Chad is back. Alltel Wireless’ (ATNI) spokesman, who pokes fun at his wireless rivals, plans to introduce Alltel’s new Free Fridays calling plan with a new advertising campaign on Nov. …
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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.Greetings from Kansas …
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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.A decade ago, …
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Contracts: Andrew equips Chinese railway; Choice chooses DragonWave for backhaul; and more
by jscarboby jscarboFollowing are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: AndrewChina: With the Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan high-speed railway to provide a coverage and system for essential wireless communications in the Shanxi province for …
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A discussion with Dan Meyer, local Dallas business leaders and global industry leaders about how local, national and global mobile broadband deployments are changing the way we live, work and …
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Kentucky-based rural wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular said it has taken Verizon Wireless (VZ) up on its offer to partner with smaller operators in an attempt to broaden the deployment of …
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Despite the tiered pricing, the throttling and the choking, U.S. mobile data is still unstoppably on the rise, with analysts now predicting total U.S. mobile data traffic will exceed 1 …
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Verizon Wireless (VZ) is offering certain existing customers an unlimited data plan that rivals one from Sprint Nextel Corp. (S). The company’s Verizon Wireless Talk and Text Plus Data promotion …
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Health institutes, Qualcomm use 3G to monitor high-risk pregnancies in Mexico
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordCarlos Slim Health Institute, West Wireless Health Institute and Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) have introduced a Wireless Pregnancy Remote Monitoring Kit designed to help health professionals monitor women with high-risk pregnancies …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has reportedly excluded Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp. from their upcoming network project over U.S. security concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal.The …
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Movers and Shakers: Frankle new CEO at Ubidyne; Clancy tapped to head Azuki; and more
by jscarboby jscarboMichael Frankle has been named chief executive officer at Ubidyne. Frankle joins the company from Telefonica O2 in Germany, where he was vice president in charge of access and transport …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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It used to be that messaging, which gained popularity as simple texting or Short Message Service (SMS), was just for teens—a way for them to interact in real-time via their …
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The annual Semiconductor Industry Association dinner Thursday night in San Jose, Calif. seemed to focus rather little on chips, and rather a lot on tea. Tea-bagging that is.
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The GSMA has announced that Google will be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress for the first time
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American Tower Corp. (AMT) reported net income of $258.2 million on $499.8 million in revenue during its quarter ending Sept. 30. Income was up 19.2% and revenue jumped 16.1% from …
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It would be one thing if Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) was losing spark on the consumer side, which it is, but alarms must be going off at RIM’s headquarters …
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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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Clearwire to cut 600-plus jobs, reduce contract workers to conserve cash
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordClearwire Corp. (CLWR) plans to cut 15% of its workforce as it attempts to shore up more funding, as well as significantly cut its contract workforce. The cuts were announced …
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Editor’s Note: This is the first in a new series by RCR Wireless News that will seek to interview C-level executives from around the world to gain insight into their …
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Bits and Bytes: Azuki launches video appliance; Ironhorse offers shopping service; and more
by jscarboby jscarboAzuki Systems launched its Azuki Wireless Platform appliance, which distributes live, on-demand, short-form and long-form DRM-protected video and other Over-The-Top content types. Azuki delivers mobile media content from media outlets …