Yearly Archives: 2008

Strata8 uses picocells, PBX to offer telecom to enterprises

A new kind of wireless carrier is emerging, making use of licensed spectrum and picocell technology to provide businesses with small-scale networks tailored to...

Leap pushes AWS spectrum with new phones

Leap Wireless International Inc. is kicking off the second quarter with the launch of two new phones that will work on the spectrum the...

Worst of the Week: Trade show etiquette

Hello! And welcome to our column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this...

Daly: TV is not dead: Late-night talk-show host sees Internet model aping cable

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Late-night talk-show host Carson Daly offered an insider's view of the future of television during a speech at the storied Hollywood...

Qualcomm’s Jacobs laments sluggish pace of MediaFLO: CEO also calls for release of more licensed spectrum

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Qualcomm Inc.'s push into the broadcast mobile TV space has been going slower than the company would like, CEO Paul Jacobs...

Transpera to power Alltel’s video service

Alltel Corp. has tapped mobile video startup Transpera Inc. to power a carrier-branded Internet video service.Alltel Social Video, which is available for $3 per...

Hollywood scorns mobile TV

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- "Internet circa 1996," M:Metrics senior analyst Seamus McAteer said. "If I had to give it a score, it's a C-minus at...

Report: Cable companies mull WiMAX link-up with Sprint Nextel, Clearwire: Comcast, Time Warner could put millions into new venture

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. are in discussions with the nation's two largest cable providers -- Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc....

Question marks multiply amid Motorola’s plans to split: Company leadership: We’re in control here

Motorola Inc. will split into two publicly traded companies, if it has its way, the company said today. Under the plan announced this morning,...

Appeals court freezes FCC ruling on E-911

A federal appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission's new enhanced 911 location accuracy rule from going into effect, possibly setting the stage for...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Palm and Nortel

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--RBC Capital...

Suit alleges Verizon Wireless text service amounts to illegal gambling

A class-action suit filed against Verizon Wireless and third-party content providers in California federal court alleges the No. 2 mobile-phone operator enticed subscribers to...

Motricity exec takes over Sprint Nextel network operations

The turbulence continued for Motricity Inc. as COO Steve Elfman said he will move to Sprint Nextel Corp.Elfman had overseen InfoSpace Inc.'s mobile business...

Nortel wins at U.S. Cellular

Nortel Networks Corp. inked a five-year deal to deliver infrastructure kit for U.S. Cellular's CDMA network.U.S. Cellular said it will purchase Nortel's CDMA switching,...

Leading U.S. execs at Samsung and LG quietly leave roles

CEOs tend to come and go accompanied by headlines of some sort, at least in the American press. Not so for the second-tier executives...

Margins Check: Microsoft’s ad plans, XM and Sirius, and more

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’s Wireless Internet Caucus: An update

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of...

The long and short of mobile TV: An opportunity for Sling?

The mobile TV market will probably be a big topic in the coming weeks following news that EchoStar plunked down $711 million for 168...

REVIEW: WikiMobile parses smartly for the phone

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...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Redline and more

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...

Fresh off open-access win, Google pushes for Wi-Fi in white spaces

Google Inc., a major force in prying open the 700 MHz band for third-party applications and devices, could also become the pivotal deal-maker in...

Icahn ratchets pressure on Motorola with lawsuit: Alleges improper use of Moto aircraft by execs

Activist investor Carl Icahn announced, through a fiery press release, that he is suing Motorola Inc. in order to obtain documents outlining the handset...

Nickelodeon offers trio of mobile Web sites

Nickelodeon/MTVN's Kids and Family group is launching three mobile Web sites designed for wireless and personal video devices, one for each of its target...

Analyst Angle: How to beat the iPhone and the Blackberry

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...
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