February 2008

AT&T Mobility said it will step up its 3G buildout, expanding its high-speed mobile service to more than 80 additional cities this year.The nation’s No. 1 mobile carrier said it …

The Wall Street Journal Digital Network launched an on-device portal allowing users to access online content from Microsoft Corp.-based Windows Mobile-enabled devices.The downloadable application, which was developed by Action Engine, …

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 Services assigned its A rating to AT&T …

Apparently it wasn’t a Super Bowl hangover. Bidding in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction continued to slow today as bidders placed only 582 new bids during five …

The Federal Communications Commission approved AT&T Mobility’s $2.5 billion purchase of Aloha Partners L.P.’s 700 MHz properties, triggering an angry dissent from a Democratic member of the GOP-led telecom agency. …

The Bush administration proposed imposing spectrum fees on the cellular element of hybrid mobile satellite service networks as part of s $3.1 trillion budget sent to Congress. MSS operators are …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

Alexis de Tocqueville might have saved himself a lot of travel if he could have watched a few Super Bowl broadcasts. It’s no secret that Super Bowl commercials act as …

The 700 MHz spectrum auction took another unexpected turn today as bidding on individual C-Block licenses usurped the previous high bid for a package of eight C-Block licenses covering the …

Change is coming swiftly at Motorola Inc., fueling further speculation on the company’s direction. CEO Greg Brown apparently told employees Friday in an internal memo that he personally will take …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. reported that it added 210,000 customers in the final quarter of 2007; however the MVNO will be taking on a loss of $3 million to $6 …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. …

It’s still seemingly early in the game, but bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz auction is materializing into a good news-bad news auction of epic proportions.Click here for …

AS WORD SANK IN that Motorola Inc. is “exploring the structural and strategic realignment” of its business – including the possible creation of a standalone company for its devices business …

THE DUST SURE TO BE LEFT in the wake of the 700 MHz auction is far from settled – with the final outcomes still unknown – yet, infrastructure vendors say …

WHAT TYPES OF DEVICES might ride on the 700 MHz frequency licenses now up for bid in the United States?The question is as open and varied as the 214 qualified …

Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson are gearing up for what looks to be an epic battle on the mobile content playground. But the complicated world of mobile content is more …

The landscape of the wireless industry is in flux as you read this story, with product launches, pre-announcements and hype flying by like so much confetti on the wind.Or is …

The mobile-phone industry told a U.S. appeals court the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its statutory powers in mandating the eight-hour backup power rule for cell sites as part of an …

If you spend any time speaking with national carriers or multinational device vendors, you know that they exist only to meet consumer demand. It’s all about the consumer, etc.A plausible …

The Federal Communications Commission is coming under increasing pressure from the wireless industry to put on hold new enhanced 911 location accuracy guidelines, with court appeals virtually guaranteed.On the sixth …

Don’t drop your cellphone in the water THQ Wireless Inc. said it signed a worldwide agreement with Playboy Enterprises to be the exclusive developer of Playboy-branded mobile games. The multi-year …

I’m not sure what it is about auctions that causes me to lose all sense of time and space, but the ongoing 700 MHz spectrum free-for-all has me bouncing off …