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Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The big four carriers and their competitive positioning

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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...

Analyst Angle: Open letter to Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO: How to make Nokia great again

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.I congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great mobile and wireless companies...

AT&T expands small business loans to mobile deployments

AT&T Inc. said it will begin offering loans to small businesses to help them deploy wireless solutions or upgrade existing deployments. The loans will be offered through its AT&T Capital Services financial subsidy that originally had focused on providing loans to companies looking to...

Public Wi-Fi usage expected to boom, biz model remains uncertain

The recent explosion of wireless data services has inflicted a heavy toll on traditional cellular networks that were not designed to handle the demand. While carriers continue to furiously bolster their networks with additional capacity and new technology, many are also looking to offload...

Research In Motion reveals its BlackBerry PlayBook

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) took the wraps off its first ever tablet at a developers conference in San Francisco this afternoon.Packing a 7-inch screen in a half an inch thick form factor weighing less than a pound, BlackBerry PlayBook will run on...

Research In Motion readies a new OS and tablet

Research In Motion Ltd. might finally unveil its first tablet next week.After scrapping original plans for a tablet launch back in May, the BlackBerry maker is ready to introduce its response to Apple Inc.'s iPad, according to The Wall Street Journal.Despite being written off...

Analyst Angle: The mobile wallet – not yet meeting, let alone exceeding, consumer expectations

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.Despite chattering from technologists and consultants, consumers have consistently been lukewarm to “mobile money”...

Reality Check: RIM’s evolution strategy

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 Kansas City, where we are abuzz with football hopes after last Monday night’s Chiefs opening...

AT&T Mobility unveils cellular/satellite smart phone

Nearly a year after being announced, AT&T Mobility (T) is finally offering TerreStar Network Inc.'s dual-mode cellular/satellite Genus smart phone to enterprise, government and small-business customers. Or it could be the answer for those always complaining about AT&T Mobility's coverage.The smart phone, which runs...

Reader Forum: Do more smart phones (and mobile applications) mean greater employee productivity?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Samsung unveils 'Tab' the tablet

Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused with Tab, the diet soft drink.)The device is an expansion (literally) of its Galaxy S smart phone platform that launched...

Nokia to reboot U.S. efforts … again

Nokia Corp. (NOK) said this week that it wants to improve its business in the United States with plans to work more closely with operators and provide devices that meet the unique characteristics of the market. This quest has been a near annual proclamation...

Analyst Angle: CIOs moving too slowly with smart phones and tablets

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. John Chen loves his iPhone. Like many of his colleagues at Sybase Inc....

Motricity offers real-time, zero-touch content and services to smart phones

Motricity today launched its mCore MobileCast platform, designed to help operators deliver relevant content and services to end users’ smartphones in a real-time, zero-touch environment. “Smartphone user now have access to more content, applications, goods and services than ever before, but it’s often...

Reality Check: This summer’s winners and losers

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 Kansas City, where the summer is wrapping up and the Chiefs open their season on...

Nokia set to lose another executive

The executive shuffle continued at Nokia Corp. (NOK) today as the world’s largest mobile handset maker said Anssi Vanjoki, EVP and a member of Nokia Group’s executive board as well as head of Nokia’s Mobile Solutions unit, will resign from the company. The...

Reader Forum: Parting the skies for cloud music

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Reader Forum: The consumer benefits of tiered pricing

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

T-Mobile USA allows "kids" to talk free

You can't blame T-Mobile USA Inc. for not trying.The nation's No. 4 wireless operator unveiled a new promotion dubbed “Kids are Free Until 2012,” that as the name implies allows customers to add lines for their “kids” at no charge through the end of...

Analyst Angle: The looming rich media wars: Apple vs. rest of the world”

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.Last week, Apple Inc. made a ton of announcements including a new iPod nano, a...

@ Mobile Future Forward: AT&T dishes stats on mobile broadband

SEATTLE — Mobile broadband usage has grown an astounding 5,000% over the last three years on AT&T Mobility's network, Fred Devereaux, the carrier's president for the western region, said this morning at Mobile Future Forward.Meanwhile, the carrier is preparing for mobile broadband connectivity to...

Spotlight on: Boingo Wireless

It seems like a no-brainer today, but there was a time not too long ago when Wi-Fi was not a ubiquitous feature found in most homes, businesses or public venues. Along with that scarcity was frustration and complications for those looking to actually connect...

Verizon Wireless adds data packs to prepaid plans

Verizon Wireless (VZ) unveiled the availability of data packages for prepaid customers that in turn will now allow those looking to eschew a contract a broader selection of devices.The carrier said prepaid customers can now add an unlimited data package to its “3G Smartphones”...

Analyst Angle: Why direct web access no longer matters

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.I’m sure the first reaction to this week’s column title caught your attention. You might...