2007

Nokia Corp. announced with little fanfare the impending launch of its E51 smartphone at BT, an operator in the United Kingdom and rival to O2 UK. But the Finnish company’s timing spoke volumes. Nokia touted the E51’s no-nonsense e-mail solutions …

Verizon Wireless said today that in the 12 months since it launched the LG Chocolate in the United States it has sold more than 3.4 million units-an obvious comparison to the one million units-per-quarter performance of Apple Inc.’s iPhone, which …

Cellular One customers will now be able to entertain callers with more exciting sounds than the traditional ring.The No. 11 carrier, Dobson Communications Corp., which is behind the Cellular One brand, signed a pair of deals with L.M. Ericsson for …

The nation’s top consumer groups threw their weight behind new legislation to set federal standards for contracts, early termination fees, billing, disclosure and other mobile-phone industry practices that have sparked controversy and lawsuits in recent years. “Most wireless carriers advertise …

Americans are more responsive to text ads than their European counterparts, according to new figures from M:Metrics.But that trend isn’t likely to last.The Seattle-based market research firm found that Spanish consumers reported the most SMS come-ons, with 75% of mobile …

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., held forth from London this morning to orchestrate consumer frenzy over the iPhone’s arrival in the United Kingdom, the first in as many as three European markets to announce this week.One can only imagine …

Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to purchase wireless spectrum analysis and management company Cognio Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cognio’s spectrum technology “enhances performance, reliability and security of wireless networks by detecting, classifying, locating and mitigating sources …

M2Z Networks Inc. said it reached a wholesale wireless broadband pact with rural telephone companies, a business relationship that depends on the startup winning a legal challenge against the Federal Communications Commission or winning a license after rules are set …

Google Inc. brought AdSense to mobile, allowing publishers with mobile-friendly Web sites to accept ads on their Web pages.AdSense places links on relevant Web pages, paying owners of the sites every time a user clicks on the link. A news …

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–Sweden: L.M. Ericsson said it upgraded …

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. …

So this is what they mean when they talk about “the mobile search wars.” Google last week in a long-awaited move took its AdWords mobile, placing paid links on search results accessed by wireless devices. The Internet behemoth told its …

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 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 …

Shares of InfoSpace Inc. soared for the first time in months after the company said it will sell its online directory business to Idearc Inc. for $225 million in cash.The buffeted company said the tax-efficient deal will help it capitalize …

Amid rumors of suitors for its handset manufacturing business, Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has sold its mobile-phone sales and distribution unit in a deal reportedly worth up to $85 million.Japanese handset distributor Telepark Corp. confirmed that it purchased Sanyo’s mobile …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research’s …

Aloha Partners L.P., the parent company of broadcast mobile TV outlet HiWire L.L.C., entered into an agreement to purchase 32 lower 700 MHz licenses from LIN TV Corp. for $32.5 million in cash.The acquisition will boost the company’s portfolio to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it has begun selling a compact, consumer-targeted femtocell base station that will work with any Sprint Nextel CDMA phone, an effort designed to allow customers to improve their own in-home wireless coverage. The Sprint Airave, which …

Leap Wireless International Inc. rejected a merger proposal from MetroPCS Communications Inc., saying that the offer fails to fully account for Leap’s growth prospects, undervalues Leap’s business, and favors MetroPCS’ shareholders over those of Leap.Leap made its response-a letter from …

Nokia Corp. continued its quest to be all things wireless, agreeing to acquire Boston-based mobile marketing firm Enpocket. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Six-year-old Enpocket was one of the first players in the mobile marketing space, and the company …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will acquire regional operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. for about $2.4 billion in cash and assumed debt. SunCom’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network covers parts of the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean; the carrier has provided roaming in …

Twenty new financing deals with 20 private companies were announced in August, according to Rutberg & Co., valued at $234 million.The bulk of the investments were made in the enterprise infrastructure, consumer application and carrier sectors.Rutberg also said there were …

ACE*COMM surveyed teens and parents on their cellphone uses. Based on responses from 1,000 U.S. and 1,000 U.K./German teens in 2005-2006, the firm found:● 39% of American teens use SMS with friends while in school● 24% of U.S. teens play …

NTP Inc. is at it again.The Virginia-based patent-holding company last week filed patent-infringement lawsuits against all four tier-one U.S. carriers, claiming the operators are violating eight patents for mobile e-mail services. Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. declined to comment …