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MOTOROLA INC.’S INTENT TO SPLIT into two publicly traded companies should speed the recovery of its mobile devices business by attracting new leadership and developing a fresh focus on a …

If left to cynics and partisan naysayers, Kevin Martin’s legacy as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission might be one of delayed public meetings, agency mismanagement and a novel national …

AT&T Mobility is taking on Verizon Wireless and its “best coverage” quality claims, a move some observers of the telecom industry say is overdue. “I’m surprised it’s taken them so …

A new kind of wireless carrier is emerging, making use of licensed spectrum and picocell technology to provide businesses with small-scale networks tailored to their needs and designed to improve …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — “Internet circa 1996,” M:Metrics senior analyst Seamus McAteer said. “If I had to give it a score, it’s a C-minus at best,” said Steve Smith, managing director …

Motorola Inc. will split into two publicly traded companies, if it has its way, the company said today. Under the plan announced this morning, shareholders will receive shares of both …

A federal appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission’s new enhanced 911 location accuracy rule from going into effect, possibly setting the stage for the court to overturn the agency’s …

Activist investor Carl Icahn announced, through a fiery press release, that he is suing Motorola Inc. in order to obtain documents outlining the handset maker’s business strategy, financial performance and …

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. …

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. appears to be upping the ante in the U.S. cellphone market, where it is No. 2 – some distance behind Motorola Inc. and trailed closely by …

So it was on a sunny, wickedly windy day last Thursday that identities of winning 700 MHz bidders roared out of the Federal Communications Commission, ending with anticlimactic suspense an …

BURLINGAME, Calif. – The idea of wireless handsets and home consumer electronics being interconnected, seamlessly sharing content is one that would be a boom for many in the entertainment business, …

Sales of mobile phones to consumers in the United States reached 146 million units in 2007, according to a report from The NPD Group. The market generated $11.5 billion in …

If the incumbent smartphone vendors give you the blues, all you have to do is wait a week for Velocity Mobile.This new smartphone vendor will launch at CTIA 2008 and …

BURLINGAME, Calif. – The perception of what wireless technologies can enable for other industries is years, if not decades, ahead of reality. As mobile devices have ever-so-steadily become a pocket-sized …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

Microsoft Corp. said it will embed Adobe Systmes Inc.’s Flash Lite on Windows Mobile devices alongside its own streaming video technology.The software giant licensed Flash Lite, a stripped-down version of …

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. …

NextWave Wireless Inc. tapped Alcatel-Lucent to develop WiMAX broadcast solutions that the company plans to integrate with its recently announced MXtv technology.NextWave plans to use the technology to give WiMAX …

The juxtaposition of the Spitzer sex scandal and the debate over whether telecom companies should have retroactive immunity for participating in the Bush administration’s post-9/11 warrantless wiretap program is rich …

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early termination fees as previously promised. Her …

So let us get this straight. 100,000 developers paid $100 a piece to download Apple’s new SDK for the iPhone. We are no math majors, but doesn’t that translate to …

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early termination fees as previously promised. Her …

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 …