RCR Wireless News

LOS ANGELES-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is adding a Razr-esque smart phone to its device lineup, targeting business and consumer users who want access to e-mail and entertainment content, but are willing …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. is “fast approaching” 50,000 subscribers and is on track to have a customer base of between 100,000 to 150,000 customers by Christmas, according to Peter Adderton, chief …

While the world of wireless infrastructure vendors looks set to be dominated by three all-powerful giants, small player Tellabs Inc. quietly reminds the industry that it’s doing a lot of …

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LOS ANGELES—Amp’d Mobile Inc. is “fast approaching” 50,000 subscribers and is on track to have a customer base of between 100,000 to 150,000 customers by Christmas, according to Peter Adderton, …

Here’s what got us talking in the RCR Wireless News editorial department last week: Throwing caution, and perhaps good sense to the wind, the Wi-Fi Alliance has decided that it …

Space Data Corp. landed a $49 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with a communication system that sends radio-equipped industrial balloons filled with hydrogen or helium to between …

Since ditching merger negotiations and a takeover bid a few weeks ago, Andrew Corp. has been busy buying back 2.4 million shares of its common stock at an average price …

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CHANDLER, Ariz.—Space Data Corp. landed a $49 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with its communication system that sends radio-equipped industrial balloons filled with hydrogen or helium to …

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CALABASAS, Calif.—Mesh network equipment-maker Strix Systems scored a contract with Chinese authorities to supply a public-safety Wi-Fi network in Beijing in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. Strix said its modular …

DENVER-RCR Wireless News took home a national silver award for its on-site trade show coverage of CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2005 Expo. The award, given by the American Society …

Welcome to Hedgehogging, the editorial staff’s weekly column about wireless-related stories that got us talking this week. Is it just us, or are a lot of people who work in …

Fear not, Mike Dano-ranting fans, your leader has not disappeared, but is only resting so as to return stronger with your beloved ravings about all things wrong in wireless. In …

Nortel Networks Ltd. swung from a $33 million net loss at the close of last year’s second quarter to a profit of $366 million this year, thanks to a 30-percent …

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Forget the car charger. Sprint Nextel Corp. is the first to market with a portable charger from Energizer, the Energi To Go, which can charge a cell phone …

Welcome to Hedgehogging. As you know from your own jobs, there is always something happening in the wireless industry. Some of it makes us stop what we’re doing to clap, …

Not all subscribers are equal. While big-spending, low-churning direct subscriber adds are often best, there are only so many of them to go around. As such, the value of indirect …

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The battle between Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket Communications subsidiary and No. 4 wireless operator T-Mobile USA Inc. over markets in Texas has escalated into a lawsuit and potentially could …

Without divulging financial details, Nortel Networks Ltd. bagged what is likely a hefty contract to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network technology beginning in the third …

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SARASOTA, Fla.—Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol developer xG Technology L.L.C. said it is launching a nationwide deployment program of xMax, the company’s new mobile VoIP service. The company said it’s …