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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Verizon Wireless has added two new phone models, one a dual-hinge flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and another a rebranded Pantech handset from Nokia Corp. The Samsung SCH-u740, …

The content and user interface of the short-lived Mobile ESPN L.L.C. mobile virtual network operator is set to be resurrected as an addition to Verizon Wireless’ Vcast data service. ESPN …

Carriers looking to cash in on mobile TV services should pony up and build their own dedicated multimedia network, according to a new report from a consortium of industry players. …