One of the typically opaque aspects of the cellular handset industry erupted into view over the weekend as Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. sued each other. The familiar culprit: failed negotiations to renew a cross-licensing agreement. A 2003 agreement expired at the...
Mobile television and clip-based video content clearly represent an emerging opportunity for mobile network operators, traditional production houses, online portals and community sites like YouTube/Google, advertising firms, and other wireless supply chain companies. However, new IDC research suggests this market faces several hurdles that...
THE 700 MHZ AUCTION, continuing to crawl toward an end likely punctuated by a disappointing D Block failure, will not remain totally within the Federal Communications Communication's province when bidding finally ends. Congress is about to jump into the fray.Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman...
Bidders in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction continued their squabble over just under 100 licenses that appear to remain in play. The opening three rounds of bidding today drew 93, 99 and 100 new bids, which was a bump from the...
T-Mobile USA Inc. continues to rank highest among the five largest wireless carriers in customer service performance, according to the latest study by J.D. Power and Associates. The No. 4 provider has been at the top of the field for the past seven consecutive...
Another couple of rounds, another $1.3 billion.
So went rounds nine and 10 of the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction this morning, where potential winning bids for 989 of the 1,099 spectrum licenses up for grabs reached nearly $7.4 billion. And those participating...
Mobile carriers and content vendors keep trying to push gaming past the "golden nickel" -- the 5% ceiling of users who buy and play games on their handsets -- and into the mainstream. So maybe they should quit charging so many nickels for their...
After a soft opening during rounds five and six early Monday, bidders in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction turned up the heat in the afternoon, sending potential winning bids for the 967 licenses that have garnered interest to past the $6 billion...
The third round of the Federal Communication Commission's ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction ended this morning with potential winning bids topping the $3 billion mark. The latest round included 1,030 new bids and pushed the total winning bids up more than 15% to $3.2...
WiMAX has come to the college town of Madison, Wis., thanks to a new network launched today by TDS Telecommunications Corp. with infrastructure provided by Alvarion Ltd. And in other WiMAX-related news, NextPhase Wireless said it has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. inked a three-and-a-half year contract extension with Alcatel-Lucent, which covers the buildout of the flat-rate carrier's AWS spectrum holdings in seven major metropolitan areas. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed.MetroPCS scored the new markets through the Federal Communications Commission's...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Nokia Corp. blew the lid off what it sees as the future of mobile connectivity this morning at Nokia World. President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and Executive VP and GM of Multimedia Anssi Vanjoki took the stage to deliver a one-two punch on...
In this era of genius hackers and malware that can bring an entire corporation to its knees, the scariest threat to mobile security is. the users themselves.Software developers generally have done a good job keeping evil-doers at bay, according to a study of 789...
As Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has endured, even thrived, over its five-year life, it has seen its customer base transition from a play for the 18- to 34-year-old crowd to a substantial proportion (nearly 50%) of over-35 subscribers.The mobile virtual network operator itself has...
Performing artists are increasingly looking to mobile to prop up flagging recorded music revenues. And record labels are increasingly being left out of the loop. Digital offerings such as ringtones and online, full-track downloads have failed to offset "freefalling CD sales," according to a...
AS WILDFIRES RAGED throughout southern California in recent weeks and hundreds of thousands were evacuated from their homes, wireless networks in the area saw dramatic increases in usage as well as some damage from the blazes. The increased usage included first responders who reported...
Two wireless deals cleared major hurdles last week, but not before strings were attached by government antitrust and regulatory officials.The Justice Department said AT&T Inc. agreed to sell assets in seven rural markets and forgo rights to the Cellular One brand to win approval...
Wi-Fi hot spot provider Boingo Wireless Inc. said it acquired Wi-Fi networks at seven airports from Sprint Nextel Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The purchase includes a roaming component that will allow Sprint Nextel customers to gain access to Boingo's hot spot...
The mobile-phone industry cheered congressional approval of a bill to ban Internet access taxes for the next seven years, even though cellular carriers and others lobbied aggressively for a permanent ban."In taking this action today, Congress has wisely decided to keep the Internet tax-free...
The Justice Department said AT&T Inc. agreed to sell assets in seven rural markets and forgo rights to the Cellular One brand to win approval of the company's $2.8 billion purchase of Dobson Communications Corp. "The required divestitures will preserve competition for residents in...
AT&T MOBILITY HAS DELAYED its launch of MediaFLO USA Inc.'s broadcast mobile TV service to early 2008. More than eight months after committing to launching the service by the end of the year, and seven months after Verizon Wireless launched the service last March,...
AT&T Mobility has delayed its launch of MediaFLO USA Inc.'s broadcast mobile TV service to early 2008. More than eight months after committing to launching the service by the end of the year, and seven months after Verizon Wireless launched the service last March,...
Wireless customers aren't pleased with their retail sales experience, and their opinion of it has gotten steadily worse since 2006, according to the most recent survey of retail sales satisfaction from J.D. Power and Associates. The semi-annual survey examined evaluations from more than 6,300...
If you own the platform, you control the message.That's not some esoteric, technological mumbo-jumbo-though you'll hear plenty of that this week-but one take on Symbian Ltd.'s position as sponsor of the Smartphone Summit, which allows the company to spin the data on its fortunes.While...
