The ZTE D90 handset-a "multimedia powerhouse" in the vendor's words-will be available from Canadian carrier Telus Mobility, priced at $218 without a contract and $76 with a three-year contract. The D90, a flip phone, supports the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network speeds, sports a...
Motorola Inc. is rolling the dice on a new version of its blockbuster Razr handset and its near-term fortunes may depend on achieving solid sales of the device. Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. announced today plans to launch the Razr2, also...
Verizon Wireless said it purchased the operating assets of regional wireless services provider Ramcell in Kentucky and Oregon for an undisclosed sum.The nation's second-largest carrier picked up Ramcell's 51 cell sites as well as spectrum licenses that cover a population of nearly 600,000 in...
The aggressive Chinese handset-and-network vendor, Huawei Technologies, is step-by-step making its way in the United States. Its latest win is a broadband PC card at Alltel Corp.Alltel will give the card away to subscribers with a qualifying data plan of $60 per month on...
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...
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--Indonesia: PT Indosat awarded a contract to L.M. Ericsson to...
Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holding Corp.'s reported a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the company's wireless network with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A equipment. The deal is valued at $88.2 million and includes Ntelos' network in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina."We...
hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Canadian operator Telus Mobility recently added Samsung's m620 handset to its portfolio. The device has been available from U.S. carrier Sprint Nextel for several months, but, adhering...
Great results are great, except if you can't count on repeating them.Thus when a company posts big jumps in revenue, profit and unit shipments and raises guidance for the year, but both the CEO and president preface their remarks to analysts by delivering nearly...
The wireless industry's incessant march toward faster and better networks appears to be showing no signs of slowing as industry players gear up for increasing interest in CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B technology, a software upgrade to the Rev. A networks that Sprint Nextel...
Sierra Wireless Inc., the maker of wireless PC cards, posted strong revenue and earnings yesterday on robust demand for its products, the company said. "Intense focus on our core business of wide-area wireless for mobile computing has driven a remarkable business recovery, following our...
Qualcomm Inc. can chew gum while swatting at nemeses who hover over its business model, if yesterday's financial results are any indication. But the chip vendor acknowledged that it had won and lost in various legal matters during the quarter. For its fiscal third-quarter...
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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong...
WiMAX and other increasingly low-cost data options could help turn U.S. wireless networks into dumb pipes, according to research firm Analysys. The company identified three possible paths for the evolution of the wireless industry, including a scenario in which "wireless data becomes a commodity...
Leap Wireless International Inc. subsidiary Cricket Communications Inc. has selected three infrastructure vendors for equipment, services and software in its planned buildout of third-generation networks in its recently acquired advanced wireless services spectrum. The entire network coverage expansion will include CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO...
Nortel Networks Ltd. has secured a three-year contract with Cricket Communications Inc. valued at $135 million, to supply the carrier with CDMA equipment as it expands its network coverage with CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO Rev. A equipment, the Toronto-based company announced.The flat-rate carrier is...
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...
AT&T Mobility said it put $50 million into data network preparations ahead of the launch of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, increasing network capacity and pushing its EDGE network from "good EDGE" to "fine EDGE," as the carrier put it. One of the major criticisms of...
Leap Wireless International Inc. has signaled its commitment to deploying CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A by choosing Alcatel-Lucent to build out the carrier's new spectrum acquired in the advanced wireless service auction and to upgrade its existing markets. Leap subsidiary Cricket Communications Inc., the...
The nation's No. 2 carrier lowered the entry price for its wireless high-speed BroadbandAccess service, and is now offering the same price to both existing Verizon Wireless voice customers and new customers.Previously, customers without a voice plan were charged $80 per month for access...
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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
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: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it won a GSM...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s heritage in serving business users has dovetailed with HTC Corp.'s own ambitions and device evolution to produce the "Mogul," a $400 entry in the high-tier productivity market.The device is but a refresher model to the Sprint Nextel PPC 6700. But therein...
A partial ban on the importation of new handset models containing Qualcomm Inc.'s 3G chips will remain in effect as the chip vendor's appeal is heard in a federal court and considered by the Bush administration.The United States International Trade Commission ruled yesterday that...
