Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the No. 11 through No. 20 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of 2010 unless noted. For a list of the No. 1 through No. 10 largest carriers...
The BlackBerry Partners Fund, an independent venture capital firm that works in collaboration with Research In Motion, said it has expanded its investment activities in China with the launch of a $100 million affiliate fund focused on mobile investment opportunities in the country. BlackBerry...
Regional iDEN provider SouthernLINC Wireless unveiled a no-contract, unlimited service plan for $50 per month. The carrier said the offering includes unlimited access to its cellular minutes, text messaging, iDEN-based push-to-talk service and Web browsing. Also included in the plan are nationwide long distance,...
AT&T Mobility said its wireless employees in its Southeast Region (CWA District 3) have voted to ratify a four-year agreement with the Communications Workers of America. The agreement covers about 11,200 CWA members in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina...
ChaCha – Shawn Schwegman has been named vice president of Web products. Previously, Schwegman held the position of CEO at SAS Technology. <nextG Networks – Steven Moskowitz, former executive vice president of American Tower, has been appointed CEO. eRecyclingCorps –...
Mobile broadband technologies, including LTE, HSPA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technologies, are set to dominate the mobile space over the next 10 years, though the rise is not expected to hit its stride until the middle of the current decade, according to a report...
Clearwire Corp. officially launched service in Kansas City and Washington, D.C., and expanded service in Baltimore. The WiMAX operator is offering an online-only mobile Internet promotion with plans starting at $15 per month for two months after a $50 service credit in all three...
Editor's Note:Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Last week, Jim did a very thorough job describing the intricacies (and providing an excellent analysis) of the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Smartphone sales have been a high profit area for handset makers and wireless network operators, but like...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Axell WirelessChina: For TETRA-based public safety wireless systems to support underground train networks in Beijing, Guangzhou and Nanjing.Value: Undisclosed
Computex 2010, the massive Taipei electronics expo is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with a slew of new gizmos and gadgets, smartphones and tablets on display.TAITRA, Taiwan’s External Trade Development Council, says it believes the show will bring some $20 billion of business...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
As the Wholesale Applications Community takes steps to form in July, widget companies like Snac are hoping to see operators embrace widgets as another way to drive data traffic, said Snac CEO Mark Caron. The WAC initiative, announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this...
Editor's Note: The list below is a wrap up of first quarter 2010 results for the nation's largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers' quarterly reports and include all customers on their networks, including network partners.Verizon Wireless continues to...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Sequans Communications said WiMAX device developer Accton Wireless Broadband has chosen Sequans' chips for several of its new WiMAX products, including an advanced USB dongle and two integrated access devices. Sequans also announced an agreement with Huawei to provide chips for WiMAX USB dongles,...
The retail and restaurants category of mobile Web advertising climbed into the top 10 mobile advertising verticals ranked by ad spend in April, according to Milliennial Media's monthly report on mobile ad trends.Overall, the U.S. mobile web grew 2% to 73.3 million users in...
ANAHEIM, Calif. – A group of academics and top systems engineers looked the part in a panel this week at the International Microwave Symposium, but their discussion took on all the makings of political theater. Designed to address whether silicon can operate at THz...
NextG Networks Inc. named Steven Moskowitz its new chief executive officer of the company.In his new role, Moskowitz will be tasked with helping the company grow in the distributed antenna systems market. Moskowitz most recently was executive vice president of American Tower Corp. and...
Mobile entertainment company Thumbplay and Cellular South signed a deal that allows Cellular South customers to access the new cloud-based Thumbplay Music service. The service gives customers unlimited, on-demand access to a portfolio of songs directly from their handset and allows them to download...
The wireless sector is likely to continue to be under increased scrutiny from government with the Federal Communications Commission releasing a survey that said one in six mobile users have experienced bill shock.Earlier in the week, a group of congressmen said they are going...
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – It’s no secret that America and its allies increasingly face a new kind of foe. What’s even more troubling and yet not surprising is how quickly these enemies can adapt, change course and use some of the most advanced technology available...
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced that its current CEO and president Robert Dotson will begin to relinquish his positions at the end of June and plans to leave the company all together next May. Current T-Mobile chief regional officer for Europe Philip Humm is set...
