Yearly Archives: 2008

Where was wireless at the Super Bowl?

Alexis de Tocqueville might have saved himself a lot of travel if he could have watched a few Super Bowl broadcasts. It's no secret...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent and Airspan

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...

Just because it’s mainstream, it doesn’t mean it’s boring: An agency perspective on the US mobile marketing industry

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...

Individual C-Block licenses push past package price: FCC’s Web glitch postpones final round

The 700 MHz spectrum auction took another unexpected turn today as bidding on individual C-Block licenses usurped the previous high bid for a package...

Moto’s CEO will lead handset business: Icahn files for four board seats in upcoming election

Change is coming swiftly at Motorola Inc., fueling further speculation on the company's direction. CEO Greg Brown apparently told employees Friday in an...

Shareholders frown on Virgin Mobile USA’s continued losses

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. reported that it added 210,000 customers in the final quarter of 2007; however the MVNO will be taking on a...

Analyst Angle: Convergence, Aristotle and Kant: Garmin as a mobile-phone vendor

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...

$18 billion and counting: 700 MHz auction a success for FCC, open access; not so for public safety

It's still seemingly early in the game, but bidding in the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction is materializing into a good news-bad news...

What’s to become of Motorola?: Speculation runs rampant on upshot of surprise news

AS WORD SANK IN that Motorola Inc. is "exploring the structural and strategic realignment" of its business - including the possible creation of a...

Equipment vendors ready for 700 MHz orders

THE DUST SURE TO BE LEFT in the wake of the 700 MHz auction is far from settled - with the final outcomes still...

Devices at 700 MHz: wait-and-see attitude: Spectrum winners’ strategy and service decisions come first

WHAT TYPES OF DEVICES might ride on the 700 MHz frequency licenses now up for bid in the United States?The question is as open...

S.E., Nokia set to battle in D-2-C space: Line-ups appear stacked, though carrier competition remains

Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson are gearing up for what looks to be an epic battle on the mobile content playground. But the complicated...

Forecast calls for … iPhone ‘killers’: Vendor-specific challenges also loom as smartphone space heats up

The landscape of the wireless industry is in flux as you read this story, with product launches, pre-announcements and hype flying by like so...

Industry: FCC doesn’t have authority to mandate backup power at cell sites

The mobile-phone industry told a U.S. appeals court the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its statutory powers in mandating the eight-hour backup power rule for...

The BlackJack II: Anatomy of a refreshed handset

If you spend any time speaking with national carriers or multinational device vendors, you know that they exist only to meet consumer demand. It's...

Service providers to challenge new E911 guidelines

The Federal Communications Commission is coming under increasing pressure from the wireless industry to put on hold new enhanced 911 location accuracy guidelines, with...

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Don't drop your cellphone in the water THQ Wireless Inc. said it signed a worldwide agreement with Playboy Enterprises to be the exclusive developer...

eBay for billionaires

I'm not sure what it is about auctions that causes me to lose all sense of time and space, but the ongoing 700 MHz...

Testing industry’s mettle

In the Digital Age, when you hear about theft and how to combat/punish it, the common nomenclature for such activities include cybercrime, hacking, piracy,...

Pained about the roaming in Spain?: Domestic carriers offer options, but heavy usage can be costly

Anyone who has traveled abroad and decided to use their cellphone to call home or check e-mail knows how shocking the total on your...

ETF class-action lawsuit against VZW certified: Case could cost No. 2 service provider close to $1B

An arbitrator certified a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless that potentially could cost the No. 2 cellphone carrier close to $1 billion in refunds...

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

If Google does manage to exit the 700 MHz spectrum auction with a substantial chunk of airwaves, it will be interesting to see what...

Entertainment industry ripe for change: Mobile seen as one avenue, though market remains small

LAS VEGAS - It is no doubt a tumultuous time for the television industry - writers' strike not withstanding - and NBC Universal President...

WAP VS. APP: Age-old question continues to haunt developers

The answer to that old "WAP or app" debate? It might be, both.Ever since the early days of WAP - which, yes, was often...
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