Yearly Archives: 2008

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...

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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...

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,...

Qualcomm sees sunny skies; TI says partly cloudy

Pesky Wall Street.No matter how well you perform, the stock market - understandably, because it reflects investors' view of future prospects - is all...

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...

Fixed or mobile, broadband access balances needs of consumers: Lines blur between technology distinctions

The market for broadband services is a large space, one that's driven steady innovation, competition and various levels of service. While wireless carriers clamor...

Nextlink launches online spectrum exchange services

Nextlink, a subsidiary of XO Holdings Inc., offers fixed wireless broadband service to carriers, businesses and government agencies for backhaul and Internet access. Yet,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

Qualcomm to bid on U.K. spectrum: Firm doesn’t plan to launch commercial service

Fresh off a handful of license wins in the 700 MHz auction last month in the United States, Qualcomm Inc. is now eyeing spectrum...

Dish to test satellite-based mobile TV service using 700 MHz spectrum: Alcatel-Lucent to provide DVB-SH network kit

Dish Network Corp. isn't wasting time as it considers what technology might be the best fit for spectrum it recently won in the 700...

Samsung solidifies position as No. 2

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. firmly established itself as the world's second-largest handset vendor, with about 16% market share, as former rival Motorola Inc. dwindled...

Parsing reality from the hype: Mobile social networking on the rise, but just how much is hard to say

You know that contest where a person stands in a glass booth and tries to grab dollar bills as they fly around? That's sort...

Ericsson flying high after modest gains

It's all about context. With investors apparently expecting dark news from the infrastructure sector, L.M. Ericsson's stock shot up more than 12% today after...

FCC to reassess D Block: Spectrum may be back up for auction by end of year

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency will at next month's open meeting consider rule changes to the 700 MHz D Block,...

Study: Interest in quad play grows

Could the stars be aligning to support a new push for bundled services? According to a report released last week by Compete Inc., 43%...

HTC America: to know us is to love us: Smartphone maker tries to grow awareness

Technophiles and industry insiders chatter constantly about HTC America's devices, with the savvy to look under the hood of carrier branding for the smartphone...

Big-box retailers undaunted by slow economy

Most stick to expansion blueprints despite rough conditionsLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Can big-box retailers keep growing briskly, given the current downturn in the economy?...
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