September 2008

In this latest election news cycle, one dominated by piggish lipstick politics and meant to feed the gluttonous appetites of the herded masses, it seems the wireless plight of some …

Download the full PDF file of the RCR Wireless CTIA I.T. Show Daily for Thursday of the show.

T-Mobile USA Inc. said government testing revealed interference from operations in a spectrum block that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin wants to auction for wireless broadband and that is …

Rural wireless carriers put the Federal Communications Commission on notice they intend later this month to ask as a federal appeals court to stay a decision capping government subsidies primarily …

SAN FRANCISCO — Regardless of whether it’s on television, a personal computer or a mobile phone, consumers will demand the same experience when it comes to the Internet and entertainment …

Welcome to the RCR Wireless Newscast for the CTIA I.T. show here in San Francisco. The second round of keynotes here were basically just PowerPoint show-and-tell presentations. But perhaps the …

SAN FRANCISCO — Leap Wireless International Inc. has its sights set on expansion. Nestled in its cozy booth at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2008 event, Leap representatives, including …

SAN FRANCISCO — Tired of battling hundreds of convention-goers for the last bits of bandwidth on the local “free” Wi-Fi connections or forking out $10 to $20 per day for …

SAN FRANCISCO — Innovators in the mobile industry typically have not hesitated about adding whatever they possibly can to the wireless experience. However, diving head first into mobile marketing is …

SAN FRANCISCO — Bullish on smartphone growth and confident of his company’s surging market share, Research In Motion Ltd.’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie devoted his keynote address Thursday to … consumer …

SAN FRANCISCO — Personal Communications Devices L.L.C. chose the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 as its coming-out party, announcing a deal to distribute Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s first CDMA2000 …

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. once again took advantage of the trade-show spotlight, using CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 to plug an iPhone version of its oneConnect offering and …

SAN FRANCISCO — The inevitable explosion in wireless data usage may well present the biggest challenge to an industry as eager as any other to go “green.” Global telecom’s power …

Jennifer Granick leads the civil-rights division of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit law firm focused on civil rights in the digital age. Granick came to the attention of the …

SAN FRANCISCO — Listening to the star-studded opening keynote session at this year’s CTIA I.T. & Entertainment 2008 event shed a little more light on my dumb mind: Most of …

SAN FRANCISCO — The world of off-deck content may be moving away from premium SMS and onto the wireless Web.Bango this week said it has seen its WAP transactions in …

In the wireless industry – where talk of hockey-stick projections and tipping points dominates conversation – device management has been a relatively tranquil space. But that may be about to …

SAN FRANCISCO — The first day’s keynote ended with a trip back in time with two wireless veterans reminiscing about an industry they helped mold 25 years ago. Craig McCaw, …

SAN FRANCISCO — CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 officially opened its doors Wednesday with keynotes focusing on how carriers are beginning to open their doors. The chase and challenge …

CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as a history lesson from two wireless veterans.; CTIA; carriers; yahoo; CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to …

SAN FRANCISCO — Nine more companies have joined the Symbian Foundation as its group members work toward developing an open and complete mobile software platform that will be free for …

SAN FRANCISCO — Symbian Ltd. and Nokia Corp. defended the relevance of the two companies in today’s market Wednesday during a roundtable discussion that focused on the creation of the …

The backup power controversy is now officially before Bush administration budget officials, but the overarching issue of whether the Federal Communications Commission rule will stand or be overturned in court …

SAN FRANCISCO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a new flip-style phone as it heads into the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season, a moved geared to solidify the …

SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s largest wireless provider announced a sweeping upgrade to its location-services play, adding assisted-GPS (A-GPS) technology to its network and unveiling plans for a range of …