The economy has apparently been heading south for about a year now, but the iPhone's sales numbers haven't taken a nosedive just yet. The global smartphone market has also been growing, and Needham & Co.
Ever the glowing optimists, venture capitalists here vowed this week that a backlog of healthy young companies - with $100 million-plus in annual revenue and growing - are poised to lift the economy and stock market next year when they get acquired or go...
A California satellite technology provider has signed a deal to put a planned broadband Internet satellite into orbit above the US in the first half of 2011.
AT&T hopes to standardize on a single operating system for AT&T-branded smartphones as part of a "dramatic consolidation" of its mobile platforms over the next few years, a company executive said Thursday.
Nokia Corp. executives told analysts and press today that holiday-quarter handset sales will likely fall short of the company's last estimate, given less than three weeks ago. Even with its much-vaunted visibility into the global market, however, Nokia declined to give clear guidance for...
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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
The Federal Communications Commission will avoid a direct confrontation with the Bush administration over the backup-power rule, informing a federal appeals court it will not override the Office of Management and Budget's rejection of reporting requirements associated with the cell-site regulation. At the same...
Citing ongoing economic concerns AT&T Inc. announced in an 8-K filing that it will cut 12,000 jobs, or roughly 4% of the company's total workforce. The cuts will begin this month and continue throughout next year and will cost the telecom giant $600 million...
Citing ongoing economic concerns AT&T Inc. announced in an 8-K filing that it will cut 12,000 jobs, or roughly 4% of the company's total workforce. The cuts will begin this month and continue throughout next year and will cost the telecom giant $600 million...
Text messaging aggregators such as mBlox, OpenMarket and VeriSign Inc. have built lucrative businesses by serving as middlemen between carriers and companies (or political candidates) looking to send text messages to massive numbers of mobile users.That's exactly what Isaias Sudit wants to do with...
The companies listed below represent the 12 largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators based on subscriber numbers at the end of the third quarter of this year.
There was no movement among the top carriers when compared with numbers...
A recent report from Visant Strategies found wireless backhaul needs in the United States are extending beyond base stations and into middle-of-the-network elements."As carriers deploy HSPA, WIMAX and EV-DO Rev A and B technologies, they are increasing the capacity of backhaul to these base...
Apple's new promotional codes allow you to send out your application for review without having to juggle with Ad Hoc distribution or buying an iTunes credit for reviewers; each of these previous two approaches has proved something of a hassle.
Amazon's app for Apple, Inc.'s iPhone and iPod touch lets customers take a picture of a product and upload it to Amazon, which then tries to match it for an online purchase. The iPhone app now at Apple's App Store also has Amazon Remembers...
Panasonic has a new Bluetooth-enabled device that can turn a landline into a cell phone. The new device, which lets consumers forward their cell service to a landline device is called Link-To-Cell, and it comes with a new campaign that is around in time...
Nokia's new N97 touchscreen phone is full of cool features and functionality, but its design and unimpressive touch screen don't live up to Apple's iPhone.
Cable telecom giant Cox Communications Inc. recently announced it will launch wireless services in 2009. Stephen Bye, VP of Wireless at Cox, will play an integral part in the initiative as he will be responsible for the company’s wireless products and services strategy.Bye will...
All eyes are on Nokia Corp. for the handset maker's Capital Markets Day tomorrow in New York.With nearly 40% global market share, the Finnish giant's perspective is given substantial credibility, particularly in volatile economic times. And it comes on the heels of today's warning...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency is considering a Dec. 18 vote on a version of a free, family-friendly wireless broadband auction plan that could make spectrum available for unlicensed use if the winning license bidder fails to meet an interim...
Despite widespread trouble on the municipal Wi-Fi front in other cities across the nation, a suburb east of Cleveland, Ohio, is giving the effort a shot.Radiant Networks and Proxim Wireless have teamed up to provide residents in Solon with free Wi-Fi access within their...
Wireless location-based services company AirIQ Inc. announced it will get rid of 36% of its workforce. The company said it will pay $850,000 in severance, but overall will save $1 million annually."We appreciate the many contributions these employees have made to AirIQ," said Steve...
