Monthly Archives: July, 2007
VCs may use Modeo spectrum for music
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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. cut its losses in mobile video last week, agreeing to lease its Modeo L.L.C.'s nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile...
Verizon Wireless hedges bets on open-access plans
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As momentum grows behind Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's proposed open-access plan for the 700 MHz spectrum auction, Verizon Wireless reiterated its opposition...
Correction
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In the "Apple set to invade Europe" story on page 14 of this week's issue, it should read that Apple will unveil a European...
AOL dives deeper into crowded mobile ad pool: Latest deal for Tacoda adds to Internet company’s portfolio
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Investors and analysts punished AOL L.L.C. for being late to the party when it scrapped its subscription model last year in favor of online...
Hedgehogging
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hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Canadian operator Telus Mobility recently added Samsung's...
MVNO HEALTH CHECK: Amp’d Mobile to auction assets, Helio spending $40M a month
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AS AMP'D MOBILE INC. WINDS DOWN its mobile virtual network operator service, questions loom about the health of the MVNO space.Bankrupt Amp'd Mobile has...
Virgin Mobile USA prepares to go public: MVNO hopes to raise $500M
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WITH VIRGIN MOBILE USA L.L.C. SEEKING A $500 MILLION INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, the company is looking to complete the first IPO of a mobile...
Modeo’s competitors keep eye on prize
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The big three in broadcast mobile TV has been cut to two rather unceremoniously with Crown Castle International Corp. bailing on its Modeo L.L.C....
User-generated content to drive mobile video: New players tap consumers to bolster business models
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The myriad of startups on the user-generated mobile video playground seem to be attracting impressive numbers. But turning those consumers into dollars may be...
Amp’d, Adderton and the case for content: MVNO heralded for thinking different
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Are there lessons to be learned following Amp'd Mobile Inc.'s rapid fall from the grace of mobile entertainment? Will new and existing players be...
Nokia reaching for unassailable market share in Q2
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Nokia Corp. has time on its side.With its closest competitor receding in the rear-view mirror, Nokia said during the second quarter that it would...
Analysts and Qcom execs focus on legal overhang, despite strong financials
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Great results are great, except if you can't count on repeating them.Thus when a company posts big jumps in revenue, profit and unit shipments...
XTREME TV: Vcast to add temporary X Games channel
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MediaFLO USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless have teamed up with ESPN to launch a temporary channel on MediaFLO's mobile broadcast TV service to give...
Defining competition
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I'm finding it hard to understand the current leadership at the Federal Communications Commission. On one hand, over the past several years the FCC...
Handset vendors and component suppliers:: ‘Symbiotic relationship’ with exposure for both parties
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When teardown firms managed to analyze the components of the iPhone, they found that Apple Inc. had taken the wireless handset industry's diversification strategy...
FMC taking PBX mobile
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Fixed-mobile convergence products are making their presence known in the enterprise.FMC is taking form by mobilizing private telephone switches used by many businesses, and...
Rev. B gains steam: Airvana gearing for operator tests of the CDMA upgrade
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The wireless industry's incessant march toward faster and better networks appears to be showing no signs of slowing as industry players gear up for...
The Week in Review
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Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining...
Harmonic buys Rhozet for mobile video
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Harmonic Inc. announced that it will acquire Rhozet Corp. for $15.5 million to expand its presence in the online and mobile video provisioning space....
VeriSign down on Q2 loss
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Shares of VeriSign Inc. dipped after the company posted a decline in second-quarter revenues and issued weak guidance for the coming quarter.The Mountain View,...
Sierra Wireless posts strong Q2 revenue, earnings
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Sierra Wireless Inc., the maker of wireless PC cards, posted strong revenue and earnings yesterday on robust demand for its products, the company said....
Auto shopping Web site Vehix goes mobile
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Auto shopping and information site Vehix.com is expanding its Web content to cable TV and mobile phones-and to underscore its multimedia capability, is dropping...
Verizon Wireless warms to Martin’s open-access plans
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Verizon Wireless eased its stance on FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's proposed rules for the 700 MHz spectrum auction, agreeing to stipulations that would require...