Monthly Archives: April, 2008
Nokia flashes three handsets, possibly destined for U.S. users
Nokia Corp. today said three new, quad-band handsets would reach market in the third quarter, but said nothing about possible deals with GSM carriers...
RadioShack financial struggles continue: Prepaid wireless sales shine a light
Shares of RadioShack Corp. plunged after the retailer blamed a disappointing quarter on slowing Sprint Nextel Corp. sales.The Texas-based chain reported a first-quarter net...
Analyst Angle: Barry West, Founding Fathers and the (WiMAX) revolution
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...
VZW improves metrics, adds 1.5 million new customers: Carrier sees increase in data revenues
Verizon Wireless reported a strong first quarter with a net gain of 1.5 million wireless customers and a nearly 49% increase in data revenues....
Video conference: Wireless Best Practices Education Project, May 21
On 21 May 2008 a video conference is taking place at five locations (Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco) to provide...
Marketers Anxiously Await Chance to Add Apps to iPhone
While Apple's iPod has a myriad of marketers hoping to glean some consumer cred via tie-ins with its heralded music players, the iPhone so...
Startups see revenue in enhanced voicemail
MOBILE CONSUMERS PROBABLY don't give voicemail a second thought. But a couple of startups are hoping to change that. Voicemail, like caller ID and...
LBS revenues to top $13B by 2012
Increasing customer interest and availability of W-CDMA and GSM handsets are pushing mobile location-based services from the realm of hype into the world of...
Mobile Web: ahead of its time?
Does the world really need a wireless Web?It's a question that has come up repeatedly in the years following the introduction of WAP, the...
Apple posts strong financial quarter: But iPhone slump may also exceed seasonal dip
Apple Inc. posted impressive gains in revenue (43%) and profit (36%) in its fiscal second quarter, but analysts said the iPhone's sales momentum has...
AT&T Mobility continues iPhone-fueled growth: Carrier adds 1.3M customers, boosts ARPU
AT&T Mobility continued its steady growth during the first quarter of the year, reporting customer additions on par with the previous year and gains...
D Block on FCC meeting agenda May 14th
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency at next month's open meeting will consider rule changes to the 700 MHz D Block,...
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To your health - with mobileMen's lifestyle magazine "Men's Health" has partnered with SnapTell, which provides image-recognition-based mobile marketing solutions, to create a fully...
SPECTRUM HANGOVER: Carriers’ binge on spectrum assets bring competitive concerns
WHILE THE DOMINANCE of AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless in the 700 MHz auction has renewed debate about whether a spectrum cap should be...
Carriers aim to push back on USF reform
Wireless providers continue to push back against proposed reforms to the stressed universal service program for rural America, arguing that they are being penalized...
MMA attempts to unite mobile Web: Nonprofit unveils global guidelines for advertisers, marketing campaigns
The Mobile Marketing Association is working to make sure the world, indeed, is flat.The Denver-based nonprofit last week released its first set of global...
People like bottomless services
When it comes to wireless plans, it's all about the buffet, J.D. Power and Associates concluded in its semi-annual survey of wireless customers' level...
Once ‘fast followers’ are now handset growth leaders: LG, Samsung post gains in roiled market
The once-monolithic handset market is becoming a lot more interesting.As growth slows in developed markets, players with strong presence in emerging markets may see...
Mobile brand values soaring
The mobile service provider category has become the fastest-growing category in terms of brand value growth - increasing by 35% from last year -...
The Maybach Journal: 8×8 Inc. Review in Progress
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Axbey named CEO of Rave
Rave Wireless, which provides safety applications for mobile, appointed Tom Axbey CEO.Axbey joins the company from Micromuse, where he was senior vice president and...
Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.
Looks like it's getting pretty safe to say the MVNO bubble has just about burst, or is at least losing air at an alarming...
APC Wireless picks up bankrupt MVNO: CEO blames unrealistic venture capitalists for Movida’s financial troubles, pledges to continue Hispanic focus
Finally, the rapid collapse of an MVNO gets blamed on venture-capitalist firms placing unrealistic goals on those left managing the day-to-day operations. That's what...
Supreme distinction, outcome
The U.S. Supreme Court without comment declined to review a Tenth Circuit ruling that said the trustee of bankrupt Magnacom Wireless L.L.C. is not...