UnbelievableSony Pictures International said it has secured the rights from Ripley Entertainment Inc. to distribute mobisodes of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Television show. The show, which aired in …
For the past eight months, M2Z Networks Inc. stood alone behind a plan that might actually aid President Bush’s quest for universal and affordable broadband service in the United States. …
In the year-and-a-half since Sprint Corp. closed on its acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc., a company that once looked like a valuable asset has proved difficult to integrate. The loyal, …
IF NOKIA CORP. HAS TO REFRESH its efforts in the United States to solidify carrier relationships, as it said last week, two Chinese handset vendors entering the market may similarly …
ADVERTISEMENTS, PRODUCT endorsements and commercials have been the bread and butter of the TV business for decades. Mobile television-albeit a new distribution channel-is no different, though broadcasters of the new …
SAN FRANCISCO-TRIP HAWKINS last week sounded more like an exasperated coach than a mobile gaming executive. And he wasn’t alone. “We just keep selling to the same customers,” the CEO …
Nokia Corp. announced a new push into mobile advertising, moves that likely will put the mobile powerhouse into direct competition with the likes of Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. as …
Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., now …
When a company wants to reinvigorate a business, heads often roll. A glance at the world’s top handset vendors-bedeviled by the market’s vagaries and slowing growth-reflects the pervasiveness of this …
One of the great debates of the day in official Washington is over Internet freedom, a notion that wireline, cable TV and, yes, wireless carriers should be neutral on the …
Nokia Corp. has created a new executive position-president of Nokia Inc., the vendor’s North American arm-to lead its efforts in the United States, where the world’s leading handset vendor has …
The mobile phone industry is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to force Bell telephone companies to promptly process wireless number porting requests, with cellular carriers claiming they are losing business …
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.What got the RCR Wireless News editorial staff talking this week? Simple: the …
Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported a net loss of $53.6 million …
When Skype, the PC-based Voice over Internet Protocol provider, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow consumers to load third-party, IP-based software onto their mobile phones, the company …
Momentum for mobile television is building. Whether there is a market for it or not, the wireless industry is getting serious about hawking mobile TV services. Oh, sure carriers have …
Broadcast mobile TV provider Modeo L.L.C. received a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission late last month that allows Modeo to increase the transmission power of its 1670-1675 MHz spectrum, …
Venture-capital funding is in the air. No less than four wireless companies announced new infusions of cash for their burgeoning endeavors in the industry:. Xtract announced it received more than …
LCC International Inc., which designs and deploys wireless networks, announced an agreement to purchase Wireless Facilities Inc.’s businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in a cash-for-stock transaction valued …
Shares of SmartVideo Technologies Inc. tanked after the company said it was seeking an infusion of cash.SmartVideo, which operates under the brand uVuMobile, is hoping to find “additional capital to …
According to market-research firm iSuppli Corp., the number of handsets purchased as replacements this year will be double the number of first-time cellphone purchases, a statistic that could have significant …
Alltel Corp. plans to cut 150 jobs at the headquarters of recent acquisition Midwest Wireless in Mankato, Minn., by September, and said it will close 10 Midwest stores later this …
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Handset and infrastructure vendors RBC Capital Markets lowered its 2007 …
