Yearly Archives: 2008

MetroPCS tops J.D. Power ranking of prepaid offerings

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. topped the rankings in the latest customer-satisfaction study of prepaid users from J.D. Power and Associates.The Dallas-based carrier...

AdMob targets iPhone

AdMob launched an iPhone-specific "advertising marketplace" to deliver marketing campaigns through the high-profile device.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with advertisers including Ford...

Worst of the Week: Open up to openness

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...

Nextwave sells AWS spectrum for $150.1M, T-Mobile USA is the big buyer

Nextwave Wireless Inc. sold nearly two-thirds of its advanced wireless services spectrum for $150.1 million. The spectrum went to four different buyers. The largest...

Mobile M2M market set for 24% CAGR growth, says analyst

The mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) communications annual market is set to grow from less than $16 billion in 2008 to over $57 billion in 2014,...

Qualcomm stock soars on Nokia settlement: 15-year agreement includes next-gen technologies

Given the broad scope of an agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced last night, it's apparent that negotiators have been quietly hard...

VZW could give up 15% of Alltel customers through proposed merger: Divestitures could include 85 markets in 18 states

Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and...

iPhone sets stage for other handsets: Analyst: broadband uptake could benefit Qualcomm

As analysts and pundits scoured the tea leaves in the wake of Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone launch, a few issues emerged.Who, besides Apple, will...

Nokia/Qualcomm saga reaches court: Wireless giants battle over industry issues and big dollars

The world's leading handset and chipset makers - Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. - head to court today to resolve disagreements over their contractual...

AT&T Mobility shows gains in revenue from wireless, 1.3M net adds

AT&T Mobility's second-quarter numbers were buoyed by a 52% jump in wireless data sales over the same quarter last year, and the carrier's overall...

Step away from the hype: 5 ways where iPhone 3G still lags enterprise-wise

Geek sacrilege? Not if these are your IT priorities. The iPhone 3G may have a lock on the Sexiest Gadget Alive title for 2008,...

Pairing your cell with Bluetooth? Buyer beware

If a new hands-free driving law has forced you to buy a Bluetooth mobile phone headset, this advice from the U.S. government can help...

Sony Adding GPS to PSP

The company plans to put something extra into its portable.

Content to Rejuvenate Revenue Growth in the European Mobile Market

The mobile communication market in Europe has reached a saturated and mature phase. Mobile penetration is more than 100 percent in many western and...

Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard

Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box...

Electronics retailers find service sells

STERLING, Va. — Three of the TVs are dark in Wal-Mart's electronics department, where the only two clerks in sight stock a shelf and...

A Shopping Trip To the App Store For Your iPhone

The single best feature in Apple 's second-generation iPhone 3G isn't the increased speed or the GPS location-finding feature. It is something called the...

Financial ratings wrap-up: MetroPCS, Apple, SBA and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services...

Trumpet arrives at Walgreens

Prepaid wireless service provider Trumpet Mobile said its products will be available nationwide at Walgreens stores.Customers will be able to purchase Trumpet Mobile airtime...

Will developers leave Google’s Android high and dry?

Apple suffered a case of the hiccups last week with the launch of the iPhone 3G and MobileMe, but Google is struggling with a...

VZW adds 1.5M customers in Q2

Verizon Wireless released partial second-quarter results showing it added 1.5 million new subscribers to its "Can You Hear Me Now?" network during the period....

Shopping spree continues: SBA snaps up Light Tower Wireless

SBA Communications Corp. is in the mood to shop. The company announced today it will acquire Light Tower Wireless L.L.C., the wireless infrastructure branch...

Bango provides tracking for mobile site owners

Bango expanded its mobile analytics offering, adding a tool that allows publishers to track the number of unique visitors to their wireless Web sites.A...

REVIEW: Pocket Express hits the right marks

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point...

Verizon Wireless pit-bull ad unleashes flurry of complaints: Humane Society, ASPCA say dogs depicted unfairly in LG Dare spots; marketer will keep airing them

Verizon Wireless has stepped into a steaming pile of complaints from animal lovers over commercials for its LG Electronics Co. Ltd. Dare phone, but...
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