2008

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 Wireless News staff considers events in …

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 for two major spectrum auctions. The …

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 bids in today’s first three rounds, …

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 6,000 towers in the Gulf Coast …

One of the typically opaque aspects of the cellular handset industry erupted into view over the weekend as Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. sued each other. The familiar …

Yahoo continues to serve as the Washington Generals of the Internet — losing to Google at every turn — but the company seems to be making all the right moves …

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 wireless and landline phones with no …

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. …

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 this story was originally posted, it …

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 …

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

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 market affected by intense competitive price …

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 reshape the sector and force content …

Mobile security has been a topic of discussion for many years. Skeptics have always said “mobile security is a solution looking for a problem.” True, few mobile security disasters have …

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 YouTube/Google, advertising firms, and other wireless …

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 returns the following:“. an evolving branch …

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 manufacturers. With this shift should come …

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, mobile social networking is not as …

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 100-day-long strike that brought most TV …

Proponents of blind bidding claim the nearly $20 billion in pledges for 700 MHz licenses as well as the possible addition of a few new players (though unlikely national) in …

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 event in Barcelona, Spain, I heard …

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. The mobile entertainment industry is currently plagued …

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 steal the headlines by talking about …

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 Wireless L.P.The sites are located within …

THE 700 MHZ AUCTION, continuing to crawl toward an end likely punctuated by a disappointing D Block failure, will not remain totally within the Federal Communications Communication’s province when bidding …