Yearly Archives: 2008

Big voice for small players: RCA repositions itself for greater leverage in wireless industry

LAS VEGAS -- The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time for rural carriers and even more so for the Rural Cellular Association....

Nokia, T-Mobile shake hands with new content deal: Ovi to be combined with web’n’walk

T-Mobile International and Nokia Corp. announced a "collaboration agreement" to package the German carrier's web'n'walk mobile Internet service with Nokia's Ovi offering.Nokia said it...

Sprint Nextel, MobileAccess to install coverage in new Vegas casino

Sprint Nextel Corp. and MobileAccess have been chosen to deploy in-building wireless technology at the M Resort, Spa and Casino during the Las Vegas...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Invensense and Obopay

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

Ryder rides into wireless : GPS, RFID contribute to fleet’s business success

Wireless technology helps Ryder Systems Inc. keep track of its fleet of nearly 160,000 vehicles and provide its customers with services that include trip...

MetroPCS expands to Jacksonville

For $30 to $50 per month, MetroPCS Communications Inc. will offer residents of Jacksonville, Florida, its unlimited voice and data plan.MetroPCS' signature "no signed...

Online and mobile ad firms intermix

Traditional online ad firms are teaming with their mobile counterparts to target consumers on their phones.DoubleClick Inc., which was acquired earlier this year by...

Worst of the Week: The Third World and the future of wireless

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...

Fontes arrives at NENA

The National Emergency Number Association named Brian Fontes as its chief executive officer, a newly created position in the organization."Brian is known and respected...

AT&T Mobility details Sunday launch of mobile TV

AT&T Mobility announced that it will launch AT&T Mobile TV with FLO this Sunday. As previously announced, the service will include a pair of...

Madonna concert sings of the potential for mobile broadcasts

NEW YORK CITY -- The tears, deafening screams and all-around giddiness were nonstop last night as Madonna played a six-song set at the Roseland...

House committee investigation blames Martin for FCC’s ‘broken process’: Hearings proposed for June

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's troubles on Capitol Hill could be taking a turn for the worse. House Commerce Committee investigators have recommended...

Sierra Wireless beats guidance, outlook calls for sun

Sierra Wireless Inc. said yesterday that its revenue and profits exceeded its guidance for the first quarter and forecast sequential growth, in the wake...

Troubling outlook dims Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent's first-quarter financials held few surprises, but the company's new outlook -- "flat" instead of the previous "flat to slightly up" -- appeared to...

UrbanWorld expands mobile media business

UrbanWorld Wireless added new distribution partners for both its on-deck and off-deck offerings. The Los Angeles-based content provider inked a deal to offer its...

AdMob unveils analytics service

AdMob joined the mobile analytics field, unveiling a free tool that allows advertisers and publishers to track traffic and measure the effectiveness of wireless...

Sony Ericsson aims to bridge Flash and Java platforms

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to offer a new technology to bridge the Adobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms.Project Capuchin, as...

T-Mobile USA unwraps $1-per-day prepaid option

T-Mobile USA Inc. took the wraps off a new prepaid calling plan the carrier hopes will counteract growing competition in the prepaid sector.T-Mobile USA's...

Transpera to power AP’s Mobile News Network

The Associated Press has signed a deal with mobile video vendor Transpera to power the mobile content distribution of the AP's Mobile News Network.Mobile...

AT&T to cut 3G iPhone price?

AT&T Mobility plans to subsidize the price for the 3G version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone by as much as $200, according to a report...

Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router

At US$200--just $50 more than many single-band gigabit routers--and with USB drive sharing as a bonus, this router can support 2.4-GHz legacy devices and...

Samsung P960 Heralds the European Arrival of the Mobile TV Cellphone [Samsung]

While mobile TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is pretty much virgin territory for them. Samsung's P960, however, may have...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Verizon, Motorola, F5 Networks and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage...

iPhone invades Canada

Rogers Communications Inc., the largest carrier in Canada with 7.3 million subscribers, said today it will offer Apple Inc.'s iPhone to its customers later...
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