Monthly Archives: September, 2008

CTIA I.T. ’08 Wednesday Show Daily

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

Senator calls out carriers on rising cost of texting : Kohl: ‘This conduct is hardly consistent with the vigorous price competition we hope to...

A key Senate Judiciary Committee member directed AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain why text message rates...

Smartphones to squeeze mid-range phone market

Mid-range phone models will begin to feel the squeeze and customers opt more for the high-end smartphone and low-cost handset segments during the next...

Verizon Wireless adds social apps to video, ringback tones

SAN FRANCISCO -- Verizon Wireless stoked the white-hot social-networking fire, launching three offerings that allow subscribers to share content and stay in contact with...

SEVEN showcases integrated messaging platform

SAN FRANCISCO -- A California company believes e-mail shouldn't be just for smartphones and the application should be compatible with voice and text messaging.As...

Virgin details Helio integration plans

A few weeks after its official purchase of Helio L.L.C., Virgin Mobile USA has decided on a branding strategy; "Helio by Virgin Mobile:...

Sprint Nextel spins out devices, customer-service enhancements

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sprint Nextel Corp. prepped for the holiday shopping rush with a lineup of new devices, and a few customer incentives.The carrier...

RIM still rules enterprise, but Apple makes inroads: 2 reports examine mobile devices in business

Even as Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone ventures into the enterprise market, Research In Motion Ltd. is expected to continue its dominance in the business...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, Nokia, Texas Instruments 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--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered...

Nokia adds synch to Ovi: Hopes to lure users with basic tools

SAN FRANCISCO -- Nokia Corp.'s Ovi conjures images of cutting-edge mobile services that run the gamut from entertainment to navigation to social communities. But...

Navteq focused on expansion, plans for location-based advertising

SAN FRANCISCO -- During an offsite session at CTIA Wireless Entertainment and I.T. 2008, digital map data provider, Navteq Connections focused on plans for...

WiMAX hype set expectations too high, Seybold tells audience

SAN FRANCISCO -- Don't believe the hype. That was Andrew Seybold's message about WiMAX as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. plan to roll...

Driving Miss Daisy (to adopt the mobile Web)

SAN FRANCISCO -- So, many mobile subscribers remain wary of the cost of monthly data plans and their failure to "get it" is making...

AirCell broadens reach of in-flight Internet service

AirCell Inc. has added its first major airline outside of the United States in its quest to outfit as many aircraft with its mobile...

VIDEO: Industry aims to reconnect music with mobile

SAN FRANCISCO -- Full-track downloads are spinning their wheels and subscription services are falling on deaf ears. So Nokia Corp. and its music-industry partners...

Litvack hire fuels speculation of Google-Yahoo scrutiny

The Justice Department's hiring of prominent lawyer Sandy Litvack to reportedly assist its probe of the advertising tie-up between search-engine giants Google Inc. and...

Judge throws out headset lawsuits

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has thrown out the last of a group of class-action lawsuits that sought to force wireless carriers to supply...

FCC relaxes reporting standards

The Federal Communications Commission relaxed -- but did not totally eliminate -- regulatory reporting requirements for top landline telephone companies, while launching a new...

Visto looks beyond mobile e-mail

Mobile e-mail company Visto Corp. announced a major new push into the social-networking space, an effort to expand the company's offerings beyond e-mail and...

Understanding the mobile animal: Who are they and why do they mobilize as they do?

SAN FRANCISCO -- We know that mobile data is the key to unlocking future profits in the wireless industry.So, like the blind man describing...

Startup proposes online spectrum exchange: Spectrum Bridge claims commitments from license holders worth $250M

It's eBay for the wireless age.Spectrum Bridge Inc. launched a new, first-of-its-kind online trading exchange for spectrum, saying it has commitments from license holders...

REVIEW: Twittering blazingly easy from a mobile

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...

McCain’s telecom agenda: Maverick McCain looks to past to sculpt future policy

Editor's Note: Following the Republican National Convention, RCR Wireless News Bureau Chief Jeffrey Silva looked at the McCain camp's tech and telecom initiatives. Last...

Openness creeps across wireless networks

Following a lot of bad publicity in the wake of AT&T Mobility's exclusive contract for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and 700 MHz auction rules that...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alvarion and Ericsson

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...
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