Yearly Archives: 2009

Reality Check: The question every board and shareholder wants you to answer

Across corporations large and small, directly competing or related industries across the telecosm, CEOs are being asked one question by their primary investors and...

Movers and Shakers

Nokia Siemens Networks - Paul Tyler has been named Head of Sales for the Asia Pacific division of Nokia Siemens Networks. Before this appointment,...

Nero unveils mobile synch platform

Nero today released a mobile synching application that will be bundled initially on Motorola Inc.'s Cliq and MotoDext handsets. Called Nero MobileSync, the platform...

AT&T, Google spar over Google Voice and open Internet

AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. ratcheted up the volume in an ongoing war of words over net neutrality and the Google Voice application. In...

AT&T looking to hire more than 100 in N.E.

Telecom giant AT&T Inc. said it plans to host a pair of job fairs this week looking to fill more than 100 positions across...

Is a DirecTV acquisition on the Verizon?

Are the odds of a Verizon Communications bid for DirecTV Group shortening? The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

Worst of the Week: Stinkin’ VoIP

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...

RIM’s shares tumble on lowered profits, modest forecast

Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. tumbled in after-hours trading after the device manufacturer posted second quarter financial results that showed a...

Vertical Markets: FEMA utilizes wireless technologies for its Nationwide Vehicle Tracking Program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is relying on Sprint (NYSE:S) to provide 2,000 Nextel...

@PCIA: Tower execs optimistic on broadband buildout

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's top tower company executives are optimistic on the outlook for their industry, in part because they survived late 2008...

@PCIA: 17 companies actively working on IPR for WiMAX

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fourth-generation technology deployments might be stifled by intellectual property rights as different ecosystems collaborate to make devices for the new standards,...

@PCIA: Sprint Nextel outsourcing to Ericsson transforms both companies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Reducing costs is not the only reason for wireless carriers to outsource network management to telecom equipment operators, Johan Bjorklund, VP...

By the Numbers: Top 10 Tower Companies

This RCR Wireless News Top 10 Tower Companies listing is a compilation of the top 10 tower companies that responded to a survey from...

Weekly Deal Roundup

Skyterra announces going-private transactionSkyTerra (OTCBB: SKYT) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement for SkyTerra to be acquired by a new...

@PCIA: Strong value chain needed for 4G deployments

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As fourth-generation network rollouts begin, the wireless industry’s value chain has viable buildout opportunities that should keep the sector healthy, as...

Analyst Angle: Netbooks gaining traction with consumers

Those of us that follow the consumer electronics industry have been hearing about the promise of netbooks for quite some time now. The...

Industry reaction mixed to FCC net neutrality plans: New regs bring some clarity, beg new questions

The Federal Communication Commission’s announcement yesterday that it was looking to reinforce existing network neutrality regulations that would include porting wireline requirements to wireless...

Net neutrality concerns

If the Federal Communications Commission puts any teeth into net neutrality rules, look for the issue to land on the front doorsteps of the...

PCIA Products Roundup

4G Unwired 4G Unwired has introduced SkyView Microwave, microwave engineering software that provides the ability to design microwave and broadband networks in 3D...

How to Survive the Mobile Data Tsunami

There has been a surge in attention on the subject of the mobile data tsunami – the increasing burden on mobile networks from the...

Wireless bound by FCC open Internet rules: Some leeway granted for network management

The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its view of an open Internet with Chief Julius Genachowski explaining the new administration’s plans to keep access to...

@TC3: JIL initiative tries to attract developers

SAN JOSE, Calif. – JIL, the Joint Innovation Lab, is an effort by four of the world's largest wireless operators to put carriers back...

PCIA’s 2009 Wireless Infrastructure Show is set to inform

The tower industry gets its turn on the trade show spotlight this week as PCIA’s 2009 Wireless Infrastructure Show is set to kick off...

New networks, new opportunities : Tower market set for 4G spoils

Wasn’t it just yesterday the wireless industry was all abuzz about third-generation networks and how they would revolutionize the way we communicate? Taking a...

Unlimited calling plans to challenge networks: High-traffic offers to require high-tech solutions

Nothing seems to drive adoption of a service as well as cutting the price of using that service. And for the wireless industry, the...
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