Monthly Archives: July, 2011

Raytheon, IPWireless to deploy public-safety network in Colorado

Raytheon Co. (RTN) will build out a public-safety LTE contract awarded under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, winning an $8.7 million contract to provide...

Sprint nabs another M2M partner in Enterprise Fleet Management

Enterprise Fleet Management is working with Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) to bring the carrier’s wireless connectivity and new features to its Mobile Resource...

Data caps good for tin and string market

Every once in awhile a “wireless” news story makes the jump to the front page in a move that always provides me with a bit of extra entertainment. In most cases these “jumps” are connected to something Apple related as it seems that the Cupertino-based company has a wireless connection directly to the minds of mainstream media types.

LightSquared courts rural markets with new initiative

LightSquared continued its push to alleviate GPS interference fears announcing the creation of its Empower Rural America initiative designed to provide a platform where...

TI's small cell chips win big at Femto Forum Industry Awards

Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced it has won the Femto Forum Femtocell Industry Award for “Enabling Technology” for its latest small cell base...

Hospitals to spend $4B on DAS by 2015, In-Stat says

Hospitals and healthcare expenditures for distributed antenna systems (DAS) are expected to top $4 billion in 2015, according to new research from In-Stat L.L.C.,...

Amazon drops prices to draw in Cloud Drive users

A few months ago Amazon surprised the world by launching its Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, a music locker service that allowed users to upload and store their entire music collection (well, up to 5GB of it) to stream and download as they wished.

UK Tabloid facing social media firestorm over phone hacking

Over here in the UK a long-running investigation has been taking place into the actions of the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid the News of the World. Around two years ago it was discovered that the paper had hired private investigators to hack the phones of celebrities in order to extract salacious gossip - however in the past 72 hours the spat has exploded into a full-blown national emergency.

Happy culture leads to happy customers

Editor's Note: John Williams is a human resource consultant to RCR Wireless News and TelecomCareers who is blogging on HR matters that impact the...

Indian operator SSTL focuses on data innovation

GUANGZHOU, China – While India has seen a rapid increase in the number of subscribers on its networks, the operators delivering service have not...

Mexico represents 21% of VAS sales in Latin America

Mobile value-added sales (VAS) in Mexico generated revenues of US$1 billion for mobile operators during the first quarter of 2011, said the second edition...

RCR Wireless News names Latin American editor in chief

RCR Wireless News has named Roberta Prescott editor in chief of RCR Wireless News Latin America, as the news group expands its global coverage...

American Tower receives subpoena from SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued American Tower Corp. (AMT) a subpoena seeking tax-related documents dating from 2007 to current financials. This is...

Cisco launches new connected stadium Wi-Fi offering

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) wants to dominate the sports stadium and entertainment industry by catering to the end user and wants to...

Texas Instruments gets first Netflix HD certification on Android

Texas Instruments (TXN) released a new technology that allows users to stream content from their devices to larger screens via the Netflix...

HTC acquires S3 Graphics for $300M

HTC Corp. is adding 235 patents to its war chest in a $300 million deal to acquire S3 Graphics Co. Ltd. from VIA Technologies...

American Tower receives subpoena from SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued American Tower Corp. (AMT) a subpoena seeking tax-related documents dating from 2007 to current financials. This is...

Capital Markets: i-Free Ventures Capital Fund; Brightstart acquires Flipswap; and more

Logicalis Group, the international IT and Communications solutions integrator, has acquired Netarx, Michigan-based solution provider. Netarx provides IT professional services including managed services,...

Every top five OEM's loss is Apple and Google's gain

As the mobile platform war turns, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Palm (HPQ) all lost smartphone market share in the...

Pearce to replace Sukawaty as Inmarsat CEO

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat plc reported that current CEO and wireless industry veteran Andrew Sukawaty will relinquish his position to Rupert Pearce effective Jan....

Analyst Angle: 2012 mobile trends – mobile commerce, product ecosystems, location integration

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 names Prescott Latin America editor in chief

RCR Wireless News has named Roberta Prescott editor in chief of RCR Wireless News Latin America, as the news group expands its global coverage...

iPass introduces Wi-Fi offload, roaming platform for operators

iPass Inc. (IPAS) introduced its Open Mobile Exchange (iPass OMX) platform, designed to offer operators the ability to integrate Wi-Fi with 3G and...

Microsoft looking to extract license fees from Chrome OS manufacturers

For a little over a year Microsoft has been extracting license fees from HTC for their use of Google's Android operating system, on the basis that Android infringes several of Microsoft's patents. While their claims have yet to be tested in court, Microsoft has been dangling the threat of lawsuits in front of other Android manufacturers, including Motorola and Barnes & Noble.

Analyst Angle: Google Wallet

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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