Yearly Archives: 2007

AdMob snares studio deals

Several Hollywood studios have tapped AdMob Inc. to lure customers to big-screen blockbusters this summer.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with Paramount Pictures,...

Worst of the Week: National iPhone Appreciation Day (June 29)

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...

CTIA: Net regulation not in nation’s best interest

The cellular industry said a new staff report by the Federal Trade Commission undermines not only the case for net neutrality but the debate...

Valista names new CEO

Managed service, payments and settlements provider Valista named John Lowry as its new CEO. Lowry has a background in information technology and communications, as...

Cellfish throws hat in social networking arena

Cellfish Media L.L.C. is the latest company to join the social networking stampede with a new community site designed to bridge the gap between...

Telus backs out of BCE bid

Telus Corp. has decided not to go through with a bid for Canadian competitor BCE Inc. "The inadequacies of BCE's bid process did not...

Nielsen scoops up Telephia to bolster mobile play

The Nielsen Company finally made an aggressive move into mobile, agreeing to acquire market research firm Telephia Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Nielsen initially launched...

Wells Fargo employees like the firm’s mobile payment idea

Wells Fargo & Co. and Visa USA said today that they are in a three-phase trial to determine the type and method of mobile...

Reality check: iPhone reviewers appear seduced, though AT&T Mobility’s network singed

The language being bandied about today by iPhone reviewers for consumer publications-think The New York Times and Wall Street Journal-is revealing. The gatekeepers have...

Sprint Nextel alters marketing message, juggles executives

Sprint Nextel Corp. will take a new advertising tack starting July 1, as it launches a campaign with the tagline "Sprint Ahead." The new...

Financial ratings wrap-up: TDS, Motorola, Openwave 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--Robert W. Baird upped its...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: 4Info, Cequint, ERF Wireless and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced this week.--4Info: Gannett Co. Inc. led a $10 million series D...

T-Mobile USA goes nationwide with FMC service

T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its fixed-mobile converged service from its test market in Seattle to the national stage, leveraging its hotspot network as well...

CommScope again goes for Andrew in $2.6B deal

Less than a year after rejecting the company, infrastructure vendor Andrew Corp. announced a deal to be acquired by former suitor CommScope Inc. in...

Reports: EU favors DVB-H for mobile TV

The European Commission in a draft statement yesterday apparently favored the DVB-H standard for mobile television in its member countries, according to media reports...

FON claims 7,000 routers in use as part of Fonbucks campaign

Madrid, Spain-based "social router" company FON announced it has given away 7,000 routers in its Fonbucks campaign designed to encourage people living next to...

Sprint Nextel unveils Fusic 2.0: Muziq

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled, though didn't launch, a new, music-friendly handset that includes support for larger memory cards as well as an FM transmitter...

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...

Leap goes into Research Triangle

Leap Wireless International Inc. rolled out service in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, expanding its coverage to about 1.3 million potential customers...

Mobile video surging; viewers open to ads, Telephia says

Mobile television and video subscription revenues grew 198% year-over-year to $146 million in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest data from...

WPCS to acquire Max Engineering, bolster infrastructure business

WPCS International Inc. said it will spend $800,000 in cash and stock to acquire Houston's Max Engineering.Max Engineering, which was founded in 2000, provides...

AT&T Mobility unveils iPhone plans

AT&T Mobility unveiled price plans exclusively for the much-hyped Apple Inc. iPhone, which will be unleashed on the world later this week. (Perhaps showing...

REVIEW: Opera’s Mini 4 Beta delivers full Internet, but could do more

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...

Margin check: MySpace, social networking, ‘Manhunt 2’ 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...

Talking to mobile content

I spent much of the past week on my phone, browsing mobile content storefronts, accessing local business listings and checking out the latest baseball...
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