers, free mobile TV is landing on their fingertips as 3 Italia starts offering free mobile broadcast TV, based on...

WiFi in the Sky Means Big Bucks for Airlines

Airlines can't afford to spend money on much of anything beyond fuel these days, but that's not stopping them from pouring cash into the...

Free Wi-Fi Service for Affordable Housing in San Francisco

Meraki, a municipal Wi-Fi provider has announced it will
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