Computers, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, cell phones, set-top boxes and related accessories used to connect to the network. Companies include: Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Apple and RIM, while traditional PC companies like NEC, Dell, HP, Acer and Toshiba are incorporating wireless technology into their devices.
March 18 2010 - 12:04 pm ET | Dan Meyer
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. According to a Reuters report this morning, T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson told ... Read More »
March 18 2010 - 12:05 pm ET | Tracy Ford
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. ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 12:48 pm ET | Dan Meyer
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. This week alone has seen T-Mobile USA Inc. officially announce a ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 12:09 pm ET | Dan Meyer
The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. The research firm said it expects annual smartphone shipments to Asia to more ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Larry Swasey and Andy Fuertes, Visant Strategies
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. ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Derek Kerton, The Kerton Group
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!” ... Read More »
March 16 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
Each of us who works in the telecom industry is a manager of assets – whether networks, systems, circuits, or handsets. These assets provide the basis for the customer relationships used to create cash to pay back the ... Read More »
March 16 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet
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 ... Read More »
March 16 2010 - 9:40 am ET | Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters
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. ... Read More »
March 15 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Shridhar Kulkarni, Product Manager Access Network Solutions, Aurora Networks
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. ... Read More »
March 14 2010 - 11:13 am ET | Sylvie Barak
SXSW keynoter slams Google Buzz over privacy Danah Boyd, social media expert at Microsoft Research in New England and a Fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, had some harsh words to say ... Read More »
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. The USB modem device, dubbed the WebConnect Rocket ... Read More »
March 11 2010 - 10:50 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Aruba Networks said it was chosen by Tulsa Public Schools in Oklahoma to deploy an adaptive wireless network across its schools with the goal of using fewer access points and achieving better capacity than competing ... Read More »
March 10 2010 - 10:00 am ET | Tarmo Virki, Reuters
HELSINKI (Reuters) – IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate. ... Read More »
March 10 2010 - 10:11 am ET | By Nizar Assanie, Vice President (Research), IE Market Research Corp.
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they were merging their open-source Linux initiatives into a single project called MeeGo. On its face, what's not to like about MeeGo? It has a catchy name. It will result in the ... Read More »
March 10 2010 - 10:39 am ET | Kristen Beckman
FiberTower Corp. reported revenues of $16.7 million for the fourth quarter, up from revenues of $14.3 million for the same period in 2008. Net loss for the quarter was $27.8 million, or $1.53 per share, compared with net ... 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 - 1:10 pm ET | Tracy Ford
Reply comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking on cellphone signal boosters produced some finger-pointing between carriers and equipment manufacturers as well as renewed calls on ... Read More »
March 9 2010 - 9:34 am ET | Marcelo Claure, Chairman, President and CEO, Brightstar Corp.
Historically, manufacturers, operators and retailers each focused on capturing and defending their respective market shares, fragmenting the wireless ecosystem. ... Read More »
March 8 2010 - 11:30 am ET | Tracy Ford
About 3,800 fewer people were employed in February vs. January in the telecommunications sector, but because the numbers are seasonally adjusted, the unemployment rate declined .2 percentage points to 8.6%, according to ... Read More »
March 5 2010 - 11:06 am ET | Dan Meyer
This past week I was in the enviable position of being put in charge of acquiring a new mobile device for a pair of my teenage nieces. ... Read More »
March 5 2010 - 12:33 pm ET | Tracy Ford
Amid complaints about its 3G coverage, an advertising challenge from competitor Verizon Wireless and a last-minute push before the federal government on network neutrality rules, AT&T Mobility detailed investment plans for 2010 ... Read More »
March 4 2010 - 10:54 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Novatel Wireless said it completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Inc. consisting of two of Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device module designs. Novatel said it will use the designs to expand its portfolio ... Read More »
March 4 2010 - 12:04 pm ET | Tracy Ford
The Port of Los Angeles is using Reality Mobile's real-time mobile video technology to enable its police department to monitor more than 350 fixed cameras on site. The contract win for the 30-plus person Reality Mobile is ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 10:32 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Airvana Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenues of $47.7 million, down from revenues of $63.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the quarter was $13.1 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with net ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 1:00 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Nokia Corp. finally found a domestic taker for its Ovi application platform announcing today that T-Mobile USA Inc. would begin offering the Nokia 5230 Nuron in the coming weeks. The device’s price of $70 after rebates also ... Read More »
March 2 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Andrew Shikiar, Global Marketing Director, LiMo Foundation
In 2009 the app-store gold rush induced “headless chicken” behavior within the mobile industry on an unprecedented level ... Read More »
March 2 2010 - 10:39 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent Hungary: With Pannon to provide an all-IP solution to unify the carrier’s mobile core network and its ... 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 »
March 1 2010 - 12:31 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Wireless Internet access is reshaping how consumers access news, according to a new report from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. ... Read More »
March 1 2010 - 12:25 pm ET | Tracy Ford
Editor's Note: This originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition, Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for ... Read More »
March 1 2010 - 11:02 am ET | Tracy Ford
Intel Corp. pledged $3.5 million to help create jobs for college graduates in high-growth industry sectors, including wireless infrastructure. The company is leading a new group called The Invest in America Alliance, which aims ... Read More »
March 1 2010 - 10:51 am ET | Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch
Investors rallied in support of Palm Inc. last year as the company unleashed its high-stakes gamble to restore its once-powerful smartphone business, but the mood on Wall Street has grown considerably darker as the company ... 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 »
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