Yearly Archives: 2008

It’s official: LG by a neck over Sony Ericsson: Gartner remains bullish on full-year growth

Global sales of handsets in the first quarter jumped 13.6% from the year-ago quarter, reaching 294 million units, according to a recent report from...

REVIEW: TryPhone has the phones, but lacks the finer points

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 future of 3G in China: China’s 3G plans have vendors’ attention

There likely won’t be any 3G service at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, but the host country is finally making progress on...

O2 Fires Staff for Selling Apple IPhones on EBay

UK operator, O2 has reportedly sacked at least six staff who used their staff discount to buy Apple iPhones - then later sold them...

Vodafone eyes to buy stake from South Africa’s Vodacom

Vodafone has offered to buy a further 12.5% stake in mobile operator Vodacom for $2.4 billion from South Africa's Telkom , while Mvelaphanda Group...

Nokia, Blackberry and Apple Will Thrive with Value-Added Services

According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, Nokia, Blackberry and Apple are pioneering fresh revenue streams for the mobile handset industry with their...

The dawn of the flat network?

Over time, device-centric changes could alter the way we build networks and greatly impact the networking industry.

Mobile phone to be ‘fourth’ retail channel

Cisco conducted a study that discovers that mobile devices represent a "major growth opportunity" for the retail industry by providing a new purchasing channel...

Samsung India Seeking Alternative Handset Sales Opportunities

Samsung India is reported to have set up an internal team to look for alternative distribution channels for its mobile phones as the company...

AT&T offers free Wi-Fi at Starbucks

After months of waiting, AT&T's free Wi-Fi has come to Starbucks throughout the U.S.

Mobile Second Life Hits Beta

Second Life, the 3D virtual world from Linden Lab is now available on mobile phones, thanks to 3G mobile streaming service provider Vollee.

Text Populi

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

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent, Motorola and more

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...

Carriers prepared for iPhone 2.0

Last year around this time Apple Inc.'s iPhone had yet to be unleashed on the public. AT&T Mobility, which was set to be the...

Nokia touts concepts, not tech at S60 summit: OS centers on reach, innovation and user experience

BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia Corp. used its S60 Summit '08 to tout the reach of its smartphone platform, woo low-profile developers and - like...

FEMA to oversee mobile-phone alert system: Procedure to be operational within 18 months

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will oversee the national mobile-phone alert system, the announcement coming after the agency earlier this year hesitated...

T-Mobile USA goes to go2 for wireless Web info

Mobile content provider go2 Media Inc. notched its third tier-one carrier win, announcing an agreement to deliver information through T-Mobile USA Inc.'s t-zones service.The...

China’s telecom restructuring gets a move on: China Unicom to buy China Netcom for $23.8B

Following the Chinese government's decision to require a complete restructuring of the country's telecommunications sector prior to issuing 3G licenses, one the country's operators...

VIDEO: RCR Wireless Newscast for Monday, June 2

Welcome to our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast. Top stories this week include China's 3G moves, the future of mobile marketing, and a look at...

Warner Bros. execs want video part of data package

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - A pair of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group executives didn't paint such a rosy picture for mobile in a...

Sarin to bow out of Vodafone: Carrier’s stake in VZW may be reconsidered

Vodafone Group plc will say goodbye to its fearless leader. After five years as CEO, Arun Sarin announced last week that he is retiring...

HighSpeed Dating short on time, long on fun

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - The writing team of Terry Rossio and Jocelyn Stamat wasn't allowed to write during the 100-day-long writer's strike that...

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Maybe John McCain should take up singingMore than 78 million text messages were sent to vote for the winner of this year's American Idol...

3M mobile coupons issued by 2011

Coupon clipping is going mobile. Juniper Research estimates almost 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile users by 2011. And those coupons...

62B mobile banking transactions in 2012

IMS Research predicts users of contactless mobile payments, mobile banking and over the air transactions will reach nearly 900 million by 2012.Those subscribers will...
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