AT&T Mobility posted first quarter financial results showing an increased dependency on non-traditional mobile devices as well as a considerable slowing of lucrative postpaid net customer additions.
For its first fiscal quarter, AT&T Mobility said it added 1.9 million net activations to its network, which...
AT&T Mobility posted first quarter financial results showing an increased dependency on non-traditional mobile devices as well as a considerable slowing of lucrative postpaid net customer additions.
For its first fiscal quarter, AT&T Mobility said it added 1.9 million net activations to its network, which...
Ericsson reported it has entered into an agreement to purchase Nortel's majority shareholding in LG-Nortel, renaming the venture LG-Ericsson. Terms of the deal were not released. Ericsson had previously acquired Nortel's GSM assets in North America. Ericsson said the joint venture will include contracts...
SAN DIEGO – When a trend or shift requires a new phrase or way of thinking, you can bet it carries tremendous impact – the implication being that it goes beyond words. If there’s one factor that’s impacting the mobile enterprise more than anything...
SAN DIEGO – You don't even need access to mass media to know that app stores are all the rage in mobile these days. But how app storefronts and their ecosystems play in the enterprise sandbox is an entirely different animal.
Michael King, a research...
India's 3G spectrum auction is, by most counts, a meticulously designed exercise that seeks to serve many competing goals across the equity/efficiency divide. For instance, almost in a textbook manner, it seeks to discourage collision among players, deter predatory pricing, and ensure efficient price...
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.
Since the debut of the iPhone, a glut of touchscreen feature phones – often with...
Not only is Apple Inc. falling short on iPad shipments due to hyped up demand decimating its supply, but it has now surfaced that the firm is having trouble getting hold of enough 9.7 inch touchscreens from its Asian suppliers.
Business news outlet, Bloomberg, quotes...
Financial results are set to begin trickling in this week with a number of heavy hitters in the mobile space scheduled to announce their latest financial results.Amongst wireless carriers, the industry's No. 1 and No. 2 players are on deck with AT&T Mobility (No....
Palm Inc.'s European plans for its Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices received a date today as the company said French operator SFR would begin offering the company's smartphones through SFR's online store on April 27 and in its retail locations beginning May 11.Palm...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has expanded the technologies scope with the launch of a new specification designed for low-powered devices that run on button-cell batteries like watches, remote controls and sports/fitness sensors. The new standard brings the technology’s base of specifications to three...
The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksChannel Islands: With Sure to expand the carrier’s 3G network to include Guernsey.Value: UndisclosedGermany: With Telefonica O2 to expand the carrier’s network capacity across the country, including network implementation, project management and logistics....
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.There’s going to be a lot to talk about earnings in the next few days, and, despite...
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.When you’re thinking about advanced technology and progressive Web adoption, what type of firm or organization do...
The Internet has proved to be a rather leaky sieve this morning, with leaked pictures and reviews not only of the rumored iPhone 4G, but also of documents detailing Windows Phone 7's underlying architecture.Posted on WMPoweruser, the document details some rather juicy information, which...
Beleaguered smartphone maker Palm Inc. lost its SVP of software and services last week and has implemented a retention program for “key” employees.In an 8-K filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Palm reported that Michael Abbott had submitted his resignation effective...
Verizon Wireless said it expects to spend $30 million to renovate its Little Rock, Ark., campus, which eventually will accommodate 2,000 employees. Meanwhile, competitor Sprint Nextel is beefing up its own call-center efforts in anticipation of its continued WiMAX rollout.Verizon Wireless initially expected to...
Motorola Inc. named Mark Shockley SVP of Global Go-to-Market for the company’s Mobile devices business where he will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Motorola’s mobile device sales operations around the world. Shockley will report to Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha.Shockley has been at...
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,...
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,...
Sony Ericsson posted a first-quarter profit of $29 million as the world’s fourth-largest handset manufacturer started to see traction from some of its higher-end devices, as well as benefit from cost-cutting measures previously introduced. The manufacturer shipped 28% fewer devices in the quarter, but...
There’s no doubt prepaid services in the United States are gaining traction – and as such, the possibility of taxing those services is getting increased attention as well. Most prepaid users don’t pay 911 fees today, a tax that is regularly imposed on postpaid...
Verizon Wireless customers can now download NFL Mobile, which gives fans access to information about teams, players and games. The application is available on certain 3G smart phones and 3G multimedia phones. Just in time for the NFL draft, customers using the application can...
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....
