On-line and physical distributors of devices, applications and content including on-line stores like Amazon.com, traditional retail stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart, direct sales and channel sales including value added resellers and operating-centric application stores like Apple’s App Store. Other companies include: Tessco, Brightpoint, BrightStar, RadioShack and the thousands of direct and indirect wireless retailers.
March 12 2010 - 10:42 am ET | Dan Meyer
This might sound odd, or it just might sound like something coming from someone that is old, but my tolerance for technology is eroding at an increasing clip. ... Read More »
March 11 2010 - 12:53 pm ET | Dan Meyer
T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its 3G push today unveiling the first HSPA+ device to be offered by a nationwide U.S. carrier that it plans to offer to consumers beginning March 14. ... Read More »
March 9 2010 - 9:56 am ET | Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
After a column a few weeks back where I took the industry to task on its poor asset management discipline, a colleague came into my office and proclaimed “So – there is nothing new under the sun?” That got me to ... Read More »
March 9 2010 - 1:01 pm ET | Kristen Beckman
Synchronica plc said it received its largest contract to date for its Mobile Gateway product, which provides push e-mail and mobile synchronization services. ... Read More »
March 2 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
Greetings from the ice-crusted prairie where we celebrate mid-30 degree temperatures. The mercury wasn't the only thing that rose this past week as Cablevision, T-Mobile, Metro PCS, CenturyLink, Leap Wireless, Frontier and a host ... Read More »
February 26 2010 - 12:12 pm ET | Dan Meyer
I was hoping to avoid writing one more column about the recent Mobile World Congress event, but I feel that there is still a topic from that show worth exploring/exploiting for my own amusement. ... Read More »
February 24 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeffrey Bernstein, Senior Business and Policy Analyst; Michael Minges, Senior Market Analyst, Telecommunications Management Group Inc.
Mobile termination rates, the price a mobile operator charges to complete calls on its network, have been gradually decreasing over the last several years. ... Read More »
February 23 2010 - 12:24 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded its presence in southern Texas with an agreement to form a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture with regional operator Pocket Communications. ... Read More »
February 17 2010 - 11:10 am ET | Matt Kapko
BARCELONA – In India today there are 500 million wireless subscribers spanning across 14 operators. Bharti Airtel, the third largest single-country operator in the world, controls a 30% market share with more than 120 ... Read More »
February 15 2010 - 11:26 am ET | Tracy Ford
Good news for Sprint Nextel Corp. employees: the carrier stated in its fourth-quarter conference call that does not anticipate any more job cuts for the year. Things are not so great for people employed in the wireline sector, ... Read More »
February 4 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Sprint Nextel Corp.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., PETCO Animal Supplies is a leading pet specialty retailer that provides the products, services and advice that make it easier for its customers to be great pet parents. ... Read More »
January 29 2010 - 12:02 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Some weeks we struggle here at RCR Wireless News to find a topic with enough meat on its bones to be worthy of a Worst of the Week column. And then there are those rare weeks where Apple unveils a new product. Those weeks are ... Read More »
January 27 2010 - 12:54 pm ET | Jeff Mucci
HONG KONG – SmarTone-Vodafone kicked off its iPhone launch late last week at New Town Plaza in Hong Kong, with a party that included live performances from popular artists and the familiar lineup of Apple Inc. customers ... Read More »
January 27 2010 - 12:15 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Verizon Communications Inc. posted surprising fourth quarter results this week showing that the increasing focus on non-traditional wireless customers has hit even the most traditional of carriers. ... Read More »
January 26 2010 - 10:47 am ET | Dan Meyer
Verizon Communications Inc. posted rocky fourth quarter 2009 results that were impacted by one-time charges related to job cuts and an increasing dependency on its wireless operations. ... Read More »
January 25 2010 - 10:40 am ET | Tracy Ford
New Canadian wireless operator Wind Mobile is hiring retail outlet staff in Edmonton and Ottawa as it prepares to roll out services in those markets on its HSPA-technology based network. ... Read More »
January 19 2010 - 12:15 pm ET | Jim Patterson, Founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
On Friday, Verizon announced a new phone strategy, largely misreported as their volley in an escalating price war. ... Read More »
January 14 2010 - 11:12 am ET | Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
Contrary to popular opinion, magazine readership is growing and remains an important driver of retail sales and profit. With more than 4,000 titles in the market, it's difficult for any publisher or title to stand above the rest. ... Read More »
January 13 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Nizar Assanie, Vice President (Research), IE Market Research Corp
The joke among forecasters is that the toughest thing to forecast is the future. At IE Market Research Corp., we like to give our clients a full and complete accounting of how accurate our forecasts were. ... Read More »
January 4 2010 - 11:49 am ET | Tracy Ford
Bell Mobility began selling its handsets and services in its own retail stores. ... Read More »
December 28 2009 - 1:08 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Well, it looks like we know what AT&T received from Santa in its stocking this year, and it did not involve candy or any wind-up toys. No, it looks like the nation’s second largest wireless operator scored a fine piece of ... Read More »
December 22 2009 - 11:14 am ET | Tracy Ford
Globalstar Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Spot L.L.C., have acquired substantially all of the assets of Axonn L.L.C. ... Read More »
December 11 2009 - 10:58 am ET | Dan Meyer
With just weeks to go before the end of 2009, and for many not a moment too soon, we thought we'd take this time to look back at the past year and list a few lowlights that really stuck in our craw, and give it the sweet title of ... Read More »
December 10 2009 - 12:51 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Capitulating to entrenched market conditions, Nokia Corp. announced plans to close four of its retail outlets. Those outlets include its London Regent Street store; stores in Chicago and New York; and an attempt to relocate its ... Read More »
December 9 2009 - 11:20 am ET | Tracy Ford
Our editor, Tracy Ford, recently caught up with Best Buy Mobile's Scott Moore. Watch the interview below to see what is new at Best Buy Mobile. ... Read More »
December 8 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, CEO and Co-Founder, Mobile Symmetry
With holiday shopping in full swing, and an early snow to boot, it's time to complete the list for the telecom industry. ... Read More »
December 8 2009 - 10:04 am ET | Dan Meyer
Cable television giant Cox Communications Inc. has finally made the jump into the wireless telephone business announcing today the launch of the first three markets where customers can sign up for its wireless service offering. ... Read More »
December 4 2009 - 9:45 am ET | Dan Meyer
One awesome benefit of the holidays is the dozens of catalogs I receive in the mail from retailers I had no idea existed or were still in business. (This might be a sign that I need to get out more often.) ... Read More »
December 4 2009 - 1:02 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Is the wireless industry set to receive a gift-wrapped present from consumers this year, or will the lingering economic malaise result in a lump of coal for carriers? ... Read More »
December 4 2009 - 10:00 am ET | Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
Microsoft joined hands with Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom on Friday to unveil a new deal to sell netbooks at up to 90 percent off their retail price with a 3G mobile broadband contract. ... Read More »
December 1 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, CEO and Co-Founder, Mobile Symmetry
As the spin doctors try to put a happy face on the retail shopping season, I thought I’d weigh in with my wish list for the industry. It’s kind of lengthy, so this is part one (in no particular order): ... Read More »
November 23 2009 - 1:17 pm ET | Tracy Ford
With the impending launch of mobile WiMAX service in three North Carolina cities, residents of the area will be able to contrast and compare pricing options from Time Warner Cable Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. ... Read More »
November 20 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer
Looking to keep customers in formed of their usage and thus happier with their carrier, U.S. Cellular Corp. unveiled its Overage Protection service that will send a free text message to customers that have used 75% of their ... Read More »
November 17 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, CEO and Co-Founder, Mobile Symmetry
I know that many of you are thinking “Isn't he a little late for Q3 comments?” Believe it or not, we just received the last of the quarterly SEC filings a couple of Fridays ago. ... Read More »
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