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It's no secret that advertising dollars are finally coming to mobile. But for now, at least, it's the high-profile publishers that are bringing in the cash.How big mobile advertising will be depends on whom you ask. The Kelsey Group predicts the U.S. market will...

The first glimmer of quantifiable iPhone impacts is in, courtesy of NPD Group.The news is not-so-good for Palm Inc. and carriers T-Mobile USA Inc. and Alltel Corp. Research In Motion Ltd., however, appears to have nothing to fear.The top-tier carriers report third-quarter earnings beginning...

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks, months and years. Check below for news about...

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Music and messaging may be the mantra for holiday sales, according to conventional wisdom, but Sprint Nextel Corp. is taking no chances. The carrier will offer the HTC-branded Touch on Nov. 4, for $250 with a two-year contract and mail-in rebate. The Touch, naturally,...

Text-to-vote campaigns are changing TV viewing habits dramatically, and TV programming is pushing the popularity of text campaigns.And so it was that I watched "Dancing with the Stars" last Tuesday. For the uninitiated, Wayne Newton got kicked off the contest. America voted correctly. If...

Nokia Corp. will offer a new CDMA handset in North America this fall, though details about possible carrier deals and pricing were not given. Such a phone, however, could run on Verizon Wireless' and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s CDMA networks and enables Nokia to address...

Sprint Nextel Corp. is producing its own made-for-mobile video content.The carrier launched the Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE) network, an in-house effort set to deliver more than 150 on-demand programs each week. The two-minute video clips will focus on sports, music and entertainment news and...

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP.'S OPERATIONAL STRUGGLES sunk to new lows last week as the nation's No. 3 carrier had its CEO step down and the company reported that it would not meet its guidance for the year.The carrier noted that it lost 337,000 postpaid customers...

Verizon Wireless is requiring customers to opt out of allowing the carrier to share their customer proprietary network information (CPNI), a new policy that could spark protest from the carrier's customers.CPNI comprises users' calling records and includes the numbers of incoming and outgoing calls...

After a one-year hiatus when the show visited Los Angeles, the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event is back in the city by the Bay for 2007. The move is minor considering the wireless trade association's larger spring show has been bouncing between the...

The mobile TV market in the United States sure has been interesting to watch.Three years ago, it was DVB-H vs. MediaFLO. Nokia was backing DVB-H while Qualcomm was developing its own MediaFLO technology. The clashing of technological standards and deep-pocketed combatants harkened back to...

It's all well and good that some telecom analysts feel Sprint Nextel should reconsider its multibillion-dollar bet on WiMAX Nation in the wake of ex-company honcho Gary Forsee's exit. The post-mortem musings of analysts are understandable, given that WiMAX represents a critical component of...

This must have slid under the radar, but AT&T last month announced that Fredericks of Hollywood had awarded the company its networking and voice services business covering 135 locations. (Not familiar with Fredericks of Hollywood? Just think of a Victoria Secret's store, but featuring...

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C.'s stock began trading publicly as the company completed an initial public offering with share prices at the low end of its expected range. Virgin Mobile USA had planned to price its shares between $15 and $17 apiece; the shares were...

After 42 years at AT&T Inc., Stan Sigman announced his retirement as president and CEO of the company's wireless unit. The company said that Ralph de la Vega, group president for regional telecom and entertainment, will immediately take over Sigman's post at AT&T Mobility....

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced it is in negotiations to sell its cellphone business to fellow Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. If the deal is completed, it would further consolidate the world's hotly contested mobile phone business, as well as bolster Kyocera's market...

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Morgan Stanley cut its EPS estimate on Sprint Nextel to 82 cents for 2008 to reflect weak current operating results and WiMAX buildout costs....

Sprint Nextel Corp. shares have taken a hit on the news that company would not meet its guidance for the year and that CEO Gary Forsee had stepped down. The carrier's stock has been falling since rumors of Forsee's departure arose late last week,...

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...

Bowing to shareholder pressure in the face of poor performance, Sprint Nextel Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Gary Forsee will step down effective immediately. The company also pre-released a few metrics for the third quarter and said it lost nearly 340,000 postpaid wireless customers...

WIRELESS CARRIERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS generally seem to operate with a disconnect on customer friendliness: carriers insist they are, but subscribers often scoff. However, customer satisfaction with carriers has generally been on an upswing lately, and operators have been putting into place new policies...

One tip for those attending the CTIA Wireless I.T. event this year: if you are lucky enough to get invited to a concert, please refrain from thrusting your cellphone into the air in an attempt to record video or take a picture of the...