Huawei Technologies Ltd. looks to have captured the No. 2 spot worldwide amongst wireless telecom vendors more than doubling its profits in 2009 to $2.7 billion compared with $1.15 billion posted in 2008, and revenues increasing from $18.3 billion in 2008 to $21.8 billion...
With the first financial quarter just hours away from completion, Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled a new money-back guarantee offer that could give the carrier some strong talking points should its Q1 results fail to impress the investment community.The nation's No. 3 carrier said the...
Telecom infrastructure giant Ericsson said it has signed a $1.3 billion contract with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand and upgrade the carrier’s wireless network in 15 telecom circles in India. As part of this contract, Ericsson said it will supply its portfolio of...
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition will be available next week at RCRWireless.com.I was walking through the offices of a...
Editor's Note: The following is a list of financial news and notes from the telecommunications industry announced over the past two weeks. Please send along financial news for inclusion in this feature to: dmeyer@ardenmedia.com.AT&T Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share...
Editor's Note: The following is a list of financial news and notes from the telecommunications industry announced over the past two weeks. Please send along financial news for inclusion in this feature to: dmeyer@ardenmedia.com.AT&T Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share...
Investment firm Harbinger Capital Partners completed its $262.5 million acquisition of mobile satellite telecom provider SkyTerra Communications Inc. Taking into account outstanding debt and securities, the deal was valued at more than$1.8 billion. The deal was originally announced last September.Harbinger had agreed in 2008...
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition will be available next week at RCRWireless.com. Music, video, voice, games, photos, location-based services,...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past two weeks:Alcatel-LucentNorway: With the Norwegian National Rail Administration to deploy a high-speed network based on IP/MPLS technology to handle all business communications for the railway.Value: UndisclosedSaudi Arabia: With Saudi Telecom Company to conduct an end-to-end LTE...
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.The spring CTIA has a very tough role – trying to be new and different on the...
The next frontier in the evolution of communications technology is generally considered to be embedded mobile connectivity – the use of embedded cellular radio technology to seamlessly link devices ranging from e-readers, to computers, to cameras, to medical devices, home appliances and automobiles. ...
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.The variety of Linux-oriented initiatives and activities in the mobile industry, including the recent announcement from Nokia...
LAS VEGAS – As the official spring-time gathering of the wireless industry came to a close, RCR Wireless News met with the No. 1 and No. 2 WiMAX chipset manufacturers to check the temperature of the space and learn more about their progressive plans...
Lost amongst the hype of last week’s CTIA 2010 event in Las Vegas was a recommendation by the National Advertising Review Board that Sprint Nextel Corp. stop claiming in its advertisements that it has “America’s most dependable 3G network.” The claim was initially challenged...
AT&T Inc. will take a $1 billion non-cash accounting charge in the first quarter because of the health care overhaul and may cut benefits it offers to current and retired workers.Associated Press
AT&T Inc. will take a $1 billion non-cash accounting charge in the first quarter because of the health care overhaul and may cut benefits it offers to current and retired workers.Associated Press
SanDisk Corp. said it has begun shipping its 32 gigabyte SanDisk microSDHC card, which the company says is the highest-capacity removable memory card available for mobile phones. The company said the card gives mobile users the storage they need for today's storage-intensive features and...
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 carriers adjust to increased stress on the network from increased data usage, wireless vendors are introducing a variety of products and services designed to manage that increased traffic. Following is a roundup of some of the vendor announcements at the show around advanced...
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....
LAS VEGAS--Qualcomm Inc. is focusing on creating new product categories as wireless connectivity becomes a key component of other consumer electronics devices, said Bill Davidson, senior VP of global marketing at the chip company. In a wide-ranging interview, Davidson commented on emerging devices,...
LG was showing off the Remarq mobile phone, its latest little lean, green eco machine at CTIA this week, made from predominantly recycled material. The device, being offered by Sprint, was made using “Earth-friendly engineering,” with a 19.7 per cent recycled plastic casing and...
LAS VEGAS – For the final keynote at CTIA, a Hollywood juggernaut met on stage with his counterpart in social media and the government’s lead technologist to discuss innovations to come and how common-good can be achieved with the most rudimentary and widely-available services...
