The oil and gas industry is among the oldest in our modern era. It not only made way for the industrial revolution, it literally fueled it. The industry also makes for some of the harshest and most desolate working envi ronments, which makes mobile...
Vertical markets present wireless carriers with a host of new opportunities and challenges. Just because wireless technology and enterprise infrastructure should work together doesn't mean they do. As carriers target these new customers and encourage them to move from a wired to a wireless...
An in-depth look at prepaid trends in the United States and globally. The hottest word in the wireless industry nowadays is prepaid with just about every operator turning their attention to a market segment that was neglected for years. This year has seen financial...
In this Special Report RCR delves into mobile marketing's promise to connect brands with users on a one-to-one basis, providing customers with information that is relevant to them. Sponsored by Mobile Marketing Association
Wireless carriers are deploying more Distributed Antenna System networks as they increase coverage and capacity in urban corridors and along suburban communities, where next-generation network technology rollouts are occurring and where community planners are more amenable to the concealed networks, which passersby typically don't...
Every carrier wants to hang its hat on a reputation for a high-quality, reliable network. But actually accomplishing that task on a daily basis requires immense effort and expense. As networks are evolving from 2G architecture to widespread deployment of 3G, and as carriers...
RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce its Special Edition, “Wireless Infrastructure – The Engine for Economic Recovery,” is now available. This 72-page, four-color special edition includes feature articles on employment in the wireless infrastructure sector, what 4G rollouts mean to the large and...
One of the fastest growing wireless chip and system companies, NextWave Wireless Inc.(San Diego, California), has received a commitment from Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. and Sola for $100 million of much needed new financing. A major restructuring will follow
As if things didn't look bleak enough, two retail groups are predicting that this holiday shopping season could be the most severe since the 1991 recession.
Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores so that shoppers can compare products and features side-by-side.
The battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiary iPCS Wireless Inc. rages on, with iPCS gaining some yardage. The affiliate announced that an Illinois court denied Sprint Nextel's motion to dismiss or stay the lawsuit brought by three iPCS subsidiaries in the Circuit...
Just a few years ago, a Web site offering virtually every notable song ever recorded for free listening would have had music business executives speed-dialing their lawyers.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc's iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like using the phone as a remote control.
Programs like Meet or Delete and Engine Room, which are created for marketers and feature products interwoven into the plots, are becoming more popular among execs at TV networks. Such shows, known on Madison Ave.
CMMB may not be the only mobile TV standard in China for long, as Legend Silicon is rolling out more new digital TV chips based on China's terrestrial digital television broadcast standard called GB20600-2006, designed for both fixed and mobile TV receptions.
Ever had to wait 10 minutes for a credit card transaction in a cab to go through? Those days might be over for New York City's iconic yellow cab fleet thanks to the Sprint-Nextel Corp. and VeriFone Holdings Inc. taxi business, VeriFone Transportation Systems...
In today's wireless world, your marketing messages have to be able to reach consumers no matter where they check their email. Here's how to mobilize your campaigns.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As personal computers go, the new rash of ultra-mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. Light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. Almost.
