Monthly Archives: October, 2008

Tower industry expected to weather storm: New deployments, deep-pocketed customers to buffer segment

BY DAN MEYERHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Despite thunderstorms on Wall Street, as well as outside the convention itself, participants at the PCIA's 2008 Wireless Infrastructure...

Oh Yeah!

I hate to admit it, but during these troubling economic times I have succumbed to the cool, refreshing Kool-Aid the wireless industry is serving....

Prepaid space hot with competition: Carriers pulling out all the tricks

Once considered the red-headed stepchild of wireless, prepaid services are finally gaining mainstream appeal helped by the need for carriers to target broader demographics...

Intertek to certify devices for VZW network

Verizon Wireless has cut out the middle man (itself) for those trying to hop on to its network. The carrier certified Intertek as the...

Boost shakes up model

In addition to recent pricing changes, Sprint Nextel Corp. subsidiary Boost Mobile is altering its marketing approach as well as its target market. Matt...

TI to shed cellular baseband business: Chip maker to refocus on processors for smartphones

Texas Instruments Inc. reported weak revenue and profit in the third quarter on a slowdown in orders - as it forecasted last quarter, the...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks and Airspan

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...

Getting real about connecting public safety

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...

REVIEW: A good idea, but YouGetItBack needs to pay attention to details

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...

LG strong in U.S., hit in Europe, India

Korean vendor LG Electronics Co.'s market share slid as it was hit by a slowdown in Europe and India, but the mobile devices company...

Software firm courts workers with CRM app

Maximizer Software said it is giving enterprises the tools for its mobile workers to leave the laptop behind by offering solutions where business can...

Martin steps closer to AWS-3 bids : T-Mobile USA calls analysis flawed

FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY WIRELESS broadband for the masses may be on the way. So may messy litigation to keep it grounded. The Federal Communications Commission...

VZW’s proposed text-fee increase still being digested

FOR NOW, AT LEAST, Verizon Wireless has stepped away from plans to tack on a drastic 3-cent fee to each vendor-generated message on its...

Mobile Firefox browser released

Mozilla released an early mobile version of its Firefox browser in an effort to get feedback from developers and wireless Web users.The Mountain View,...

Ericsson up on healthy quarter

How the current economic climate impacts the wireless industry remains to be seen, but the world's infrastructure leader posted a strong third quarter despite...

Brightpoint wins Nokia’s U.K. business

Brightpoint Inc. said its subsidiary Brightpoint GB Ltd. entered a distribution agreement with Nokia UK Ltd. that calls for Brightpoint to provide distribution services...

Broadcasters petition to extend white-spaces comments

Broadcasting groups filed an emergency request at the Federal Communications Commission, effectively asking that a vote not be taken Nov. 4 to allow unlicensed...

Sprint Nextel expands hearing-impaired cellphone solution

Sprint Nextel Corp. is making an effort to adapt its services for an older crowd. The carrier has launched Sprint WebCapTel

Fox revamps mobile play: Media giant looking to replace push with pull

Two weeks after swallowing the rest of the Crazy Frog, News Corp. is reorganizing its mobile business.Rupert Murdoch's media giant this week will unveil...

VIDEO: Pro-rated ETFs becoming rule, not exception: Sprint Nextel remains last of nationwide carriers

After many promises, it seems carriers have kept good on their word to pro-rate early termination fees. Well,...

Analyst Angle: OMG, the teen market is slowing

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

IMS, NGN forums team for ‘any to any’ communications

The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Forum and the Next Generation Networks (NGN) Forum announced plans to merge their respective activities in an effort to...

Sony Ericsson challenged financially, but holding ground: Firm ships 25.7 million units in quarter

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications posted solid unit shipments for the third quarter, but reported financial metrics that illustrated the company's struggles with its portfolio...

Three firms set to capitalize on new requirements for text, IM archiving: Wireless communications fall under same guidelines as e-mail

Financial institutions must now monitor and archive text and instant messages sent by employees through company-issued handsets much like they do with corporate e-mail....
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