Monthly Archives: January, 2010

VZW prices Palm devices

Verizon Wireless finally filled in the blanks for its planned launch of Palm Inc.’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus scheduled for Jan. 25. The...

Price war sign of shifting priorities: New plans show increased attention on data

The recent adjustments made to rate plans by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility are good news for customers that talk a lot each month,...

Tetris passes 100 million paid mobile downloads

More than 25 years after its birth, Tetris is the best-selling mobile game of all time, having surpassed 100 million paid downloads on cell...

Nokia navigation strategy could disrupt PND sector: Firm to offer free nav on select Nokia devices

Nokia is offering people who buy its smartphones free access to its personal and car-based navigation platform in an effort to spur the development...

Comments continue to flood FCC as it develops national broadband plan

Staff working on the proposed National Broadband Plan are hoping to wrap up the final comments cycle by Jan. 27, Phoebe Yang, chief counsel...

FCC updates Haitian state of communications

The Federal Communications Commission updated the state of communications in Haiti as it helps its Haitian counterpart Conatel restore telecoms and other media in...

Opera picks up mobile ad player AdMarvel: Race for mobile advertising position continues

The mobile advertising war brewing between Apple Inc. and Google Inc. took on a smaller rival today as Opera Software said it had acquired...

Brazil could auction significant spectrum this year, report says

Brazil is expected to auction several spectrum licenses this year, which could lead to increased mobile broadband adoption, according to a new report from...

Infrastructure Awards: Weekly Update

Following are infrastructure contracts that were announced during the past week:EricssonNorway and Sweden: With TeliaSonera to be the sole supplier of a common core...

Capital Markets: Weekly Update

Adtran's board of directors declared a cash dividend of 9 cents per common share for the fourth quarter of 2009.Brightpoint Inc. completed a stock...

Analyst Angle: HSPA+ will solve those handset headaches

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...

RCR Stock Watch: Weekly Gainers and Losers

The past week was a good one for the RCR Wireless Stock Index, with gainers leading losers by a more than 2 to 1...

Mapping the mobile landscape: American Roamer finding new opportunities in evolving space

It seems like nowadays you can’t throw a mobile phone without hitting a television showing a commercial from a wireless carrier touting its network...

More devices, more traffic mean more complexity in managing the network: Amdocs, Sandvine products help carriers with management strategy

The explosion of wireless devices and content – with predictions of 7 trillion devices connected to wireless networks by 2017 – will present increasingly...

U.S. cellphone users donate $22 million to Haiti earthquake relief via text

The American Red Cross has received more than $22 million in U.S. text-message donations for Haiti earthquake relief efforts, far outpacing the charity's previous...

Reality Check: Why Verizon did it

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...

U.S. Cellular joins latest price war

Not wanting to be left out of the fun of a price war, regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. announced today that it would...

Google scraps China cell phone launch amid dispute

Google on Tuesday postponed the launch of its mobile phone in China, adding to the potential commercial fallout of its dispute with Beijing over...

Reality Check: Unleashing the power of SIP in mobile networks

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...

Wireless networks pushed to limits at CES

The Consumer Electronics Show is many things. But one thing it is not is easy on mobile networks.With more than 100,000 tech-savvy people crammed...

Movers and Shakers

M-Dot Network – David Diamond, President of David Diamond Associates, has been appointed to the board of advisors. David Diamond Associates is a...

U.S. texting raises $11 million for Haiti

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in...

Moto brings Android-based smartphone to Korea with SK Telecom

Motorola Inc. unveiled a new Android-based smartphone for the Korean market as the handset manufacturer attempts to take on country favorites LG and Samsung....

2010 promises better job outlook: Race to 4G means more skill sets required, staffing firms say

The wireless sector probably didn’t fare as poorly as some industries in 2009, but nevertheless, telecom companies and individual employees felt the pain of...

Sony to launch first TransferJet devices this week

Sony will launch the first laptop containing the new TransferJet short-range wireless system on Saturday. Sony hopes TransferJet will replace cables for shifting data...
- Advertisment -

Most Read