Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. isn't losing track of its core market. The MVNO announced a new deal with KushTV to bring the multiplatform network's original made-for-mobile episodic series to Helio's content-loving subscribers. "KushTV has earned a reputation for bringing great episodic series...
The Weather Channel Interactive is touting a new study it says supports the effectiveness of advertising on the mobile Web.The study, which was commissioned by TWC and carried out by marketing research firm Dynamic Logic, found that a recent campaign for Hampton Hotels resulted...
Triple-play bundles work, but the quad-play is as yet unproven as a strategy by which operators can improve revenues and reduce churn, according to a new report by global telecom advisory firm Analysys.Analysys found that triple-play packages have helped U.S. cable operators to double...
The Federal Communications Commission said it will conduct further testing on the viability of Wi-Fi and other low-power wireless applications in unoccupied TV broadcast spectrum known as white spaces.The agency's action appears to benefit high-tech companies that urged additional testing after the FCC found...
Alltel Corp. has partnered with Wi-Fi hot-spot provider Boingo Wireless to provide laptop access to Wi-Fi access points around the country. The carrier already offers data access via its own CDMA wireless network, and is making a Wi-Fi/EV-DO wireless Internet bundle available to customers...
Private-equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru said it has acquired a majority stake in Australian startup Mobile Messenger.Financial details were not disclosed.Mobile Messenger's technology platform powers premium SMS and MMS campaigns in its home market as well as North America and New Zealand. The 8-year-old...
The Public Safety Spectrum Trust selected Cyren Call Communications Corp. as its advisor for negotiations with the eventual winner of the commercial-first responder broadband license in the 700 MHz auction, set to begin Jan. 16. "Although we have selected a single advisor, I'm hopeful...
Four infrastructure vendors have started offering CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A equipment designed to support public safety and first responder organizations, the CDMA Development Group announced at the opening of the 2007 3G CDMA North America Regional Conference.Equipment from Airvana Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei Technologies Co....
Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, iGR's Iain...
DENVER-Companies looking to draw traffic to their mobile Web sites should follow two simple rules: Be careful, and be patient.That was the advice from speakers at last week's Search Marketing Expo in Denver, where executives from longtime mobile players such as Yahoo Inc. and...
As Nokia Siemens Networks continues to refine its business operations following its April merger, the company has to fend off speculation that Siemens' CEO is considering a sale of his company's 50% stake in NSN. Meanwhile, over at newly merged Alcatel Lucent, the story...
MetroPCS Communications Inc.'s shares plunged more than 9% after the company released its preliminary subscriber results for the third quarter of 2007, reflecting a 42% drop in net additions year-over-year. The company had warned of a weak third quarter due to seasonality, but...
Burger King Corp. is hoping to extend its surprisingly successful gaming effort to mobile.The Miami-based fast-food giant has tapped Seattle's Mobliss Inc. to develop wireless games that will be promoted through in-restaurant signage and packaging. The titles are slated to launch next spring and...
Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks, months and years. Check below for news about...
It's been a tough week for Alcatel-Lucent. Twice this week the company has been compelled to issue formal statements; first addressing speculation about CEO Pat Russo's future at the company and today addressing a reported diminished interest in AT&T Mobility's 3G buildout.A Financial Times...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is seeking a replacement for CEO Gary Forsee, according to the Wall Street Journal. The carrier, which declined to comment on the subject, has struggled with a declining stock price and rising churn, and is generally losing ground to larger rivals...
Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. rocketed after the company broke the 10-million subscriber mark and issued a positive outlook for the rest of the year.The BlackBerry maker reported second-quarter revenue of $1.37 billion, more than doubling revenue during the same period last year...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Nokia Siemens Networks reported that Eric Simonsen would trade in the temporary designation on his CFO title for a permanent one effective immediately. Simonsen had been working under the temporary tag since June when he was tapped to replace Peter Schoenhofer, who resigned from...
The term "win-win" rightly makes sober people sick, but it might be applied to AT&T Mobility's news that it will carry HTC Americas' Tilt device, beginning Friday, at $300 with a two-year contract. AT&T Mobility gets an enterprise-grade smartphone supporting its UMTS/HSDPA network with...
The field of mobile marketing startups continued to winnow as Atlanta's Air2Web and Germany's MindMatics agreed to merge.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Air2Web launched years ago as a wireless messaging and technology firm, but has morphed into a firm that executes mobile marketing...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Verizon Wireless' emergency motion for fast-track treatment of its challenge to the Federal Communication Commission's open-access rule, increasing the likelihood that litigation will remain in play in the lead up to the...
The House Commerce Committee is investigating the parent companies of the two largest mobile phone operators and Qwest Communications International Inc. to determine what extent they may have participated in the National Security Agency's anti-terrorist warrantless wiretap program."Without question, the American government must be...
Aiming to avert speculation about Alcatel-Lucent CEO Pat Russo's future at the company, Alcatel-Lucent's board of directors issued a formal announcement reiterating its support of Russo and her leadership team."Recent reports in the news concerning a board meeting at Alcatel-Lucent have led to mischaracterized...
