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Disney resorts to test CBRS

In a promising sign for large enterprise adoption of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts was granted permission to conduct internal testing to see if some of its existing wireless infrastructure at its Disney resorts in Anaheim, California and Orlando,...

Turner CEO optimistic AT&T, Time Warner deal will eventually close

Turner and Hulu CEOs discuss pending company deals at CES Las Vegas, Nev. -- Turner CEO John Martin and Hulu CEO Randy Freer recently discussed the pending deals between Time Warner and AT&T, as well as Disney and Fox, during a keynote discussion at CES...

#TBT: Sprint integration update; Nokia, Sanyo team for CDMA … this week in 2006

Sprint integration progress updated, while Nokia and Sanyo partner for CDMA handsets … 10 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time...

Could Yahoo sell its Internet biz to Verizon or AT&T?

Yahoo executives are considering a sale of the company's Internet businesses in a series of meetings ongoing this week, according to a The Wall Street Journal report citing sources close to the action. The report also said Yahoo is mulling "how to make the most...

#TBT: Apple plans clouded by Disney/Pixar; carriers post blowout Q4 … 9 years ago this week

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Disney/Pixar deal clouds...

Cell Tower News: NATE Unite 2014; Tower helps in murder case

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. Last week two of the biggest events in the world of telecom happened simultaneously: Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and NATE UNITE in San Diego, California. As such, there's plenty...

Analyst Angle: Why isn’t EBay an MVNO?

At the peak of the mobile virtual network operator fervor we witnessed in the 2005 to 2007 timeframe, common wisdom held that a successful MVNO must have killer content, a highly targeted

Analyst Angle: Get set for stronger OS oligopoly

With the recent HP shut-down of the WebOS and Palm divisions, it's becoming increasingly clear that to succeed in the mobile device market, an OS needs to have significant device, developer, and customer traction. And without one, you can't get the other two. Consider...

Verizon launches exclusive Android app for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'

Verizon Wireless has a new exclusive for its Android-device toting customers. Coinciding with the upcoming theatrical debut of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," the carrier is now offering The Pirate Discovery App, the official mobile app for the film.The app has exclusive...

Reality Check: The wish list (Part 2)

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.This week, we touch on the second part of the “wish list” – those items that are...

@ CTIA E&A: Android moves down pricing scale at Sprint Nextel

SAN FRANCISCO – Android mania is in full effect at this year’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications event in San Francisco with mobile operators, handset makers and application developers virtually tripping over themselves to introduce new products and services tied to Google Inc.’s mobile operating...

@ Mobile Future Forward: Mobile social media ‘still in the dark ages': Almost one-third of Facebook users access the site via mobile

SEATTLE — If you ask the head of mobile at Facebook Inc., he'll tell you we still have a long way to go before social media really spreads its wings in the mobile environment.“We haven't yet even begun to see the true potential of...

@LA Games Conference: iPad and Android carry the day

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Throughout the LA Games Conference, two names kept resurfacing whenever the topic of mobile was broached – iPad and Android.It should come as no surprise why the iPad is almost universally seen as an opportunity for game makers. Just look at...

@ LA Games Conference: Mobile gaming gets bogged down in rapid changes: Glu Mobile created 90,000 versions of Iran Man 2 game

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – The late afternoon panel dedicated to mobile at the LA Games Conference didn't get as deep as it surely could have, but there were at least a couple interesting debates that solidified the continuing uncertainty that surrounds the platform.In an industry...

It's Payback Time: Hulu to Charge for Premium Services

Hulu.com, that magical place where we all watch our favorite movies and television shows of present and past (Rocky and Bullwinkle, anyone?) free of charge, has announced that beginning as early as May it will institute a so-called "metered" pay wall, which leaves some...

FLO to update offering

Qualcomm Inc.’s FLO TV Inc. subsidiary said it plans to expand its mobile television offering later this year with the inclusion of interactive capabilities, pay-per-day and event passes and a time-shifting viewing option.The company said the interactive feature will allow users to “interact with...

Analyst Angle: Handsets are becoming commoditized: An Open OS on a slab with rounded corners

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. As I review the new crop of phones being launched, one thing strikes me about...

Analyst Angle: How low can unlimited voice prices go?: The very limited nature of “unlimited” voice

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.Over the past two weeks, RCR Wireless covered the dropping rates of unlimited voice cellular...

Analyst Angle: How low can unlimited voice prices go?: The very limited nature of “unlimited” voice

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.Over the past two weeks, RCR Wireless covered the dropping rates of unlimited voice cellular...

Worst of the Week: Metric System: Part Deux

Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Analyst Angle: App Stores: How many apps is enough? : (Do you really need that 79,873th app?)

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.Today’s article will be unusually short. Two reasons: One, I’m writing it on my netbook...

Analyst Angle: Solutions for the Broadband World

In the last column I talked about setting the goals and defining mobile broadband. While we are still a ways away in defining what constitutes broadband, another key debate has emerged in the past few weeks and that is how do we go about...

Disney.com scurries to iTunes with new mobile app

Disney.com scurried to the iTunes App Store with new content and applications specifically tailored to the Apple iPhone and iTouch. The company is just one of the latest large media brands to design applications specifically for the iPhone. CNN launched an iPhone app...