Yearly Archives: 2008

WiMAX industry waits for the other shoe to drop: Vendors keep mobile dream alive with fixed/nomadic deployments

Here are several things you need to know this week about mobile WiMAX: First, mobile WiMAX is seen by analysts as a larger but...

Worst of the Week: Losing $30B and other amazing feats

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

700 MHz: A Block bidding drawing to a close

The Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction saw a flurry of activity - well, OK, a barely discernable increase - as it inched...

Sprint Nextel records massive loss on Nextel write-down: T-Mobile USA, Leap add customers

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock plummeted to new lows after the company reported a $29.5 billion loss in the fourth quarter due to a write...

ITC hands minor victory to Nokia, Qualcomm may appeal

The U.S. International Trade Commission yesterday affirmed an initial ruling from December that Nokia Corp. does not infringe on three patents claimed by Qualcomm...

ROK passes on Xero acquisition

ROK Entertainment Group Inc. said it has broken off negotiations to acquire fledgling mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Xero Mobile Inc.ROK, a U.K.-based mobile...

Sprint Nextel goes all in, announces ‘Simply Everything’ unlimited play: Offering includes voice, messaging, data and more

Not to be overrun by the stampede of national carriers flocking to unlimited pricing plans for voice, Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced a "Simply Everything"...

Qwest wireless biz boon to VZW, loss to Sprint Nextel

Qwest Communications International Inc. could take its 824,000 wireless subscribers from Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network to CDMA rival Verizon Wireless next year when its...

MetroPCS tops 4M customer mark

MetroPCS Communications Inc. reported a net loss of $47 million while adding almost 299,00 customers during the fourth quarter of 2007. The company's stock...

Nortel’s stock plunges on poor quarterly loss: Company plans to cut 2,100 jobs

Nortel Networks Corp. reported a loss of $844 million during the fourth quarter of 2007 and said it would fire 2,100 employees and move...

Wireless taxes, fees more than double goods and services, report says

A new report says that news taxes and fees are hitting wireless consumers especially hard.The study, conducted by economist Scott Mackey and commissioned by...

Google wins back Opera

Just one year after tapping Yahoo Inc. to provide search for its mobile browsers, Opera Software is going back to Google Inc.The Norwegian developer...

Report: Mobile content use will increase if it’s free

Vendors trying to cash in on mobile content should start by giving the stuff away, according to a new white paper from Parks Associates...

700 MHz (still) crawls toward finish line

Activity slowed from a trickle to a drip as the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction crawled toward the finish line.Round 119 drew...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Accedian, Morpho, Wisair 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...

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Leap, Novatel 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 downgraded...

PHOTOGUIDE: Seeking the iPhone killer : ‘Alternatives’ compete on price, features, form factors

The phrase "iPhone killer" sounds great but it doesn't withstand scrutiny. Consider that in the 8 months since Apple Inc.'s splashdown in the mobile...

Report: Motricity plans major layoffs

Motricity is slashing roughly one-third of its workforce and considering moving its headquarters, according to a report from WRAL.com citing multiple sources. The Durham,...

Shenandoah stock up on Q4 results

Shenandoah Telecommunications reported $3.7 million in net income for the fourth quarter, representing a 14.5% increase from the year-ago period. The wireless arm of...

RadioShack revenue down on lower postpaid wireless sales

Once-beleaguered RadioShack Corp. - which sells wireless devices and services for AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel Corp., as well as a handful of prepaid...

Pullen named CEO at Tellabs

Mobile and fixed-line network company Tellabs Inc. has tapped Robert Pullen to step in as CEO.Pullen will replace Krish Prabhu, who announced his resignation...

700 MHz auction continues lazy ride

Action slowed further as the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction staggered toward the $20 billion mark.Round 114 drew only 26 new...

Trials, tribulations and layoffs

Raise your hand if you were shocked by those reports of big layoffs at Motricity.Yeah, me neither. Sadly.The heavily funded Durham, N.C.-based mobile content...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent 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...

REVIEW: Mobile gaming controller serviceable, but to what end?

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...
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