Monthly Archives: September, 2009

Leap launches mass-market monthly calling plans

Leap Wireless International Inc. introduced two more calling plans to be distributed through four big-box retailers, and plans to push its mobile broadband product...

Weekly Deal Roundup

Deutsche Telekom isn't talking about Sprint bid reportAlthough Deutsche Telekom is sticking to its policy of declining to comment on rumors, it pointed to...

Consumers ‘clear winners’ from Telstra split: ACCC

The competition watchdog says Australia's 16 million telecommunications consumers will be the "clear winners" from greater competition and tighter regulation of Telstra. The chairman...

Latest DT/Sprint Nextel rumors highlight foreign ownership interests in domestic market

News this week that German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG was looking at making a play for beleaguered U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp....

@4G World: 3G not dead yet

CHICAGO – What's that old saying: I can't miss you if you won't go away. That seemed appropriate for day 1 of the 4G...

Analyst Angle: How netbooks can sink an operator’s brand

For wireless carriers, the white knight in the tale of declining voice ARPUs is wireless data services. They have been employing various techniques over...

So much for the Venture Crunch; DFJ monies up, buys 3i Portfolio

Another top-tier venture capital house, DFJ’s European outpost DFJ Esprit, has found enough money to open another fund - in fact, two funds totaling...

MetroPCS picks Ericsson, Samsung as LTE vendors

Flat-rate provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. said L.M. Ericsson will provide infrastructure for its LTE deployments, while Samsung will provide devices. The carrier is planning...

FLO TV moves beyond carriers to build awareness

LOS ANGELES--FLO TV President Bill Stone is moving beyond carrier agreements with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility to try to drive awareness to the...

More research needed, scientists testify at Senate panel on cellphone RF

Not much new came out of yesterday’s Senate subcommittee panel on whether cellphone use is dangerous to one’s health. Scientists by and large said...

FCC inquiry into competition is complicated, to say the least

A few of the recent events coming into play are going to force the Federal Communications Commission into a no-win situation regarding its...

Verizon to lay off more wireline workers

Verizon Communications Inc. still needs to lay off more employees from its wirelines business, despite the 8,000 layoffs the company is already planning this...

Workforce: Movers and Shakers

Transpera - Jeff Ballowe and Robert Perkins, former Presidents of Ziff-Davis Interactive Media Division and Chiat/Day New York, respectively, have joined Transpera's Board of...

Sprint Nextel targets enterprise with new calling plans

Sprint Nextel Corp. is targeting businesses with new pricing and a new business unit. The No. 3 carrier said it added unlimited wireless-to-wireless calling...

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Projects a Weak Hiring Pace for Q4 2009

U.S. employers plan to keep their staffing levels relatively stable during Quarter 4 2009, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower...

San Diego nonprofit aims to drive business to the city

SAN DIEGO--A self-admitted “somewhat arrogant” vision to make San Diego the center of the telecom universe took shape in 1998 with the formation of...

Carrier workforce challenge: Balance

The telecommunications industry is in the midst of a massive upheaval in their attempts to satiate consumer thirst for all things wireless. This upheaval...

Worst of the Week: Did somebody step on a duck?

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Spotlight on: CNN mobile’s Louis Gump

ATLANTA--Louis Gump is a veteran in the mobile content space, having spearheaded The Weather Channel's wireless efforts since 2001. In July, he moved to...

@Mobilize: Motorola anchors its rebound on Android and all things social

SAN FRANCISCO – The spark that led Motorola Inc. Co-CEO Sanjay Jha to reinvigorate his company's relationship with Google Inc. was similar to two...

Moto unwraps its Android OS smartphone

Editor's Note: Reporter Matt Kapko is reporting live from GigaOM's Mobilize show today in San Francisco, where Motorola Inc. introduced its first Android-based smartphone....

Sprint Nextel adds twist to calling circles: New voice offering targets data

That didn’t take long. A day after AT&T Mobility threw its hat into the calling circle ring Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its unlimited off-network...

MMA’s Wehrs balances big picture with nuts-and-bolts details

SEATTLE--Since taking over as head of the Mobile Marketing Association in January, Mike Wehrs has juggled international expansion, carrier cooperation and the more boring,...

MMA Case Study: Mobile Enhancing the Performing Arts Center (Verizon Wireless)

“Marketing over the mobile channel has put some real swing in our outdoor dance program. Getting people to cha-cha-cha requires flexibility and fast action,...

MMA Case Study: Trilibis Mobile (DeviceAnywhere)

Goals: With mobile social networking becoming the ‘next big thing', Trilibis was in the midst of developing two community-based applications. These applications needed to...
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