Monthly Archives: May, 2010

@International Microwave Symposium: Debate ensues over the longevity of silicon

ANAHEIM, Calif. – A group of academics and top systems engineers looked the part in a panel this week at the International Microwave Symposium,...

NextG names new CEO

NextG Networks Inc. named Steven Moskowitz its new chief executive officer of the company.In his new role, Moskowitz will be tasked with helping the...

Alliances: Cellular South offers Thumbplay; Nuance and IBM tackle speech; Axel and Symbio

Mobile entertainment company Thumbplay and Cellular South signed a deal that allows Cellular South customers to access the new cloud-based Thumbplay Music service. The...

The Case Against Minute Plans

Recently mobile data exceeded voice for the first time for all devices including phones and computers. In fact, voice has been essentially flat for years with data experiencing exponential growth.

FCC consumer survey finds 1 in 6 people experience 'bill shock'

The wireless sector is likely to continue to be under increased scrutiny from government with the Federal Communications Commission releasing a survey that said...

@ International Microwave Symposium: Bringing an engineer’s mindset to America's defense

ANAHEIM, CALIF. – It’s no secret that America and its allies increasingly face a new kind of foe. What’s even more troubling and yet...

Humm to replace Dotson at T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced that its current CEO and president Robert Dotson will begin to relinquish his positions at the end of June and...

The Current State of Mobile Devices

RCR's Dan Meyer leads this editorial webinar on the current state of mobile devices, sponsored by Sequans. A revolution is afoot in the mobile industry....

Capital Markets: Sprint Nextel financing, acquisitions, quarterly results

Sprint Nextel financing update. Spring Nextel Corp. said it entered a new $2.1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in October 2013 and replaces...

Analyst Angle: Smartphone owners – a ready and willing audience

Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing,...

Top 10: Worldwide wireless operators

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter...

FCC utility poles rules to help broadband, DAS deployments

The Federal Communications Commission’s attempts to make utility pole regulations uniform will not only help with broadband deployments in rural areas, but should help...

T-Mobile USA pushes past 30M pops covered with HSPA+

The smallest of the wireless industry's nationwide operators continues to pressure its larger rivals rolling out its HSPA+ network in a number of densely...

India DoT continuing dot dot dot…but no dot com after 2012?

Fearing India might run out of web addresses in couple of years’ time, the Indian department of telecommunications (DoT) is likely to lay down an action plan to upgrade Internet protocol (IP)

Infrastructure Awards: ADC nabs Wicomm deal

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC TelecomAustralia: With WiComm, for an unnamed carrier, to provide its FlexWave Prism distributed antenna system...

A Tonic for the Chronically Late

They may be members of your family; they may be your tennis partners; they may be your closest friends; heck, you might be one of them yourself. They're the chronically late, the relentlessly tardy and they're everywhere.

Reality Check: SMS offers great way for brands to reach consumers

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: Where Facebook went wrong on privacy

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...

Mobile Marketing's Promise: The Universe of One

Editor's Note: This special report on mobile marketing first appeared in the March Special Edition of RCR Wireless News. The special report is...

PM shows support to scam-tainted Indian telecom Minister

Indian Telecom has flourished not just economically but has also gained a fair bit of news momentum since A Raja took the chair of the Indian Telecom Ministry. Now, however, the scam-tainted Union Minister for Communications has received overwhelming support from the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh.

Wal-Mart to chop $100 off iPhone 3GS price

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it will cut $100 off the price of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3GS 16GB model beginning May 25. The device will...

Browsing on the bus in Israel

Israel's Metropolin bus service has invested over $260 million in kitting out its bus fleet with free wifi for passengers to enjoy while on their daily commutes. The service, which kicked off on May 1 of this year is already getting a fantastic response from passengers, who now have a more entertaining option than staring out the window at rush hour traffic.

Novatel brings Mifi to Middle East

Mifi has finally arrived in the Middle East, according to a joint Novatel Wireless and Worldcom Technology announcement on Monday, with the 2352 version of the device being let loose across the peninsula as well as in North Africa.

Nokia pins its hopes on QT

At a mobile Monday meeting in Tel Aviv, Nokia reps did their best to persuade people that iPhone and Blackberry were not the be all and end all of the smartphone world, and the firm's new QT platform would persuade developers into developing a plethora of apps for Symbian and Meego.

WiMAX operator says it will shift to LTE

Russian WiMAX operator Yota said it will now deploy LTE technology as it continues its wireless broadband rollout. The operator had been an early...
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