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 this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Crisp Wireless and Internet Broadcasting have formed a partnership to launch 29 different mobile Web sites delivering breaking news, weather conditions, forecasts, live radar, sports scores and other content from local TV stations."One of the largest categories of mobile Web consumption is local news...
The perversity of Wall Street came into focus after Research In Motion Ltd. delivered solid fourth-quarter fiscal 2006 earnings yesterday that were still below some expectations. It's all about emotion and overblown expectations, it seems.Investors apparently had already driven up the price of RIM's...
The Federal Trade Commission asked lawmakers for authority to assess civil penalties against individuals and firms that obtain consumer phone records under false pretenses, a practice known as pretexting that policymakers would like to see wireless carriers do more to prevent. "Civil penalties are...
Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees' wireless bills, according to new research from In-Stat.These findings should lead carriers to convince their business customers to apply more enlightened wireless policies, increase...
A new report finds location-based wireless emergency service is not always reliable, one of several major problems with the nation's 911 regime that lawmakers and public safety officials said needs to be overhauled to accommodate new communications technologies and increased numbers of emergency calls."There...
Comverse Technology Inc. announced former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. executive Andre Dahan, 58, will become the company's president, CEO and board member beginning April 30."Andre has achieved an extraordinary track record of success in growing and delivering superior operating results at telecommunications and technology...
Shares of Intrinsyc Software International Inc. dipped after the developer of mobile software reported a second-quarter net loss of $3.76 million.Intrinsyc, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, said revenue edged up $4.37 million during the quarter, marking a slight increase over $4.2 million...
Tween mobile virtual network operator kajeet announced a deal with kid TV channel Nickelodeon, whereby kajeet will offer content from Nickelodeon on its phones and will advertise its services through Nickelodeon programs."More than one in four U.S. tweens own a cell phone, and that...
Spectrum licenses in the 1.9 GHz band covering a large swath of forested, rural Northern California have been sold for an undisclosed amount. Triad Holdings L.L.C. sold its E Block license covering Redding, Calif., and its D Block license covering Eureka, Calif., to Chickasaw...
Boston Communications Group Inc.'s woes continued this week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said it received a notice of noncompliance with listing standards from the Nasdaq Stock Market.BCGI, which develops billing and payment software...
The number of mobile TV subscribers worldwide will increase steadily over the next few years, reaching 125 million in 2011, according to new figures from In-Stat.The market research firm predicted four new mobile TV broadcast networks will come online, increasing the global tally to...
Palm Inc.'s management told analysts in New York yesterday that it will exploit growth in the smartphone sector to thrive, yet ducked questions about whether the company would be acquired, according to various media reports. Analyst Maynard Um of UBS wrote in a note...
Alltel Corp. has broadened the price range of its Smart Choice plans for individual and family smartphone users, which combine the carrier's mycircle calling offer with unlimited messaging, data access and mobile-to-mobile calling, as well as off-peak calling starting at 7 p.m.The company has...
On Friday, fans wandering around the sidelines of the Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas will be the first to experience the mobile arm of GSD&M's "Do Something Amazing" campaign for the United States Air Force. The Air Force said it has hit all its...
The public posturing by Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. remains consistent in the hours after their cross-licensing agreement expired after midnight last night, while both parties appear to suggest they will be patient in their attempts to reach a new agreement.Both sides appear ready...
Frontline Wireless L.L.C. said it picked up big-name, high-tech backing for its market-driven plan to buy spectrum for a national, public-safety broadband network that would be shared with commercial wireless carriers.The company inked new partnerships with former Netscape executive James Barksdale, software radio technology...
Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile scored big wins as China Mobile tapped the companies for a TD-SCDMA trial network expansion program.Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide technology for expansion of the 3G network in the cities of Shangai and Guangzhou. Datang is a leading...
AirTight Networks Inc. announced it secured an additional $14.5 million in its latest round of venture capital funding, bringing the business' total VC investment to $36.7 million.The third round of financing was led by CMEA Ventures with all previous investors also participating, according to...
Amp'd Mobile Inc. says it is close to reaching the 200,000 subscriber mark after a strong first quarter, numbers that indicate the mobile virtual network operator is rapidly gaining customers. Amp'd reported in January that it ended 2006 with more than 100,000 customers, and...
Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. announced subscriber details for the first quarter and disclosed a planned private offering and consent solicitation.The company said it recorded 75,700 gross customer additions and 29,700 net customer additions to end the quarter with 590,900 total customers. Churn...
Alltel Corp. announced it is offering a phone with a dedicated search key, an offering powered by mobile search company JumpTap. The dedicated key, which features a magnifying glass search icon, launches an Alltel-branded BREW client that enables subscribers to search for content, services...
CLEVELAND-The world is in the midst of a "mobility revolution" that is leading telecom companies to make huge investments in networks that will enable customers to engage in e-commerce or electronic banking on the go as easily as they do now from their desktop...
