Yearly Archives: 2008

Cyren Call: Don’t blame us for Frontline’s demise

Cyren Call Communications Corp. said it never demanded long-term payments as a condition for a winning bidder of the 700 MHz national commercial/public-safety license,...

Martin to oppose open-access mandates: Uproar from public-interest groups, Skype follows swiftly

LAS VEGAS-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said during a keynote last week at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event that he opposes Skype Ltd.'s...

REMEMBER VOICE?

LAS VEGAS-Flashback to CTIA Wireless 2006: As former Nokia Corp. CEO Jorma Ollila gave his farewell address to the industry two years ago this...

SprintStudio supersized to 5,500 square feet

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s new SprintStudio store in Kansas City comes complete with a sleek design, all-live handsets, a service bar and a concierge service...

SprintStudio aims to emphasize interactive, customer service

Sprint Nextel Corp. opened a new, flagship store in Kansas City's Power and Light District in early March. The one-of-a-kind SprintStudio features many interactive...

Brightpoint inks distribution pacts

LAS VEGAS-Brightpoint announced several distribution and logistics agreements last week at CTIA 2008.The company announced a distribution agreement with Cellatel L.L.C. that covers handset...

Huawei unveils new 700 MHz base station product

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. jumped the momentum of the recently completed 700 MHz auction with news that its network solutions for 700 MHz spectrum...

Etc.

Who says wireless shows are boring?Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. kicked off a new mobile initiative at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event in Las Vegas...

3G to drive mobile entertainment

The mobile entertainment market could reach $47.5 billion by 2010, driven by greater 3G adoption and an increase in made-for-mobile content, according to a...

Customers go wide for mobile content

Mobile customers use a mixture of carrier-offered content, Web-based content and personal content, according to a survey conducted by ABI Research.The firm noted customers...

Sprint Nextel’s Xohm now scheduled for ‘later this year’: Delay due to ‘logistical’ troubles

Sprint Nextel Corp. isn't committing to any specific launch date for Xohm this time around.The carrier has pushed back rollout of its nationwide WiMAX...

Carriers reach deal with Maryland AG on insurance disclosures

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler reached an accord with the four national cellular carriers and the leading handset insurer to improve disclosure of policy...

T-Mobile Germany: clearance sale on 8GB iPhone

Starting April 7, T-Mobile Germany will drop the price of its lower-tier iPhone to $156, from $628. The newer, 16 GB version retains its...

It’s alive! : Nokia launches N-Gage platform

Nokia Corp. quietly - and finally - launched its N-Gage gaming platform.The handset-maker-cum-content-company made five games available on its online storefront, and teased...

Cross-Atlantic union ties could impact T-Mobile USA

The Communications Workers of America said it joined forces with Germany's largest union, potentially giving organized labor more leverage to secure unionization of T-Mobile...

PHOTOGUIDE: CTIA Wireless 2008 ShowScene

The CTIA Wireless show is always the scene of all sorts of funny, crazy goings-on. From cranes to giant robots, you have to be...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

Well, April Fools' Day came and went without much notice during the CTIA Wireless 2008 show. That's disheartening because the CTIA show presents the...

AT&T Mobility’s mobile TV to run Sony movies

Sony Pictures Television will broadcast movies on one of the two exclusive mobile TV channels that AT&T Mobility is gearing up to launch this...

Post-CTIA show syndrome

Excited by the initial buzz of CTIA, Red Bull and Vegas, (Did I mention how much I love this city? It's perfect. Just perfect.)...

Show off a little

When is the wireless industry, collectively and individually, going to start showing off a little?The networks are being built. The devices will take care...

Motorola cutting more jobs

Motorola Inc. is cutting 2,600 jobs as part of an effort to trim $500 million in annual costs to cope with declining revenue. Many...

MMA to test mobile ad effectiveness

The Mobile Marketing Association is teaming with ioglobal Inc. to measure the effectiveness of mobile ads.The Denver-based industry association said it is backing ioglobal's...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Aperto, iControl, Vlingo and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

LTE to cover much of 700 MHz band, but deployments still on horizon: Qualcomm to use auction winnings for MediaFLO

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...
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