Monthly Archives: September, 2007
FIZZLED OUT: Disney Mobile to follow Mobile ESPN into MVNO graveyard
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IF 2006 WAS THE YEAR OF THE LAUNCH for mobile virtual network operators, then 2007 has so far been the Year of the Crash.The...
Martin eyes changes to open access: VZW’s lobbying may indicate desire for C-Block spectrum
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DEMOCRATS WARNED FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN MARTIN not to cripple the open-access stipulation on the 700 MHz spectrum up for auction early next year, following...
Get set:GO: Cellphone vendors gear up for critical Q4 shopping season
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TODAY BEGINS THE FOURTH QUARTER-the crazy, blow-out-the-pipes holiday season for most retailers, including those in the wireless industry. Financial numbers for the past three...
Attention, shoppers!: Big-league marketers crowd into wireless
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Here's one of those pop quizzes you dread:Quickly, what do PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, Nike Inc., Heinz, Procter & Gamble, Nintendo, Pizza Hut, Mars Inc....
Clouds gather over LNP: Critics argue that current contract is burning consumers
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The nation's top consumer group urged the Federal Communications Commission to consider eliminating provisions in the local number portability administration contract that critics view...
Tracfone targets unlockers
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Tracfone Wireless Inc. has turned up the heat on the cellphone black market, securing a slew of court judgments to halt the resale of...
Executive Interview: Scott Richardson
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Clearwire Corp. may not have the father of WiMAX under its wing in Chief Strategy Officer Scott Richardson, but he could very well be...
Brave new world
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CHICAGO-Welcome to WiMAX World!It's impossible to digest and concisely describe an entirely new industry-complete with new entrants, new business models and, oh yeah, new...
Textbook example
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It's possible Verizon Wireless has done as much for the open access/net neutrality campaign as the liberal MoveOn.org Petraeus ad did for struggling Republicans.Verizon...
11 years later, FCC still toiling through PCS auction litigation: Agency wins ruling against Magnacom, but case may be headed to Supreme Court
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the trustee of bankrupt Magnacom Wireless L.L.C. is not entitled to proceeds from the reauction of...
Fraud: A total drag (on revenues)
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Telecom operators around the world are losing more and more cash to various types of fraud-and in some cases the shortfalls amount to as...
Apple, unlockers grapple in cyberspace
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The good news is that Apple Inc. has a lot of fans.The news that's too fresh to characterize as "good" or "bad" is that...
Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.
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Looks like Apple is warning (read: threatening) its iPhone users with a statement about the horrors of unlocking the device. Key, terror-inducing phrases like...
Proxim splits its bets on Wi-Fi, WiMAX
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Proxim Wireless Corp. sees opportunity in both Wi-Fi and WiMAX technologies, WiMAX due to its increasing momentum around the world and Wi-Fi due to...
Decision delayed on DE bidding rules
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The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected on procedural grounds a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's small business bidding rules, delaying for...
Clarification
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RCR Wireless News would like to clarify an error made in the "Mobile TV space set for technology war" story, which ran in the...
Voice-only users stand as opportunity for carriers
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A little more than one-third of North American cellphone subscribers only use voice services, according to a new report from research firm In-Stat.The firm...
Qualcomm names Apple attorney as general counsel
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Qualcomm Inc. hired Apple Inc.'s top attorney as its general counsel, while Apple replaced that attorney with Oracle Corp.'s general counsel.Donald Rosenberg leaves Apple...
Apple attacks modified iPhones via software update
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Apple Inc.'s latest software update for the iPhone apparently is turning unlocked devices into bricks, according to media reports and Internet blogs today.iPhone owners...
VZW expands MediaFLO handset lineup
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Motorola Inc. introduced its first handset to support Verizon Wireless' Vcast Mobile TV offering.The manufacturer showcased the Motorizr Z6tv, a GPS-enabled slider phone with...
Minnesota sues Sprint Nextel
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Minnesota has sued Sprint Nextel Corp., accusing the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier of violating state consumer protection laws. "When you receive...
ROK toys with Xero Mobile acquisition
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Xero Mobile Inc., the mobile virtual network operator in terminal pre-launch mode, is being eyed by ROK Entertainment Group.ROK CEO Laurence Alexander said he...
The Week in Review
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Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what...
MOUSETRAPPED: Disney shuts down MVNO
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The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down its remaining mobile virtual network operator, Disney Mobile, as of Dec. 31. The company announced this morning...