Yearly Archives: 2008

Verizon Wireless-Alltel, Sprint-Clearwire transactions approved, but details remain: Who will buy the 100 licenses up for grabs?

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S conditional approval of Verizon Wireless' acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. and the merger of Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp.'s...

Motorola’s path: in flux

TO OBSERVERS, MOTOROLA INC.'S GLASS is either half-full or half-empty. "Ringing Start for Motorola Chief," declared Barron's last week after the ailing American vendor...

AT&T Lights Up HTC’s Fuze

Today HTC announced that the Fuze is now available to AT&T customers. The Fuze is a GSM version of the Touch Pro.

Look(ing) out for No. 1: Verizon Wireless set to overtake AT&T Mobility

Nov. 4, 2008, will go down as a historic day both for the country as well as for the wireless industry. The impact of...

Why RIM chose Election Day for BlackBerry Bold launch: Move may have raised anticipation, reached desirable base

Was it brilliance or blunder to launch the much-anticipated BlackBerry Bold on Election Day?AT&T Mobility rolled the dice when it decided to launch its...

Verizon to offer mobile app for Disney vacationers

Verizon Wireless will begin offering a application to help people plan and manage their vacations to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts starting early next...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nortel, Alvarion, Aruba 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...

Helio brings luck to Virgin Mobile USA’s third quarter: MVNO reverses loss with a $4.1 million Q3 profit

The mobile virtual network operator market continues to proffer a mixed bag for those that continue to dabble in its murky waters. One of...

Panel to consider consolidating class-action texting lawsuits

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is scheduled to hold a hearing Nov. 20 on requests to consolidate some two dozen antitrust class-action...

VIDEO: Circuit City store closings to impact Verizon, Virgin: Carriers to lose 143 outlets

Big-box retailer Circuit City said last week it will close 155 of its stores, including 143 locations that...

Antenna Software snaps up Vettro

Vettro Corp.'s strategic assets have been acquired by Antenna Software for an undisclosed amount.The New York-based company has sold assets that include products, intellectual...

Nortel posts $3.4B loss, moves to cut costs

Amid an economic downturn, Nortel Networks Corp. is cutting jobs and restructuring after posting $3.4 billion in losses for the third quarter.During a conference...

PHOTOGUIDE: The top-selling phones in the U.S. in the third quarter: iPhone displaced Razr as top U.S. handset

Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone was the top-selling handset in the United States in the third quarter, according to new data from NPD Group. The...

T-Mobile USA begins massive online marketing push for G1

T-Mobile USA Inc. has tapped AOL's Platform-A to promote the new G1 phone from Google Inc.The ad network will deliver a billion impressions touting...

Big 4 2 = Big 2: Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA falling behind larger rivals

With the wireless industry's nationwide players having posted third-quarter results, it appears that the market is quickly changing from a battle of the big...

What will happen to wireless under Democrats, President Obama?: Michael Copps could oversee FCC

With Democrats capturing the White House and strengthening their control of Congress on the same day that federal regulators approved two major telecom deals,...

TV broadcasters begin testing rival mobile TV technology: Offering to go up against MediaFLO, cellular-based services

It seems all the pieces are in place for traditional television broadcasters to tap the perennially hyped mobile video space. Well, all the pieces...

Analyst Angle: Rising expectations for WLAN in the enterprise

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...

Tech firms jubilant over white-spaces vote

The Federal Communications Commission uncorked a plethora of prime spectrum in TV white spaces for unlicensed wireless devices and services - a big victory...

Retailing giant Sears shrinks its site for mobile phone users

Retailing giant Sears Holdings Corp. has joined the miniature ranks, launching an m-commerce site. Mobile phone users with Internet access can shop the site...

Questions loom whether FCC will address USF vote before new administration takes over

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin last week scratched a planned vote to reform the universal service fund and intercarrier compensation regimes, providing a...

Study BlackBerry has twice failure rate of iPhone

The most prominent malfunctions for iPhone users appear to be touchscreen-related. The Apple device also is prone to accidental damage, users report.

Google starts fixing Android ‘reboot’ bug

The first Android phone listens for Linux commands from the keyboard. Typing 'reboot' at any time would in fact reboot the phone.
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