Monthly Archives: August, 2008

By the Numbers: Top Ten U.S. Wireless Service Providers

The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the second...

Top 5 things to know about SMS advertising

If you want a marketing platform that offers reach, ease of entry, targeting and interactivity, then text marketing has it all.

WiMAX Brings the Internet to the Monasteries of Mount Athos

Greece's OTE has announced that its pilot WiMAX network in Mount Athos is now operational. In total, six WiMAX base stations have already been...

Net companies prepare for political conventions (and parties)

Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo are all offering ways to follow the Democratic and Republican conventions online. They are facilitating the conventions in a number...

Mobile Ad Spending Set to Soar

How high it will climb depends on how the market is sized.

How to build a killer mobile database

Every year is the "year of mobile." There have been expectations from the outset for this advertising platform to revolutionize the industry, and if...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, AT&T, Novatel 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--Lehman Brothers dropped its estimates...

Stations to Organize More Mobile-DTV Tests

Open Mobile Video Coalition to work with Advanced Television Systems Committee to speed standards process.

Short-sighted royalty structure dings music biz again

It's no secret that the recording industry is increasingly looking to mobile to offset plummeting revenues from CDs and other physical goods. But sometimes...

Survey: Home is where the wireless data card is

Many people aren't leaving home when it comes to accessing the Internet using a wireless data card, according to a new report by Nielsen...

YouTube serves up ads to ‘millions’ of mobile users

Google Inc. is toying with display ads on its popular YouTube mobile site.The dominant online player said is has begun placing marketing messages on...

Investors punish Zi for reticence in Nuance transaction

Nuance Communications Inc. went on the offensive in its effort to acquire Zi Corp., calling Zi's unwillingness to enter negotiations "perplexing and inappropriate."Nuance, a...

Getting from here to there

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...

Itron to use AT&T network for meter monitoring

Itron Inc. will use AT&T Mobility Inc. to help utility companies improve business metrics. Itron plans to deliver its advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) solution...

REVIEW: USA Today Election seems insufficient for the hardcore

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...

Google finally updates Android SDK

After much waiting and wondering, Android developers finally got a real response to their gripes about the mobile phone OS's lack of direction: Google...

The iPhone Kill-Switch Kerfuffle

Privacy advocates' concern over what Apple will do with iPhone user data may be overblown, industry experts say

Nokia provides Lonely Planet maps on cell phones

Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on...

Calling Ralph Lauren

Luxury retailer becomes the first of its kind to try on mobile-shopping capabilities in its quest to satisfy the impulses of every Silicon Valley...

Circuit City still mulling sale

The electronics retailer continues to consider various options for the future, as it remains committed to its plan to restore the company to profitability.

Mobile Search May Soon Find Its Niche

Companies give insufficient focus to the mobile Web, according to Hugh Griffiths, director of mobile at Microsoft. "At the very least, brands have an...

Free the airwaves, cries Google

Google has launched another round in the PR battle over American white space, with a new website asking visitors to sign a petition to...

Enterprise demand for broadband access rising-Ovum

Enterprise demand for broadband access will continue to grow with China and India leading the way, a report from research firm Ovum said.

New ringtone refrain ‘Condom, condom!’

Ringtone is part of a three-year campaign to normalize condom use in India. And it's actually quite catchy.

Ringback tone sales to triple in four years

Those tunes that play while you wait for someone to pick up are expected to generate $4.7 billion in revenue for mobile operators by...
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