2008

Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said he supports imposing an interim cap on high-cost universal service funds primarily benefitting wireless carriers serving rural areas, paving the way for agency …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it is deploying GenBand Inc.’s G9 Converged Media Gateway to deliver enhanced voice quality and IP services on its network.The G9 product complements Genband’s Media …

Texas Instruments Inc. said it is offering a single-chip, dual-slot hot swap manager for Advanced Mezzanine Cards to address power management in wireless networks, including Advanced TCA (ATCA) and MicroTCA …

Digital entertainment firm CinemaNow Inc. is teaming with uVuMobile to allow consumers to use their phones to order full-length films for viewing on other platforms.Movie fans with Web-enabled phones can …

Mobile transaction provider mBlox is partnering with Anderson Software L.L.C. to allow citizens to send anonymous tips via text message.The companies unveiled TipSoft SMS, an extension of Anderson Software’s WebTip …

AT&T Mobility’s MediaFLO-based mobile TV service has not yet officially launched; after a couple of false starts, the carrier appears set to launch the service, along with a pair of …

Memo to all you network operators: the race to zero is heating up.That’s the takeaway from a recent (but little-noticed) survey of 2,000 mobile users from comScore Inc. The market …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in …

Ted Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. today issued the following statement: We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

Public Spectrum Safety Trust Corp. Chairman Harlin McEwen appears to have distanced himself from a key element in a new Federal Communications Commission inspector general report, which cleared Cyren Call …

Ad-supported game distributor Greystripe said its recent marketing campaign for the New Line Cinema film “The Golden Compass,” which ran on Greystripe’s mobile ad network, resulted in a 19% increase …

Nokia Corp. today said three new, quad-band handsets would reach market in the third quarter, but said nothing about possible deals with GSM carriers in the United States.All three offer …

Shares of RadioShack Corp. plunged after the retailer blamed a disappointing quarter on slowing Sprint Nextel Corp. sales.The Texas-based chain reported a first-quarter net income of $38.8 million, down 8.7% …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Verizon Wireless reported a strong first quarter with a net gain of 1.5 million wireless customers and a nearly 49% increase in data revenues. Verizon Communications Inc. stock was up …

On 21 May 2008 a video conference is taking place at five locations (Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco) to provide feedback on the project findings of …

While Apple’s iPod has a myriad of marketers hoping to glean some consumer cred via tie-ins with its heralded music players, the iPhone so far is standing alone. No branded …

The Mobile Marketing Association is working to make sure the world, indeed, is flat.The Denver-based nonprofit last week released its first set of global guidelines, tweaking its instructions for mobile …

Rave Wireless, which provides safety applications for mobile, appointed Tom Axbey CEO.Axbey joins the company from Micromuse, where he was senior vice president and general manager. Prior to Micromuse, Axbey …

When it comes to wireless plans, it’s all about the buffet, J.D. Power and Associates concluded in its semi-annual survey of wireless customers’ level of satisfaction with contracts.The firm, which …

Looks like it’s getting pretty safe to say the MVNO bubble has just about burst, or is at least losing air at an alarming rate. The most recent MVNO to …

The mobile service provider category has become the fastest-growing category in terms of brand value growth – increasing by 35% from last year – in the 2008 BrandZ Top 100 …

The once-monolithic handset market is becoming a lot more interesting.As growth slows in developed markets, players with strong presence in emerging markets may see more dependable gains. But macro-economic uncertainty …

The U.S. Supreme Court without comment declined to review a Tenth Circuit ruling that said the trustee of bankrupt Magnacom Wireless L.L.C. is not entitled to proceeds from the re-auction …