Yearly Archives: 2008

By the Numbers: Top Ten U.S. Wireless Service Providers

The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first...

Consumer groups rail against exclusive handsets

The nation's leading consumer groups urged the Federal Communications Commission to act on a request to investigate exclusivity pacts between top mobile-phone carriers and...

Bill aims for wireless parity on Washington subways

Apple Inc.'s iconic iPhone could become more prevalent in official Washington - especially among subway commuters - owing to House passage of an Amtrak...

Sprint Nextel, Verizon execs duel on NXTcomm08 stage

LAS VEGAS - On day two of the NXTcomm08 event here, wireless seemed to jump out of the backseat and into the limelight. Executives...

Cellphones morph into boarding passes at New York’s LaGuardia

Delta Air Lines is the latest air carrier to get on board with mobile, allowing travelers at New York's LaGuardia to use their...

Last minute save keeps Philly Wi-Fi alive

A group of private equity investors has rescued the municipal Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia, the city announced yesterday.The situation has been closely watched due...

Google top result in mobile search field

Google Inc. is still the player to beat in mobile search, according to new figures from Nielsen Mobile.The Internet giant accounted for a dominating...

Immunity likely for phone companies in spy bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. phone companies would be shielded from potentially billions of dollars in lawsuits under an anti-terror spy measure that appears headed...

Mobile Banking Set to Boom

Global mobile transactions are forecast to mushroom—from 2.7 billion in 2007 to 37 billion by 2011—with growth mainly in developing countries

White space group: amnesty for illegal wireless mic use

The White Spaces Coalition has some strong words for one ofits harshest critics, the wireless microphone industry.

Nokia 4G research team transfers to German startup

MimoOn GmbH (Duisberg, Germany), a developer of software-defined radio technology, has recruited research team from Nokia Research in Bochum, Germany and Helsinki, Finland.

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Nokia, Qualcomm 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--RBC Capital Markets lowered its...

OSS/BSS outsourcing makes gains: Large carriers remain reticent, while smaller players open arms

Carriers are changing their minds about outsourcing pieces of their operations. The decision for carriers to put units of their business in others' hands...

Stephenson boasts of 1 billion devices connected to AT&T’s networks: IPhone hangs over keynote

LAS VEGAS - The growing importance of wireless in the general telecom space was evident during this morning's keynote session at the NXTcomm08 trade...

Class action targets T-Mobile USA’s texting service

A new class-action lawsuit alleges T-Mobile USA Inc. forces subscribers to use text message-enabled handsets and then charges them for unsolicited content, business practices...

Brightstar jumps on accessories boom

Brightstar Corp., which has successfully played the handset distribution game, has decided to pursue the accessories market by establishing a standalone company - Brightstar...

Alcatel-Lucent picks up Motive

Alcatel-Lucent said it will spend $67.8 million to pick up Motive Inc., an Austin, Texas-based developer of service management software for telecoms.The French behemoth...

Survey: Venture capitalists to show mobile some love

Venture capitalists expect to pour money into mobile and online entertainment over the next two years, according to new figures from KPMG.The auditing giant...

Sony Ericsson’s ‘me too’ moment: 8 megapixels in Q4

With the lucrative fourth quarter just around the corner (almost), Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has joined the chorus of vendors reminding the world that...

REVIEW: Viigo simplifies mobile RSS

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...

The true value of ‘mobile’ content

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give...

AT&T Discusses 3G iPhone Upgrade Policy

Current iPhone users are automatically eligible to buy the 3G iPhone, but potential new users might have to prove they are worthy.

Runcom to Present the First WiMAX-TV Set Top Box at WiMAX Forum

Runcom Technologies Ltd , disclosed today at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008, the first Internet TV Set Top Box (STB).

Skype’s latest puts focus on watching who you call

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Web communications leader Skype begins public testing on Wednesday of a new version of its software for making free or low-cost...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alvarion, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks

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...
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