2008

The wireless industry must continue its leadership role in addressing consumer-electronics waste, not just because it’s good corporate citizenship, but because it’s good business – for individual companies and the planet.Indeed, the world’s most popular device, the cellphone, is merely …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. To quote Bob Dylan. mobile networks are a-changin’. As more …

Wireless network infrastructure is becoming more green – and saving operators some greenbacks at the same time.While interest has been pushed to a higher pitch in recent months due to higher energy and transportation costs, the shift toward greener infrastructure …

As businesses examine energy and fuel costs as well as worker productivity, wireless companies have an opportunity to support the greening of the economy – and make money at the same time – by running applications over their networks that …

Lately in the land of red, white and blue, people are talking a lot about green, including wireless service providers. In an industry that boasts 263 million subscribers who get a heap of stuff with their service, carriers can have …

A slice of iPhone 3G owners have said they are experiencing 3G connectivity issues such as weak signals, dropped calls and devices that revert from a carrier’s 3G network to its EDGE network, eclipsing the device’s much-ballyhooed 3G advantage. That’s …

A new study from ABI Research predicts there will be more than 32 million subscribers using Long Term Evolution networks by 2013, despite the fact that LTE networks are not expected to be commercial before 2010.The firm noted major carriers …

A number of Alltel Communications L.L.C employees may soon lose their jobs.According to an Associated Press report, when Verizon Wireless’ purchase of Alltel finalizes, the carrier plans to keep a regional headquarters in Alltel’s base city of Little Rock. However, …

Machine-to-machine vendors face long- and short-term pressures that could affect their profitability, according to a new study from ABI Research.“M2M module vendors are in a precarious position,” says ABI Research senior analyst Sam Lucero. “If their OEM customers bypass them …

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, according to people briefed on the company’s plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest makers of mobile phones in …

AT&T’s Premier Enterprise Web site is now selling Apple’s popular handset online for $199 and $299 with a two-year contract.

iPhone 3G reception issues were reported in 32 states across the U.S., and while Apple has yet to officially acknowledge the problem, technical support staffers are well aware.

The company’s geo-location platform has clear implications for advertisers since ads can be targeted to user locations.

A judge has ruled against SiRF Technology’s request to re-examine an earlier ruling that Broadcom has not infringed against the company’s patents.

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—AirDio: Ambient Sound Investments invested $295,000 into Taiwan-based AirDio, which makes system in package modules …

Just a month and a half after Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s announcement to acquire Helio L.L.C., all but one of Helio’s five retail stores have already closed. The New York location remains open, for now, while stores in San Diego, …

Following up on a similar filing earlier this week, the Rural Telecommunications Group Inc. filed an individual petition with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to deny Verizon Wireless’ pending acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C.The new filing touches on …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

With the whole world watching, the Olympic Games in China are a great time and place to deliver messages to the world. Samsung’s message to the world (today): We care.Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. touted its new E200 Eco handset, set …

Hands-On Mobile Inc. said it has spun off “the bulk” of its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to Connect 2 Media in exchange for a minority stake in the cross-platform game publisher.Connect 2 Media publishes and distributes …

Verizon Wireless ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008 Wireless Customer Care Performance study. The results, which normally find T-Mobile USA Inc. on top, included more than 11,000 respondents and were based on three areas, including telephone calls with …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. showed more enthusiasm toward its newer, postpaid offerings in its second-quarter report – not the normal behavior for a company that made its name with prepaid. When asked about average revenue per user (ARPU) results related …

Chip will allow people to receive phone calls on their PCs even when the machine is powered-down.

Sun Microsystems has open sourced its Java toolkit for building mobile applications just as the role Java plays on handsets comes into question.