In addition to recent pricing changes, Sprint Nextel Corp. subsidiary Boost Mobile is altering its marketing approach as well as its target market. Matt Carter, Boost's new president and GM, said the company needs to put more emphasis on prepaid and put it in...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...
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 contract is included when available.Cellular--South Africa: Vodacom SA has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to design, build...
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 insights into the marketplace. It is time to get real about the communications needs of the men and women who assure...
Texas Instruments Inc. reported weak revenue and profit in the third quarter on a slowdown in orders - as it forecasted last quarter, the company said - and said it would sell off part of its wireless business.TI's stock sank more than 5% in...
Korean vendor LG Electronics Co.'s market share slid as it was hit by a slowdown in Europe and India, but the mobile devices company remained strong in the United States, according to results released today.LG's strength in the U.S. sets the table for Apple...
Maximizer Software said it is giving enterprises the tools for its mobile workers to leave the laptop behind by offering solutions where business can be conducted solely on smartphones.With the rise of smartphones, particularly Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry, Maximizer is looking to cash...
FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY WIRELESS broadband for the masses may be on the way. So may messy litigation to keep it grounded. The Federal Communications Commission tentatively concluded operations in the advanced wireless services-3 band will not interfere with T-Mobile USA Inc. and others licensed in...
FOR NOW, AT LEAST, Verizon Wireless has stepped away from plans to tack on a drastic 3-cent fee to each vendor-generated message on its network. But there's little doubt that some significant changes are in store for nearly every player on the business-to-consumer text...
Mozilla released an early mobile version of its Firefox browser in an effort to get feedback from developers and wireless Web users.The Mountain View, Calif.-based developer unveiled Fennec, a "zooming" browser that features bookmarks, a smart URL bar, popup blocker and tabbed browsing. The...
How the current economic climate impacts the wireless industry remains to be seen, but the world's infrastructure leader posted a strong third quarter despite the economic downturn.L.M. Ericsson released its results from the latest quarter today and reported operating income of $763 million. The...
Brightpoint Inc. said its subsidiary Brightpoint GB Ltd. entered a distribution agreement with Nokia UK Ltd. that calls for Brightpoint to provide distribution services for Nokia handsets, enhancements, software and services to customers in the U.K. market.The contract specifies Brightpoint will distribute to business,...
Broadcasting groups filed an emergency request at the Federal Communications Commission, effectively asking that a vote not be taken Nov. 4 to allow unlicensed devices in white spaces and that instead comments be sought on a new report by agency engineers on potential interference...
Two weeks after swallowing the rest of the Crazy Frog, News Corp. is reorganizing its mobile business.Rupert Murdoch's media giant this week will unveil Fox Mobile Group, a three-pronged operation created to leverage its immense portfolio, content-creation capabilities and distribution channels. The company also...
After many promises, it seems carriers have kept good on their word to pro-rate early termination fees. Well, all of them except for Sprint Nextel Corp, which has yet to implement its pro-rated ETF pricing.
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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 hot topics in the wireless industry.The last few years have seen significant growth in the U.S. teen market, a market...
The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Forum and the Next Generation Networks (NGN) Forum announced plans to merge their respective activities in an effort to better target "multimedia, mobility and fixed services over broadband cable, wireless, wireline and fiber networks," according to the group."This partnership...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications posted solid unit shipments for the third quarter, but reported financial metrics that illustrated the company's struggles with its portfolio in the current market. Revenue for the seven-year-old, Japanese-Swedish joint venture reached $3.8 billion, down 10% from the year-ago quarter...
Financial institutions must now monitor and archive text and instant messages sent by employees through company-issued handsets much like they do with corporate e-mail. However, only a handful of companies offer compliance software. A recent requirement by the Financial Industry Regulation Authority has created...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Despite thunderstorms on Wall Street, as well as outside the convention itself, participants at the PCIA's 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show this week in Hollywood, Fla., were forecasting sunny skies for the market segment. While exuberance from the tower company executives would...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has set a highly ambitious agenda for the Nov. 4 open meeting. And the December meeting potentially could pack as much punch, seeing that time is running short for the FCC chief to push through policy priorities before...
The fixed-mobile convergence market is being driven forward by new services like T-Mobile USA Inc.'s @Home service and Orange SA's unik service in Europe, and the market will face its first real competition from services like Sprint Nextel Corp.'s femtocell-based Airave solution.ABI Research predicts...
