Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Major props to all involved in this story: If you built a tower, wrote some software, etc., give yourself a pat on the back. Take the day...
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 to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
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 to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.If you want to be inspired about the wireless industry, the United States and the power of the people, go RIGHT NOW to CTIA.org (http://www.ctia.org/wireless2007/index.cfm?day=3) to watch...
The annual CTIA show is always a good time to take stock on where the domestic wireless industry has been over the previous 12 months, and where it's headed over the next 12. This year's event in Orlando, Fla., was no exception. As usual...
ORLANDO, Fla.-The intriguing thing about the mobile handset business is that competition and ambition can help a vendor thread the eye of a needle. To some, that's the slim opening for vendors not counted among the top-tier, whose five companies claim more than 80...
Editor's Note: Lowell McAdam took over as president and CEO of Verizon Wireless in December, as Denny Strigl moved on to head Verizon Communications Inc.
Editor's Note: Welcome to a special CTIA Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRNews.com you can find columns from the industry's leading analysts, including Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Compete's Miro Kazakoff and Jupiter Research's Julie Ask. Visit...
Verizon Wireless is making new moves toward customer friendliness with an expanded "test drive" period of 30 days, during which customers can opt to leave the carrier and essentially have Verizon Wireless foot their usage bill-so long as they port their number elsewhere. Typically,...
NBC Universal will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as "The Office" and "Heroes" to U.S. wireless users. The broadcast company said it plans to offer a 24-hour viewing period for some of its top-rated shows starting at...
A year after the companies first announced their plans for the offering, Verizon Wireless and TiVo said the TiVo Mobile application for BREW-capable cellphones is now available to Verizon Wireless subscribers. The application is selling for $2 per month, and allows TiVo owners to...
Editor's Note: Welcome to a special edition of our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. This week we're introducing four new contributors, Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Compete's Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research's Julie Ask and Iain Gillott. Please join us in welcoming these excellent analysts in the...
Momentum for mobile television is building. Whether there is a market for it or not, the wireless industry is getting serious about hawking mobile TV services. Oh, sure carriers have offered an assortment of such offerings in the past through companies like MobiTV, but...
ADVERTISEMENTS, PRODUCT endorsements and commercials have been the bread and butter of the TV business for decades. Mobile television-albeit a new distribution channel-is no different, though broadcasters of the new medium are still developing the technology and business plans that advertisers have dreamed of...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.--Verizon Wireless put out two press releases March 1: One, that Verizon Wireless customers do not have to worry about the change in daylight saving time...
Verizon Wireless launched its streaming mobile TV service last week with little of the expected fanfare. The service, dubbed Vcast Mobile TV, uses MediaFLO USA Inc.'s technology and network, with Verizon Wireless initially offering the service in 20 markets across the country. The service...
Despite Verizon Wireless' attempt to downplay the launch of its Vcast Mobile TV service, the availability of the streaming TV service in the Denver area forced-and I do mean forced-a quick trip to the mall so we could check out the new offering.Verizon Wireless...
Despite Verizon Wireless' attempt to downplay the launch of its Vcast Mobile TV service, the availability of the streaming TV service in the Denver area forced-and I do mean forced-a quick trip to the mall so we could check out the new offering.Verizon Wireless...
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 to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Verizon Wireless has launched mobile TV service using MediaFLO USA Inc.'s technology and network, initially offering the service in 20 markets across the United States from Richmond, Va., to Portland, Ore. The service is priced at $15 per month for mobile TV only, which...
Verizon Wireless will begin offering mobile television on March 1, according to coverage maps on the carrier's Web site. No further details were offered, and the maps offered the caveat that mobile TV would be available only in "select markets" on March 1. The...
Slim, shiny, clever devices dazzle and delight-impressions that all the major handset makers are capable of producing in a mobile phone. As carriers manage their handset portfolios, they see in those devices the means to capture the imagination of consumers and draw them into...
As the flurry of mobile virtual network operators that launched in 2006 start to settle in, some are proclaiming customer gains with stand-alone business models-but MVNOs are also taking alternate tracks to promote their brands and content. Both Helio L.L.C. and Amp'd Mobile reported...
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...
