2008

Download the full PDF file of the RCR Wireless CTIA I.T. Show Daily for Friday of the show.

Privacy advocates triumphed over the Bush administration in a legal battle in which a federal court affirmed that wireless location information stored by a mobile-phone carrier is constitutionally protected and …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Mpowerplayer: New Atlantic Ventures, the …

In this latest election news cycle, one dominated by piggish lipstick politics and meant to feed the gluttonous appetites of the herded masses, it seems the wireless plight of some …

SAN FRANCISCO — CTIA announced yesterday the beginnings of an effort to implement 2D bar-code scanning via camera phones. To succeed, the service will require cooperation among a wide swath …

You’ve noticed that your father’s laptop card is giving way, in many cases, to sleeker-looking USB modems, with embedded modems increasingly popular as well. That transition is merely emblematic of …

The point-to-point market will enjoy growth driven by escalating buildout of 3.5-generation and fourth-generation networks, according to a report from Visant Strategies. The PTP microwave market generated revenues of more …

Download the full PDF file of the RCR Wireless CTIA I.T. Show Daily for Thursday of the show.

T-Mobile USA Inc. said government testing revealed interference from operations in a spectrum block that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin wants to auction for wireless broadband and that is …

Rural wireless carriers put the Federal Communications Commission on notice they intend later this month to ask as a federal appeals court to stay a decision capping government subsidies primarily …

SAN FRANCISCO — Regardless of whether it’s on television, a personal computer or a mobile phone, consumers will demand the same experience when it comes to the Internet and entertainment …

Welcome to the RCR Wireless Newscast for the CTIA I.T. show here in San Francisco. The second round of keynotes here were basically just PowerPoint show-and-tell presentations. But perhaps the …

SAN FRANCISCO — Leap Wireless International Inc. has its sights set on expansion. Nestled in its cozy booth at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2008 event, Leap representatives, including …

SAN FRANCISCO — Tired of battling hundreds of convention-goers for the last bits of bandwidth on the local “free” Wi-Fi connections or forking out $10 to $20 per day for …

SAN FRANCISCO — Innovators in the mobile industry typically have not hesitated about adding whatever they possibly can to the wireless experience. However, diving head first into mobile marketing is …

SAN FRANCISCO — Bullish on smartphone growth and confident of his company’s surging market share, Research In Motion Ltd.’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie devoted his keynote address Thursday to … consumer …

SAN FRANCISCO — Personal Communications Devices L.L.C. chose the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 as its coming-out party, announcing a deal to distribute Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s first CDMA2000 …

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. once again took advantage of the trade-show spotlight, using CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 to plug an iPhone version of its oneConnect offering and …

SAN FRANCISCO — The inevitable explosion in wireless data usage may well present the biggest challenge to an industry as eager as any other to go “green.” Global telecom’s power …

Jennifer Granick leads the civil-rights division of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit law firm focused on civil rights in the digital age. Granick came to the attention of the …

SAN FRANCISCO — Listening to the star-studded opening keynote session at this year’s CTIA I.T. & Entertainment 2008 event shed a little more light on my dumb mind: Most of …

SAN FRANCISCO — The world of off-deck content may be moving away from premium SMS and onto the wireless Web.Bango this week said it has seen its WAP transactions in …

In the wireless industry – where talk of hockey-stick projections and tipping points dominates conversation – device management has been a relatively tranquil space. But that may be about to …

SAN FRANCISCO — The first day’s keynote ended with a trip back in time with two wireless veterans reminiscing about an industry they helped mold 25 years ago. Craig McCaw, …

SAN FRANCISCO — CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 officially opened its doors Wednesday with keynotes focusing on how carriers are beginning to open their doors. The chase and challenge …