Yearly Archives: 2007

MetroPCS posts robust Q2 results, shares down

MetroPCS Communications Inc. reported a quarter of strong growth following its debut on the public market, as the company's net income jumped and it...

Telus earnings suffer from Amp’d shutdown

Canadian telecom provider Telus Corp. reported Q2revenues were up 4% year-over-year due to growth in wireless and data, but that its earnings for the...

Openwave writes off Musiwave, loses CFO

Shares of Openwave Systems Inc. jumped after the mobile software developer reported mixed quarterly results and shuffled its front office.The Redwood City, Calif.-based outfit...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining...

Google, others suffer setback as FCC nixes ‘white space’ devices

High-tech giants seeking a new avenue for wireless Internet access suffered at least a temporary setback as a result of government tests that found...

RCR Wireless News Podcasts: Mark Howell, co-COO, Brightpoint

"There are so many channels of distribution in the U.S. market," said Mark Howell, Co-COO Brightpoint Inc., President Americas, the world's largest independent distributor...

IPCS posts wider loss, subscriber gains

Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. reported a wider net loss for the second quarter of 2007, although its net additions nearly doubled year-over-year...

Q2 results: EA, Glu receive mixed reception from Wall Street

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. surged while Glu Mobile Inc.'s stock tumbled after both companies issued quarterly earnings reports.EA, which continues to dominate the...

Numerex launches into space with Orbit acquisition

Numerex Corp., a wireless network and machine-to-machine services provider, announced it acquired Orbit One Communications Inc. in a deal worth up to $10.5 million...

Sprint Nextel pulls out of SpectrumCo JV

Sprint Nextel Corp. is pulling out of the joint venture it formed with four cable companies to participate in the Advanced Wireless Services spectrum...

Nortel exceeds expectations, loses another exec

Nortel Networks Ltd. reported $2.56 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2007, marking a $37 million loss and an 8% decrease from...

Worst of the Week: CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet and other great MVNOs

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...

Nokia posts strong Q2, but U.S. handset business still lags

Nokia Corp. reported strong financial and market share numbers for the second quarter, notching a two-point gain in global market share to hold 38%...

Qwest’s wireless revenues dip, customer loss slows

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported another quarter of positive growth, with profits of $246 million that more than doubled compared with the second quarter...

Views mixed on FCC’s 700 MHz rules

While the Federal Communications Commission touts anticipated public-safety and wireless benefits of its 700 MHz rulemaking decision, others are skeptical about whether the ruling...

Samsung reportedly hires marketing exec for international sales

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. hired a new marketing executive to further its international sales and marketing efforts, according to Dow Jones Newswires and other...

CBS selects mobile ad vendors

CBS Mobile's determined focus on advertising of late has culminated in deals with four mobile advertising-enabling companies: AdMob, Millennial Media, Rhythm NewMedia and Third...

AC/DC snubs iTunes with Verizon Wireless download deal

Verizon Wireless won an exclusive deal to distribute AC/DC's entire catalog of 18 albums through its Vcast music service.One of the last holdouts in...

FiberTower snares Sprint Nextel’s WiMAX backhaul

Details about Sprint-Nextel Corp.'s ongoing build out of its WiMAX network are continuing to come to light. FiberTower Corp. announced that it has inked...

Apple releases first iPhone software update

Buried deep in the support area of its Web site, iPhone maker Apple Inc. provided instructions on how to update the handset via a...

Alltel posts robust Q2 ahead of acquisition

Alltel Corp. reported a strong quarter in which it saw its best-ever figures in wireless service revenue and churn-but profits were down 54% from...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Rural Cellular, Clearwire 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 --Credit Suisse First Boston...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: 3P Networks, Action Engine, Aerohive and more

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

Analyst Angle: Smartphone geeks in the U.S. and China

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

FCC lays out 700 MHz rules: limited open access, public-safety sharing get OK: Auction to include blind bidding

The Federal Communications Commission approved 700 MHz auctions rules to foster the creation of a nationwide public safety-commercial broadband network and the introduction of...
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