2010

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RCR Wireless News will be going local in Austin, Texas, next week as an official media sponsor for the Texas Wireless Summit. Executive Editor Tracy Ford will be covering the …

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 …

Editor’s Note: The list below is a wrap up of third-quarter 2010 results for the nation’s largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers’ quarterly reports …

Several companies and individuals were honored for their contributions to the LTE industry at this year’s LTE Americas event earlier this week in Dallas.Alcatel-Lucent won three of the nine awards. …

T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) laid its cards on the table for the holiday selling season unveiling some promotional modifications to its Even More contract plans.The new offerings include a single-line …

Convergys launched a solution that helps address mobile ‘bill shock’ for customers. The Smart Rating and Billing Manager 5.0 product allows customers to set pre-set usage limits on their communications …

In at least 10 states this election cycle, organizations supporting Republican campaigns used text messaging to try to reduce Democratic turnout, says progressive political consulting firm, Revolution Messaging, calling on …

DALLAS – Regional operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) surprised many recently when it became the first domestic carrier, and one of the first in the world, to launch a commercial …

Hewlett-Packard Co. will play $16.25 million to the government as part of a settlement for alleged fraud in the E-rate program, which funds Internet connections in schools and libraries. The …

Motricity said it has been chosen by Celcom, a 3G operator in Maylasia, to provide its mCore Platform so that Celcom’s subscribers can experience a personalized mobile Internet browsing experience. …

SAN FRANCISCO — “Everything’s going mobile,” Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB.com, said during a keynote panel here at the Open Mobile Summit.Bowman was direct and rather forthcoming on a panel …

DALLAS – LightSquared’s ambitious plans to offer a satellite/terrestrial-based wholesale wireless network is set to get off the ground this weekend as the company’s first satellite is scheduled to launch …

Globecomm Systems Inc. (GCOM) has found a niche in the wireless space by solving complex communications problems using wireless and satellite technologies. The Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company was a finalist in …

A whopping 6 trillion text messages were sent by mobile users across the planet last year, but computing powerhouse IBM Corp. believes that’s small fry, having just developed chip technology …

SAN FRANCISCO — Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia talks about simplifying the development process for applications across multiple operating systems and storefronts.

Novatel Wireless Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Enfora Inc., which provides asset-management solutions that use wireless technology and machine-to-machine communications. The deal is valued at $64.5 …

SAN FRANCISCO — RCR Wireless News caught up with Openwave CEO Ken Denman at the Open Mobile Summit here and asked him about network congestion and other pain points for …

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.October …

Join Avvasi Inc. and Yankee Group as they discuss how service providers that embrace the paradigm of delivering video as an experience will prosper in the growing video ecosystem. Success …

SAN FRANCISCO — “We’re turning life into a game” and trying to “make the world a little more interesting to explore,” Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said this morning here at …

SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint Nextel Corp.’s CEO Dan Hesse declined to comment on the the carrier’s reported exclusion of Chinese vendors from its upcoming network project in a morning keynote …

While 64% of Americans have broadband access, and the majority of Americans who don’t have it say they don’t want it, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to closing the gap …