Yearly Archives: 2007

Jaiku comes up in Google acquisition results

Google Inc. continued its head-long charge into mobile with the acquisition of Finnish start-up Jaiku. Jaiku, like rival Twitter and a handful of other...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, Research In Motion, Motorola and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Morgan Stanley cut its...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Catalyst Mobile and Send Word Now

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Shareholders continue Sprint Nextel ride

Sprint Nextel Corp. shares have taken a hit on the news that company would not meet its guidance for the year and that CEO...

Kajeet targeting Disney subscribers

Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator kajeet Inc. is trying to snap up customers who must leave lame-duck MVNO Disney Mobile, which is slated to...

Nokia snares first Ovi customer

Nokia Corp. snared the first carrier customer for its broad multimedia business, inking a deal with Spain's Telefonica.The world's largest handset manufacturer said it...

700 MHz auction delayed . 8 days

The Federal Communications Commission has pushed back the 700 MHz auction from Jan. 16 to Jan. 24."This change of the previously announced start date...

Expectations vs. reality

You know all those early adopters everybody in this industry likes to target? Even they don't see their phones as little multimedia devices.A recent...

Happy Birthday IT

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...

REVIEW: International calling service makes quirky connections

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...

Margins Check: Shopping at Target, a writers’ strike, Halo 3 and more

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...

AT&T Mobility acquires Aloha’s 700 MHz spectrum for $2.5B: MediaFLO deal unaffected

AT&T Mobility said it will pay $2.5 billion in cash for all of Aloha Partners L.P.'s 700 MHz spectrum, apparently signaling Aloha's exit from...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola and more

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...

Forsee steps down at Sprint Nextel

Bowing to shareholder pressure in the face of poor performance, Sprint Nextel Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Gary Forsee will step down effective immediately....

September infrastructure awards

The following infrastructure contracts were announced in September:

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The showdown between the Federal Communications Commission and Congress over the Bush administration's warranteless wiretapping program took a new turn, with FCC chief Kevin...

Helio adds KushTV to service

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. isn't losing track of its core market. The MVNO announced a new deal with KushTV to bring the...

Study finds acceptance of mobile advertisements

The Weather Channel Interactive is touting a new study it says supports the effectiveness of advertising on the mobile Web.The study, which was commissioned...

Report: Quad-play unproven strategy

Triple-play bundles work, but the quad-play is as yet unproven as a strategy by which operators can improve revenues and reduce churn, according to...

FCC to conduct further white-space testing

The Federal Communications Commission said it will conduct further testing on the viability of Wi-Fi and other low-power wireless applications in unoccupied TV broadcast...

Alltel partners with Boingo for Wi-Fi offering

Alltel Corp. has partnered with Wi-Fi hot-spot provider Boingo Wireless to provide laptop access to Wi-Fi access points around the country. The carrier already...

Private equity snares stake in Mobile Messenger

Private-equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru said it has acquired a majority stake in Australian startup Mobile Messenger.Financial details were not disclosed.Mobile Messenger's technology platform...

Cyren Call picked as public safety spectrum advisor

The Public Safety Spectrum Trust selected Cyren Call Communications Corp. as its advisor for negotiations with the eventual winner of the commercial-first responder broadband...

CDMA vendors launch EV-DO Rev. A public safety equipment

Four infrastructure vendors have started offering CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A equipment designed to support public safety and first responder organizations, the CDMA Development Group...

Analyst Angle: Why Do Media Companies Want to be Wireless Service Providers?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...
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