2006

So it was that FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell last Monday delivered his lyrical oratory about why he would continue to forbear from deliberations of the $79 billion AT&T-BellSouth telecom deal. Democrats on Capitol Hill hailed McDowell, a Republican, for maintaining …

There’s a fair amount of chatter in the wireless industry about a developing technology that promises to add capacity to cellular networks wherever needed. This new technology is referred to as femtocells and one day could come to life as …

Brightpoint Inc. will shell out $88 million in cash to purchase a major piece of crippled competitor CellStar Corp.The Plainfield, Ind.-based logistics and distribution giant announced plans to buy CellStar’s 500-employee U.S. operations, including its Miami headquarters, and the bulk …

Wirefly, the online retailer, is offering mobile handsets at prices that defy gravity.Tis the season, apparently, for free or low-cost offers on the market’s leading handsets to erode the last bastions of resistance to signing up for wireless service.The Motorola …

Time was when the wireless industry’s major, marketshaping impact in the telecom sphere was defined by the number of mobile phones that became substitutes for landline telephones, which historically consumers have relied on for day-to-day communications.Just as Ma Bell back …

Trying to please everyone is a good gambit when launching a handset business with global ambitions. Somewhere along the way, however, one has to shift gears.Managing sustainable growth and profitability in the handset market can demand investment in original designs, …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Businesses are finally implementing wireless data application use on a widespread basis, according to a new report by researchers at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based In-Stat.According to the market research firm, the number of business users having at least one data application …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for 2005, mainly …

As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but wonder how things will look a year from now. So here are some predictions for …

South Korea is taking the problem of teenagers driving up household mobile-phone bills seriously. Officials said the country will introduce new laws aimed at controlling teenagers’ use of mobile phones. Part of the regulations call for teenagers to have a …

Motorola Inc. is spending $39 million to expand its IPTV video processing and distribution capabilities with the purchase of Tut Systems Inc.The move gives Motorola the ability to supply service providers with the gear they need to deploy advanced video …

Opera Software ASA continued to gain momentum with a deal to embed its wireless browser on handsets from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The developer said the South Korean manufacturer will use Opera Mobile, which formats Internet content for small screens …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it has made good on its goal to have UMTS/HSDPA mobile broadband coverage in mostof the top 100 U.S. markets by the end of the year.Cingular said that it now offers UMTS/HSDPA coverage in more than …

Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Cellular Thailand: Nokia Corp. said …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Lehman Brothers raised its estimates on Dobson Communications on the potential the company will seek strategic alternatives in advance …

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced it will purchase Bitfone Corp. in a move the company said is part of its plan to grow its mobile enterprise business. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.Bitfone develops mobile device management software, technology that …

Following the launch of the service on Amp’d Mobile Inc., mobile payment company Obopay announced it scored a second deal that will see MVNO Helio offering Obopay to its subscribers.“We are delighted to be a part of such an exciting, …

Infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will acquire technology vendor Redback Networks Inc. for $1.9 billion. Ericsson’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the news at about $40.71 per share.Redback was founded 1996 in San Jose, Calif. The company, which makes a …

Wireless publisher Glu Mobile Inc. hopes to raise as much as $92 million with a long-awaited initial public offering, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm looks to become the second pure-play mobile game …

Palm Inc.’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the Treo maker reported revenues of $392.9 million in its second quarter, results due in large part to the company’s sale of 617,000 Treo smart phones during the period.“We are pleased to report …

Visto Corp. claimed victory against rival mobile e-mail service provider Seven Networks Inc. after a U.S. District Court doubled the damages from an earlier ruling. The Redwood City, Calif.-based developer said it was awarded $7.7 million by the U.S. District …

It may not be live from New York, but thanks to a new partnership among Cingular Wireless, NBC Universal and Broadway Video Entertainment, subscribers to the nation’s No. 1 carrier now have exclusive access to more than 100 video clips …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl will take over a newly created position as president and COO of the wireless operator’s parent company, Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Wireless’ COO Lowell McAdams will step up to the plate as …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-PixSense is jumping on the user-generated mobile content bandwagon after snaring $5.4 million in Series A funding.ATA Ventures and Innovacom led the financing round.PixSense’s downloadable application allows users to manage photos, videos, audio content and text from a …