Yearly Archives: 2008

FEMA under pressure for failing to deliver emergency alert system

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose self-declared lack of legal authority in managing aspects of a new emergency alert regime that has created friction...

PHOTOGUIDE: Mobile movie tie-ins: Studios find success with wireless

Hollywood is in full summer swing as studios begin releasing their blockbuster titles in theaters around the country. With that come some of the...

MVNOs winnow: Try not to wake the bear

THE GROUND CONTINUED TO SHIFT in the tumultuous mobile virtual network operator space this month as one player announced plans to call it quits,...

Timing the D Block

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S ATTEMPT TO REVAMP the 700 MHz D Block could be shaped as much by substance as by timing, with Democrats...

Verizon Wireless backs LiMo: Decision sets up potential battle of platforms

GOOGLE INC.'S OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE has attracted plenty of attention in the hot mobile Linux space, but the LiMo Foundation is assembling an impressive...

Etc.

Going green 211(me), a company that allows users to create personalized virtual business cards with digital photos, messages and links, said it is donating...

Devices, real and promised, set to launch in second half of ’08

Forces swirling throughout the wireless industry are clearly shaping handset offerings expected to reach U.S. consumers in the second half of this year. While...

RFMD to focus on ‘front end’

RF Micro Devices Inc. said that based on a fiscal fourth-quarter loss, it would cut $75 million in research-and-development costs and 350 jobs -...

User-generated video to generate $1.19B in revenues by 2012

User-generated video content has proved more popular than expected, with significant growth in China, according to a new report from In-Stat.Higher-quality content and increasing...

Mobile digital commerce to post $1.9B in revenues by 2012

The mobile digital commerce services market reached $1.1 billion last year and is expected to grow to $1.9 billion in 2012, according to a...

Worldwide wireless growth to be driven by emerging markets

The United States is expected to add more than 65 million mobile subscribers to the worldwide subscriber base between 2007 and 2012, according to...

Apple rolls around the globe : New business model likely in rapid expansion

Apple Inc. appeared poised to enter the second phase of its foray into the mobile industry, judging by events last week. Apple's Web site...

FCC to revisit tower lighting after conservation legal win

The Federal Communications Commission is revisiting the controversial licensing of thousands of towers in the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of a successful legal...

Celluphone exec says data no longer a four-letter word

Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot...

Putting the mobile pieces together: EchoStar’s holdings could add up to wireless winner

As Echostar Corp. improves its financial performance - the company netted $5.7 million during the last quarter compared to a net loss of $18.5...

Report: RIM to release answer to iPhone : Palm could be wounded in crossfire

News on the high-end smartphone front continues to come in hot and heavy, with Apple Inc. expanding its iPhone market, Research In Motion Ltd....

Class action nets group of top wireless carriers for texting, other charges

Another day, another class-action wireless consumer lawsuit. This one is big, though, naming six mobile-phone carriers and a top mobile virtual network operator as...

Wireless Web in watchdog’s crosshairs: Proliferation of mobile marketing garnering increased interest

While mobile content is expected to contribute increasingly to wireless carrier revenue growth in coming years, it is also attracting increased scrutiny by the...

Fresh voices, new blood

For the 700 MHz C-Block license and perhaps other frequency bands, it's mostly a matter of cagey competitive ambition. For the D Block, it's...

Candidates use power of text to bolster campaigns: But it’s too early in process to gauge effectiveness

Just as FDR targeted radio listeners with his fireside chats and John Kennedy's dashing looks helped sway television viewers during the Richard Nixon debates,...

Qualcomm to use $16.3M worth of U.K. spectrum for testing

It seems Qualcomm is not willing to give up on the U.K. market for mobile TV.The MediaFLO proponent will pay $16.3 million for 40...

The race to connectivity

First, let me say I think Wi-Fi is the best thing since sliced bread. Really, I do. That being said, a number of announcements...

CrunchDeals: Helio Ocean, $99 after MIR

If you've been waiting to get your hands on a Helio Ocean -- we know you're out there -- have we got a CrunchDeal...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Casee, Mozes, Ubidyne 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...

T-Mobile USA nailed with class action over content charges

A class-action cramming suit has been filed against T-Mobile USA Inc. and others.The complaint, moved this week from state court to federal court in...
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