Monthly Archives: October, 2010

Bits and Bytes: LightSquared forms emergency team; RadiSys launches LTE gateway; and more

LightSquared announced the formation of an Emergency Rapid Response Communications Team that will be available to deploy to emergency and disaster locations throughout North...

FCC 'bill shock' reg might exclude smaller carriers

The Federal Communications Commission notice of proposed rulemaking on so-called “bill shock” rules seeks comment on whether smaller providers and prepaid providers should be...

Are video calls finally hitting the mainstream?

Do you remember your first video call? Perhaps it was on Skype, Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Talk or Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iChat on a desktop...

DragonWave buys Axerra for $9.5M

DragonWave Inc. (DRWI) has acquired Axerra Networks Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $9.5 million. The purchase will add to DragonWave's...

ChaCha closes $20 million in new funding, relaunches site

ChaCha Search Inc. has closed a $20 million round of funding from a pair of new investment groups and relaunched its website to improve...

Apple iPad set to launch through Verizon Wireless: AT&T Mobility to also sell iPads

The wishes of millions looks set to be answered in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) is set to begin offering an Apple...

T-Mobile USA brings data to prepaid plans

The prepaid space continues to shuffle as T-Mobile USA Inc. said it plans to roll out new plans for its no-contract service beginning Oct....

Boost Mobile introduces 'Shrinkage' customer loyalty program

Boost Mobile is aiming to shake up the prepaid market again, this time with a customer loyalty program that can drop a customer's bill...

Partnerships: SingTel chooses JDSU for LTE trials; and more

JDSU said it has been chosen by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. to serve as its independent test consultant for SingTel Group's regional LTE trials in...

How apps impact the network

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To...

IMS remains elusive, though LTE provides hope

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems....

TweetDeck beta highlights the 'shocking' level of Android fragmentation

TweetDeck, one of the most popular Twitter clients around, just closed a beta run on the Android platform and its results are staggering.If Android...

Despite Android advances, status quo remains in smart phone market

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android operating system is beginning to have a pronounced impact on market share for the world’s largest smart phone makers, according...

Broadcom makes beeline for Beceem

WiMAX technology may not exactly be the buzz word of the quarter, but Broadcom Corp. doesn’t like to kick a good chip when it’s...

Qualcomm acquires iSkoot Technologies

Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc. (QuIC) has acquired iSkoot Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) subsidiary, which focuses on bridging Qualcomm...

Local mobile ad network xAD grabs $4 million investment

San Francisco-based xAD, a local mobile ad network, has raised $4 million in investment from Emergence Capital Partners to expand its technology platform and...

Report: Clearwire auctioning off spectrum

Clearwire Corp.’s (CLWR) need for funding to support expansion of its network coverage could be getting a boost from a reported ongoing auction of...

EU roaming rules spur end-user adoption, but fail to include data charges

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems....

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The forces affecting telecom operators

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...

Capital Markets: DoCoMo completes PacketVideo acquisition; quarterly reports

NTT DoCoMo Inc. completed its acquisition of the remaining shares of PacketVideo that were previously held by NextWave Wireless Inc. The transaction is valued...

Analyst Angle: Why Google is gaining so much market share

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 Wireless News kicks off conference series on coverage vs. capacity

RCR Wireless News is kicking off a series full-day conferences on “Coverage versus Capacity,” starting next week in Chicago at 4G World. The conferences...

RCR Wireless News announces finalists for 4G Ecosystem Awards

RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR...

Android set to smash feature phone market

If last week's CTIA Enterprise & Applications event in San Francisco showed the mobile industry anything it was that Google Inc.'s Android operating system...

OMVC still plugs local as the biggest driver for mobile TV

Five months into a consumer trial in Washington, D.C., the Open Mobile Video Coalition is now releasing more findings from its Mobile DTV service.The...
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