Yearly Archives: 2007

Napster launching OTA music downloads in Japan

Napster L.L.C. said it will team with Tower Records Japan on its first over-the-air, full-track mobile music service.NTT DoCoMo Inc. will be the first...

Mobile banking finding few takers

Financial institutions are rushing to deploy mobile banking services consumers don't appear to want, according to new figures from JupiterResearch.The market research firm found...

U.S. Cellular posts mixed Q4 results, TDS still struggling with accounting

With wireless carriers expected to begin announcing first quarter results this week, accounting-challenged U.S. Cellular Corp. reported much-delayed fourth quarter results as well as...

FON links up with Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable has partnered with Spanish-based hotspot company FON to offer its subscribers access to any of FON's 60,000 Wi-Fi hotspots scattered throughout...

RIM to expand service to Windows Mobile, other operating systems

Research In Motion Ltd. said it would provide software later this year to expand BlackBerry software applications to third-party devices running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows...

Critics contend BlackBerry maker bungled blackout

When the Blackberries went silent last Tuesday, so did their marketer. It's not the sort of response you'd expect from a company that makes...

Analyst Angle: Mobile Search: Emerging Opportunities for Operators and Marketers

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...

FCC plans for 700 MHz draw heated debate

Nearly drowned out in broad policy debates over controversial public-safety and broadband wireless proposals are pressing questions about how the Federal Communications Commission will...

Telcordia, mPortal partner on content offering, Oracle demos content management service

Telcordia Technologies and mPortal Inc. are joining forces to provide an end-to-end content solution for mobile virtual network operators. The companies this week plan...

Monday, April 23, 2007

Etc.

Killer phones?Residents of Kabul, Afghanistan, have become frightened that a deadly virus is spreading via mobile phone. Rumors have spread throughout the city that...

Changing the channel

TV is on the move. It's everywhere. It's pervasive in the most insidious sense of the word. You simply can't escape it anymore.See, there...

Canada’s LNP implementation to spur wireless substitution

It's been about a month since wireless number portability kicked in for consumers in Canada, and in the words of analyst Lawrence Surtees, "Guess...

Wireless carriers could see cap on universal service support

WASHINGTON-A federal-state panel working on universal service fund reform is expected next month to recommend a temporary cap on government support for cellphone carriers...

ZOOM ZOOM: Industry tests easier ways to access content

Mbile software developers are coping with the headaches of the small screen by-strangely enough-cramming it with as much information as possible.Instead of forcing users...

Nokia: U.S. geeks ‘lustful’ for N95: Brand-building, one computer at a time

Build it and they will come. Typically, this old saw is trotted out to underscore the odds that, in fact, "they" won't come when...

T-Mobile USA again tops J.D. Power rankings

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates regional survey of wireless customer satisfaction, receiving the highest ranking in all six...

Carriers toy with packages to spur data uptake

As carriers tempt customers to move into data services beyond text messaging, some of them are designing service or accessory packages that specifically appeal...

Clearwire posts solid Q1 subscriber growth

Clearwire Corp. unveiled a handful of operating results for the first quarter, claiming "record subscriber growth" of more than 25 percent from its year-end...

Linux: freedom is another word for ‘do-it-yourself’ : Development costs, and cost savings, cited in new report

Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the Linux action. That includes Symbian OS champion Nokia Corp., which recently joined the Linux Foundation, and...

Hedgehogging

Following the mass murders at Virginia Tech, we received a number of e-mails touting the benefits of emergency broadcast alerts of one kind or...

TV broadcasters aim for mobile standard

LAS VEGAS-Rather than ceding control of the mobile TV market to the nation's wireless carriers, nine U.S. TV broadcast groups have formed an industry...

Modeo details TV trial findings, talks mediacasting

LAS VEGAS-Modeo L.L.C., which recently wrapped up a trial of its broadcast mobile TV service, said the 138 participants in the trial mostly gave...

Big-box retail: an evolving distribution channel : Focus is narrowing, alliances are critical element

Big-box retail is second only to the network operators' own branded retail stores as the channel of choice among American consumers. Big-box retailers as...

What’s happened to wireless real-estate pros?

Dear Editor, There is a wireless phenomenon taking place. For years the foot soldier in the wireless war against tower siting and site approvals...
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