2007

L.M. Ericsson warned yesterday that third-quarter sales would total about $6.8 billion, with operating profit of $875 million, sending its shares down almost one-third. CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg said the company had “underestimated” the “market dynamics,” which included fewer network upgrades …

Nokia Corp. will answer the iPhone’s splashy user interface with advancements in its own Series 60 UI that runs its smartphone offerings, the Finnish giant said at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London.Nokia will offer the upgraded UI to rivals …

AT&T Mobility has stepped up its customer-friendly policies, following changes by Verizon Wireless and just ahead of a federal hearing on wireless consumer protection. The nation’s largest carrier introduced two new policies: Starting in November, customers can make changes to …

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 …

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. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in the wider business world and how they could affect …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

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.WiMAX–Argentina: Alvarion Ltd. said it won …

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 …

PHOENIX-With rival Nokia Corp. moving aggressively to build its worldwide lead through marketing, and the iPhone rattling the handset marketplace, struggling Motorola Inc. has begun to restructure its marketing, from its agency alignment to its internal organization.Marketing chief Casey Keller, …

Shares of InfoSpace Inc. shot skyward after the company said it will sell its mobile services division to Motricity for $135 million in cash.Motricity will acquire InfoSpace’s managed services infrastructure for mobile carriers, including technology and services such as mobile …

Verizon Wireless is betting on Firethorn Holdings L.L.C. for its mobile banking service, and the two companies said they will work with financial institutions to educate consumers about using their phones for financial transactions. Verizon Wireless said it plans to …

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 …

Verizon Wireless landed the exclusive rights to distribute Led Zeppelin’s songs over-the-air, with ringtones, ringback tones, alert tones and wallpapers available immediately and full-song downloads available starting Nov. 13. Users with Vcast Music-enabled phones can text ZEP to 8901 for …

AT&T Mobility left nothing to chance in its quest for 700 MHz spectrum. The nation’s No. 1 carrier agreed last week to shell out $2.5 billion in cash for 700 MHz licenses from Aloha Partners L.P. in advance of the …

The domestic broadcast mobile TV space has gone from three potential providers to one in less than three months.AT&T Mobility’s announcement last week to pay $2.5 billion in cash for Aloha Partners L.P.’s 700 MHz spectrum portfolio likely signaled an …

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 …

WHILE THE 700 MHZ OPEN-ACCESS COURT BATTLE ESCALATES into a brawl among major stakeholders eyeing the upcoming auction, the public-safety community is methodically laying the foundation to partner with the winner of a national wireless license in an unprecedented experiment …

Want one of those “.mobi” suffixes for your wireless Web site? Get out your checkbook.The company behind the mobile-only top-level domain closed its first online auction earlier this month, raking in more than $850,000 as it hawked 100 mobile Web …

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 …

With the content-centered, postpaid mobile virtual network operator market in decline, analysts have already begun talking about the next evolution of the MVNO model. Apple Inc.’s iPhone is one example. So is recently launched Sonopia.Juha Christensen, CEO of Sonopia, compares …

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 …

Multimedia capabilities in phones are not just in demand in mature markets, but are also sought after in developing markets, according to Raj Talluri, general manager of cellular media systems solutions for Texas Instruments Inc.’s wireless terminals business unit.Talluri said …

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 …