Hello! And welcome to our 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 us …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: The aftermath >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CTIA Video Roundup >
CTIA’s Wireless 2008 conference and exhibition touched on all things wireless, from new handset launches to the industry’s ongoing technology arguments. RCR Wireless News Online Editor Mike Dano covers the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">REVIEW: Kwiry reminders help keep order >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CTIA Video Roundup >
As the wireless industry gears up for the nation’s biggest wireless show, CTIA’s John Walls discusses the trade group’s objectives for this year and beyond. ; CTIA’s John Walls and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: CTIA 2008: More Than Just Mobile World Congress With Showgirls >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
By most accounts — mine included — this year’s CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (the show formerly known as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Device news reflects incremental battle among vendors >
JUDGING BY THE HANDSET NEWS out of CTIA Wireless 2008 last week, competition in the United States is a SKU vs. SKU battle -handset-to-handset combat, if you will. In the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Martin to oppose open-access mandates: Uproar from public-interest groups, Skype follows swiftly >
LAS VEGAS-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said during a keynote last week at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event that he opposes Skype Ltd.’s petition to impose open access throughout …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">REMEMBER VOICE? >
LAS VEGAS-Flashback to CTIA Wireless 2006: As former Nokia Corp. CEO Jorma Ollila gave his farewell address to the industry two years ago this spring, he exhorted his audience to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brightpoint inks distribution pacts >
LAS VEGAS-Brightpoint announced several distribution and logistics agreements last week at CTIA 2008.The company announced a distribution agreement with Cellatel L.L.C. that covers handset distribution through its North America and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Etc. >
Who says wireless shows are boring?Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. kicked off a new mobile initiative at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event in Las Vegas last week complete with the crowning …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PHOTOGUIDE: CTIA Wireless 2008 ShowScene >
The CTIA Wireless show is always the scene of all sorts of funny, crazy goings-on. From cranes to giant robots, you have to be on your toes. The below photoguide …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. >
Well, April Fools’ Day came and went without much notice during the CTIA Wireless 2008 show. That’s disheartening because the CTIA show presents the perfect venue for companies to cause …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Post-CTIA show syndrome >
Excited by the initial buzz of CTIA, Red Bull and Vegas, (Did I mention how much I love this city? It’s perfect. Just perfect.) I made some wild claims early …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: The iPhone at CTIA >
I know there is a lot of news to talk about. During this year’s CTIA Wireless show, we got to see a bunch of fun, new devices, we heard interesting …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PHOTOGUIDE: The phones of CTIA 2008 >
LAS VEGAS — As usual, the CTIA Wireless show stood as a launch pad for a variety of new devices coming onto the market in the coming months. First up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Day 2: Getting down to business >
Anyone looking for more talk of interplanetary colonization during the Day Two keynote surely was disappointed. Wednesday’s speakers eschewed Richard Branson’s April Fools’ Day hijinks in favor of a more …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Day 2 blues >
So it was about 24 hours ago when in these same pages – and if we did our jobs right, in this same general area – I made some wild …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Doyle questions Martin on Skype >
Federal Communication Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s well-received announcement here that he will push for dismissal of Skype Ltd.’s open-access petition has now prompted a reaction from an influential House lawmaker. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tate wants protections in place >
Federal Communications Commission member Deborah Taylor Tate urged the cellphone industry to tackle emerging challenges – such as protecting children from mobile adult content and battling wireless spam – as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Unlimited calling plans cater to customers worth retaining >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Editor’s Note: Welcome to a special CTIA Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRWirelessNews.com you can find columns from the industry’s leading analysts, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VIDEO: Top stories from CTIA Wireless 2008, Day 3: LTE in the industry, new handsets, and more >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
During Wednesday’s keynote address, industry titans from the infrastructure side of the market debated the status of 4G in wireless. Vodafone’s CEO Arun Sarin said the wireless industry should incorporate …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Remember voice? : Start-up tackles quality on most-used feature >
Flashback to CTIA 2006: As former Nokia Corp. CEO Jorma Ollila gave his farewell address to the industry two years ago this spring, he exhorted his audience to keep working …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hesse touts mobile freedom >
Sprint Nextel Corp. said nothing substantial about its WiMAX plans yesterday and instead fell back on a new touchscreen device as the biggest news to share with a room packed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Martin to oppose open-access regs >
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said he opposes Skype Ltd.’s petition to impose open access throughout the cellphone industry, prompting cheers from cellular carriers and criticism from others. “In …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Branson rocks!: He’s sending a Noah’s Ark into outer space >
The “old hippie” is headin’ to Mars. Or, perhaps more accurately, Richard Branson – fearless leader of the ubiquitous Virgin brand – is hatching a plan with Google Inc.’s founders …