Yearly Archives: 2008

HipCricket launches Hispanic-targeted mobile offering

HipCricket unveiled a "comprehensive Hispanic mobile marketing network" in an effort to reach the lucrative market.The Seattle-area startup hopes to give marketers and media...

USTR cites continued struggles for telecom in China

The Bush administration said various trade barriers remain in the world biggest wireless market, China.Among the concerns flagged by the U.S. trade representative in...

Nokia pays big to close German plant: Please stop the noise! Oh, and here’s $316 million

Nokia Corp. said this week it would finance a $316 million plan to assist German workers displaced by the handset vendor's decision to close...

Virgin Mobile USA to use Limbo interactive content

Mobile entertainment community Limbo inked a year-long deal with Virgin Mobile USA Inc. to offer mobile promotions to customers.Limbo, a 2-year-old startup headed by...

AT&T names Donovan CTO

AT&T Inc. appointed John Donovan as its CTO, replacing Chris Rice, who becomes executive VP of the telecom giants Shared Services division.Donovan, who will...

Dorman elected as new Moto chairman: Former AT&T exec to replace Zander

Dave Dorman, a former AT&T chief executive and currently on Motorola Inc.'s board of directors, has gotten the nod to become the board's next...

VeriSign ditches analytics biz: Division sold back to original owner

Just two years after shelling out $30 million for CallVision Inc., VeriSign Inc. is spinning off its telecom-analytics business.The company said it is selling...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, RIM, Nortel 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--Lehman Brothers lowered its price...

CTIA Video Roundup

CTIA's Wireless 2008 conference and exhibition touched on all things wireless, from new handset launches to the industry's ongoing technology arguments. RCR Wireless...

Palm acknowledges added $25 million loss

Palm Inc. yesterday reported a loss of $57 million in its fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28, $25 million more than its previous quarterly report...

NTT to test mobile aroma services

Mobile music is floundering and wireless TV is struggling to gain traction. So NTT Communications is targeting users through their noses.The Japanese telecom announced...

Adobe aligns device and desktop units

Adobe Systems Inc. is aligning its mobile and platform operations in an effort to bridge the gap between desktop computers and wireless phones.The company...

Alcatel-Lucent uses Sierra modules in enterprise laptops

Alcatel-Lucent has tapped Sierra Wireless to supply embedded modules for the infrastructure vendor's wireless laptop security, management and tracking system called the OmniAccess 3500...

European Commission lets cat out of bag:: In-flight cell phone use OK’d

Most travelers can imagine why they might actually need to make an in-flight call on their mobile phone. And most travelers would likely acknowledge...

Marketing 101: Enlighten the customer

My dad was in the market for a new cellphone and had come under the spell of Apple's impressive marketing campaign."You can browse the...

On the Margins

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR...

CTIA Video Roundup

As the wireless industry gears up for the nation's biggest wireless show, CTIA's John Walls discusses the trade...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alvarion, Convergys and Harris Stratex

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...

REVIEW: Kwiry reminders help keep order

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review...

Word of iPhone shortages stirs pundits: Component shortages or inventory draw-down?

In Apple Inc.'s secretive world, facts are scarce -- and speculation is the coin of the realm. Thus, over the past week, as analysts...

Motorola appeases Icahn, avoids proxy battle: Indian firm explores purchase

Motorola Inc. said today it had seated an ally of investor Carl Icahn on its board and nominated another Icahn ally for election at...

Survey says wireless-savvy workers have market advantage

Workers with wireless technology expertise could have an edge in the job market in coming years, according to a new study. "A survey...

Analyst Angle: CTIA 2008: More Than Just Mobile World Congress With Showgirls

By most accounts -- mine included -- this year's CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February's Mobile World Congress in...

700 MHz to be LTE heavy: AT&T Mobility, VZW announce LTE plans for highly touted spectrum

THE NATION'S TOP TWO CARRIERS plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an...

Device news reflects incremental battle among vendors

JUDGING BY THE HANDSET NEWS out of CTIA Wireless 2008 last week, competition in the United States is a SKU vs. SKU battle -handset-to-handset...
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