The latest player in the wireless advertising arena hopes to provide a one-stop shop for companies looking to deploy marketing campaigns across mobile platforms. And it's set to lock horns with a rare veteran in the space.Millennial Media debuted this month, touting $6.3 million...
Wireless operators increasingly are cutting ringtone aggregators out of the loop, opting instead to make deals directly with recording labels. But as EMI Entertainment World Inc.'s lawsuit against InfoSpace Inc. shows, the ringtone business may not be as simple as it seems.EMI earlier this...
An innovation volley between Alltel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. in recent months has been going something like this: Alltel introduces myCircle, a calling plan which allows users to pick 10 numbers regardless of network for unlimited calling.T-Mobile USA later unveils myFaves, which does...
It's easy to see the carriers' logic in dropping the online price of handsets in the holiday season: fire sales attract consumers in droves. Mentioning "free" to an American consumer is like waving a red cape at a snorting bull. At other...
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...
Pump up the mobile motivationPeople who made a get-fit new year's resolution this year can find motivation to stick with their goals on their cellphones. PumpOne, a company that provides visual personal training programs for handheld devices like iPods, is offering a service called...
It's not a phenomenon unique to any of the major wireless carriers, but the forum that concert sponsorship and promotion has entered is now as evolved as the technology it relies on for delivery.When carriers began sponsoring live concerts as early as 2001, it...
Regional, flat-rate carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. filed for a $1.1 billion initial public offering, and plans to use the money to expand into new markets where it recently won spectrum licenses.MetroPCS' filing did not disclose how many shares the company plans to offer or...
Research In Motion Ltd. said that new product launches helped fill its sails as the company reported robust revenue and earnings in its fiscal third quarter, despite an ongoing, internal review of its stock option grants that may lead to extensive restatements of past...
Visto Corp. claimed victory against rival mobile e-mail service provider Seven Networks Inc. after a U.S. District Court doubled the damages from an earlier ruling.The Redwood City, Calif.-based developer said it was awarded $7.7 million by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
When two women in distinctive but identical designer dresses are seated side-by-side in a trendy restaurant, there may be mutual if mortified acknowledgement of the other's good taste, rapidly followed by a seating shuffle. In contrast, when Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s BlackJack smart phone...
Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG said their network equipment joint venture will be delayed due to an ongoing investigation into irregularities at Siemens' telecom unit involved in the JV. The companies also said the deal will be subject to "the results and consequences" of...
Financiers continue to flood the white-hot-and increasingly litigious-mobile e-mail space. Specifically, white-label wireless e-mail provider Seven Networks Inc. snared $42 million in an oversubscribed round of funding. The company said undisclosed new investors joined existing backers, which include Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd., Greyloack, Ignition...
It's an increasingly awkward dance between U.S. wireless carriers and handset manufacturers as phone makers begin to assert their independence from operators.
Handsets don't work without the network and networks are useless without handsets. Neither can go solo.
Or can they?
It's no secret that in Europe,...
Consumers' tendency to carry duplicate devices-think camera phone and digital camera, or smart phone and PDA-may contain a seed of wireless' future. That may seem like a bit of a stretch on such a simple premise. Take the implications, however, and work backwards. Enjoy...
Comcast Corp. aims to find out if customers will buy wireless service from a cable company: the nation's largest cable provider is launching a trial of wireless service in partnership with Sprint Nextel Corp. in two markets: Boston and Portland, Ore.The launches are the...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a downloadable e-mail client from Seven that allows users to access multiple accounts from various e-mail providers. The application is available as a free download to Sprint Nextel data plan subscribers on select phones. Users can access e-mail...
Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, Ovum's Roger Entner...
HOUSTON-A group of European entrepreneurs is hoping to tap the mobile e-mail market with an e-mail and instant messaging service for mobile phones. The company, dubbed Berggi, promises to "transform regular cell phones into smart devices" that are optimized to send and receive non-voice...
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. continued to gain momentum during the third quarter, adding seven times as many customers as it did at this time last year and increasing its revenue by 25 percent over the same period. However, the company’s profits were affected...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. padded its already-thick wallet, raking in $30 million in a third round of funding and adding two new investors. Adobe Systems Inc. and Hearst Corp. became backers of the company with the latest round, which pushed MobiTV’s total investment funding to...
Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, M:Metrics’ Seamus McAteer...
A California man is suing Motorola Inc., alleging the cellular phone maker knew its wireless Bluetooth headsets could cause "serious hearing loss" and failed to warn customer of the potential dangers. The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed earlier this month in U.S....
