Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Nokia slashes 1,800 jobs after improved Q3 results: Layoffs come as Nokia changes developer playground once again
Nokia Corp. (NOK) could well be on its way to reversing the downward spiral that it’s been on for about three years. If the company’s just-reported earnings for the third quarter don’t build overwhelming confidence in that notion, the firm’s new CEO Stephen Elop has at least bought himself some more patience from investors.
Nokia reported a net income of $740 million, a considerable improvement from the year-ago period when it reported a $782 million loss. Stock is up at least 6.6% to $11.55, but that won’t mean much to the 1,800 employees that Nokia said it plans to sack. … Read More
Humm assumes CEO, president title at T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has completed its senior leadership transition with Philipp Humm taking over as president and CEO of the nation’s No. 4 carrier from previous president and CEO Robert Dotson. Dotson will stay on at the company as vice chairman of its board of directors and is expected to leave the company in May. When originally announced in May, Humm was expected to take the CEO title in February following the assumption of the president position in July. … Read More
LTE-Advanced, 802.16m make ITU cut for 4G
The International Telecommunications Union narrowed down the requirements for technologies looking to gain official “4G” status claiming that LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced will be accorded the official title of IMT-Advanced. LTE-Advanced is set to be an evolution of the current LTE technology being deployed by network operators, while WirelessMAN-Advanced is the 802.16m version of the current 802.16e-based version of the WiMAX standard currently in deployment. … Read More
U.S. faces spectrum crunch by 2014: Freeing 275 megahertz of spectrum could save $120B
The United States will need another 275 megahertz of spectrum by 2014 to keep up with mobile broadband demand, according to a white paper the Federal Communications Commission just released. Making that 275 megahertz of spectrum available for mobile broadband would save $120 billion in capital expenses, the study concluded. The FCC released the Omnibus Broadband Initiative technical white paper as part of its recommendation to free up 500 megahertz of spectrum in the next 10 years, part of the National Broadband Plan and a presidential directive. The paper discusses device usage, the impact of new cell tower builds and the economic importance of wireless broadband usage, among other things. … Read More
Clearwire pushes past 90 Mbps in LTE trials
Clearwire Corp.’s (CLWR) trial of LTE technology is showing promising results that have pushed well-known web-based network speed testing sites to their limits, according to the company’s chief commercial officer Michael Sievert. Speaking during the day two keynotes at the 2010 4G World event, Sievert said the carrier’s ongoing trial in the Phoenix area are showing real-world network speeds of around 48 megabits per second on the downlink using 20 megahertz of spectrum, 10 megahertz for the downlink and 10 megahertz for the uplink. The test results were shown using the Speedtest.com web site in a moving environment. … Read More
HP readies Palm revival with Pre 2 and webOS 2.0
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is finally going public with its next plans for Palm and the webOS operating system after acquiring the company last April. HP said webOS 2.0 will be commercially available on Friday when it launches the new Palm Pre 2 smart phone on SFR in France. The new device and OS will also be available on Verizon Wireless in the United States and in Canada on a yet-to-be-named carrier in the coming months, HP added. Most industry analysts will be watching closely to see if HP can help revive Palm after so many months of idling while the rest of its competitors launched a series of new devices and consistently updated their operating systems. … Read More
BlackBerry upbeat at Wireless Retail Summit
Craig McLennan, RIM’s managing director for North America appeared upbeat as he took to the stage at IQMetrix’s Wireless Retail Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, today, blowing BlackBerry’s trumpet while declaring his firm was “doing really, really well.” RIM, said McLennan, had partnered with over 500 companies around the world, in 175 countries. The firm boasted 265 million business and enterprise subscribers with a 94% penetration of Fortune 500 companies, 12 million devices shipped last year, representing over 30% year-over-year growth, with one in 12 people in North America owning a BlackBerry. … Read More
Sprint Nextel calls future ‘4G’ expansion to N.Y., L.A. and S.F.
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it plans to launch its WiMAX-based “4G” service in New York City on Nov. 1, followed by the launch of service in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and in San Francisco by the end of the year. The planned launches will help push the carrier’s reach to more than 55 markets, excluding any additional markets the carrier launched in between those major markets. Sprint Nextel relies on Clearwire Corp.’s WiMAX deployment for its service offering, which Clearwire has said it plans to expand to 120 million potential customers covered by the end of the year. … Read More
White iPhone 4 reportedly doomed because of color fade
Remember that white iPhone 4 that Apple Inc. (AAPL) delayed again and again? It’s cropped up again and as with all things Apple, it would be wise to take this one with a grain of salt. Pocket-lint spotted one in the wild at a press event in New York City today and not only did it manage to snap some shots of the device, but the owner (who declined to be named) offered some information about why the white iPhone 4 is likely doomed to never see the light of day. … Read More
Mobile is a $1 billion business for Google
While it may be true that mobile only contributes to a small share of Google Inc.’s (GOOG) treasure, it’s still grown to a $1 billion annual business. The company reported $2.17 billion in profits on $7.29 billion in revenues during the last quarter. Revenues were up 23% from a year ago when it brought in $5.94 billion and profits were up 32% from $1.64 billion in the year-ago period. … Read More
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