Yearly Archives: 2008

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Emotive Communications, JAB Wireless, PureWave and more

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

Bush, Martin at war over AWS-3 spectrum auction: White House argues for auction ‘without price or product mandates’

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and the Bush administration are on a collision course over a possible Dec. 18 vote on a...

Analyst: mobile in enterprise to overtake landlines: Corporate liability of mobile remains in flux

The number of mobile lines in North American enterprises will outstrip landlines within two years, according to a new forecast from Gartner. That shift...

RIM to acquire multimedia app developer in $18.9M transaction

Research In Motion Ltd. is stepping up its application-development play with an $18.9 million acquisition of Chalk Media Corp.A member of the BlackBerry ISV...

Best Buy to sell applications through Handango partnership

Handango Inc. announced an expansion of its distribution deal with Best Buy Co. Inc. that will see the big-box retailer selling smartphone applications through...

Nokia Siemens unveils Texan LTE center: Dallas facility to focus on tech requirements for N.A. carriers

Nokia Siemens Networks said it's creating a research center in Texas that will focus on the development and research of Long Term Evolution technology.The...

Worst of the Week: Sprint Nextel captures the 4G flag

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...

In-flight Internet firm aims to expand with entertainment

With Aircell's in-flight Internet service off the ground, the company is looking to expand the service to international airlines and have a total of...

Obama transition team met secretly with lobbyists on DTV switch

After Barack Obama ran for president promising change and openness, and making a point of refusing to accept lobbyists' contributions, the president-elect's transition team...

RCR Wireless News’ Mobile Movers & Shakers 2008: The full list

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the...

Windows Mobile: What Microsoft needs to fix

Microsoft is losing ground in wireless phones to Apple and Google. To keep up, it needs touch displays, mobile cloud computing, and its own...

Cellphone or TV on desert island? : Best Buy asks 6,000 in mobile life survey

Best Buy Co. Inc. has recently taken a deeper step into the wireless industry. The retailer sells 90 different handsets from nine different carriers...

Motorola courts university crowd with Wi-Fi, Good messaging

Motorola Inc. is gaining traction with schools and universities moving toward wireless networks by providing technology that helps keep students and faculty connected, enhancing...

Ericsson and Intel lock down laptops

Intel and Ericsson are teaming up to help make laptops more secure by ensuring that Ericsson's mobile broadband modules are interoperable with Intel's anti-theft...

Sprint Nextel tumbles to ‘junk’

Moody's Investor Service downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp.'s un-secured debt rating to non-investment grade, or "junk," according to a report from the Associated Press.The ratings...

VZW plan to deploy LTE in 2009 could rely on non-standard technology: Analyst: Sprint Nextel to move CDMA-based operations to LTE

Verizon Wireless' CTO said this week the carrier hopes to have LTE up and running in some markets by the end of next year,...

Nortel may pursue bankruptcy protection: Company says it plans to strengthen financial footing

Nortel Networks Corp. has sought legal counsel regarding bankruptcy protection, according to a published report.The Canadian networking equipment company is seeking the legal advice...

FCC goes back to drawing board for backup-power rules: Court battle ‘moot’

The backup-power court battle could be about to flame out. But regardless of what happens with litigation on the issue, the Federal Communications Commission...

Sprint Nextel to pay $17.5M in nationwide ETF settlement but Calif. case excluded

Sprint Nextel Corp., struggling to get its wireless business back on track and put consumer litigation behind it, has secured preliminary court approval for...

Neonode in bankruptcy mode: The end of the N2 touchscreen phone

The Swedish subsidiary of Neonode Inc. - Neonode AB - filed for bankruptcy this week and the parent company said it too would restructure...

Finding the marriage of mobile and music: Record labels, wireless providers need to rethink their positions in the market

My e-mail inbox is teeming with pitches offering self-serving "predictions" for 2009 that read more like best-case scenarios for those hoping to cash in...

Verizon Wireless-Alltel deal gets FTC clearance

Antitrust regulators have cleared Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel Corp., which will create the country's largest wireless carrier, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.

Microsoft unveils Thumbtack for sharing Web snippets

Microsoft's Live Labs on Wednesday introduced a new service that lets users collect snippets of information from Web sites and share the collections with...

Mobile game downloads growing, but slowing

The volume of paid mobile game downloads has stagnated across North America and Western Europe, despite a positive response from mobile games publishers and...

RCR Wireless News’ Mobile Movers & Shakers 2008: PART 3

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the...
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