Was she a former Sprint Nextel customer?A four-year-old Illinois girl called 911 almost 300 times on a deactivated cellphone last month. Dispatchers were able to hear the child talking and track the calls to an apartment complex, but not to the specific address. Authorities...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. To sign up for the free weekly e-mail alert, go to rcrnews.com/email. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from...
Two disparate events-the 700 MHz auction and the iPhone introduction-have the potential to alter the wireless industry's existing course. Traditional wireless players must adapt to these new forces of change-and if they respond correctly, they will remain healthy.It is ironic the two movements are...
In a sense, the iPhone phenomenon-the feeding frenzy that gave instant icon status to a multimedia device that was conceived outside the box before a single consumer had even removed it from inside the box-arguably represented the most poignant, glorious manifestation of the convergence...
Dear Editor,We would like to respond to some of the many misleading comments made by Reed Hundt in RCR Wireless News relating to our editorial. That piece argued that the FCC should not play favorites in auctioning spectrum, and that Congress should change the...
hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.What the heck is up with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's 700 MHz draft? What a headache! We thought the overarching concern was getting first responders access to...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...
Welcome to our Monday column, Analyst Angle. Every Monday, the industry's leading analysts give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry, from carriers to content to handsets to infrastructure.The July 4th holiday is just behind us, and I'm still reveling in...
There's been a lot of ink spilled about Apple's iPhone. And here's some more.Industry pundits have pointed out that the iPhone is like the Paris Hilton of the business industry; the topic has been blanketed by news coverage, and every aspect and angle of...
MobileStorm Inc. said it is working with the MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel to help it promote events at its Studio 54 and Tabu nightclubs. The promotions will use text messaging and mobile billboards to invite patrons to events. The system will allow users...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Nokia-Siemens sent out a press release this week stating that Finnish ISP Nebula was beginning to offer "very high speed broadband Internet connections" in Helsinki. The release...
Conventional wisdom suggests a presidential-level veto of an International Trade Commission ruling is a long shot, especially compared to pardons or, say, commutations of prison sentences.But maybe not in this case. There's the ITC patent infringement/import ban ruling against Qualcomm Inc. Then there...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Compete's Miro...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research's Julie Ask, Current Analysis'...
So I'm becoming more and more convinced that the future of the music industry rests in the hands of wireless.I know, I know, it's a bold prediction, but before you roll your eyes and dismiss me as a slack-jawed cheerleader for wireless, let me...
Listening to Democrats and Republicans forever talking past each over the United States' standing on the global broadband stage and where wireless technology fits in, you might think our great country of cutting-edge Yankee ingenuity has become as much a basket case on tech...
