2008

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope to be instrumental in shaping the industry, leading it into …

Editor’s Note: In our monthly Retail Snapshot feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless.As Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. officially begin their joint WiMAX effort, …

The volume of paid mobile game downloads has stagnated across North America and Western Europe, despite a positive response from mobile games publishers and developers to Apple Inc.’s iPhone device, according to research from Juniper Research.The value of the global …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of Sprint Nextel with an underweight rating and a price target of $1. FBR Research resumed coverage …

Top wireless providers have been busy little elves trying to sway customers with deals, savings promises and incentives during the holiday shopping season. The most recent holiday ad wars began when Sprint Nextel Corp. released new advertisements that promised customers …

The House Commerce Committee released a report accusing Federal Communications Commission Kevin Martin of mismanaging an agency described as dysfunctional.“Our investigation confirmed a number of troubling allegations raised by individuals in and outside the FCC,” said Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), …

U.S. telecom and high-tech sectors, though suffering through the a job-killing economic crisis that apparently hasn’t yet bottomed out, are nonetheless audaciously hopeful – downright giddy even – about the future. What gives?Industry is hanging its hopes on the Barack …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to woo desktop developers with the launch of an open software platform in advance of its annual Application Developer Conference later this week.The platform promises to help computer developers bring their wares to wireless using the …

StarHub and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced the launch of a new, commercially available 3G femtocell network in Singapore, which they said provides mobile-phone services through the carrier’s cable network.StarHub has launched Home Zone to its customers and uses 3G …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile indU.S.try to give their insights into the marketplace. While it was good to see some retailers reporting stronger than expected …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has joined the Open Handset Alliance in support of Google Inc.’s Android platform, the handset vendor said today.ARM, the British semiconductor designer, also announced its membership in the OHA today. Sony Ericsson will produce a handset …

The twin engines of global handset growth – China and India – are experiencing economic slowdowns that threaten “serious harm” to 2009 sales, according to a prominent financial analyst. The slowing of those emerging economies could drag global handset sales …

Official Washington is big on labels, quick to pigeonhole this elected official or that presidential appointee based on party affiliation, past government actions and off-the-record scuttlebutt. It is a convenient baseline utilized by lobbyists, journalists, political operatives and others to …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn’t. If you wish to …

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 and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular–China: Alcatel-Lucent said it won a …

There’s a very long list of companies with billing platforms that leave carriers out of the revenue stream. But even as operators grudgingly open up their networks, nobody seems to be making a lot of progress. Billing Revolution is the …

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope to be instrumental in shaping the industry, leading it into …

Are more job cuts on the way for Sprint Nextel Corp.?After speaking with Sprint Nextel CFO Bob Brust, Pali Research predicts that the carrier will sacrifice employees in order to save a drowning company. The report’s author, Walter Piecyk, said …

Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Motorola Inc. on Friday to “junk (bond) territory,” according to the Wall Street Journal.S&P’s rating change was to “BB+” from “BBB.” Moody’s Investor Services warned last week that it, too, …

Alvarion Ltd. and NeuStar Inc. became the latest wireless companies to announce jobs cuts amid an increasingly tightening economy.First up: WiMAX vendor Alvarion, which said today it will cut its global headcount by about 110 people, which is 11% of …

Regional carrier Cellular One released an unlimited monthly wireless plan priced at $80, undercutting similar offerings from its nationwide competitors. The carrier’s new “All of America” plan includes nationwide unlimited voice and text with no roaming or long-distance charges. Because …

Buzzwire Inc. bagged a new leader, hiring former Newsweek president and worldwide publisher Greg Osberg to expand its network of content and carrier partners.The Denver-based startup powers Verizon Wireless’s m.vcast – a mobile Internet-based video service that debuted in September …

Rumors of a pending deal to sell the iPhone 3G at Wal-Mart are bouncing around between mainstream media, bloggers and analysts. The San Jose Mercury News reported Friday that Apple Inc. may sell a 4-GB iPhone model for $99. According …

AT&T Mobility launched an end-to-end solution for its enterprise customers interested in tracking and managing their fleet of vehicles with a solution developed by TeleNav Inc.Starting this week, AT&T Mobility will offer TeleNav’s Vehicle Tracker through its wireless network. The …

Nokia Corp. said last week that holiday-related handset sales will likely fall short of the company’s last estimate, issued in mid-November. Three weeks ago, Nokia had forecast 330 million units, a slight drop from the year-ago quarter. Even with its …