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WiMAX opportunity bright, though challenges remain

WiMAX is currently seizing and will grow into a multibillion-dollar fixed and portable wireless market, regardless of its fortunes in the mobile cellular market. 802.16e vendors may or may not capture a sizable portion of the mobile market opportunity, but that is hardly the...

Rich mobile vision to drive investment

In the first half of 2007, mobile subscriber additions slowed to 10.4 million, the lowest level since 2003, and on a percentage basis, to its lowest level ever, according to CTIA. Most market analysts believe that penetration, 80.7% as of July 2007, is slowing....

Alcatel-Lucent scores U.S. Cellular deal

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. tapped Alcatel-Lucent for a five-year contract to provide infrastructure equipment to increase coverage and capacity of the carrier's CDMA network. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Per the agreement, the infrastructure vendor will provide software, services and...

REVIEW: Mobio Networks’ Recipes app returns mouthwatering results

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 from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and...

VZW intros converged device for business

Verizon Wireless unveiled a converged business device, packing the sexily named SMT5800 with features that make advertising copy a nuanced task."Part compact phone, part messaging device" begins the carrier's description, before the list of features makes categories difficult -- standard keypad, slide-out QWERTY, with...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

Not that we spend too much time surfing Canadian carrier Web sites, but a quick glance of the Telus Mobility site shows some interesting coverage challenges for the Great White North. The carrier's coverage map shows extensive availability of high-speed EV-DO Rev. A service...

Qualcomm to fight rulings on chips bearing Broadcom patents: Analysts await earnings calls to gauge financial impact

On Monday, a federal judge said that Qualcomm Inc. must end the sale in the United States of W-CDMA chips that infringe on three Broadcom Corp. patents.The ruling's details are complicated, however, and Qualcomm said today that it is seeking clarification and "further relief"...

Palm toils on turnaround: Two new devices echo past, presage future

Palm Inc. almost looks like two companies these days, depending on which way the light strikes.Palm is focused on keeping the productivity-based Treo line from slipping into irrelevance, while it experiments with form factors and features for a future in the consumer market.This past/future...

PHOTOGUIDE: Touring Verizon Wireless’ interactive ‘Evolution’ stores

Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless. Verizon Wireless' new Evolution stores emphasize interactivity and give customers a chance to test out applications on dozens...

Leap’s jump hampered by wider economic woes: Carrier to introduce more prepaid options

Leap Wireless International Inc. added fewer than 40,000 net new subscribers during the third quarter and its churn rate soared, while the flat-rate carrier's financial losses for the quarter expanded to more than $43 million.Leap had warned investors that its third quarter customer numbers...

Place your bets: Trio of standards vie for 4G supremacy

A world of overlapping fourth-generation wireless technologies is still years in the offing even by the most optimistic observers, yet there's already a growing market for companies looking to prepare for the next frontier in mobile.Long Term Evolution, WiMAX and Ultra Mobile Broadband each...

Qualcomm buffeted by tech market

News broke last week that Verizon Wireless would pursue Long Term Evolution technology as its next-generation play, which hurts Qualcomm Inc.'s prospects. Qualcomm is proffering CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. C, or Ultra-Mobile Broadband (UMB), as its next-gen technology.Yet, earlier in the week, Verizon Wireless...

REVIEW: Ask Mobile GPS as reliable as a nervous aunt riding in the back seat

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 service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...

Giving them what they want: Verizon Wireless goes ‘any device, any app’: Embrace of open access stands as significant change in VZW position

Verizon Wireless announced this morning a major shift in its position on non-carrier-offered devices and applications, saying it will begin activating any device that meets a "minimum technical standard" and will allow "any application the customer chooses" to be used on the devices. The...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Redline and more

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 contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Alcatel-Lucent won contracts with China Mobile and China Unicom...

Court: Broadcom win against Qualcomm stands

While you were contemplating the origins of cranberry sauce in a can, a federal judge Friday let stand a jury verdict in Santa Ana, Calif., that found Qualcomm Inc. infringed on three Broadcom Corp. patents. The "willfulness" finding against Qualcomm, however, was dropped-as was...

Analyst Angle: LG Voyager Arrives Just In Time for Black Friday

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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research's Julie Ask, iGR's Iain...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

So Amazon.com released a new electronic book reader called the "Kindle." It's pretty neat stuff: You can download new books wirelessly via Sprint Nextel's EV-DO network. However, the device goes for a whopping $400, a price that does not include the additional $10 you...

Kindling hope, and doubt: Amazon device sparks chatter

"CAN SOMETHING AS EVOLVED as the book be improved?" Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asks himself rhetorically on the online superstore's homepage, clearly hoping to position his newest product squarely before the public as it shops for holiday gifts.If the answer turns out to be...

$200 Samsung FlipShot lands at VZW

The FlipShot, a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phone at Verizon Wireless, sports a 3-megapixel camera and a swivel-out screen and lands at the higher end of Verizon Wireless' portfolio at $200 with two-year contract.The handset is a dual-band phone using Verizon Wireless' CDMA1x...

Amazon intros EV-DO book reader: Sprint Nextel to provide access to Kindle users

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. announced a new reading gadget-dubbed Kindle-that will allow users to download books, magazines and other publications via Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network. The innovative offering requires no monthly service fees; instead, the cost of wireless access is built into the price...

Analyst Angle: A microcosm of opinion on handset design

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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Jupiter Research's...

REVIEW: YouTube goes mobile with polished service

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 service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...

Gobi chip offers high speeds, GPS

Qualcomm Inc.'s new Gobi chip marks the arrival of a technology long-discussed by the San Diego company, according to one analyst.The chip will offer high-speed access to the Internet via both CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and UMTS-based HSPA networks worldwide, plus GPS. The chip will...