Yearly Archives: 2008

It’s not easy being green

The wireless industry must continue its leadership role in addressing consumer-electronics waste, not just because it's good corporate citizenship, but because it's good business...

Analyst Angle: The evolution from 3G to 4G

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...

NETWORKS: Cost-savings chief reason network vendors go green

Wireless network infrastructure is becoming more green - and saving operators some greenbacks at the same time.While interest has been pushed to a higher...

NETWORKS: Telecommuting, M2M segments see opportunity: Wireless may cash in on others’ green efforts

As businesses examine energy and fuel costs as well as worker productivity, wireless companies have an opportunity to support the greening of the economy...

CARRIERS: Operators push online, less packaging: A couple of carriers tie trees to paperless billing promotions

Lately in the land of red, white and blue, people are talking a lot about green, including wireless service providers. In an industry that...

Debate continues over iPhone 3G connectivity issues

A slice of iPhone 3G owners have said they are experiencing 3G connectivity issues such as weak signals, dropped calls and devices that revert...

Study: LTE to boom in coming years

A new study from ABI Research predicts there will be more than 32 million subscribers using Long Term Evolution networks by 2013, despite the...

VZW CEO discusses potential Alltel job cuts

A number of Alltel Communications L.L.C employees may soon lose their jobs.According to an Associated Press report, when Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel finalizes,...

Study: M2M vendors in ‘precarious position’

Machine-to-machine vendors face long- and short-term pressures that could affect their profitability, according to a new study from ABI Research."M2M module vendors are in...

T-Mobile may be 1st to offer Google’s new smartphone

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, according to people briefed on the company's plans....

iPhone 3G Available Online For Business Customers

AT&T's Premier Enterprise Web site is now selling Apple's popular handset online for $199 and $299 with a two-year contract.

CNET readers share their iPhone 3G stories

iPhone 3G reception issues were reported in 32 states across the U.S., and while Apple has yet to officially acknowledge the problem, technical support...

Yahoo’s Fire Eagle Could Be Ad Platform

The company's geo-location platform has clear implications for advertisers since ads can be targeted to user locations.

Broadcom wins latest patent battle over GPS technology

A judge has ruled against SiRF Technology's request to re-examine an earlier ruling that Broadcom has not infringed against the company's patents.

Venture capital financing wrap-up: AirDio, ReCellular and Siano

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Helio slimming down: Four of five retail outlets closed, more cuts expected

Just a month and a half after Virgin Mobile USA Inc.'s announcement to acquire Helio L.L.C., all but one of Helio's five retail stores...

RTG ups ante at FCC in opposition to VZW/Alltel deal

Following up on a similar filing earlier this week, the Rural Telecommunications Group Inc. filed an individual petition with the Federal Communications Commission urging...

Worst of the Week: Contact list + phone = valuable

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Samsung touts eco-sustainability in Beijing with new ‘green phone’

With the whole world watching, the Olympic Games in China are a great time and place to deliver messages to the world. Samsung's message...

Hands-On takes hands off Europe, Middle East and Africa: Game distributor sells off parts of biz to Connect 2 Media

Hands-On Mobile Inc. said it has spun off "the bulk" of its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to Connect 2 Media...

VZW tops latest J.D. Power customer care study

Verizon Wireless ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 Wireless Customer Care Performance study. The results, which normally find T-Mobile USA Inc. on...

Virgin Mobile USA pines for postpaid success

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. showed more enthusiasm toward its newer, postpaid offerings in its second-quarter report - not the normal behavior for a company...

New Intel chipset could awaken the PC as phone

Chip will allow people to receive phone calls on their PCs even when the machine is powered-down.

Sun opens Java tools in mobile fight back

Sun Microsystems has open sourced its Java toolkit for building mobile applications just as the role Java plays on handsets comes into question.
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