Sprint Nextel released a slew of gadget-related news in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless show, an effort that included a Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. device that is perhaps the most …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Handsets rain on Sprint Nextel >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Standards, content falling into place for mobile TV >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
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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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Anticipating the birth of the super smartphone or ‘Global’ >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">Wireless policy, public-interest group forms >
A new, pro-market advocacy group has formed to focus on business, technological and social aspects of mobile communications.The Mobile Future Coalition debuted yesterday at CTIA Wireless 2008. “American consumers have …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Viva Las Vegas >
Not sure if it’s the desert air or some form of dementia brought on by a lack of food and a surplus of drink, but this year’s CTIA Wireless makes …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Day >
Well, April Fool’s Day came and went without much notice during the CTIA Wireless 2008 show. I find this disheartening; the CTIA show presents the perfect venue for companies both …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VIDEO: Top stories from CTIA Wireless 2008, Day 2: Sprint’s announcements, FCC’s rulings, and more >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
The nation’s biggest wireless show kicks into high gear, as Sprint Nextel announces its handset plans. Dan Hesse, Sprint’s CEO, releases the carrier’s iPhone response, designed by Samsung Electronics Co. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question >
Change has never been easy for the cell-phone industry. And it’s perfectly understandable. With the kind of wild success and wealth creation during its first three decades, cellular chieftains who …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VIDEO: Top stories from CTIA Wireless 2008, Day 1: CTIA’s perspective, Nokia’s plans for Ovi, and more >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
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. Walls, VP of public affairs …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Making a case for 4G >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">Crossroads >
On so many levels – some more tangible than others – the wireless industry stands at a curious (but not necessarily critical) juncture as tens of thousands arrive in Las …
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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. >
Look for former presidential candidates John Edwards and Fred Thompson to deliver keynote addresses on the final day of CTIA Wireless 2008 at 9:30 a.m. We’re pretty sure they can’t …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Battle over pole access heats up: Wireless industry seeks pole attachment reform >
The wireless and tower industries are making a strong push at the Federal Communications Commission to reform the pole-attachment regulatory regime. The parties claim that non-discriminatory and equitable access to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Enterprise analyst looks at CTIA 2008: With consumers favored, she’ll pan for nuggets >
With CTIA Wireless 2008 offering a predominantly consumer slant, one analyst will approach the show with a handful of issues in mind and filter accordingly. Euro-competition for American enterprise customers, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Like Houdini, next-gen displays escape from box: Pico-projectors may transcend handsets’ tiny screens >
While much discussion has rightly focused on touchscreen-based display technology – and, of course, the “experience” it enables as an input/output mechanism – there’s always something coming down the pike. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Moto splits in slow-mo: CEO defers most questions on how and when >
MOTOROLA INC.’S INTENT TO SPLIT into two publicly traded companies should speed the recovery of its mobile devices business by attracting new leadership and developing a fresh focus on a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Industry claims protection in control over SMS, short codes >
The controversy over whether the Federal Communications Commission should regulate short code-related text messaging has opened a floodgate of weighty policy questions – from network management to consumer protection to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T details MediaFLO launch for May: Verizon Wireless fires back with exclusive channels >
AT&T Mobility and MediaFLO USA Inc. announced they will launch their long-awaited mobile TV service in May, but the details of the offering still remain somewhat unclear.Neither company pointed to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T: MediaFLO to go live in May with LG, Samsung phones >
It seems AT&T Mobility and MediaFLO USA Inc. didn’t want to risk getting lost in the glare of next week’s CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show; the companies rushed out news …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CTIA urges FCC to license – and auction – TV white spaces: Trade group runs against Google’s proposal for unlicensed use >
The TV white spaces debate — already highly controversial and politicized, but largely limited to potential unlicensed Wi-Fi use — just got messier.The mobile-phone industry recommended to the Federal Communications …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Trade show etiquette >
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">Report: Cable companies mull WiMAX link-up with Sprint Nextel, Clearwire: Comcast, Time Warner could put millions into new venture >
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. are in discussions with the nation’s two largest cable providers — Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. — to fund a nationwide WiMAX …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Question marks multiply amid Motorola’s plans to split: Company leadership: We’re in control here >
Motorola Inc. will split into two publicly traded companies, if it has its way, the company said today. Under the plan announced this morning, shareholders will receive shares of both …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CTIA’s Wireless Internet Caucus: An update >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung sees slower growth in U.S. volume this year: Single-digit growth forecast as near-saturated market sees ‘ferocious’ competition >
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. appears to be upping the ante in the U.S. cellphone market, where it is No. 2 – some distance behind Motorola Inc. and trailed closely by …