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....
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,...
There is little about the mobile space that should shock or surprise anyone anymore. Just think for a minute about all that you can do with that five-ounce device that you tote around wherever you go and it’s hard to think of surviving without...
The Jakarta Post | February 9, 2011 | Esther Samboh
Indosat, the nation’s second largest telecommunications company, is considering spinning off its CDMA (code division multiple access) unit, StarOne, to make the company more competitive.
President director Harry Sasongko said on Tuesday that Indosat was currently...
Nikkei | February 9, 2011
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Domestic shipments of cellular phones and PHS (personal handyphone system) handsets grew 6.3% to 33.27 million units in 2010, the first uptick in three years.
Shipments are still off 36% from the 2003 peak, according to Japan Electronics and Information...
NEW YORK – Sprint Nextel Corp. and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced the Echo, a dual-screen smart phone running Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system. The mobile phone is comprised of two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivoting hinge. Both screens can operate...
Qualcomm Inc. and Creative Artists Agency are launching a joint venture to develop mobile apps.Based in Los Angeles at CAA's offices, Creative Mobile Labs will develop concepts with talent specifically for the mobile platform. The general idea is to have Qualcomm help on the...
NEW YORK – Sprint Nextel Corp. and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced the Echo, a dual-screen smart phone running Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system. The mobile phone is comprised of two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivoting hinge. Both screens can operate...
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.If we learned anything from the events of the past week, it’s that brand loyalty matters little...
Reuters | February 2, 2011 | Nichola Groom
LED makers have defied the post-crisis market turmoil with off-the-charts share price gains reminiscent of the dot-com boom.
Now, the sudden rise of dozens of government-backed Chinese competitors threatens to steal the thunder of market leaders just as...
Reuters | February 2, 2011 | Nichola Groom
LED makers have defied the post-crisis market turmoil with off-the-charts share price gains reminiscent of the dot-com boom.
Now, the sudden rise of dozens of government-backed Chinese competitors threatens to steal the thunder of market leaders just as...
Bloomberg | February 1, 2011 | Supunnabul Suwannakij and Daniel Ten Kate
Thai state-run phone company TOT Plc plans to seek 214.7 billion baht ($7 billion) in compensation mostly from four private businesses for unpaid access charges and contract changes made during previous governments.
TOT will...
L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) launched its own mobile financial services business today, offering mobile operators, financial institutions and others with a mobile money services that it said can be connected to a real-time, cross-border, cross-currency switching network.Ericsson Money Services and its Money Interconnect Service is...
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.Would you be willing to pay for coffee, a new sweater, or a movie ticket...
Bloomberg | January 26, 2011 | Young-Sam Cho
China, the world’s largest mobile- phone market, may begin commercializing its TD-LTE technology standard for so-called fourth-generation mobile services next year.
Trials for the standard have begun and should last for 18 months, Zhang Feng, director of the...
Japan Today | January 25, 2011
NTT Docomo Inc said Monday it has decided to cut connection fees for calls to other cellphone service operators by up to the largest-ever 35.6% for fiscal 2010 ending in March.
Japan’s largest mobile phone operator said it has notified...
Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Khettiya Jittapong
* Most of budget is to expand 2G network capacity
* To expand 3G services on existing networks by Q3
* 2011 revenue seen in line with industry's 3-5 pct growth
* Shares down almost 5 pct on worries about...
AUSTIN-Everyone is faced with a moment when accused of being dishonest. For instance, have you called in sick to kick off Austin City Limits or recover from your third day of South by Southwest? In an era of increased demand for efficiency, some businesses...
HTC Corp. reported $500 million in net income for its quarter ending Dec. 31, 2010. Full year sales for 2010 jumped 150% from 2009's total and the Taiwanese mobile phone maker is projecting shipments to more than double in the first quarter of 2011.The...
Google Inc.'s (GOOG) latest earnings were overshadowed by an executive shake-up at the highest level of the company.Eric Schmidt is stepping down as CEO on April 4 to take on the title of executive chairman where he will focus on external deals, partnerships...
China Unicom | January 20, 2011 | Press Release
BEIJING, Jan 20, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) --
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (NYSE: CHU, SEHK: 0762, and SHSE: 600050) yesterday released the latest operational data, according to which the company's 3G users have...
Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Tarmo Virki
(Reuters) - Nokia is expected to report its third profit fall in a row as the mobile phone company struggles to compete against high-end smartphones of Apple and Samsung, while also losing share at the cheaper end...
Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Tarmo Virki
(Reuters) - Nokia is expected to report its third profit fall in a row as the mobile phone company struggles to compete against high-end smartphones of Apple and Samsung, while also losing share at the cheaper end...
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.We quickly forgot the Consumer Electronics Show by last Tuesday (talk about a short news cycle) with...
