First comes the technology, then come the devices. Just eight months after Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld Technology was announced to enable local broadcasters to deliver digital signals to portable TV screens, Kenwood USA …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. and broadcast groups told federal regulators that 2 GHz relocation challenges associated with the 800 MHz rebanding effort can be resolved five months sooner than expected.The Federal …
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Egg on your Facebook: Beacon ad platform illuminates challenges for mobile marketing
by jscarboby jscarboWireless carriers and mobile marketers are very much in the dark about how to approach consumers on their phones, but Facebook’s Beacon has helped light the way. The way not …
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The ghost of football future.and (branded) digital content, too: How the NFL’s battle with cable companies could affect mobile
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile …
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Google Inc. apparently got so fed up waiting for more GPS-enabled devices to hit the market that it has taken matters into its own hands. Google Maps for Mobile users …
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The United States teamed with neighboring countries to get the 700 MHz band identified for wireless broadband services in the Americas and major markets in Asia at the close of …
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Mobile video phone sales will nearly double by 2010, from $58 billion in 2006 to $125 billion in 2010, according to market research firm Infonetics Research.Mobile video subscribers will also …
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Writers strike could steer wireless into uncharted waters: Mobile distribution part of concerns, but could be answer for consumers
by jscarboby jscarboJust days after the smoke cleared from last week’s devastating fires, Los Angeles began bracing for another firestorm-this time from the entertainment industry.The union representing the 12,000 film and TV …
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NBC Universal has consolidated all of its interactive TV and participation media campaigns under one roof: SinglePoint. The mobile marketing company has been ramping up to takeover all NBC property …
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Margins Check: YouTube competition, Facebook’s value, the writer’s strike and more
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …
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AT&T MOBILITY HAS DELAYED its launch of MediaFLO USA Inc.’s broadcast mobile TV service to early 2008. More than eight months after committing to launching the service by the end …
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AT&T Mobility has delayed its launch of MediaFLO USA Inc.’s broadcast mobile TV service to early 2008. More than eight months after committing to launching the service by the end …
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A party of five representing TV and cable networks and a diverse sampling of distribution providers failed to collectively define mobile television as it exists today or where it is …
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Consider WiMAX a bit schizophrenic. The technology is taking two divergent paths as different countries and different companies explore how best to put it to use in their respective markets.Dr. …
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Mobile and music not yet in synch: Opportunity there, but players have yet to find groove
by jscarboby jscarboWith ringtone revenues in decline and full-track downloads struggling to find an audience, carriers and third-party vendors are working furiously to breathe life into a withering mobile music industry.Ringtones for …
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In the past, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has managed now and then to wrestle away the spotlight (albeit temporarily) on major telecom-tech issues of the day from the …
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AT&T Mobility’s data traffic is “growing like crazy,” according to Mark Collins, the carrier’s VP of consumer data. But whether users will actually pay for this stuff is still far …
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MobiTV Inc. hit the three-million-subscriber mark and is experiencing even greater video usage among each of those subscribers, the company announced yesterday.“We really feel like we’re set up now for …
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Television, like all methods of communication, is adapting to the times. Like the push before it in the online space, the hunger for video that matches the quality experience at …
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GOING WITH THE FLO: Mobile TV provider’s operations similar to local affiliate
by jscarboby jscarboSAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. spared no expense on its MediaFLO USA Inc. subsidiary. From the outside, MediaFLO’s Operations Center looks like any other box-shaped lackluster office building, but a few steps …
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AT&T Mobility digs deep for spectrum: Carrier writes $2.5B check for Aloha’s 700 MHz portfolio
by jscarboby jscarboAT&T Mobility left nothing to chance in its quest for 700 MHz spectrum. The nation’s No. 1 carrier agreed last week to shell out $2.5 billion in cash for 700 …
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The domestic broadcast mobile TV space has gone from three potential providers to one in less than three months.AT&T Mobility’s announcement last week to pay $2.5 billion in cash for …
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AT&T Mobility acquires Aloha’s 700 MHz spectrum for $2.5B: MediaFLO deal unaffected
by jscarboby jscarboAT&T Mobility said it will pay $2.5 billion in cash for all of Aloha Partners L.P.’s 700 MHz spectrum, apparently signaling Aloha’s exit from the mobile broadcast space.AT&T, which said …
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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 …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …