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Zander: Moto knows what to do: Profits over market share, re-energize portfolio and marketing

ED ZANDER, MOTOROLA INC.'S CEO, is under pressure. And it shows. The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but both were palpable during Zander's appearance via an audio Webcast last Thursday at Goldman Sachs' 2007 Technology Investment Symposium...

Zander: Moto knows what to do

Ed Zander, Motorola Inc.'s CEO, is under pressure. And it shows.The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but both were palpable during Zander's appearance via Web cast this morning at Goldman Sachs' 2007 Technology Investment Symposium in Las...

Worst of the Week: Sleep tight, iPhone

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...

iPhone could disrupt, if price is right: Consumer survey says $300 or less could cause churn

A survey of American online shoppers suggests that Apple Inc.'s yet-to-be-launched iPhone has penetrated consumer awareness, unlike other handsets before their launch. At a price between $200 and $300, the device could lead consumers to switch carriers, according to the survey. Moreover, once these...

Garriques’ departure from Motorola : When an institution and an individual part ways

Executives come and go as corporate fortunes rise and fall, as surely as the sun rises and sets. It is rare, however, that that mobility is as seamless or as wickedly cool as Ron Garriques' departure from Motorola Inc. earlier this month. Even as...

Rollercoaster Krzr, Razr prices highlight vendors’ struggles

A glance at Motorola Inc. Krzr and Razr prices across carriers serves to tell a story about one handset vendor's product succession plans, as well as the fractured and cutthroat nature of the cellphone retail market.The Krzr's prices are all over the map, ranging...

Garriques leaves Motorola for Dell, Butler exits T-Mobile as CMO

Ron Garriques, an eight-year Motorola Inc. veteran who rose to lead the company's mobile device division, itself responsible for the company's resurgent fortunes via the Razr handset, resigned from Motorola to join Dell Inc.Dell has been searching for management solutions to its own resurgence,...

Ron Garriques leaves Motorola for Dell: The Humpty-Dumpty Question: Did he fall or was he pushed?

Ron Garriques, an eight-year Motorola Inc. veteran who rose to lead the company's mobile device division, itself responsible for the company's resurgent fortunes via the Razr handset, resigned from Motorola to join Dell Inc.Dell has been searching for management solutions to its own resurgence,...

Verizon Wireless adds handsets from Samsung, Nokia

Verizon Wireless has added two new phone models, one a dual-hinge flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and another a rebranded Pantech handset from Nokia Corp. The Samsung SCH-u740, which retails online for $150 (with two-year contract) is positioned for young adults as...

Voce adds Treo, Motorola and Nokia devices to handset lineup

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.'s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in adding a data component to its primarily voice service.Voce's Web site now shows that...

Verizon Wireless gets exclusive with ESPN : Multiyear deal means Vcast customers can tune into sports coverage, content

The content and user interface of the short-lived Mobile ESPN L.L.C. mobile virtual network operator is set to be resurrected as an addition to Verizon Wireless' Vcast data service. ESPN and Verizon Wireless said that they have signed an exclusive, multiyear agreement to provide...

Worst of the Week: Rantings of a madman

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 the chance to rant and rave about whatever rubs...

Voce expands handset lineup with Treo, Moto, Nokia

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.'s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in adding a data component to its primarily voice service.Voce's Web site now shows that...

Squeezing 3G into that 2G dress: Handset’s waistline and costs need to mimic previous generation

Motorola Inc.'s recent, sobering earnings report came with a number of explanations of how the American vendor would turn things around. Motorola executives mentioned, among several factors, their portfolio mix-and the role of 3G in a higher-average selling price, higher-margin mix of handsets. Ed...

Fikl Pikl

As a testament to the fickleness of the wireless industry, Motorola Inc., once the bell of the handset ball, has fallen on hard times.Was it not so long ago that the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company was basking in the glow of its Razr dollars?...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Further proof that technology is surpassing people's ability to comprehend it. Some rocket scientists moonlighting as thieves were arrested in New York after authorities activated the signal...

Pricing changes slow following smartphone buzz

A week after Verizon Wireless tried to under cut the iPhone buzz at Cingular by slashing prices on a handful of smartphones, Cingular bounced back with a variety of pricing changes last week. The most significant change was a $100 price drop for prepaid...

3G Razr hits Cingular’s virtual shelves

The Motorola Inc. Razr v3xx-equipped to run on Cingular Wireless' next-gen network-is "finally here," Cingular's Web site announced breathlessly to the hordes who apparently have been clamoring for it."The Razr V3xx is as hot as it is cool!"That hot coolness will set consumers back...

Moto and Sony Ericsson: A tale of two vendors

THE MOBILE HANDSET BUSINESS plays out in a dynamic and sometimes cruel landscape. Opportunities abound, yet conditions can be harsh. Giants may rule, or be humbled by ambition and prevailing winds. Nimble competitors with practical prowess can seize the day. A bewildering array of...

Verizon Wireless undercuts Cingular with cheaper phones

The heated battle between rivals Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. edged up a notch as Verizon Wireless cut its prices on several handsets recently introduced by Cingular.Just days after Cingular introduced the Palm Inc. Treo 750 for $400, Verizon Wireless lowered its prices...

Headsets, EV-DO cards sell well

Editor's Note: In this new monthly feature, RCR Wireless News will talk to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless. Sprint Nextel Store No. 72 is in a bustling complex of restaurants, shops and a movie...

Carrier price changes on handsets: casting for new subs, upgraders?

Handset prices at the major carriers continue to gyrate, week-by-week, suggesting that carriers-like retailers changing their window displays-are perennially in search of the right combination of brand, features and price to lure in new subscribers or retain current subs with an upgrade. Yet some...

Apple iPhone creates chatter and more speculation on impacts

The biggest news at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning was the news occurring simultaneously in San Francisco at MacWorld, where the long-awaited Apple Inc. iPhone was announced. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications executives in Las Vegas, for instance, used the...

Finishing touches: Like cars, leather, chrome packages come to cellphones

Colors, materials and finishes-aka CMF-have returned to center stage as a conveyor of value, product differentiator and sales clincher. Focused efforts to use CMF to give a handset legs in the market began with face plates nearly a decade ago. And though CMF's role...