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So who exactly are the innovators leading the pack in wireless entertainment?It depends who you ask.Few agreed to be identified as they talked about their experiences with carriers, for fear …

Friction is growing between wireless executives and their Hollywood counterparts as both begin to experiment with mobile entertainment. One of the few points people from the telecom and television industries …

Qwest Communications International Inc.’s new CEO takes the helm of a company that has weathered financial storms, been through a turn-around that included selling off its wireless network and forging …

LG Electronics Co. scored a pair of carrier wins last week spanning the range of wireless offerings. One of the deals was with the industry’s largest player and long-time LG …

A mistake in a media report earlier this month suggesting that Nokia Corp. had sold as many as 450,000 units of its high-end N95 handset in the United States during …

VIENNA, Va.-Barry West believes so strongly in it that he’s got it as the personalized license plate on his sports car: Xohm. It’s the commercial brand for Sprint Nextel Corp.’s …

Bringing broadband to the masses is kind of like the weather: Everyone talks about it, but no one is doing anything about it. President Bush’s plan of bridging the digital …

Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on …

VIENNA, Va.-Although Sprint Nextel Corp. made headlines yesterday with news of its WiMAX branding and push-to-talk plans, the carrier also-apparently inadvertently-gave its “Technology Summit” attendees a glimpse of several as-yet-unannounced …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has dubbed its planned mobile WiMAX service “Xohm,” and demonstrated use of the technology at an event today in Virginia, detailing some of its plans for WiMAX …

Network operators increasingly will partner with small handset vendors to offer low-margin, ultra-low-cost handsets, particularly in emerging markets where new subscriber growth remains strong, according to ABI Research. Nokia Corp. …

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 …

A trio of independent wireless operators have partnered with Interop Technologies to deploy a range of wireless features such as short message service, multimedia messaging, wireless application protocol and over-the-air …

Major League Baseball unveiled a widget that gives BlackBerry owners one-click access to its wireless Web site.The application can be downloaded free by visiting MLB.com, and is available free aside …

Travel planning and roadside assistance organization AAA unveiled a downloadable application that offers drivers access to turn-by-turn directions and AAA services via mobile phone. Jeff Green, managing director of location-based …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its price target on Leap …

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 …

Gannett Co. Inc. stepped up its mobile efforts, launching more than 100 mobile Internet sites from its local newspaper and broadcast franchises.The sites, which are free aside from carrier data …

The piling on began early last Friday as Verizon Wireless, then Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Mobility all announced they would carry Motorola Inc.’s Razr2 handset, with launches beginning at …

Verizon Wireless overhauled its mobile Web service, adding content and redesigning the site in an effort to make it more user-friendly.The carrier tweaked its wireless home page, installing drop-down bars …

Alltel Corp. launched a new program designed to help business application developers bring their products to market faster. The company’s Business Solutions Partner program involves collaboration from Alltel’s business sales …

The nation’s first, and so far only, carrier to announce plans for a nationwide mobile WiMAX network now faces the successful completion of tens of thousands of construction projects before …

It’s hard to find a mobile executive these days who doesn’t speak affectionately about mobile advertising and the new gateways it could open, but where the sweet spot lies-specifically what …

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Verizon Wireless, which recently announced plans to acquire Rural Cellular, said it …

The inexorable pressure to launch a handset-as scheduled-for maximum impact-has created a growing market for mobile device management (MDM) products, including firmware over the air, or FOTA.As network operators increasingly …