Monthly Archives: December, 2008

Vote now on the biggest stories of 2008

Editor's note: The following are headlines of the 20 stories highlighting the biggest events in the wireless industry in 2008 as chosen by the...

FCC veteran Vaughan, architect of spectrum auctions, dies at 64

Gerald P. (Jerry) Vaughan, 64, a retired veteran of the Federal Communications Commission who helped launch the first spectrum auctions, died Dec. 6 at...

Letters to Santa

That crazy old Internet! Some wireless execs e-mailed letters to Santa Claus but somehow they ended up in my inbox. (OK, our managing editor...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Mavenir, Roundbox, Taptu and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

RIM sees solid results for next quarter

Research In Motion Ltd. gave an upbeat report on holiday sales yesterday and said that the current quarter would set a company record for...

Ahead of LTE, AT&T tests 7.2 Mbps speeds in Chicago: Wireless provider sets sights on HSPA+

AT&T Mobility is in no hurry to transition to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. In response to accelerated next-generation rollout schedules by Sprint Nextel...

FCC again urged to vote on AWS-3 plans: Spectrum auction on hold

Two senior members of the House telecom subcommittee urged the Federal Communications Commission to vote internally on Chairman Kevin Martin's free wireless broadband auction...

Survey: Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA tops in catching customer calls: Pali Research measures response times by the nation’s wireless providers

Sprint Nextel Corp. maintained its position at the top of Pali Research's customer care survey during the third quarter. Sprint Nextel is not a...

T-Mobile USA says bye-bye to ‘handset upgrade’ fee: Wireless provider strikes $18 charge

T-Mobile USA Inc. has eliminated its handset upgrade fee. As of yesterday, the carrier will no longer charge the $18 fee for customers to...

Worst of the Week: Predictions for 2009

Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2008 draws to a close and we take...

Huawei calls espionage claims ‘ludicrous’

Chinese networking vendor Huawei Technologies has slammed as "ludicrous and inaccurate" claims that it had links to the Chinese military and government that could...

Wal-Mart stores already advertising iPhone 3G availability

Adding a bit more confirmation to what is widely presumed, a few Wal-Malt stores have jumped the gun and are starting to advertise availability...

Free BlackBerry Storm apps: seven essential downloads

The weeks following the release of the Research In Motion's first touch screen BlackBerry , the Storm, on November 21 , were unfortunately filled...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Tellabs, TI and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--RBC Capital...

Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel crack open location services: Carriers to allow wireless application developers access to GPS data

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless each appear to be easing their stance on sharing subscribers' location information with partners, efforts that put weight...

VIDEO: See go2Media’s new music information portal

Boston-based go2Media is expanding beyond local listings with a new portal for local, personalized entertainment information.; go2Music; Boston-based...

Pay cuts at Motorola

Motorola Inc. said today it would freeze pension plans and some salaries and suspend company contributions to employees' 401(k) plans. The company's co-CEOs said...

iPass takes a stab at iPhone users

Looking to cater to business travelers, iPass this week launched its iPassConnect offering targeted at users of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch. The...

Sprint Nextel ‘4G’ modem arrives amid raves, concerns: Network speeds get thumbs up, but analysts worry over WiMAX buildout costs

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its first "Sprint 4G" device, a CDMA/WiMAX modem that will go for $150 with a two-year service contract. And at...

Fast Wi-Fi turns business on to wireless

The popularity of 802.11n is attracting more businesses to wireless LAN equipment and helping suppliers cope with the tough economic climate, industry analysts say.

Shoppers keeping credit cards in their wallets

Cash is king this Christmas as consumers turn away from the modern December ritual of a massive credit-card-fuelled shopping spree.

By following two steps behind, Palm is doomed

Palm is suddenly making some impressive moves. Unfortunately for the handset maker's shareholders, it's making them about a year too late.The Silicon Valley-based manufacturer...

Another mobile payments startup: Paymo : Firm hopes to cash in on mobile banking and payments

San Francisco's Paymo launched a mobile-payment service in 39 markets around the world, joining an ever-increasing number of startups looking to deliver a mobile...

Palm’s new store offers 10 times more apps than Android Market: Software Store relies on 1,500 wireless application developers

Palm Inc. joined the application-store bandwagon, launching a downloadable storefront with 5,000-plus offerings for more than two dozen Palm devices.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based outfit opened...

Smart PCS launches local unlimited calling with ZTE kit: Chinese vendor assists no-contract wireless provider with network, handset equipment

A new carrier is set to enter the competitive no-contract, unlimited calling market, this time with some help from the Chinese. Smart PCS is...
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