Monthly Archives: May, 2006
McDowell lands FCC post
The Federal Communications Commission finally has five members after the Senate confirmed Robert McDowell before leaving town for two weeks.McDowell was senior vice president...
Legal, financial hurdles loom after AWS delay
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's delay of the advanced wireless services auction from late June to early August has neither stemmed the controversy over small-business...
AirCell affiliate pays $31M for ATG spectrum
WASHINGTON-With a $31.3 million offer, AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., looks to be the winner of a 3-megahertz license to offer...
Carriers prepare for hurricane season
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast and in Florida last year, and the U.S. is facing another above-average hurricane...
Sanyo tops J.D. Power handset study
Mobile-phone users in the United States are incrementally more satisfied with the operation of their handsets than in the past, suggesting that vendors in...
Study: 2 million Americans watched mobile TV in 1Q
SAN FRANCISCO-The average U.S. mobile TV subscriber spends $40 a month more on wireless services than non-mobile TV users, according to new figures from...
Carriers plead their cases to investors
Gas prices and higher mortgage rates have not affected the demand for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s wireless services, the carrier's chief financial officer told analysts...
Correction
In the May 22 issue, RCR Wireless news incorrectly reported a filing by NextWave Wireless L.L.C. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NextWave filed...
Qualcomm’s latest legal salvo at Nokia could affect IPR renegotiations
Qualcomm Inc. sent yet another shot across Nokia Corp.'s bow, filing a lawsuit last week in the United Kingdom against the Finnish handset maker...
WCS looks for 2.3 GHz spectrum alternatives as XM deal unravels
WASHINGTON-XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and WCS Wireless L.L.C. said they terminated an agreement that called for XM to buy WCS after the companies...
Fusic: LG combines fun, music for Sprint Nextel
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced the launch of the Fusic music phone, another example of taking a feature...
Telecom firms form ‘Wibro and WiMAX Community’ trade group
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Various telecommunications firms including Covad Communications Group Inc., Korea Telecom Corp., TeleKom Malaysia Berhad, Japan's NTT Inc. and China's PCCW announced they...
Motorola hopes hits keep rolling with Q
Motorola Inc. will finally bring its much-touted MOTO Q smart phone to market as you read this, probably the last time it will announce...
SUGAR MAMA: MVNO trades air time for advertising
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. wants its users to have a sugar mama who will help them earn free airtime-and advertisers are stepping up to...
PinPoint launches new unit to sell mobile marketing
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.-Advertising agency PinPoint Interactive Media has launched a suite of mobile marketing solutions, including SMS marketing and mobile Web site development, appropriately...
BREW: Alive and well, headed for battle over direct-to-consumer
"News of my death has been greatly exaggerated," Mark Twain is said to have written in 1897, when he remained hale and hearty. Qualcomm...
Infrastructure vendors, tower companies see little impact from auction delay
The Federal Communications Commission's decision to delay the auction of spectrum licenses it the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz bands until Aug. 9 isn't...
China continues GSM commitment with infrastructure awards: Despite pledge to TD-SCDMA technology
Siemens AG is the latest in a series of vendors to announce new contracts in China, signs that the country continues to stand as...
Public safety given fast-track option for 800 MHz retuning
WASHINGTON-Public-safety agencies with a request for 800 MHz retuning planning funding that equals less than $55 per subscriber can take advantage of a new...
Bluetooth initiative connects patients, docs, devices
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced a new drive to develop a medical device profile that could make medical, health and fitness devices interoperable...
Qualcomm releases UBM chip for TV
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced a single-chip solution that supports a trio of mobile broadcast standards. The chipmaker's new UBM chip supports Qualcomm's own MediaFlo...
Boost signs electronic cash exchange deal
ATLANTA-Boost Mobile L.L.C. users can exchange cash electronically for prepaid calling minutes at various locations, due to a recent arrangement with CheckFreePay. Boost is...
China Mobile acquires Millicom, or did it already?
BEIJING-Rumors are swirling that China Mobile Communications Corp., the world's largest wireless carrier, may be on the brink of acquiring Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular...
Tower startup attracts $30M in financing
LOMABARD, Ill.-Startup tower company Central States Tower Holdings L.L.C. said it picked up $30 million during its first round of equity financing through Sweetwater...
Anything goes
Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin politely rebuffed Rep. Edward Markey's (D-Mass.) request to investigate possible privacy violations by large telecom carriers...