September 2008

U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. have their sights set on the Big Apple, stock wise. Both companies announced today intentions to switch their publicly …

We’ve all seen coverage maps. Whether it be a section in a carrier’s brochure, a poster hung up in a mobile operator’s retail store, or even an interactive map online, …

National Geographic launched a division dedicated to boosting its mobile content business.The iconic brand said it hopes to boost revenues by increasingly licensing its library of content to handset manufacturers, …

Carriers are beginning to use carrot-and-stick strategies to bring their third-party content partners to heel. And both the carrot and the stick are made of cash.Sprint Nextel Corp. earlier this …

Sprint Nextel Corp. added Photobucket to its photo-messaging service, allowing users to send pictures to the popular online site with just two clicks.The option was added to “Post to Service,” …

September, it’s a month that starts with a three-day weekend, marks the end of summer and puts kids across the country back in school. There’s a lot to be done …

AT&T Mobility has dodged another network bullet. The carrier’s East Coast customers woke up today to find themselves without access to Internet services. AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel said the …

The controversy over the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to cap subsidies flowing to wireless carriers for building rural networks has been elevated to a new level, with rural cellular operators …

Americans love the $50 clamshell, but a small, growing number of wealthy people are paying astronomical prices for feature phones that often sport a cachet-laden brand name or are slathered …

AOL L.L.C.’s Platform-A debuted a mobile platform and network specifically for serving ads to Apple Inc.’s iPhone.The new offering, which is available through AOL’s Third Screen Media subsidiary, delivers targeted, …

JUST AS THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPEARS READY to settle the great white-spaces debate – one predominantly framed to date by a powerful broadcast lobby fearing costly disruption to digital …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has tapped buzzd to power an ad-supported, location-based entertainment offering from its home deck.A New York-based startup, buzzd couples location-sensitive city guides with social-networking features allowing …

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were touted as a potential springboard for mobile video, an event that could help push the application beyond early adopters and gadget geeks and …

Nokia Corp.’s ambitious new mobile music service is just weeks away from making its debut. But the Finnish phone maker has plenty of work left to do before Comes With …

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 of view, with the goal of …

Herschel Shosteck, a cellphone analyst from the industry’s earliest days more than two decades ago, passed away Aug. 26 after a long illness.“I will miss his brilliance, his humor, his …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Other–R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on OmniVision Technologies following weak results …

Alcatel-Lucent named Ben Verwaayen to replace outgoing CEO Patricia Russo as head of the multinational infrastructure provider. Alcatel-Lucent announced Russo’s departure from the company about a month ago, during its …

RCR Wireless News is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first cellular phone call in its Oct. 13 edition. As such, we want your memories of the last …

Nearly 3 million mobile users received Barack Obama’s SMS about his new running mate, but many of those who signed up may have gotten the text late – or not …

Editor’s Note: Following the Democratic National Convention, RCR Wireless News Bureau Chief Jeffrey Silva looked at the Obama tech and telecom policy team. Next week, Silva plans to report on …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. expanded the distribution of its phones and services with an agreement with Best Buy Mobile. The deal covers locations in 14 markets. The retailer currently offers four …

Nokia Corp. is teaming with The Carphone Warehouse to bring its all-you-can-eat mobile music service to U.K. users next month.Comes With Music, as the effort is branded, packages one year …

Fresh on the heels of closing the Helio L.L.C acquisition, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has named a new chief information and technology officer.Daniel Acton steps into the role to manage …

Vimpelcom and MegaFon – two of Russia’s three largest wireless carriers – will offer Apple Inc.’s iPhone “later this year,” according to company statements in recent days. Together, the two …