Door-to-door sales have been a mainstay of the cable industry for years, but managing the team has been a hit-or-miss effort. However, wireless technology is changing that for one company. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spotlight On: Mobile money? Why not: PayPal looks towards simplicity to expand mobile financial transactions >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Using a cellphone to conduct a financial transaction is nothing new as carriers all over the world have implemented ways for their customers to pay for goods and services using …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Does the truth really matter? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2009 PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show Debrief >by jscarboby jscarbo
Join ABI Research Analyst Nadine Manjaro, RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford and representatives from PCIA as they analyze key trends and initiatives in the wireless infrastructure space discussed at …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Video Interview: Bill Stone, FLO TV >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
FLO TV’s Bill Stone talks to RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford about the company’s plans to move beyond carrier agreements with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility to try to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Video Interview: Sue Spradley, Nokia Siemens Network >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Tracy Ford sits down with Sue Spradley of Nokia Siemens Networks to talk about NSN’s plans for North America, its management service contract with Embarq and plans to light up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Light regulatory touch best way to stimulate investment in broadband: Panelists tell FCC in hearing today >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Uncertain regulatory policies will stifle capital investments in broadband technology, panelists told the Federal Communications Commission today during a hearing on “Capital Formation in the Broadband Sector.” While members of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vertical Market: Healthcare: Enabling Software Solves Medical Data Transfer Issues >by jscarboby jscarbo
ZyDoc announced the release of its new file transfer software at the Center of Excellence in Wireless & Information Technology (CEWIT) International Conference today on “Wireless and IT Driving Healthcare, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Case Study: IP Telephony Helps Formula NIPPON Driver and Pit Crew to Communicate >by jscarboby jscarbo
OKI Networks has begun testing a pit communication system for the driver and pit crew of the Formula NIPPON racing team sponsored by NTT DOCOMO, Inc.(hereafter DOCOMO), DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Case Study: Exalt Radio Systems Provide Video Surveillance Network Backbone >by jscarboby jscarbo
Located midway between Denver and Colorado Springs, Castle Rock, Colorado is home to more than 46,000 people. The town encompasses 33 square miles and sits at the base of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VIDEO REVIEW: Hiccups limit effectiveness of SpinVox’s voicemail transcriptions >by jscarboby jscarbo
This week, I took a closer look at SpinVox, a service that transcribes voicemails into text messages, word for word. Well, most of the time anyway. // By use of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Do carrier-subsidized netbooks show promise? >by jscarboby jscarbo
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. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kyocera sheds Indian product testing facility >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
MindTree Ltd. said it will pay $6 million to buy Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s Indian facility, Kyocera Wireless (India) Pvt. Ltd., which develops wireless products, software engineering and product testing for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility to offer TerreStar dual-mode device: Hybrid cellular/satellite smartphone to launch at carrier in early 2010 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
AT&T Mobility plans to offer TerreStar Networks Inc.’s dual-mode cellular/satellite Genus smartphone and mobility solution to enterprise, government and small business customers and their corporate liable users beginning in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Global Wireless News >by jscarboby jscarbo
Alcatel-Lucent signs European Union’s Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment From: WebWire Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has signed the European Union’s Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telefonica, partners plan LTE trials >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Spanish-based telecom giant Telefonica said it reached an agreement with a half-dozen LTE equipment suppliers to launch test projects in six different countries in preparation of rolling out LTE-based networks …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Report: RIM rules Indonesia’s mobile Internet market >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Apple Inc.’s iPhone may be seen by most around the world as the uber-mobile device, but a report out of Indonesia suggests that the device has run into stiff competition …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Weekly Deal Roundup >by jscarboby jscarbo
Nokia Buys Travel Oriented Mobile Social Networking ServiceFrom: Information WeekContinuing its tendency to buy up smaller mobile content companies, Nokia has announced that it has acquired Dopplr, a privately-held mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Verizon Wireless takes the lead, offering the best depth and variety of parental controls >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.Today, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mo prices Cliq at $200, ready for pre-sales >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it would begin pre-sales of the Motorola Inc. Cliq smartphone Nov. 19, pricing the handset at $200 for qualified subscribers with a two-year contract. The handset …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Garmin’s nuvifone finally gets its bearings: GPS-centric device found at AT&T Mobility … for a price >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
More than a year and a half after announcing plans for a cellular technology equipped device, Garmin International Inc. is finally set to enter the U.S. market with its navigation-centric …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC seeks comments from public-safety on mobile broadband access >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
As it tries to draft a national broadband communications plan, The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on how broadband access touches a variety of segments in the United States, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Why Verizon won’t buy DirecTV >by jscarboby jscarbo
The Wall Street Journal thinks that Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) could be interested in buying satellite TV provider DIRECTV Group (Nasdaq: DTV) soon. In fact, the Journal believes there might …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CNN launches iPhone app for $2 >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
CNN has launched a news application for Apple Inc.’s iPhone that the media giant thinks could be a benchmark to measure the success of future mobile applications.The company’s iPhone app …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: All Roads Lead to LTE (Eventually) >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. As 2010 …