Monthly Archives: January, 2010

@CES: That's a wrap

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show was a haven for device geeks of all shapes and sizes. Sure, the 165-inch 3D televisions were awesome, but...

Telecom Council of Silicon Valley and RCR Wireless announce 2010 SPIFFY Awards Nominees

As the exclusive media sponsor of Telecom Council of Silicon Valley's SPIFFY Awards, RCR Wireless is pleased to announce the nominees for the...

MetroPCS, Boost heat up prepaid space

The wireless industry's increasing desire to attract customers looking for service without the hassles of a contract is taking its toll on those operators...

Will tower snafus decline as shot clock looms?

Depending on your locale, they may be more hidden or disguised, but make no mistake – cellular towers continue to multiple at a heavy...

Reality Check: The purpose-driven device

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...

Reality Check: A three step program to an 802.11n world

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...

AT&T eyes axing jobs

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was in the city Tuesday to speak at a public hearing of the state Department of Public Utility Control where...

AT&T eyes axing jobs

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was in the city Tuesday to speak at a public hearing of the state Department of Public Utility Control where...

Movers and Shakers

Glu Mobile – Niccolo de Masi has been appointed President and CEO of Glu Mobile. Prior to joining Glu Mobile, de Masi served...

Consortium has ambitious efforts to overhaul ICT energy consumption

Bell Labs launched an aggressive green campaign today, forming a consortium that aims to decrease the communication industry's energy use by a factor of...

Huawei doubles down In Bangalore

Huawei said it plans to invest $500 million over the next 5 years to expand its research and development center in Bangalore.Forbes.com

@CES: TV is a hard act to follow when going mobile

LAS VEGAS — There's no denying the special romance most Americans have with television. But expanding that popular pastime into an equal (or dare...

Wireless sector employment down slightly

Even though 85,000 jobs were lost in December, wireless carrier job employment has only been down about 1,000 positions from January 2009 through November,...

Reader Forum: Dynamic Bit Rate Adaptation – more than just bandwidth management for wireless multimedia streaming

In the mobile marketplace, the demand for multimedia content has increased impressively, creating new challenges as the race to be able to provide ubiquitous,...

@CES: Jacobs outlines Qualcomm's mobile evolution and vision

LAS VEGAS — As if there wasn't enough evidence already of mobile's growing power in the consumer electronics space, Qualcomm Inc. Chairman and CEO...

Telenor hikes stake in Unitech Wireless to 60%

Norwegian telecom major Telenor has hiked stake to 60.1 per cent in its Indian joint venture Unitech Wireless from 49 per cent earlier and...

Report: Cell Phone Use May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

If you're hoping to stay sharp in your old age, go pick up a cell phone.A new study suggests that prolonged cell phone use...

@CES Worst of the Week: A mind is a terrible thing to waste

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...

@CES: Palm adds carriers, features: Handset and software maker responds to growing competition in smartphone space

LAS VEGAS – In the shadow of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Google Inc.'s Android operating systems continued strong growth, Palm Inc. pushes ahead aggressively...

@CES: Mobile as a lifestyle, but wrought with problems

LAS VEGAS — What does your mobile phone say about you? A group of panelists representing academia, marketers and makers of content and software,...

@CES: Daringly optimistic outlook for Mobile DTV on display

LAS VEGAS — It's been a long time coming, but at this year's CES many more are willing to say mobile digital television is...

FCC asks for month extension to broadband plan

The Federal Communications Commission asked for a month extension to deliver the National Broadband Plan to Congress. In a letter to Senate Committee leader...

Put your mobile phone on a leash

While Nexus One seems to have stolen all of the attention at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, US-based electronics company...

Sprint unveils 4G wireless router device

A new Sprint Corp. product will allow customers in 27 markets, including Austin, to simultaneously link up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices to their 4G...

Google, Apple entry into mobile ad space changes landscape

U.S. wireless carriers need to become more like media companies or cede control of the mobile marketing space to powerful companies like Google Corp....
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