PREDICTIONS ARE SO LAST YEAR.Instead, let's talk "expectations" - a term that seems to promise a more realistic look ahead at the new year. And there are questions worth asking that dog the conventional wisdom.To keep it tangible, consider issues related to mobile handsets...
Hello!And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2007 draws to a close, I'm going to see if the year unfolded like we thought it would. Look below to see how accurate our prophecies for this year...
THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY'S BUSINESS MODEL continues to come under attack, with challenges to carrier control increasingly playing out in the courts, Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission.National wireless carriers find themselves ensnarled in more than a dozen handset-locking and early-termination-fee cases consolidated in...
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 RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Here's just one reason the mobile-phone industry wants Congress to approve expanded federal pre-emption: lawsuits galore in a California state court that have ensnarled national carriers and prompted some to settle. More than a dozen handset locking and early termination fee cases have...
Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, tapped Qualcomm Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent to help it expand its wireless network in India in what Alcatel-Lucent called one of the largest telecom expansions undertaken by a telecom operator anywhere in the world.Reliance-with about 30 million...
Qualcomm Inc. said it would expand its relationship with Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, to further the fortunes of both companies, their partners and their chosen technology in one of the fastest-growing mobile markets in the world. Reliance-with about 30 million...
Welcome to our Monday column, Analyst Angle. Every Monday, the industry's leading analysts give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry, from carriers to content to handsets to infrastructure.The July 4th holiday is just behind us, and I'm still reveling in...
There's nothing like seeing your closest competitor in a marathon stumble, their footsteps fading as you alone lead with the wind at your back. That, in essence, is Nokia Corp.'s position in the handset business. Of course, if a competitor can stumble, so can...
Just as the GSM Association prepares to announce the winner of its low-cost 3G handset contract in conjunction with the group's 3GSM trade show in Barcelona, Spain, next week, the CDMA Development Group rolled out news that some CDMA handsets are now selling for...
Editor's Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format.1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for 2005, mainly from impairment charges over assets...
As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can't help but wonder how things will look a year from now. So here are some predictions for the coming year. We...
Editor's Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format.1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for 2005, mainly from impairment charges over assets...
Hello!And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can't help but wonder how things will look...
YONKERS, N.Y.-Crappy New Year to all. Or, at least, to some. Consumer Reports has taken a look at mobile carriers and handsets in the United States in its January 2007 issue and, apart from a few companies that may do cartwheels after receiving the...
In a decision worthy of professional boxing, Sprint Nextel Corp. and its affiliates Horizon Personal Communications Inc. and Bright Personal Communications Services L.L.C. claimed victory in a lawsuit that pitted the companies against one another following Sprint Corp.'s acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. last...
RESTON, Va.—Both Sprint Nextel Corp. and its affiliates Horizon Personal Communications Inc. and Bright Personal Communications Services L.L.C. are claiming victory in a lawsuit that pitted them against one another following Sprint Corp.’s acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. last year. Horizon and Bright are...
The dissolution of the Nokia Corp./Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. CDMA joint venture may leave a void in the United States for CDMA handsets, estimated by analysts at about 7 million units per year, despite Nokia assurances that its alternative strategy for the prized U.S....
In a move that said much about Nokia Corp.'s new leadership as well as the fragmented global market for CDMA handsets, the global leader in mobile phones said it would dissolve its joint venture with Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. and instead pursue CDMA in...
ESPOO, Finland—What a difference four months can make, especially in the hyper-competitive pursuit of global domination in a burgeoning business. Nokia Corp. and Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. announced they will not proceed with the joint venture for CDMA phones they announced in February. In...
The CDMA camp is on a roll with a litany of recent successes, guaranteeing its place at a global wireless table still dominated by GSM technology, according to the CDMA Development Group. The expected network upgrades to CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A in Asia...
Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator, has begun offering its services on a small scale in the L.A. area. Steve Stanford, Voce's chief executive officer, described the quiet start as an invitation-only market trial, with participation capped at around 500 people "for whom...
LOS ANGELES—Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator, has begun offering its services on a small scale in the L.A. area. Steve Stanford, Voce’s chief executive officer, described the quiet start as an invitation-only market trial, with participation capped at around 500 people. Stanford...
LAS VEGAS—Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and others showed off a variety of new handsets at the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show. Vendors continued to fight over super-slim devices and high-end technologies with their new products. Click here to...
