Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell cast doubt on Frontline Wireless L.L.C.'s public-safety broadband plan, which picked up backing from consumer, utility and public-interest groups last week, with the GOP regulator echoing a cellular industry criticism that the proposal comes too late, and full...
With their patent cross-licensing agreement scheduled to end today, Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp. each fired last-ditch legal salvos last week in hopes of gaining an edge in negotiations where potentially billions of dollars hang in the balance.At the heart of the issue are...
Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless.Retail store manager Mark Jones manages an Alltel store in the carrier's hometown of Little Rock, Ark. The location...
Trip Hawkins is at it again.The CEO of Digital Chocolate is proselytizing, pushing what he calls "Mobile Games 2.0"-an effort to create next-generation titles that incorporate familiar themes like community, user-generated content and viral marketing. And in the process, he's pointing out some of...
The wireless industry was tagged with new privacy rules it decried as overkill and potentially costly to consumers, while Sprint Nextel Corp. downplayed suggestions its joint venture with four cable operators could suffer because of restrictions on sharing phone records. The Federal Communications...
Money was the root of all interest at the recent CTIA Wireless conference, with various announcements from companies that want to play in the mobile payments and banking space, and a great deal of buzz about the potential opportunities for banks, operators and the...
J.H. Snider, research director of the New America Foundation's Wireless Future Program, is the correct attribution for the New America Foundation quote in the April 2 story, "NTIA's waiver policy could undermine secure communication plans."
Alltel named best in show at CTIA 2007Alltel Wireless won an E-Tech award for best in show at CTIA Wireless 2007 for its Celltop application. Celltop allows Alltel customers to access, manage and organize information available on their phone via a format similar to...
Conventional wisdom has it that since early January, every handset vendor and carrier has scrambled for an answer to the you-know-who phone, due in June. Regardless of the handicapping already taking place-who wins, who loses?-Apple Inc.'s iPhone has contributed to a shift in the...
As it approaches its one-year anniversary, Disney Mobile L.L.C. has ambitious plans to develop new applications and move toward the use of EV-DO in delivering services. The company recently provided a glimpse of how its customers are making use of the innovative family-centric applications...
A coalition of consumer and public interest groups said the Federal Communications Communication should craft the 700 MHz auction to foster wireless broadband alternatives based on net neutrality principles. Not surprisingly, this approach is opposed by leading wireless, wireline and cable TV service providers.Coalition...
Days after Steve Jobs emerged victorious, at least with one major record label, in his quest to eliminate digital-rights management, a new study appears to offer another reason the Apple CEO should be optimistic when it comes to his soon-to-be-released iPhone. Arbitron and Telephia,...
Carrier Access Corp. announced it will report a larger net loss for the first quarter than expected, and it plans restructuring activities to help it reduce costs.The company said it expects revenues to come in between $8.3 million and $8.7 million and loss per...
U.S. Cellular Corp. said it has reached an agreement to purchase its common shares from Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. as part of a stock repurchase plan announced earlier.The accelerated share repurchase agreement calls for the carrier to buy 670,000 shares from Citigroup for about...
The head of Motorola Inc.'s venture capital arm has quietly left the company. News of Warren Holtsberg's departure from Motorola Ventures surfaced after MVC Capital Inc., a New York investment firm, announced Wednesday it had appointed Holtsberg to serve on its board of...
As Disney Mobile L.L.C. approaches its one-year anniversary, the company provided a glimpse of how customers are making use of the innovative, family-centric applications at the heart of its service. The mobile virtual network operator also proffered a look into its plans for the...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularEurope: Blyk, a Pan-European MVNO, chose Nokia Siemens Networks...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.OtherCredit Suisse First Boston revised its estimates on NeuStar after the company pre-announced in-line first-quarter revenue and EPS figures. Its new estimates are $1.33 per...
U.S. Cellular Corp. has taken its push-to-talk retail offering out of commission and limited the sale of walkie-talkie phones and service only to business channels. Retail stores and call centers will still support business PTT customers, according to the carrier, but the SpeedTalk product...
Investors appeared pleased with preliminary financial results announced by NeuStar Inc., which offers clearinghouse services to wireless carriers and others, as well as a shakeup in the company's senior executive team.NeuStar said it expects revenue from $96.5 million to $97.5 million in the first...
Shares of Veraz Networks Inc. dipped after the company's initial public offering raised $72 million at a price below its forecast range.Veraz opened at $8 per share, in line with its offering, but substantially lower than the $10 to $12 per-share forecast range. And...
NeoMedia Technologies Inc. continued its retreat from the mobile marketing space, selling the German outfit 12snap for "just under" $5 million.NeoMedia, which is streamlining in an effort to focus on its "qode" mobile barcode-reading business, bought 12snap last year for roughly $22 million. The...
Centennial Communications Corp. reduced its losses during its fiscal third quarter, posting an overall net loss but essentially breaking even on revenues from its continuing operations. The carrier also saw a 15-percent year-over-year increase in revenues from its U.S. wireless operations.The carrier operates in...
Nokia Corp. announced it will pay Qualcomm Inc. $20 million in patent royalties for the second quarter of this year, a move that stands as yet another thrust in the face-off between the two wireless giants. At the heart of the issue is a...
