Monthly Archives: January, 2010

AT&T Mobility responds to VZW price cuts with its own

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 responds to VZW price cuts with its own

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...

Reader Forum: Creating a secure, redundant cloud-based solution for subscriber data

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...

Advanced devices will aid chip market going forward

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...

Shaw gets wireless plan rolling

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...

Worst of the Week: I am a robot

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...

New decade, new price war: Verizon Wireless slashes voice prices, looks to make up difference on data

Continuing a price war that it started in early 2008, Verizon Wireless this morning ratcheted up the pressure on its competitors by rolling out...

Numerex expands to U.K. with Vodafone deal

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...

Millions sent to Haiti via text-messaging campaigns

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...

Case study: Gobi plays key role in CMG's mobile solution

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...

GTL says to buy Aircel towers for $1.8 bln

MUMBAI, India – Mobile masts company GTL Infrastructure said on Thursday it was buying the tower assets of Aircel for $1.8 billion, to become...

Apple, RIM accused of infringing Kodak patents

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...

Verizon Wireless exec says mobile Web price not right

The technology chief of Verizon Communications Inc. says wireless companies will eventually have to change how they bill customers, charging them for how much...

Strategic Alliances and Partnerships

Acision & Telenor: Telenor Norway announced that it has chosen to deploy the most recent version of Vantrix Message Optimizer. The company's agreement with...

Feature Report: Wireless Infrastructure : The Engine for Economic Recovery

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...

Solar-powered GSM solution brings voice to the world's rural citizens

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...

LG projects 2010 mobile phone sales at 140 million

LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday that it expects a significant increase in mobile phone sales this year as it rolls out 20 new smartphones...

Digicel still providing wireless service in Haiti – executive

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...

Amobee acquires RingRing, expands mobile ad play

Mobile advertising services provider Amobee Media Systems announced plans to acquire mobile advertising agency RingRing Media for an undisclosed amount. Amobee said the deal...

Indonesia launches world's first commerical EV-DO Rev. B network

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...

Weekly Deal Roundup

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

RCR Stock Watch: Weekly Gainers and Losers

Losers led gainers by just less than a 2 to 1 margin in the RCR Wireless Stock Index for the week ended January 12....

Reality Check: Managing complexity in a mobile enterprise

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...

Mexican tycoon Slim's telecom empire loses luster

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

Analyst Angle: 2010 Carrier forecasts: Back to the new normal

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...
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