Monthly Archives: April, 2008

House committee investigation blames Martin for FCC’s ‘broken process’: Hearings proposed for June

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's troubles on Capitol Hill could be taking a turn for the worse. House Commerce Committee investigators have recommended...

Sierra Wireless beats guidance, outlook calls for sun

Sierra Wireless Inc. said yesterday that its revenue and profits exceeded its guidance for the first quarter and forecast sequential growth, in the wake...

Troubling outlook dims Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent's first-quarter financials held few surprises, but the company's new outlook -- "flat" instead of the previous "flat to slightly up" -- appeared to...

UrbanWorld expands mobile media business

UrbanWorld Wireless added new distribution partners for both its on-deck and off-deck offerings. The Los Angeles-based content provider inked a deal to offer its...

AdMob unveils analytics service

AdMob joined the mobile analytics field, unveiling a free tool that allows advertisers and publishers to track traffic and measure the effectiveness of wireless...

Sony Ericsson aims to bridge Flash and Java platforms

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to offer a new technology to bridge the Adobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms.Project Capuchin, as...

T-Mobile USA unwraps $1-per-day prepaid option

T-Mobile USA Inc. took the wraps off a new prepaid calling plan the carrier hopes will counteract growing competition in the prepaid sector.T-Mobile USA's...

Transpera to power AP’s Mobile News Network

The Associated Press has signed a deal with mobile video vendor Transpera to power the mobile content distribution of the AP's Mobile News Network.Mobile...

AT&T to cut 3G iPhone price?

AT&T Mobility plans to subsidize the price for the 3G version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone by as much as $200, according to a report...

Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router

At US$200--just $50 more than many single-band gigabit routers--and with USB drive sharing as a bonus, this router can support 2.4-GHz legacy devices and...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Motorola, F5 Networks and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage...

Samsung P960 Heralds the European Arrival of the Mobile TV Cellphone [Samsung]

While mobile TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is pretty much virgin territory for them. Samsung's P960, however, may have...

iPhone invades Canada

Rogers Communications Inc., the largest carrier in Canada with 7.3 million subscribers, said today it will offer Apple Inc.'s iPhone to its customers later...

FCC’s McDowell on board for wireless USF cap

Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said he supports imposing an interim cap on high-cost universal service funds primarily benefitting wireless carriers serving rural...

GenBand wins Leap business

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it is deploying GenBand Inc.'s G9 Converged Media Gateway to deliver enhanced voice quality and IP services on its...

TI unveils power management controls based on ATCA standard

Texas Instruments Inc. said it is offering a single-chip, dual-slot hot swap manager for Advanced Mezzanine Cards to address power management in wireless networks,...

CinemaNow, uVuMobile to meld films with cellphones

Digital entertainment firm CinemaNow Inc. is teaming with uVuMobile to allow consumers to use their phones to order full-length films for viewing on other...

Anonymous SMS tips program launched

Mobile transaction provider mBlox is partnering with Anderson Software L.L.C. to allow citizens to send anonymous tips via text message.The companies unveiled TipSoft SMS,...

An early look at AT&T Mobility’s MediaFLO mobile TV service: REVIEW: $15-a-month offering needs more content

AT&T Mobility's MediaFLO-based mobile TV service has not yet officially launched; after a couple of false starts, the carrier appears set to launch the...

Mobile data can change the game

Memo to all you network operators: the race to zero is heating up.That's the takeaway from a recent (but little-noticed) survey of 2,000 mobile...

Margins Check: Yahoo, Microsoft and cellphones in ‘Grand Theft Auto 4’

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens, Airspan and Fortress

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...

Rogers Issues Statement on the Apple iPhone

Ted Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. today issued the following statement: We're thrilled to announce that we have a...

D-Block report sheds new light on players’ plans: Cyren Call planned MVNO over 700 MHz spectrum

Public Spectrum Safety Trust Corp. Chairman Harlin McEwen appears to have distanced himself from a key element in a new Federal Communications Commission inspector...

Greystripe touts movie marketing results

Ad-supported game distributor Greystripe said its recent marketing campaign for the New Line Cinema film "The Golden Compass," which ran on Greystripe's mobile ad...
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