Yearly Archives: 2007

Clearwire moves closer to triple-play with satellite deals

Clearwire Corp. announced agreements with satellite television providers DirecTV Group Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. that expand Clearwire's distribution channels, and also could open...

Worst of the Week: The Confederate States of Qualcomm

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...

Hummer phone? Why not

If you're a manly man and you've stubbed out your cigar long enough to buy a manly vehicle, you may well settle on the...

Tapatap rises from Atlas Mobile ashes

The guys who founded Atlas Mobile are back with a community-based contest offering for mobile phones and PCs.Isaac Babbs, Andy Riedel and Ken Scott...

Another former FCC chief joins Frontline

Frontline Wireless is hoping to add some more lobbying muscle with the addition of former Federal Communications Commission chief Mark Fowler. The Greensboro, N.C.-based...

Sony Ericsson goes with Gracenote for mobile music

Sony Ericsson has tapped Gracenote to power a sideloading-enabled mobile music platform.The new platform includes features such as search and discovery, song identification and...

Court gives ITC two weeks to justify Qualcomm ban

Federal courts have given federal regulators until June 27 to justify a ban on new models of 3G phones powered by Qualcomm Inc.'s chips,...

DRM challenges continue to plague entertainment industry

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Like a train caught in a labyrinth of tracks, each with unknown destinations, the entertainment industry is hurtling across the DRM space...

Kerry lays out 700 MHz position

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said the Federal Communications Commission should write 700 MHz rules that foster innovative wireless broadband services and improved first-responder communications.Kerry,...

Novarra wins Vodafone contract in U.K.

Vodafone U.K. has tapped Novarra to transcode Internet content for mobile phones.Novarra will provide a hosted service that automatically transforms Web content to fit...

$15M in VC funding goes to Aylus

Mobile multimedia technology company Aylus Networks Inc. said it snared $15 million in a second round of fundraising from existing investors Matrix Partners and...

Alcatel-Lucent shops content-management platform

Alcatel-Lucent unveiled a content platform designed to allow operators to customize the mobile shopping experience for their users.The Paris-based corporation said its 5965 Mobile...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: AdaptiveMobile, Hop-On, WiQuest 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...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Tellabs, ADC 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 --Standard & Poor's Ratings...

Adderton splits from Amp’d

Peter Adderton, founder and CEO of mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc., has left the company he founded and subsequently guided into bankruptcy.An...

RCR Wireless News Podcasts: David Sprosty, CEO, Best Buy Mobile

It was loud and frequent complaints-"I'd rather make a trip to the dentist than shop for a wireless phone"-that ultimately led to the creation...

Study rates effectiveness of industry’s call centers: One out of five callers gives up; PC companies worst offenders

When customers call, marketers aren't doing a very good job addressing their concerns. That's the conclusion of a new call-center-satisfaction study, which found one-fifth...

Sprint Nextel renews chase for affiliates, snaps up Northern PCS for $312.5M

After a temporary break from acquiring affiliates, Sprint Nextel Corp. is going forward with the purchase of a small Minnesota affiliate for $312.5 million,...

iPhone to accept third-party apps: Jobs changes course ahead of product’s release

The Wizard of Oz can change his mind, it seems. Apple Inc. said that its forthcoming iPhone product will run applications created with Web...

Broadcom to buy GPS firm for handset location

Broadcom Corp. plans to acquire GPS know-how, products and software by purchasing Global Locate Inc., a privately held firm that currently supplies GPS solutions...

Analyst: Samsung positioned to steal Motorola’s No. 2 slot in Q2

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. could overtake Motorola Inc. in market share for the second quarter, according to projections from analyst Ittai Kidron at CIBC....

DT keeping ‘core’ U.S. operations

German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG has no intention of selling its U.S. wireless operations T-Mobile USA Inc., according to Rene Obermann, CEO of...

MetroPCS re-ups with TCS for E911

MetroPCS Communications Inc. extended its contract with TeleCommunications Systems Inc. for the company to provide hosted E911 services to the flat-rate carrier. The contract...

Faith West bringing improved sound to mobile gaming

Faith West is targeting mobile game publishers with new technology designed to improve gaming audio.The U.S.-based division of Japan's Faith Inc. unveiled mXMFTool, an...

Bluetooth SIG accepts Nokia’s Wibree

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group once again made an ally out of a competing technology, agreeing to take the Wibree Forum under its umbrella.Wibree...
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