We’ve all seen coverage maps. Whether it be a section in a carrier’s brochure, a poster hung up in a mobile operator’s retail store, or even an interactive map online, …
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National Geographic launched a division dedicated to boosting its mobile content business.The iconic brand said it hopes to boost revenues by increasingly licensing its library of content to handset manufacturers, …
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Carriers are beginning to use carrot-and-stick strategies to bring their third-party content partners to heel. And both the carrot and the stick are made of cash.Sprint Nextel Corp. earlier this …
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September, it’s a month that starts with a three-day weekend, marks the end of summer and puts kids across the country back in school. There’s a lot to be done …
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AT&T Mobility has dodged another network bullet. The carrier’s East Coast customers woke up today to find themselves without access to Internet services. AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel said the …
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The controversy over the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to cap subsidies flowing to wireless carriers for building rural networks has been elevated to a new level, with rural cellular operators …
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JUST AS THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPEARS READY to settle the great white-spaces debate – one predominantly framed to date by a powerful broadcast lobby fearing costly disruption to digital …
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Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has tapped buzzd to power an ad-supported, location-based entertainment offering from its home deck.A New York-based startup, buzzd couples location-sensitive city guides with social-networking features allowing …
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The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were touted as a potential springboard for mobile video, an event that could help push the application beyond early adopters and gadget geeks and …
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Nokia Corp.’s ambitious new mobile music service is just weeks away from making its debut. But the Finnish phone maker has plenty of work left to do before Comes With …
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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 …
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MetroPCS Communications Inc. expanded the distribution of its phones and services with an agreement with Best Buy Mobile. The deal covers locations in 14 markets. The retailer currently offers four …
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My teen daughter complains that I treat her like my own private marketing lab. Over the years, when a new cellphone comes in with apps to review, I learned to …
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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. …
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Not that the upcoming event would have commanded greater urgency and import had it been announced sometime other than in the lazy summer season in official Washington, at the moment …
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Remember the good old days of wireless regulations? The analog sunset date was February 2008. E911 rules initially required carriers to supply public safety answering points with a call-back number …
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Nearly three million mobile users received Barack Obama’s SMS about his new running mate, but many of those who signed up may have gotten the text late – or not …
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Roaming – until recently a backburner, stand-alone issue – suddenly has emerged as a potential pivot point in the Federal Communications Commission’s consideration of two major transactions and competition policy …
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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 …
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DENVER – It’s a glitzy, ostentatious spectacle that has drawn hundreds of powerful politicians, thousands of TV cameras, tens of thousands of convention-goers and an audience that stretches across the …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. has been hit with a new class-action lawsuit over early termination fees, the complaint coming amid costly, high-stakes litigation in California and a fierce debate over whether …
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Chris Pearson, president of 3G Americas, sits down with RCR Wireless News to discuss the trade group’s position in the wireless market, and the future of the GSM family of …
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With the U.S. economy in a lull, many businesses suffer. Wireless, however, still thrives. And as the top four carriers continue to get stronger and hungrier, it could become a …
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