Apple Inc.’s iTunes dominates the digital music dance floor. But following Apple’s lead may not be a wise move for mobile music services.An astounding 89% of teens go to iTunes …
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You’re hearing a dizzying stream of promises and jargon aimed at convincing businesses to “go mobile.”But you’d like to hear unvarnished advice from folks who have done the heavy lifting. …
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With more than 15% of wireless carriers’ revenue coming from data services, operators are eyeing the next leap in usage. Executives from the big-five carriers were all on hand yesterday …
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AT&T Inc. reported a strong quarter, adding 2 million net new wireless subscribers to bring its subscriber base to 65.7 million. Of its net additions, 1.2 million were retail postpaid …
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The bloom is off the rose. And maybe it’s about time.A longtime stage for all sorts of hyperbole, the CTIA I.T. conference this year is different. If Monday’s pre-show events …
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Big things tend to start out small, or so the saying goes. So it was that Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype Ltd. came out of nowhere in February to …
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Despite caveats that smartphones and enterprise devices are only roughly analogous, based on whether the operating system can be modified to run enterprise applications, the North American smartphone market offers …
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Music, messaging are the moment’s mantra: Touchscreens, mobile TV still in play
by jscarboby jscarboIf you’ve ever tossed a strand of spaghetti against a refrigerator to see if it sticks-and, therefore, is fully cooked-then you have a sense of what handset vendors and carriers …
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Analyst Angle: When is enough, enough?: Feature-packed handsets are packing on the pounds
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to a special CTIA I.T. Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRNews.com you can find columns from the industry’s leading …
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Wireless remains target for VC: Diverse group of companies capitalizing on sector growth
by jscarboby jscarboAs capital flows into the wireless space, the companies who are lucky enough to reap the benefits span a wide range of wireless ventures, from infrastructure to content. Among recent …
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Data is a damnable thing. It is what it is, but the devil’s in the interpretation.The same could be said for the Apple Inc. iPhone, hailed as a disruptive force …
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AT&T Mobility’s data traffic is “growing like crazy,” according to Mark Collins, the carrier’s VP of consumer data. But whether users will actually pay for this stuff is still far …
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AT&T Mobility bolstered its mobile music offering with plans to offer over-the-air access to Napster’s 5-million-plus music tracks beginning next month. The deal builds on the carrier’s current side-loading deal …
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AT&T Inc. has partnered with digital music provider Napster to offer AT&T customers over-the-air access to more than 5 million full-track songs. The carrier said that, starting in mid-November, Napster …
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You might call it industry’s summer of discontent. Where to begin? The Federal Communications Commission saw fit to attach conditions-public safety and open access, specifically-to a tad more than half …
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The Apple Inc. iPhone has been AT&T Mobility’s top-selling handset since its launch June 29, according to new data from Strategy Analytics, and is now the fourth-hottest selling device on …
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iPhone captures Treo users, Alltel, T-Mobile USA subs: EV-DO insulates Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel
by jscarboby jscarboThe first glimmer of quantifiable iPhone impacts is in, courtesy of NPD Group.The news is not-so-good for Palm Inc. and carriers T-Mobile USA Inc. and Alltel Corp. Research In Motion …
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It’s happening again. “It” is the overwhelming feeling I occasionally get to defend the wireless industry and the way it treats its customers.But the news last week that senators were …
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WIDENING THE GAP: AT&T Mobility, Verizon expected to soar at Sprint Nextel’s expense
by jscarboby jscarboA mixed third quarter is expected for the wireless industry, with weakness at Sprint Nextel Corp. contrasting with solid performances by AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, according to a report …
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Holiday Buzz: Colors, youth and accessories abound as carriers load up for critical selling season
by jscarboby jscarboWireless carriers are heading into the all-important holiday selling season, flashing new handsets designed to dazzle consumers and riding sales trends which have been building over the past year.The Apple …
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WHILE IT WAS NOT A MAJOR COUP THAT WIRELESS carriers found a Democratic lawmaker to sponsor a wireless consumer- protection bill less regulatory than another measure with more backing by …
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GOING WITH THE FLO: Mobile TV provider’s operations similar to local affiliate
by jscarboby jscarboSAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. spared no expense on its MediaFLO USA Inc. subsidiary. From the outside, MediaFLO’s Operations Center looks like any other box-shaped lackluster office building, but a few steps …
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Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to …
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AT&T Mobility released its first High-Speed Uplink Packet Access data card, and said that it had begun adding HSUPA upgrades to its network. The upgrades are expected to increase uplink …
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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 …