The Rural Cellular Association kicks off its 18th Annual Convention and Exhibition this week in Las Vegas, and as in years past the trade organization faces a number of issues that are impacting rural operators. Those issues include access to devices, roaming agreements, network...
The Rural Cellular Association kicks off its 18th Annual Convention and Exhibition this week in Las Vegas, and as in years past the trade organization faces a number of issues that are impacting rural operators. Those issues include access to devices, roaming agreements, network...
SAN DIEGO – In the closing keynote at Gartner's Wireless, Networking and Communications Summit, the research firm's VP and distinguished analyst, Nick Jones, offered his take on where mobility should fit into the general roadmap of enterprise. Looking out, five years down the horizon,...
Reports from analysts that the mobile industry would witness a sharp drop in postpaid customer additions during the first quarter held true this morning as Verizon Wireless posted results
The industry’s largest operator said it added 1.552 million customers to its network during the first...
Palm Inc.'s European plans for its Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices received a date today as the company said French operator SFR would begin offering the company's smartphones through SFR's online store on April 27 and in its retail locations beginning May 11.Palm...
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.There’s going to be a lot to talk about earnings in the next few days, and, despite...
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....
AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver its CelleSync over-the-air...
AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver its CelleSync over-the-air...
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.In my last column, we touched on how supply chain management increasingly is offering opportunities for companies...
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.It’s hard to believe we are six days into April. But we are, and, as most of...
No one could exactly hail Google Inc.'s Nexus One a marketing success, so it comes as little surprise to see the search engine giant seeking to bolster its marketing team for the device and its future generation.In a job listing spotted this week,...
Editor's Note:The following is a list of notable alliances and partnerships announced over the past two weeks. Brightpoint Inc. said it expanded a strategic alliance with Research In Motion Ltd. to provide logistics and supply chain services for BlackBerry smartphones in Indonesia. In connection...
Fresh off its announced plans to bring the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus to AT&T Mobility, RCR Wireless News met with Palm Inc. to discuss its ongoing strategy in the face of an increasingly crowded smartphone market. While there has been stronger...
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 utility of mobile phones has long since expanded beyond the concept of simple voice...
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.Mobile devices have provided consumers with an easy way to purchase items on the go. While mobile...
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....
T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its 3G push today unveiling the first HSPA+ device to be offered by a nationwide U.S. carrier that it plans to offer to consumers beginning March 14. The USB modem device, dubbed the WebConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, will initially...
Synchronica plc said it received its largest contract to date for its Mobile Gateway product, which provides push e-mail and mobile synchronization services.The $1.05 million contract is with an undisclosed distributor for an Indonesian mobile operator and includes 300,000 devices for a period of...
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.After a column a few weeks back where I took the industry to task on its poor...
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.Greetings from the ice-crusted prairie where we celebrate mid-30 degree temperatures. The mercury wasn't the only thing...
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 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.Mobile termination rates, the price a mobile operator charges to complete calls on its network,...
Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded its presence in southern Texas with an agreement to form a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture with regional operator Pocket Communications. The agreement will call for Leap to control 76% of the venture and will result in the Pocket...
