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March 8 2010 - 11:53 am ET | Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless continued to hype its soon-to-launch LTE network today, noting trials in Boston and Seattle have produced download speeds of up to 50 megabits per second and upload speeds up to 25 Mbps. Average data rates in ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 11:45 am ET | Dan Meyer
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s bevy of prepaid offerings is gaining some clarity as the carrier is looking to phase out a legacy postpaid service and increase the appeal of its prepaid data plans. Sprint Nextel said it has started ... Read More »
December 2 2009 - 10:10 am ET | Tracy Ford
Telespree Communications said it won a contract to provide self-service activation to i-wireless customers, an MVNO that uses the Sprint Nextel Corp. network. The self-provisioning tool guides people who buy wireless handsets and ... Read More »
November 19 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Josh Aroner, Senior Director, Marketing, Oracle Communications
Last week Oracle, in partnership with United Kingdom-based trends consulting group The Future Laboratory, launched the results of the “Capitalizing on the Digital Age” study, which explores how the digital world will ... Read More »
November 13 2009 - 11:53 am ET
DUBLIN—With a government mandate to innovate around future technology growth areas like information communications technology, a number of Irish companies have responded to the charge with diverse products and services ... Read More »
November 10 2009 - 12:19 pm ET | Tracy Ford
The first predictions for 2010 are officially here with inCode Telecom's Top 10 list. This year's list involves a couple of blessing-curse combination predictions, as well as consolidation speculation and regulatory ... Read More »
September 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer
Cable telecom giant Cox Communications Inc. is set to enter the highly competitive wireless space in a big way. The company is in the midst of building out its own CDMA wireless network to support customers as well as launch ... Read More »
September 18 2009 - 10:33 am ET | Dan Meyer
CHICAGO – Day 2 of the 4G World 2009 event in Chicago continued where the first day left off: High-speed wireless data services are an important evolution, not just for the industry, but for the way people live their lives. ... Read More »
August 10 2009 - 1:08 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Highlighting the increasingly competitive nature of the ... Read More »
March 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Michael Grossi, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company
Collecting a soggy newspaper from the end of the driveway in one’s pajamas is familiar to many of us. As newspapers and magazines pile up on the counters and in the recycling bin, we wonder if there couldn’t be an easier way. ... Read More »
February 27 2009 - 11:11 am ET | Peggy Anne Salz, chief analyst and publisher, MSearchGroove
Is mobile advertising broken? Or is it just early days? The jury is still out on that one. But there is no ignoring the gap between the amount of effort companies invest in mobile advertising campaigns and the actual results they ... Read More »
February 25 2009 - 11:43 am ET | Allie Winter
In an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse discusses pricing plans, unlimited service options, iDEN network capacity, the forthcoming Palm Pre, planned job cuts and network outsourcing. ... Read More »
February 22 2009 - 6:00 am ET
The company's first store opened its doors on Thursday to customers in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district with handsets selling at prices up to ¥6 million (US$64,400). ... Read More »
February 19 2009 - 6:36 pm ET | Allie Winter
Although Sprint Nextel Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings came with significant bad news, two analysts think better times are ahead for the nation’s No. 3 wireless provider. Sprint Nextel churned more than 1 million customers ... Read More »
February 19 2009 - 11:16 am ET | Allie Winter
The song seems to be skipping, or at least stuck on repeat for Sprint Nextel Corp. The carrier released its 2008 fourth-quarter earnings today, only to reveal yet another huge loss in both customers and money. Sprint Nextel ... Read More »
February 13 2009 - 11:29 am ET | Allie Winter
Boost Mobile’s decision to refocus its efforts on parent company Sprint Nextel Corp.’s iDEN network may be just what the doctor ordered — or a way to make the iDEN network a more attractive acquisition target. After launching a ... Read More »
February 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Kim Poh Liaw
With the similar hardware built as the first Helio Ocean, the Ocean 2 has a larger 2.6-inch display screen with QVGA resolution, 2 megapixel camera and microSD card slot. ... Read More »
February 2 2009 - 12:36 pm ET | Allie Winter
With the economy in a recession, many Americans are trying to scale back spending. Wireless providers, however, may experience just the opposite reaction: Each carrier has a “hop to it” mantra, whether it is to upgrade the ... Read More »
January 26 2009 - 6:00 am ET
Qualcomm Inc. has snatched up Bill Stone from bankrupt Amp’d Mobile, hoping he’ll push the company’s mobile TV strategy, which is growing but struggling somewhat. ... Read More »
January 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Ross Miller
Our friend Mr. Blurrycam has come through once again, this time with a handful of Helio Ocean 2 snapshots. ... Read More »
January 15 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Madeline Williamson
A new analysis from Strand Consult charts a switch by high street mobile phone retailers into the mobile virtual network (MVNO) operator business. ... Read More »
January 15 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Allie Winter
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile subsidiary unveiled an unlimited offering dubbed “Monthly Unlimited” that includes unlimited calling minutes, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie services for $50 per month. The new ... Read More »
January 7 2009 - 1:20 pm ET | Phil Carson
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. released “selected” — meaning positive and unaudited — metrics today, and suggested that the troubled economy was sending mobile subscribers into its arms. The low-cost wireless provider isn’t due to ... Read More »
January 6 2009 - 2:54 pm ET | Allie Winter
Clearwire Corp. launched mobile WiMAX service in Portland, Ore., with cheaper prices than previous WiMAX efforts. The “Clear” home Internet service plans start at $20 per month with on-the-go plans starting at $30 per month. The ... Read More »
December 30 2008 - 6:00 am ET | W. David Gardner
Sprint is upping the commission fees it pays to Virgin Mobile for each subscriber signed to use the Sprint network. ... Read More »
December 17 2008 - 12:57 pm ET | Allie Winter
Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its first “Sprint 4G” device, a CDMA/WiMAX modem that will go for $150 with a two-year service contract. And at least one reviewer appeared impressed. “We were blown away with the results,” wrote ... Read More »
December 11 2008 - 6:00 am ET
In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope to be instrumental in shaping the industry, leading it into new areas and creating for it fresh opportunities. Check here for the full ... Read More »
December 11 2008 - 1:11 pm ET | Gary E. Salazar
With Aircell’s in-flight Internet service off the ground, the company is looking to expand the service to international airlines and have a total of 2,000 aircraft equipped with its Gogo service by the end of next year. The ... Read More »
December 8 2008 - 6:00 am ET
In this inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope to be instrumental in shaping the industry, leading it into new areas and creating for it ... Read More »
December 5 2008 - 6:00 am ET | Allie Winter
Sprint Nextel will be serving up its own mobile WiMAX products and services, branded “Sprint 4G,” in its retail stores, the carrier said. And the first dual-mode, CDMA/mobile WiMAX modems will be commercially available as early ... Read More »
December 4 2008 - 6:00 am ET | Kristen Beckman
The companies listed below represent the 12 largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators based on subscriber numbers at the end of the third quarter of this year. ... Read More »
December 3 2008 - 2:02 pm ET | Phil Carson
All eyes are on Nokia Corp. for the handset maker’s Capital Markets Day tomorrow in New York. With nearly 40% global market share, the Finnish giant’s perspective is given substantial credibility, particularly in volatile ... Read More »
December 3 2008 - 12:53 pm ET | Gary E. Salazar
Virgin America is the latest airline to offer travelers in-flight Internet services powered by Aircell’s network. The service is available on select flights and the airline is expecting to add additional routes by the end of the ... Read More »
December 2 2008 - 6:00 am ET | Allie Winter
Mobile virtual network operators will likely join the ranks with most Americans facing a tough holiday season with mixed forecasts as to whether MVNOs will come out strong or gasping for breath. Tole Hart, analyst for Gartner, ... Read More »
December 1 2008 - 6:00 am ET
Internet search portal, Yahoo! has secured a deal to provide mobile search services for the UK based Virgin Mobile. The service will be launched on the MVNO from next week (8th Dec). Yahoo! ... Read More »
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