Yearly Archives: 2010

Poor but networked: UN says cell phone use surging

More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth...

Analyst Angle: The challenges of mobile termination rates

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...

FCC to address cellphone boosters, jammers

The Federal Communications Commission is considering implementing a law that would make cellphone boosters illegal unless they are deployed by a wireless operator or...

Leap pockets Pocket in south Texas JV

Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded its presence in southern Texas with an agreement to form a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture with regional operator...

Infrastructure Awards: Ericsson, Motorola and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom United States: With Messiah College in Grantham, Penn., to deploy its InterReach Fusion indoor...

Nokia remains No. 1 in device sales, Symbian in OS

Nokia Corp. remained the wireless industry’s No. 1 handset vendor worldwide in 2009, but its lead over rivals continued to shrink, while LG Electronics...

AT&T, Verizon and Sprint 4G: Not so fast

Despite claims from mobile phone carriers, the next generation of mobile technology, or 4G, will only be slightly faster than current 3G speeds.CNNMoney.com

AT&T, Verizon and Sprint 4G: Not so fast

Despite claims from mobile phone carriers, the next generation of mobile technology, or 4G, will only be slightly faster than current 3G speeds.CNNMoney.com

Reality Check: 4G is the wireless NASDAQ

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: Evolution of the mobile touch ecosystem

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...

RCR Exclusive: GTP secures funding for growth plans : $250M in notes, $155M in credit facility

Global Tower Partners closed on two separate financing agreements last week that will allow it to pursue growth opportunities in the tower sector, as...

Movers and Shakers

ChaCha – Steven Goldstein has been appointed chief revenue officer. Previously, Goldstein acted as Latino Interactive Network's executive vice president of global advertising sales.TerreStar...

Mobile developers a hot job category

Demand for mobile development grew 180% in 2009, fueled by the successes of the Apple and Android operating systems, according to Elance, an online...

Reader Forum: Google phones, iPhones and cloud phones: Where is the (operator’s) beef?

Traditional smartphones – such as BlackBerry’s – or “bypass phones” such as Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone, leverage the intelligence on the device,...

Startup firm has ambitious augmented reality plans

Augmented reality is the ethereal name given to the newest set of mobile content applications. But once you get past the description, the application...

@MWC: Worst of the Week: Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

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...

@MWC: Kyocera goes small for LTE infrastructure equipment play

BARCELONA – One advantage of the wireless industry’s move to the LTE technology standard is the plethora of new equipment that will be required...

Vodafone, VZW, nPhase form M2M alliance focused on multinational businesses

Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and nPhase formed an initiative to make it easier for global businesses to integrate machine-to-machine communications into their enterprises. Specifically, the...

@MWC: Brands, ad agencies suspicious of mobile marketing hype

BARCELONA -- "No doubt about it, to some extent we're selling change," Tim Sefton, customer director of Telefonica O2 UK, said today on a...

Alliances: VeriSign, nonprofit partner for health IT solution

VeriSign Inc. said it partnered with CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate secure...

@MWC: Making music simple and profitable on mobile

BARCELONA – “Any piece of content should be playable within five seconds.” That’s the goal Spotify is after with its hugely popular music service...

@MWC: BBC lays out plan for increased mobile play

BARCELONA – As BBC’s director of future media and technology announced the broadcaster’s latest plans for the mobile platform he did, frankly, what more...

Case Study: Hilbert Communications upgrades wireless capacity and reliability while slashing costs with Exalt

Hilbert Communications is a network operator with a wireless subsidiary focused on delivering voice and data services to rural areas in Wisconsin and Michigan....

RCR Stock Watch: Weekly Gainers and Losers

The RCR Wireless Stock Index had a good week with gainers outnumbering losers by almost a 3:1 margin. Wireless equipment company Superconductor Technologies, Inc....

Nextel, Televisa partner for upcoming Mexican spectrum auction

Armed with its new equity stake partner, Nextel Mexico officially entered its name into the list of bidders for new spectrum in Mexico.The iDEN...
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