L.M. Ericsson has extended its deal with AT&T Mobility to provide the No. 1 carrier real-time charging services for its GoPhone wireless pre-paid service in the United States and Puerto …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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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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 raised its rating on Sprint Nextel to …
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Music, messaging are the moment’s mantra: Touchscreens, mobile TV still in play
by jscarboby jscarboIf you’ve ever tossed a strand of spaghetti against a refrigerator to see if it sticks-and, therefore, is fully cooked-then you have a sense of what handset vendors and carriers …
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If you own the platform, you control the message.That’s not some esoteric, technological mumbo-jumbo-though you’ll hear plenty of that this week-but one take on Symbian Ltd.’s position as sponsor of …
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Moto takes 50% stake in UIQ: Open operating system should save costs, speed to market
by jscarboby jscarboMotorola Inc. apparently kickstarted its ongoing efforts to broaden its smartphone offerings and bring Internet-based services to them by buying 50% of UIQ Technology last week from rival Sony Ericsson …
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L.M. Ericsson warned yesterday that third-quarter sales would total about $6.8 billion, with operating profit of $875 million, sending its shares down almost one-third. CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg said the company …
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Nokia Corp. will answer the iPhone’s splashy user interface with advancements in its own Series 60 UI that runs its smartphone offerings, the Finnish giant said at the Symbian Smartphone …
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications earned $380 million in its most-recent quarter, reflecting the first results of its recent push on low and mid-tier priced devices. The handset manufacturer shipped 25.9 …
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Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, Research In Motion, Motorola and more
by jscarboby jscarboThe following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Morgan Stanley cut its EPS estimate on Sprint Nextel to …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or …
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The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
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Is the honeymoon over?: Infrastructure mergers under scrutiny as boards unhappy with progress
by jscarboby jscarboAs Nokia Siemens Networks continues to refine its business operations following its April merger, the company has to fend off speculation that Siemens’ CEO is considering a sale of his …
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Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to …
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Alcatel-Lucent claims ‘significant’ portion of AT&T 3G buildout: Firm blasts report that it has lost share to Ericsson
by jscarboby jscarboIt’s been a tough week for Alcatel-Lucent. Twice this week the company has been compelled to issue formal statements; first addressing speculation about CEO Pat Russo’s future at the company …
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Verizon Wireless issues holiday handset blitz: LG touchscreen phone could be VZW answer to iPhone
by jscarboby jscarboVerizon Wireless is covering its bases. The nation’s second-largest carrier unveiled four new phones today, including a touchscreen-with-QWERTY keypad model from LG Electronics Co. Ltd., without mentioning prices. You’ll have …
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The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
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The European Commission will expedite an investigation of charges against Qualcomm Inc. by six leading wireless companies that the chip and licensing company has violated antitrust rules.The EC may dismiss …
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TODAY BEGINS THE FOURTH QUARTER-the crazy, blow-out-the-pipes holiday season for most retailers, including those in the wireless industry. Financial numbers for the past three months are due soon.The numbers, of …
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Here’s one of those pop quizzes you dread:Quickly, what do PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, Nike Inc., Heinz, Procter & Gamble, Nintendo, Pizza Hut, Mars Inc. and Sara Lee Corp. have to …
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For plenty the debate is over, they’ve already committed to WiMAX or HSPA leading to LTE. But that never stops the larger, ongoing discussion. Wireless carriers and others are ramping …
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With a mobile WiMAX soft launch just around the corner and a nearly nationwide deployment planned for the coming year, Sprint Nextel Corp. and its many partners are working feverishly …
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WiMAX devices due to hit U.S. market in ’08: Evangelism now, a slew of mobile devices soon
by jscarboby jscarboIf you’re wondering what shape WiMAX-enabled devices will take, you can hop a plane to South Korea and see Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s two models in action on SK Telecom’s …
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Nokia, and rivals, drive new memory standard: Goal: more capacity, speed with less power for converged world
by jscarboby jscarboNokia Corp., two handset rivals and semiconductor companies active in the memory space are pursuing an open standard dubbed universal flash storage that could smooth the uptake path for a …
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Apple Inc. continued its weeklong roll through Europe today as Deutsche Telekom AG’s wireless subsidiary T-Mobile in Germany announced that the iPhone will launch Nov. 9 at $566. The companies …
