Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.One of the most interesting statements on the inside pages of RCR Wireless News this week that may get lost in the pre-CTIA mayhem? On Page 27,...
AT&T Inc. is retooling the look and feel of its wireless retail stores to reflect a multi-faceted product offering, and introduced its first super-sized, flashy AT&T Experience Store in Houston.The company called the 5,000-square-foot store "the first to demonstrate the benefits of housing AT&T's...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Social networking sites and user-generated content have taken the drivers seat in the world of digital media, said Michael Stroud, CEO and co-founder of iHollywood Forum, in opening remarks at last week's Digital Media Summit here. Hollywood's stock and trade generally is passive...
AT&T Inc., which controls the nation's largest mobile-phone carrier Cingular, agreed pay more than $30 million and withdraw a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to end a highly controversial, seven-year-old case at the California Public Utilities Commission. In addition to the record $12.14 million fine...
NBC Universal will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as "The Office" and "Heroes" to U.S. wireless users. The broadcast company said it plans to offer a 24-hour viewing period for some of its top-rated shows starting at...
Qualcomm Inc.'s prospects for quarterly revenue and earnings due in April have brightened, while Texas Instruments Inc.'s forecast lacked luster. Although both companies' forecasts pertain to the current quarter only, analysts said the outlook for the rest of the year may look somewhat similar...
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. announced it has settled its legal battle with Sprint Nextel Corp. The affiliate said it reached new agreements with the national carrier that include the transfer of former Nextel operations to Shentel, within its territory.Shentel said that the new agreement provides:--...
The word that Alltel Corp. is putting itself up on the auction block sparked speculation about who a buyer might be-but generated little surprise in an industry where mergers and acquisitions are par for the course. For rural carriers that have watched their...
Despite a recent cooling off in subscriber growth, Brazil represents an increasingly attractive market for outsourced manufacturing in consumer electronics in general and mobile phones in particular. Brazil's embrace of free markets, a regional free-trade agreement and the long-term growth of its economy, among...
REP. MIKE DOYLE (D-PA.), vice chairman of the House telecom subcommittee, accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin of misleading Congress on abruptly terminating a contract for a new enhanced 911 study days after agency staff learned of key findings flagging serious problems...
ED ZANDER, MOTOROLA INC.'S CEO, will not appear at CTIA Wireless 2007's keynote address on Tuesday next week, as originally scheduled. He may well be hunkered down, working on The Plan to Save Motorola. (Despite several days' notice, neither CTIA nor Motorola could offer...
As the hype machine clicks into high gear for the CTIA Wireless 2007 show, I thought it might be nice to review some of the hype from years past. The goal, of course, is to show that this year's hottest thing might not...
The Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the House Financial Services Committee is as liberal as liberal gets. But if the wireless industry and other business sectors look hard enough, they just may see a glimmer of hope in getting relief from post-modern government regulation of...
Regional, flat-rate carrier Revol has started testing an advertising-supported wireless service that allows users to get a discount on their bills if they agree to receive content, advertising and promotional offers on their phones.Privately held Revol said it initially plans to trial the service,...
Caribbean carrier Digicel has been snapping up properties and is introducing dual-technology roaming for its customers as it expands its network reach and potential revenue streams. The carrier is coming up on its sixth birthday in April, after launching its first and flagship market...
As an American who grew up in Italy, Sebastian Harrison always had two phones: one for use in Italy, and one for the United States. As an adult, he decided to tackle the international traveler's dilemma of having to carry or buy a new...
A small-business lawsuit to overturn the results of the $13.7 billion advanced wireless services auction is back on track, with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreeing to hold oral argument around the time the Federal Communications Commission expects to issue rules for...
Qualcomm Inc. remains positive about its business prospects this quarter, even as it girds for an unprecedented procession of litigation. The chip maker is scheduled to appear in court in late March and regularly through the fall, reflecting battles with rivals and customers over...
General Motors must dump 10 percent of its OnStar subscribers-about 500,000 users-because OnStar must cut off service to vehicles equipped with outdated analog telematics equipment.Next year, cellular phone service companies-which provide OnStar with its communications link to customers-are completing the transition from analog to...
Cellular SouthCellular South announced it promoted four of its vice presidents to senior vice president positions. Suzy Hays was promoted to senior vice president of customer operations, where she will oversee overall marketing, branding, advertising and public-relations strategies. She has been with the company...
The hits just keep coming for Nortel Networks Ltd., this time from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC last week filed civil fraud charges against four former executives at the company for repeatedly engaging in accounting fraud to bridge gaps between the network-equipment...
High-tech and electronic giants last week gave the Federal Communications Commission a Wi-Fi device to test that they said can operate in vacant television frequencies without disrupting high definition TV signals. Thus, the product could ratchet up the stakes in a battle between Silicon...
The Senate last week approved legislation to improve public-safety communications interoperability and location-based wireless 911, two vital homeland security components that remain weak links more than five years after the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the deadly, destructive hurricanes of 2005. The bill, which...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Hollywood is battling for consumers' eyeballs on more fronts than ever before. As people spend more time on their cellphones and computers, television studios find themselves pursuing viewers on at least three screens. Many agree the industry is still three to five years...
