http://www.rcrwireless.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST 10 Intelligence on All Things Wireless en-us http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100319/CUSTOMERS/100319900/-1 AUSTIN, Texas – RCR Wireless News has expanded its news outlet sources with the launch of RCR Local Market News and RCR Unplugged. RCR Wireless News staff 2010-03-19T11:45-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100319/WORST_OF_THE_WEEK/100319902/-1 I was planning on using this week’s WOTW column to poke fun at certain aspects of the upcoming CTIA event in Las Vegas. But, as I was swishing around those ideas in my head I came to realize there is actually not that much to poke fun at. Dan Meyer 2010-03-19T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100319/QUARTERLY_EARNINGS/100319899/-1 Palm Inc. shares dove more than 18% early Friday after the company announced an increased number of shipments to carriers during its third fiscal quarter ended Feb. 26, but a drop in sell through of devices to consumers. Dan Meyer 2010-03-19T11:53-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100319/WIRELESS_TECHNOLOGY/100319901/-1 A small company based in Reno, Nev. Tracy Ford 2010-03-19T11:35-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100318/MOBILE_ENTERPRISE_IN_BUSINESS/100319904/-1 T-Mobile USA Inc. is attacking the machine-to-machine space with four SIM form factors to enable companies that want m2M solutions to use the one that best fits their needs, said John Horn, national director of M2M at the carrier. Tracy Ford 2010-03-18T12:05-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100318/OPINION/100319907/-1 Wireless guest Internet access is ushering in a new paradigm shift in the hospitality industry. There’s a tremendous demand for wireless access – for overnight guests, corporate use, and for conferences and trade shows. Aptilo Networks 2010-03-18T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100318/ENABLERAPPS/100319906/-1 A new consortium funded by the European Commission has been formed to work toward increasing mobile broadband infrastructure capacity density. Kristen Beckman 2010-03-18T10:43-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100318/CARRIERS/100319905/-1 T-Mobile USA Inc. looks to be hunting for spectrum, and according to comments by its CEO, is not afraid to find a partner to fill that need. Dan Meyer 2010-03-18T12:04-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/UNPLUGGED/100319917/-1 As the sun set (rain poured) on SXSW Interactive today, Unplugged still managed to find plenty going on in and around the convention center. 2010-03-17T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/QUARTERLY_EARNINGS/100319915/-1 InterDigital Inc. updated its financial guidance for the first quarter to reflect a new contract and an audit resolution, which will add between $37.5 million and $38.5 million to its revenues. Kristen Beckman 2010-03-17T12:14-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/OPINION/100319974/-1 As I review the new crop of phones being launched, one thing strikes me about the different flagship phones being promoted by the various handset makers – “these phones are all the same!” Derek Kerton, The Kerton Group 2010-03-17T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/OPINION/100319976/-1 During the recent capacity crisis suffered by AT&T Wireless it was expected the carrier would upgrade, as it was announced, in tough capacity urban markets such as New York and Los Angeles. Larry Swasey and Andy Fuertes, Visant Strategies 2010-03-17T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/FCC_WIRELESS_REGULATIONS/100319913/-1 Wireless carriers and equipment companies should benefit from the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan while smaller local exchange carriers and TV broadcasters may be vulnerable, according to consultants Global Medley... Tracy Ford 2010-03-17T12:54-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/DEVICES/100319914/-1 Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner. Dan Meyer 2010-03-17T12:48-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100317/DEVICES/100319916/-1 The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. Dan Meyer 2010-03-17T12:09-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100316/UNPLUGGED/100319924/-1 Much of the buzz at SXSW today centered around the fact it was the day Twitter CEO, Evan Williams was due to offer his 140 pearls of wisdom in a keynote to the unwashed masses. Sylvie Barak 2010-03-16T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100316/REALITY_CHECK/100229987/-1 Each of us who works in the telecom industry is a manager of assets – whether networks, systems, circuits, or handsets. Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry 2010-03-16T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100316/REALITY_CHECK/100319973/-1 Each year the mobile industry starts with a bang as attendees flock to the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) and International CTIA Wireless conferences and vendors introduce new devices,... Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet 2010-03-16T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100316/FCC_WIRELESS_REGULATIONS/100319920/-1 The National Broadband Plan delivered to Congress today calls for another 500 megahertz of spectrum to be freed up for wireless use by 2020, as well as an auction of D-Block spectrum and greater use of unlicensed spectrum. Tracy Ford 2010-03-16T12:11-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100316/CONTENT_MOBILE_MARKETING/100319923/-1 Google Inc said that it expects the rates that companies pay for search ads on mobile phones could surpass the rates of its existing PC-based ad business thanks to the growing popularity of powerful smartphones. Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters 2010-03-16T09:40-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100316/BSS_OSS/100319919/-1 It’s not very often that you find one of the world’s largest companies intimately involved in how telecom companies handle something as personal, though important, as customer care calls. Dan Meyer 2010-03-16T13:03-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/READERFORUM/100319990/-1 Wireless service providers looking for greater sources of backhaul bandwidth can get help from an unlikely – yet uniquely qualified – fiber-rich source: cable system operators. Shridhar Kulkarni, Product Manager Access Network Solutions, Aurora Networks 2010-03-15T06:00-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/READERFORUM/100319939/-1 Over the past 12 months any doubt over operator commitment to femtocells has been silenced. Professor Simon Saunders, Chairman of the Femto Forum 2010-03-15T09:15-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/FRONTPAGE/100319936/-1 Interop Technologies – Eddie DeCurtis has been chosen to assume the newly formed role of vice president of Asia-Pacific sales. DeCurtis has been involved in the telecommunications industry for more than17 years. Laura Teten 2010-03-15T12:56-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/CARRIERS/100319938/-1 Amid considerable speculation about a potential merger, San Diego’s Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) has trimmed about 4 percent of its workforce and closed or transferred 38 of its Cricket Communications storefronts. Bruce V. Bigelow 2010-03-15T10:40-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/UNPLUGGED/100319925/-1 The girls at Crowdflower tell us why they hope SXSWesters will keep up Austin's reputation for Weirdness during the convention and where better for the interview than an Austin Bathroom? 2010-03-15T22:53-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/UNPLUGGED/100319926/-1 Sylive Barak interviews participants at SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX 2010-03-15T22:32-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/UNPLUGGED/100319928/-1 Sylvie Barak speaks with a SXSW Interactive attendee about a panel on crowd sourcing strategies for non-profits. Sylvie Barak 2010-03-15T22:18-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/UNPLUGGED/100319929/-1 Sylvie interviews two attendees about their experience at the show on day 2. 2010-03-15T18:23-07:00 http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100315/UNPLUGGED/100319930/-1 Slyvie Barak gets a perspective on SXSW from someone seeking a bit more practical advice Sylvie Barak 2010-03-15T18:22-07:00