Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks look...
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.Cellular--Slovenia: T-2 Slovenia has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to provide...
After a soft opening during rounds five and six early Monday, bidders in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction turned up the heat in the afternoon, sending potential winning bids for the 967 licenses that have garnered interest to past the $6 billion...
Nokia Corp. said it would purchase Trolltech ASA, a Norwegian software company, for about $153 million, subject to approval by Trolltech's stockholders. Nokia appeared eager for the deal and Trolltech seemed amenable as the Finnish handset giant offered a 60% premium above Trolltech's closing...
Sony Ericsson said it has secured deals with 10 music labels, adding 5 million new tracks to its mobile music service.The company, a joint venture between Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson, announced agreements with Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, The Orchard and six...
LAS VEGAS -- Mobile television and video is a "market that has been puttering along for several years," Mark Donovan, senior analyst at M:Metrics Inc. said in a morning presentation here at NATPE Mobile++. The conference has enticed content producers and others in the...
The Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction picked up early this morning with a pair of bidding rounds that saw that total potential winning bids climb to just over $4.4 billion. Highlights included continued interest in the regional grouping of C-Block licenses, a...
An arbitrator has certified a huge class action against Verizon Wireless that potentially could cost the No. 2 mobile phone carrier close to $1 billion in refunds of early termination fees."I find the claimants have complied with the criteria for class certification," wrote Eugene...
Verizon Wireless failed to match the iPhone-fueled growth of larger rival AT&T Mobility during the fourth quarter, but don't feel bad for the industry's No. 2 player. The carrier posted its own fair share of industry-leading metrics.Verizon Wireless said it added 2 million net...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Peter Jarich, NPD Group's...
The Federal Communication Commission's auction of 1,099 wireless licenses in the 700 MHz band headed into an early weekend break having garnered more than $3.7 billion in potential winning bids. The auction, which had a fifth round of bidding postponed until Monday, has drawn...
AT&T Mobility quietly overhauled its data plans this week, whittling its messaging and data bundles and launching a handful of new offerings, according to research firm Current Analysis Inc.The carrier dropped more than a half-dozen offerings including PDA Global, Smartphone Connect and BlackBerry/PDA Personal...
Parent companies of the nation's top cellular carriers saw their chances improve for gaining immunity from dozens of suits alleging they violated privacy laws by participating with a Bush administration warrantless wiretap program secretly begun after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and publicly...
The New York Times launched a service that delivers news, features and columns to mobile phones via text message.The free service allows users to send a text to the short code 698698 (NYTNYT)with one of dozens of keywords -- the word "Latest" will result...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is hoping to leverage its alliance with the NFL by launching a host of Super Bowl-related offerings.The buffeted carrier created a wireless Web site hawking ringtones, screen savers and video clips related to the big game, and launched a video channel...
Palm Inc. will close all but one of its retail stores over the next five weeks, in keeping with its effort to cut costs and focus on its next-generation smartphone platform, according to the company.Palm has eight branded stores in California and 26 "stores...
The third round of the Federal Communication Commission's ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction ended this morning with potential winning bids topping the $3 billion mark. The latest round included 1,030 new bids and pushed the total winning bids up more than 15% to $3.2...
LG Electronics Inc. shipped 23.7 million handsets in the fourth quarter, up nearly 40% year-on-year, based on its expanded feature phone offerings, the company said.LG's handset revenue for the year-end quarter grew to about $3 billion, 12% above the year-ago quarter. For 2007, operating...
Broadcom Corp. scored a number of legal victories in patent litigation with rival Qualcomm Inc. last year but also, like its rival, managed to execute effectively on its business model. The company reported Thursday that fourth-quarter net revenue reached $1 billion, up 8% from...
The second round of the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction brought 1,122 new bids with total potential winning bids jumping nearly 15% to nearly $2.8 billion.
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The heaviest investment continues on the package of regional C-Block licenses...
Nokia Corp. today displayed the results of a well-oiled, money-making machine with 34% and 44% jumps in revenue and profit, respectively, for the fourth quarter compared to the year-ago quarter.
Handset volumes reached 133.5 million units in the fourth quarter, up 27% year-on-year, enough...
On the heels of AT&T Mobility's record-breaking quarter, Sprint Nextel Corp. is showing a trio of senior executives the front door. Many in the industry expected new CEO Dan Hesse to come in swinging and he has - by all measures.Friday will be the...
YouTube is bringing its entire catalog of video clips to mobile.The Google Inc. subsidiary expanded its mobile Web site, allowing users with 3G phones to access tens of millions of streaming videos on their handsets. The new service also enables YouTube members to...
