Monthly Archives: February, 2009

4 Billion and counting

The GSM Association said the worldwide wireless industry has reached the 4 billionth connection mark on its way to a predicted 6 billion connections...

U.S. carriers to closely monitor GSMA’s plan to give advertisers user behavior info

New app stores and smartphone platforms are dominating the news out of Mobile World Congress this week, but it's a quiet little mobile marketing...

@MWC PHOTOGUIDE: The phones of Mobile World Congress

BARCELONA, Spain - The world's handset makers pulled out all the stops this year in their attempts to grab attention and generate interest in...

Femtocells could be vital to LTE deployments

Femtocells are just starting to hit the wireless market, but considerable momentum is building for the technology to play a key role when carriers...

Rumors of Sprint Nextel outsourcing network operations raises questions

With Sprint Nextel Corp. continuing to struggle, rumors have been flying regarding possible extreme measures the industry's No. 3 carrier might have to take...

Traction in mobile gaming brings sea change to space : Reality: Not everyone will play games on handset

After years of treading water and failing to live up to outlandish hype, mobile games finally may be starting to make progress. And it's...

@MWC: Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson win big in Verizon Wireless LTE buildout: Nokia Siemens Networks, Starent also awarded wireless network contracts

BARCELONA, Spain - Verizon Wireless fleshed out its LTE plans by naming its network suppliers and setting a commercial launch date of 2010. The...

@MWC: GSMA honors winners at Global Mobile Awards ceremony

The GSM Association announced the winners of its 14th Annual Global Mobile Awards at a gala dinner this week in Barcelona.Comedian Michael McIntyre hosted...

@MWC: Trio showcases mobile contactless solution

Gemalto, NXP and Infineon are demonstrating a mobile contactless solution that will allow customers to use their mobile phone for a variety of services,...

@MWC: Gemalto launches mobile Messenger application

Microsoft Corp. and Gemalto have paired up to offer Windows Live Messenger services to consumers through a new client application that will come pre-installed...

Financial ratings wrap-up: RIM, Palm, Brightpoint and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Lehman Bros....

SEC settles with RIM execs on backdating stock options

The Securities and Exchange Commission today settled charges alleging that Research in Motion Ltd. Co-CEO James Balsillie and other senior executives backdated millions of...

@MWC: GSMA works to bring universal charger to market

With the purchase of a new mobile phone comes a new charger, leaving a consumer left with an old charger that has little use.The...

@MWC: Gates Foundation earmarks $12.5M for m-banking

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $12.5 million to back an effort to bring cheap mobile financial services to people in developing...

@MWC: Nokia and Qualcomm snuggling up in U.S.

Since the settlement last year that ended the industry's highest-profile cross-licensing battle, Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. have been expected to cozy up. Now...

@MWC: Cisco extends WebEX software to more smartphones

Cisco Systems said it is extending its WebEx client software to a host of smartphones.The online conferencing service is now available on BlackBerry models...

Cricket hits the Windy City

Cricket Communications Inc. continues its nationwide rollout with its Chicago launch today, bringing its total covered pops to 77.5 million. The carrier, parented by...

Sprint Nextel lowers price on wireless, Internet bundle

Sprint Nextel Corp., which continues to wedge itself in as the cheaper wireless solution, has put two of its popular plans together and taken...

@MWC: 5 EU carriers to measure mobile Web traffic with GSMA

The GSM Association and five European carriers are hoping to spur mobile marketing with a common system for measuring activity on the wireless Web.Orange,...

@MWC: MySpace to update wireless site, announces support for Symbian

MySpace said it is overhauling its mobile site in an effort to grow its base of 20 million wireless users.The popular social networking destination...

@MWC: Yahoo overhauls mobile portal

Yahoo Inc. unveiled an overhauled mobile portal that it hopes will become "your starting point to the Internet."The company launched a beta version of...

@MWC: AT&T chief calls on Apple, others to develop open ecosystem: De la Vega toes fine line

BARCELONA, Spain - AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega used his Mobile World Congress keynote speech here to plead industry leaders for a...

@MWC: Google´s Android arrives in Europe, courtesy Vodafone, HTC

BARCELONA, Spain - Vodafone and HTC Corp. announced they will sell the world

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Alvarion, Aperto 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...

Looking back while going forward: How the early days of Nextel reflect on today

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