Dear Editor,It is with great interest that we read the article, “The MMS disconnect,” (RCR Wireless News, Aug. 13). Sybase 365 believes that the article has many inaccurate assumptions and …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …
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The 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals gave the go-ahead to a class action consumer suit claiming Cingular Wireless service deteriorated after the mobile phone carrier was fully acquired by …
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Wireless carriers spent 4% more on their networks during the second quarter than they did during the same quarter last year, according to research from analyst firm Ovum-RHK.Wireless carriers spent …
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User-generated content is finding an audience in mobile. But it appears the early successes in the space may have more to do with connecting with others and less to do …
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Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment
by jscarboby jscarboFor all the hype Sprint Nextel put behind last week’s “Technology Summit” in Reston, Va., we were hoping the carrier would have come up with something more exciting than a …
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Sprint Nextel is on a roll. No, not the kind where you walk away from the $10 blackjack tables with piles of chips in colors you typically only see in …
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Qwest CEO has work cut out: Regional Bell must pick battles against much larger competitors
by jscarboby jscarboQwest Communications International Inc.’s new CEO takes the helm of a company that has weathered financial storms, been through a turn-around that included selling off its wireless network and forging …
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LG Electronics Co. scored a pair of carrier wins last week spanning the range of wireless offerings. One of the deals was with the industry’s largest player and long-time LG …
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A mistake in a media report earlier this month suggesting that Nokia Corp. had sold as many as 450,000 units of its high-end N95 handset in the United States during …
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THE IPHONE HAS given birth to the iEcosystem. Whether that’s a good thing, though, is debatable.Apple Inc.’s decision to bar third-party developers from building applications for its high-profile device has …
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VIENNA, Va.-Barry West believes so strongly in it that he’s got it as the personalized license plate on his sports car: Xohm. It’s the commercial brand for Sprint Nextel Corp.’s …
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M2Z Networks Inc. said it will take the Federal Communications Commission to court to force the agency to consider its request for 25 megahertz of vacant spectrum.The Silicon Valley-based outfit …
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Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook are using valuable deck space to extend their offerings to mobile users, according to new figures from M:Metrics.MySpace, which has deals with AT&T Mobility, …
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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 …
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AT&T Mobility is hawking its MobiTV, XM Radio Mobile and music portal services with the launch of LG Electronics Co.’s new trax handset, an HSDPA-enabled, clamshell-style handset. The handset will …
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The piling on began early last Friday as Verizon Wireless, then Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Mobility all announced they would carry Motorola Inc.’s Razr2 handset, with launches beginning at …
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I-play will continue to move beyond mobile gaming this week with a series of more than 100 video shorts for poker players.The U.K.-based publisher plans to launch Win at Texas …
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hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Verizon Wireless, which recently announced plans to acquire Rural Cellular, said it …
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Though diminishing in count, regional wireless operators continued to report firm financial results highlighting continued opportunities outside the urban corridors. U.S. CellularU.S. Cellular Corp. reported $971.6 million in total revenues …
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I know most of us have had almost enough of the 700 MHz auction, what with the lobbying and saber rattling of those interested in the spectrum and the ultimate …
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The Federal Communications Commission scored one for the little guys last week, essentially saying that nationwide operators have to strike roaming agreements with smaller carriers. The commission did not dictate …
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Operating in a shadow: Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA find varied success against big 2
by jscarboby jscarboSprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have had very divergent luck recently in trying to operate in the shadow of their two larger rivals, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless.Sprint …
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TIER-ONE CARRIERS IN THE FALL OF 2004 committed that they would be fully MMS-interoperable, enabling U.S. consumers to send photos, video clips and other goodies to users on any other …