2008

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

The European Commission has formally adopted Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) technology as the standard for mobile television throughout the European Union’s 27 member states.The move was entirely expected despite …

Microsoft Corp. said it will embed Adobe Systmes Inc.’s Flash Lite on Windows Mobile devices alongside its own streaming video technology.The software giant licensed Flash Lite, a stripped-down version of …

A class action lawsuit filed against Sprint Nextel Corp. claims the struggling No. 3 mobile-phone operator violated federal anti-racketeering laws by failing to adequately inform consumers about data fees accompanying …

The Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz auction took on a more heated feel today as the agency increased the number of rounds per day from 10 to 14. A similar …

Sprint Nextel is bringing out its big guns in an attempt to reinvigorate its reputation, which has taken a beating over the past year. The carrier announced plans for new …

Mobile content vendor Handango Inc. announced it landed a major distribution deal with The Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent mobile-phone dealer in Europe.Calling the partnership the first of its kind …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. …

The explosive success networks are having with text voting on TV shows comes with a level of responsibility that they and others in the value chain are trying to bear.“Now …

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. JUST CAN’T get itself out of the spotlight. And if any of the tier-one carriers needs a time out right now, Sprint Nextel is certainly the most …

If you add up a number of factors, the new LG Glimmer at Alltel Corp. makes a lot of sense for the two companies. Touchscreens are hot. The Glimmer offers …

ONCE THE DOMAIN OF EARLY ADOPTERS on high-tech smartphones, mobile RSS is quietly moving into the mainstream.RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, first came to the Internet in 1999, and the …

As the 700 MHz auction winds to a close – apparently without a winning bidder for the commercial/public-safety license or a clear roadmap for meeting first responders’ communications needs – …

When “going green” sometimes means having large polluters pay for lavish advertisements focused on how much they care about the earth, it helps to look beyond platitudes to tangible specifics.Right …

A blizzard of impressionsAccuWeather.com said its mobile Web site experienced a record-breaking February, with more than 32.7 million page impressions. The previous record was 31.6 million page impressions, which happened …

Wireless carriers have turned up the heat on the Federal Communications Commission, arguing in a lawsuit that new enhanced 911 location accuracy guidelines grossly miss the mark and that the …

Fourth-generation subscribers, including LTE and WiMAX users, could exceed 90 million in 2013 if a number of milestones are met, according to a report by ABI Research.The study said there …

The WiMAX market is expected to grow to $7.7 billion by 2011, predicts research firm Infonetics Research in a new WiMAX and Mesh Network Equipment and Devices report.Infonetics said the …

Almost 18 months after the advanced wireless services spectrum auction wrapped, carriers are on the verge of commercially launching networks and devices that make use of the recently cleared 1.7/2.1 …

NextWave Wireless Inc. tapped Alcatel-Lucent to develop WiMAX broadcast solutions that the company plans to integrate with its recently announced MXtv technology.NextWave plans to use the technology to give WiMAX …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. stock dropped more than 53% from its closing price after it reported a $14.7 million loss in the fourth quarter. The mobile virtual network operator did, …

The juxtaposition of the Spitzer sex scandal and the debate over whether telecom companies should have retroactive immunity for participating in the Bush administration’s post-9/11 warrantless wiretap program is rich …