Monthly Archives: December, 2008

UWB to lead in-home connectivity growth by 2010

Shipments of home wireless audio and video connectivity products - including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB and 60 GHz - are expected to reach nearly 700...

Independent Baltimore reseller seeing Xohm desktop modems sell

Editor's Note: In our monthly Retail Snapshot feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of...

RCR Wireless News’ Mobile Movers & Shakers 2008: PART 3

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the...

Mobile game downloads growing, but slowing

The volume of paid mobile game downloads has stagnated across North America and Western Europe, despite a positive response from mobile games publishers and...

Holiday season, economics bring out pricing barbs: Carriers tout savings to sway customers

Top wireless providers have been busy little elves trying to sway customers with deals, savings promises and incentives during the holiday shopping season. The...

House panel says Martin’s FCC dysfunctional: Martin defends commitment to deaf and and lower cable rates

The House Commerce Committee released a report accusing Federal Communications Commission Kevin Martin of mismanaging an agency described as dysfunctional."Our investigation confirmed a number...

Obama’s new New Deal: Plan to bring broadband to masses complex, but tech firms are hopeful

U.S. telecom and high-tech sectors, though suffering through the a job-killing economic crisis that apparently hasn't yet bottomed out, are nonetheless audaciously hopeful...

Sprint Nextel launches open software platform for desktop developers

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to woo desktop developers with the launch of an open software platform in advance of its annual Application Developer Conference...

Singapore cable co. launches 3G femtocell network

StarHub and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced the launch of a new, commercially available 3G femtocell network in Singapore, which they said provides mobile-phone...

Think globally and act locally, globally too

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile indU.S.try to give their...

Sony Ericsson to build Android phone: Vendor will continue support for Windows Mobile, Symbian

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has joined the Open Handset Alliance in support of Google Inc.'s Android platform, the handset vendor said today.ARM, the British...

Economic slowdowns in China, India cast shadow over handset sales

The twin engines of global handset growth - China and India - are experiencing economic slowdowns that threaten "serious harm" to 2009 sales, according...

Person of the Year: Kevin Martin: FCC Chairman is this year’s most influential wireless player

Official Washington is big on labels, quick to pigeonhole this elected official or that presidential appointee based on party affiliation, past government actions and...

REVIEW: Netflix fans should add PhoneFlix to their smartphone queue

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...

RCR Wireless News’ Mobile Movers & Shakers 2008: PART 2

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the...

PAY TO PLAY: Mobile billing looks for direction

There's a very long list of companies with billing platforms that leave carriers out of the revenue stream. But even as operators grudgingly open...

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

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...

Research firm predicts January layoffs at Sprint Nextel

Are more job cuts on the way for Sprint Nextel Corp.?After speaking with Sprint Nextel CFO Bob Brust, Pali Research predicts that the carrier...

Motorola credit ‘junk’

Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Motorola Inc. on Friday to "junk (bond) territory," according to the Wall Street Journal.S&P's...

As economy worsens, pink slips abound: Alvarion, NeuStar announce cuts

Alvarion Ltd. and NeuStar Inc. became the latest wireless companies to announce jobs cuts amid an increasingly tightening economy.First up: WiMAX vendor Alvarion, which...

Montana operator introduces unlimited voice and text for $80

Regional carrier Cellular One released an unlimited monthly wireless plan priced at $80, undercutting similar offerings from its nationwide competitors.The carrier's new "All of...

Video startup Buzzwire hires former Newsweek executive

Buzzwire Inc. bagged a new leader, hiring former Newsweek president and worldwide publisher Greg Osberg to expand its network of content and carrier partners.The...

Speculation on $99 iPhone at Wal-Mart

Rumors of a pending deal to sell the iPhone 3G at Wal-Mart are bouncing around between mainstream media, bloggers and analysts. The San Jose...

AT&T Mobility partners with TeleNav on enterprise offering

AT&T Mobility launched an end-to-end solution for its enterprise customers interested in tracking and managing their fleet of vehicles with a solution developed by...

RCR Wireless News’ Mobile Movers & Shakers 2008: PART 1

In a scant 25 years, wireless technology has revolutionized the world. The cellphone is now a necessity; the network is now a conduit to...
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