Editor's Note: Following is a list of 10 top paid CEOs in the wireless industry in the United States. Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Corp., is the top paid executive in the telecom space among U.S.-based public companies. Stephenson is followed by Qualcomm Inc....
While most of America may be going gaga for Apple’s antenns this morning, other (possibly more sensible) Murkins are focusing their hype on the new Motorola Droid X smartphone, resulting in its complete sell out from retail stores on its first day of sale and clogging Verizon’s phone activation infrastructure.
While most of America may be going gaga for Apple’s antenns this morning, other (possibly more sensible) Murkins are focusing their hype on the new Motorola Droid X smartphone, resulting in its complete sell out from retail stores on its first day of sale and clogging Verizon’s phone activation infrastructure.
U.S. Cellular (USM) launched its Your Navigation Deluxe navigation service, which is powered by TeleNav (TNAV). The service includes voice-guided turn-by-turn 3D GPS navigation, speech recognition, business listings, real-time traffic alerts and one-touch rerouting, weather updates and online trip planning.Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) said it has...
With worldwide market-share for smartphones constantly growing, it may seem to some that dependable old feature phones are being neglected, but a change in terminology could soon see feature phones getting smarter – on paper anyway.
A shakeup in the wireless infrastructure segment seems certain as Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL) bought ADC Telecommunications Inc. (ADCT) for $1.25 billion and speculation heats up that Nokia Siemens Networks will pick up Motorola Inc.'s (MOT) networks business, a buy that could be...
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.The first wave of handsets that U.S. carriers used to shield themselves from Apple Inc.'s...
Motorola is betting on Android, RIM says its “ridiculous growth” proves people like Blackberry just fine as it is, and Yahoo is unsure whether or not tablets are mobile devices, according to a panel this morning at MobileBeat 2010 in San Francisco
If there's one thing NTP Inc. is really good at, it's protecting patents with a fervor and winning handsome treasure along the way. Just ask BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM).After battling it out in court for the better part of five years over...
Motorola is trying to ‘charm’ its way into consumer hearts with its new Blackberry look-alike Android device. The much rumored Motorola Charm has now been confirmed and legitimized by the firm itself, and will be sold exclusively through T-Mobile in the US this summer.
Zenprise said it raised $9 million in a financing round led by Rembrandt Venture Partners. Existing investors Ignition Partners, Bay Partners, Mayfield and Shasta Ventures also participated. The funds will be used to expand the company's sales and marketing efforts.UTStarcom (UTSI) announced additional details...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Aruba NetworksIndia: With Acharya Institutes to deploy a high-speed 802.11n network across its 120-acre North Bangalore Soldevanahalli campus.Value: UndisclosedEricsson (ERIC)Spain: With Endesa to manage the utility company’s corporate telecommunications network for a period of four...
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' May Special Edition, "Enabling the Mobile Revolution – Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories." The 80-page special edition is available here.Long Term Evolution or LTE, a next-generation 3G technology that uses ODFMA (Orthogonal Frequency...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Motorola Inc. has a long history in supplying equipment to the municipal service networks market, also known as muni Wi-Fi. The telecommunications equipment giant sees the latest advancements in Wi-Fi technology as a way to jump-start the space and partner with...
On Tuesday Google officially announced the release of its Android 2.2 (Froyo) update, which it said would be rolled out to its Nexus One smartphone over the course of this week. As well as offering improved speeds and performance, the updated software also brings Flash 10.1 to the device and mobile hotspot capabilities.
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....
Taqua L.L.C. announced a new non-line-of-site wireless backhaul technology designed to help carriers address rapid growth of data services. The company’s new W2600 NLOS Backhaul System uses OFDM/MIMO technology and licensed TDD spectrum to create a dense deployment of outdoor small cell sites. Each...
Mere hours before Apple Inc. is set to officially unleash its latest iPhone 4 on the public, Verizon Wireless and Motorola Inc. were set to offer up their latest Droid variation powered by Google Inc.'s Android operating system. The nation's No. 1 carrier was...
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.The Qualcomm Snapdragon platform continues to generate robust industry attention to accompany its steadily expanding customer...
Motorola Inc. is working on plans to buy back most of its debt and give up to $4 billion to a spin-off company focused exclusively on cellphones, smartphones and other mobile devices, according to The Wall Street Journal.The company previously announced plans to split...
At the WiMAX Forum Global Congress this week in Amsterdam, a group of technical experts from several WiMAX vendors created a proposal on enhancements to the IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard for submission into the next WiMAX Forum certification release. Experts from Alvarion, Beceem,...
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.With iPhone 4 Apple seeks to recapture its lead in mobile phone sales in the...
