Yearly Archives: 2007

Antiquated views on mobile waste $2 billion annually : Businesses that cover wireless bills raise productivity

Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees' wireless bills, according to...

The power of voice: VCs, others consolidating speech-recognition companies

Even in the confusing, clinical world of mobile software terms, the term "speech-recognition technology" draws yawns. Lately, though, it's also drawing a flood of...

Getty Images expands mobile play

Mobile may not be the final frontier, but it sure is the latest frontier for media companies looking to expand their reach. As more...

Rural carriers meet, share ice cream

LAS VEGAS-New technologies and trends are trickling down to impact the businesses of rural carriers, bringing with them a host of new opportunities and...

Samsung handset shipments and profit up in first quarter

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it shipped nearly 35 million handsets in the first quarter, posting telecom division profits-largely derived from handset sales-of $646...

Dingell bill to take pretexting issue to carriers

House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said he plans to get a pretexting privacy bill to the House floor in the next two...

FCC rules on hearing-aid compatibility for rural carriers

The Federal Communications Commission took mixed action on various waiver requests of regional and small mobile phone carriers for relief from hearing-aid compatibility rules....

Nokia and Qualcomm: The battle continues

Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. both insisted this week that they continue to talk, seeking only fair and reasonable terms in an agreement critical...

ROK gathers $7M ahead of IPO

ROK Entertainment Group Ltd. said it has raised $7 million from unnamed European investment firms to prepare for an initial public offering.The U.K.-based developer...

SunCom’s stock soars on increased revenues

SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it expects to report increased service revenue driven by higher average revenue per user and roaming revenues, despite a...

Rural Cellular up on first quarter

Investors reacted positively to news that Rural Cellular Corp. expects to report increases in service and roaming revenues during the first quarter.The company expects...

AskMeNow to acquire Expert Systems

Mobile search company AskMeNow said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Expert Systems S.p.A. Expert Systems, based in Modena, Italy, provides...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, iPCS, RIM 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 Prudential Equity Group initiated...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, GigaBeam, Meru 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...

T-Mobile USA unveils $100 Sidekick

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a new addition to its lineup of Sidekick phones, the Sidekick iD, which is a slimmed-down version of the innovative...

SPIRITUAL BUSINESS: Ice creamer Jerry Greenfield to RCA: Business is not evil

LAS VEGAS-When businesses invest in social and environmental responsibility, they reap benefits, according to Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc.-and...

Apple delays new Mac OS to finish work on iPhone

The much-hyped iPhone is apparently more important to Apple Inc. than the company's desktop operating system, such that Apple announced it will delay the...

Sun buys up SavaJe, but motive remains unclear

Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it acquired SavaJe Technologies, which sold a Java-based operating system for cellphones. Sun provided no information on the deal, including...

RCR Wireless News Mobile

The wireless industry's leading news source is now available on your cellphone! Our redesigned mobile site features access to all the up-to-the-minute news you've...

Wherify locates cash

Wherify Wireless Inc. said it sold about $4.6 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in an effort to create some financial breathing room.The...

Another mobile TV acronym: OMA-BCAST

A conglomeration of major players in the wireless industry is putting their collective weight behind a mobile TV profile that supports fast implementation and...

CBS embarks on major digital push with ad-supported content

CBS Corp. will team with the nation's three largest wireless network operators on an aggressive effort to offer free, ad-supported content across computers, mobile...

Tellabs claims to save tier-one carrier $18M

A tier-one North American carrier saved $18 million in three markets using transport network optimization services from Tellabs, the company announced.While the wireless carrier...

Sprint Nextel shareholder seeks change at beleaguered carrier

Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. inched upward following a Wall Street Journal report that shareholder Ralph Whitworth is pushing for major changes at the...

Metro One taps restructuring group

Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it hired XRoads Solutions Group to help it restructure and improve its financial position.Metro One...
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