Yearly Archives: 2008

Margins Check: HD DVDs, Castro and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR...

Court ruling knocks FCC’s ‘designated entity’ efforts

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the small-business bidding suit against the Federal Communications Commission remains intact, an action with potential implications...

700 MHz: E Block continues to draw attention

Attention again centered on B-Block licenses as the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction slogged on.B-Block licenses received 45, 47 and 48 new...

FCC must assess environmental impact of towers

A divided federal appeals court today struck down a Federal Communications Commission's ruling in which the agency rejected the contention that it illegally licensed...

Moto and RIM begin cross-licensing dance

One of the typically opaque aspects of the cellular handset industry erupted into view over the weekend as Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion...

Yahoo’s impressive mobile run

Yahoo continues to serve as the Washington Generals of the Internet -- losing to Google at every turn -- but the company seems to...

THE UNLIMITED BATTLE: VZW and AT&T both intro bottomless calling for $100 a month

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have both announced new unlimited nationwide calling plans for $100 a month. The plans give customers unlimited calls to...

Analyst Angle: Smartphone growth highlights aging definitions, shifting propositions

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...

UPDATED – BlackBerry-Maker RIM, Motorola Exchange Patent Lawsuits

Handset heavies Research In Motion (RIM) and Motorola have both filed patent infringement suits against each other regarding wireless technologies used in their wares.Since...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks

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...

Alcatel-Lucent, NEC partner for LTE

BARCELONA, Spain - With the LTE market just starting to develop, Alcatel-Lucent and NEC Corp. believe combining their resources early on will help them...

4G potential set to challenge infrastructure vendors: LTE, WiMAX and Chinese competitors could shape market in 2008

BARCELONA, Spain - The world's largest network providers are jockeying for position in the race to build out fourth-generation networks in an increasingly uneasy...

Industry Outlook 2008: Smartphones: Smartphones will reshape the mobile Web in 2008

Smartphones will come of age as the primary venue for mobile Internet content in the U.S. this year. The proliferation of these devices will...

Industry Outlook 2008: Security: Mobile security more than a solution looking for a problem

Mobile security has been a topic of discussion for many years. Skeptics have always said "mobile security is a solution looking for a problem."...

Industry Outlook 2008: Video: Mobile video and television growing pains

Mobile television and clip-based video content clearly represent an emerging opportunity for mobile network operators, traditional production houses, online portals and community sites like...

Industry Outlook 2008: Mobile Search: Mobile search rife with potential waiting to be found

What is mobile search? A search for "mobile search" on Merriam-Webster's online dictionary returns only paid search terms. I will refrain from comment. Wikipedia...

Industry Outlook 2008: Location-based services: Consumers (still) want location-based services

In 2008, the wireless industry appears poised to continue its move to a model where access is open to qualifying third-party developers and handset...

Industry Outlook 2008: Social Networking: My mobile social networking wish list for 2008

Don't be fooled by the flow of VC funding or the fact that Google Inc. and MySpace are in on it. The truth is,...

WRITERS STRIKE OVER: Sides compromise on new media fees, including mobile

Clear the set. It's back to business as usual in Hollywood.Members of the Writers Guild of America last week voted overwhelmingly to end the...

The unbearable transparency of anonymity

Proponents of blind bidding claim the nearly $20 billion in pledges for 700 MHz licenses as well as the possible addition of a few...

Surely these can’t be growing pains

As I listened to some of the world's largest wireless infrastructure providers talk about their business plans last week at the Mobile World Congress...

Mobile entertainment industry stunted by poor sales reporting

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail newsletter, Mobile Content and Culture....

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

It's odd that at a show where PhDs, MBAs and so many smart people from the telecom space stroll the pavilions, Robert Redford can...

DukeNet to acquire 115 towers from Vangard

DukeNet Communication Services L.L.C., which is owned by Duke Energy Corp., said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire 115 wireless towers from Vangard...

Auction activity slows: Bids slog past $19.4B

THE 700 MHZ AUCTION, continuing to crawl toward an end likely punctuated by a disappointing D Block failure, will not remain totally within the...
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