2007

The Apple Inc. iPhone has been AT&T Mobility’s top-selling handset since its launch June 29, according to new data from Strategy Analytics, and is now the fourth-hottest selling device on the United States market.“The iPhone has quickly assumed a leading …

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 …

A true sign that wireless has finally made it-that is if the more than 1 billion cellphones in use around the world was not enough proof for you. The New York Racing Association signed a three-year deal with Sona Mobile …

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 …

AT&T Mobility released its first High-Speed Uplink Packet Access data card, and said that it had begun adding HSUPA upgrades to its network. The upgrades are expected to increase uplink speeds from the current maximum of 384 kilobits per second …

Mobile users are increasingly turning to Google Inc., but on-the-go searches remain dwarfed by PC queries, the Internet giant said in an earnings call yesterday.Google, which saw its quarterly net income soar 46% from the same period last year, saw …

Alltel Corp. reported a quarter of record growth, with postpaid customers more than doubling year-over-year while the company made substantial improvements in its churn rate. Alltel added 205,000 net new customers, more then doubling the 101,000 customers it gained during …

The International Telecommunication Union agreed to include WiMAX technology in the global family of advanced wireless technologies. The win is a major victory for vendors and service providers on the eve of the World Radiocommunication Conference that the Bush administration …

Verizon Wireless has added the ability to update software on new phones on-the-fly, a new offering that may stand as a key competitive advantage. The carrier is working with InnoPath Software Inc. to deliver its firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) service, which saves …

Nokia Corp. inched toward its long-held goal of 40% global market share in the third quarter, shipped more phones than its three largest rivals combined and earned revenue and profit to match. With near-complete dominance over incumbent handset makers, Nokia …

Steve Jobs has given in.Apple Inc.’s CEO said the company will let outside developers create applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, reversing a policy that allowed the devices to run only Web-based third-party applications. The company in February will …

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 …

“You can’t just build a device without understanding what that customer really wants,” says Cathy Quaciari, director of B2B devices for AT&T Mobility. Quaciari’s role is to help business users-be it an individual or an IT manager overseeing 1,000 workers-shop …

The holiday season is always the most critical time of the year for the nation’s carriers and handset makers. It’s make or break for everyone. Indeed, much of the industry’s revenues are generated during the fourth quarter. Thus, all players …

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) introduced industry-backed legislation that would establish a national regulatory framework for the wireless industry and fully pre-empt state oversight of mobile-phone carriers.The Pryor bill, unveiled during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, would effectively compete with …

Digital mapping companies such as Navteq Corp. and Tele Atlas N.V. “now occupy the most important position in the global GPS navigation supply chain,” according to a new report from iSuppli Corp.The ever-increasing value of mapping intellectual property holders was …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. faces fierce competition in the United States, despite the handset maker’s devotion to serving the carriers’ needs, according to the vendor’s latest financial results. The proportion of the handset maker’s global shipments destined for the U.S. …

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 …

Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless has expanded its High Speed Packet Access coverage to include five markets in Quebec, and now covers those markets as well as 20 others across Canada. The carrier launched its new, high-speed network in November of …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.–Bluestreak: Iris Capital led a $20 million Series D financing round into Bluestreak Technology Inc., …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it does not expect the FCC’s upcoming wireless spectrum auction to affect the ratings …

In a online presentation this morning, Microsoft Corp. introduced its “Unified Communications” software offering that the company said would tie together all current means of business communication based on the concepts of “identity” and “presence”-a promise that has echoed for …

Microsoft Corp. officially joined the voice-operated search field, unveiling a free directory-assistance service for mobile and fixed-line users.The software giant launched Live Search 411, an offering that delivers local listings as well as weather updates, movie show times and airline …

Mobile banking providers ClairMail Inc. and mFoundry announced a new partnership and their first joint customer: BB&T Corp., which operates financial centers in 11 states.The two mobile banking companies are joining forces to offer a “triple-play” of mobile banking options: …

Helio L.L.C., which has made a point of maintaining its handset pricing, is offering a limited-time, online-only promotion with at least $50 off each of the three currently available handsets. The discounts include $50 off the dual-slider Pantech Corp. Ocean …