January 2010

Well, that took longer than expected.Some eight-and-a-half hours after Verizon Wireless rolled out revamped pricing plans, its main rival and industry No. 2 operator AT&T Mobility did the same.Citing its …

Well, that took longer than expected.Some eight-and-a-half hours after Verizon Wireless rolled out revamped pricing plans, its main rival and industry No. 2 operator AT&T Mobility did the same.Citing its …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

While 2009 was dismal for overall semiconductor sales, smartphones, electronic readers and netbooks/smartbooks should help the industry in 2010. “The year 2009 will be remembered as one of the most …

Shaw Communications plans to finally get moving on launching a cellphone network in 2010.During its first-quarter earnings announcement Thursday, the company said it will take “initial steps to commence wireless …

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 this column is a chance for …

Continuing a price war that it started in early 2008, Verizon Wireless this morning ratcheted up the pressure on its competitors by rolling out new rate plans that are more …

Numerex Corp. said it will offer machine to machine communications services on Vodafone Group’s network in the United Kingdom. Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of tie-ups between …

Millions of dollars are being sent to Haiti via a number of text-messaging campaigns, according to various sources.Red Cross text-messaging donations from the United States to Haiti have topped $3 …

Contrary to popular opinion, magazine readership is growing and remains an important driver of retail sales and profit. With more than 4,000 titles in the market, it’s difficult for any …

MUMBAI, India – Mobile masts company GTL Infrastructure said on Thursday it was buying the tower assets of Aircel for $1.8 billion, to become a key player in the country’s …

Eastman Kodak Co., the camera company founded in 1880, said it filed patent-infringement claims against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. to get the companies to pay royalties.Bloomberg

The technology chief of Verizon Communications Inc. says wireless companies will eventually have to change how they bill customers, charging them for how much “bandwidth” they use to prevent networks …

Acision & Telenor: Telenor Norway announced that it has chosen to deploy the most recent version of Vantrix Message Optimizer. The company’s agreement with Telenor was secured by Acision as …

RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce its Special Edition, “Wireless Infrastructure – The Engine for Economic Recovery,” is now available. This 72-page, four-color special edition includes feature articles on …

Indian entrepreneur Rajiv Mehrotra has a mission: to connect the world’s rural citizens wirelessly. But it’s difficult for a wireless carrier to bring services to remote areas with only the …

LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday that it expects a significant increase in mobile phone sales this year as it rolls out 20 new smartphones and aims to become one of …

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)–Caribbean mobile operator Digicel Group Ltd. said Wednesday that its network in Haiti is still providing domestic and international phone service after a major earthquake devastated the …

Mobile advertising services provider Amobee Media Systems announced plans to acquire mobile advertising agency RingRing Media for an undisclosed amount. Amobee said the deal will help it round out its …

Indonesia’s Smart Telecom said it deployed the world’s first commercial CDMA-EVDO Revision B network, using equipment from ZTE Corp. and Qualcomm Inc.The Rev. B network will be deployed in Bali …

Nexit Ventures Invests in User Interface TechnologyFrom: PR NewswireNexit Ventures, a mobile venture capital firm focused on wireless technologies and services, announced an investment in Rightware, a developer of advanced …

Losers led gainers by just less than a 2 to 1 margin in the RCR Wireless Stock Index for the week ended January 12. Notable losers were prepaid service providers …

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 insights into the marketplace.Based on the …

Mexican icon Carlos Slim may be one of the world’s two richest men, but his telecommunications empire is losing some of its shine.Reuters

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.The …