Brightpoint Inc. will acquire Danish cellphone distributor Dangaard Telekom in a deal valued at $300 million, making Brightpoint the largest distributor of handsets serving European and U.S. markets. The transaction is expected to be completed in June or July, according to the companies, and...
The ripples are still making their way across the lake in the wake of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s surprise announcement that it will offer mobile broadcast TV through Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO USA Inc. network. The nation's largest wireless carrier somewhat stole the thunder from its...
The search for hotties never ends.Hot wireless markets, that is, with potential growth in first-time subscribers and prospects for high volumes of relatively low-cost handset sales, market share and, possibly, profits.A couple of currently hot markets will remain in contention-think China and, particularly, India-and...
Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless.While northeastern Ohio digs out from a mountain of lake-effect snow, Heather Griffiths, district manager for northern Ohio/Cleveland East...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. touted a handful of high- to mid-tier handsets at the outset of the 3GSM World Congress and duly gained attention for its technical prowess. Tucked away on the vendor's 3GSM-dedicated Web site was more: four tri-band (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 900/1800/1900 MHz) handsets...
Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator Kajeet Inc. has begun selling phones and service via its Web site, with coverage maps that appear to match up with the Sprint Nextel Corp. network. The MVNO is offering three handsets, all of them flip-phones: the 225 from...
Cellphone users are increasingly overwhelmed with the assortment of advanced features and functions on their phones, so much so that they rarely make use of services beyond simply placing a call, according to a new study by the CMO Council's Forum to Advance the...
Verizon Wireless announced it purchased rural carrier West Virginia Wireless for an undisclosed sum. Verizon Wireless said it will spend the next 15 months converting the rural carrier's GSM network to CDMA technology.The spectrum licenses that make up part of West Virginia Wireless' assets...
It's official. Twelve global network operators have chosen LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s KU250 handset as the winner of the GSM Association's low-cost, 3G handset campaign. That means LG will ship perhaps millions of units to those operators, which should provide the Korean handset vendor...
Just as the GSM Association prepares to announce the winner of its low-cost 3G handset contract in conjunction with the group's 3GSM trade show in Barcelona, Spain, next week, the CDMA Development Group rolled out news that some CDMA handsets are now selling for...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced eight new handsets in three basic categories, expanding its lines of Walkman and Cybershot handsets and offering four new phones for entry-tier markets around the world.Among the models announced, Sony Ericsson global spokesperson, Aldo Ligouri, called attention to...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.--If you are one of the 12 people who haven't yet viewed Stephen Colbert's history of the new AT&T Inc., please go to Youtube.com to watch it....
Wireless UAs if the costs of tuition and books weren't enough, some students are finding wireless technology is causing their student fees to increase. Students at the University of Maryland may have to pay an additional $292 in room and board costs next year,...
Regional wireless retailer Wireless Zone has announced an ambitious plan to expand its 275 locations to a total of 400, in 400 business days. Wireless Zone CEO Kevin Sinclai, said that if the company isn't growing, it's losing its value to its partners and...
Verizon Wireless SAID it captured 2.3 million net new customers in the fourth quarter, numbers that show it continues to dominate other national carriers with its retail performance.Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which reported last month, brought in more net customers-2.4 million customer additions-during the fourth...
Cellphone retailer Yakety Yak Wireless Inc. announced it named a new CEO. David Timlin, a longtime retail executive, will take the company reins from Yuvi Shmul, who will remain a member of the company's board of directors."I have been part of the wireless industry...
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...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers who have push-to-talk phones now have the ability to use the service on an a la carte basis for 15 cents per minute. The carrier said nine of its PTT handsets can immediately begin accessing the new service, which includes...
T-Mobile USA Inc. didn't do as well during 2006's fourth quarter as it did in 2005, seeing a substantial drop in the number of net new customers that it brought in during the industry's biggest-selling quarter.T-Mobile USA said it added 901,000 net new subscribers...
Verizon Wireless announced it captured 2.3 million net new customers in the fourth quarter, numbers that show it continues to dominate other national carriers with its retail performance.Cingular Wireless L.L.C. brought in more net customers, with 2.4 million customer additions during the fourth quarter,...
Big opportunities come with big risks, particularly in chasing the future of the cellphone business.One opportunity, pursued by the market's two giants and their challengers, is to deliver ultra low-cost handsets into the hands of low-income subscribers in developing markets. The upside to this...
T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its run as the carrier with the best customer-service ratings by consumers, edging out other operators for the fifth year in a row in J.D. Power and Associates' semi-annual survey. Verizon Wireless scored second place with a ranking of 101...
Big opportunities come with big risks, particularly in chasing the future of the mobile handset business.One opportunity, pursued by the market's two giants and their challengers, is to deliver ultra low-cost handsets into the hands of low-income subscribers in developing markets. The upside to...
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...
