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Sprint Nextel slows decline during Q2, but warns of rough waters ahead

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s comeback campaign showed limited progress but remains a work in progress, as the struggling No. 3 wireless provider slowed its hemorrhaging customer churn while recording a $344 million loss in the second quarter. The Q2 results, which had Sprint Nextel losing...

Game developers look to tap community support: Cross-platform functionality may help mobile gaming grow beyond niche

While a tiny handful of entrenched mobile game makers cement their place at the top of the industry, a small army of startups are throwing all sorts of ideas against the wall to see what sticks. And community may be the stickiest feature yet.Community...

The Q&A: Jim Orr

Jim Orr is a principal network architect in the wireless market development group at Fujitsu Network Communications.Q: It seems the infrastructure market has experienced some turbulence over the past several years. How do you view the strength of the infrastructure market today?A: We are...

Congress targets carriers’ ETF plans

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early termination fees as previously promised. Her letter comes amid a new Government Accountability Office report that found shortcomings with how...

Carrier ETF plans targeted

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early termination fees as previously promised. Her letter comes amid a new Government Accountability Office report that found shortcomings with how...

Report: Mitsubishi Electric drops handsets

Mitsubishi Electric Co. will shutter its mobile handset business, according to Nikkei, a Japanese business newspaper. The move would leave Mitsubishi's main customer - network operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. - waiting for promised handsets.In early February, Mitsubishi had lowered its estimate of annual unit...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

If Google does manage to exit the 700 MHz spectrum auction with a substantial chunk of airwaves, it will be interesting to see what it plans to do with it. Most observers said they would be surprised if Google were to win spectrum; most...

Yahoo turns to wireless as Internet biz languishes: Firm plans to cut 7% of workforce

Yahoo Inc. is looking to mobile to help offset its struggling online business.The Internet giant said it will slash 1,000 jobs -- marking a 7% overall reduction in its workforce -- in the wake of a fourth quarter that saw profits plunge nearly 24%....

MERGING MOBILE: Motricity looks to InfoSpace to complete mobile plans

Motricity Inc. sees more than just a mobile search engine in InfoSpace's mobile business. It sees a kind of wrecking ball.The Durham, N.C.-based mobile content company is putting the finishing touches on its $185 million acquisition of InfoSpace's mobile operations, which was announced last...

Another Razr veteran leaves Motorola

The last member of the management team at Motorola Inc.'s cellphone division that rode the original Razr to success is leaving the company.Ray Roman's departure was announced internally at Motorola today and confirmed to Crain's Chicago Business by the company. Crain's Chicago Business is...

WIRELESS STRIKES BACK: Industry lines up support to counter legislation

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 Congress' ruling party, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) could pick up a powerful political ally...

AT&T Mobility chases VZW, eases ETF and contract-changing policies: Move comes ahead of Senate hearing on consumer-protection bill

AT&T Mobility has stepped up its customer-friendly policies, following changes by Verizon Wireless and just ahead of a federal hearing on wireless consumer protection. The nation's largest carrier introduced two new policies: Starting in November, customers can make changes to their calling plans over...

Motricity acquires InfoSpace’s mobile division for $135M: Deal signals InfoSpace’s exit from wireless biz

Shares of InfoSpace Inc. shot skyward after the company said it will sell its mobile services division to Motricity for $135 million in cash.Motricity will acquire InfoSpace's managed services infrastructure for mobile carriers, including technology and services such as mobile search, storefronts, portals and...

AT&T Mobility digs deep for spectrum: Carrier writes $2.5B check for Aloha’s 700 MHz portfolio

AT&T Mobility left nothing to chance in its quest for 700 MHz spectrum. The nation's No. 1 carrier agreed last week to shell out $2.5 billion in cash for 700 MHz licenses from Aloha Partners L.P. in advance of the upcoming Federal Communications Commission's...

AT&T Mobility acquires Aloha’s 700 MHz spectrum for $2.5B: MediaFLO deal unaffected

AT&T Mobility said it will pay $2.5 billion in cash for all of Aloha Partners L.P.'s 700 MHz spectrum, apparently signaling Aloha's exit from the mobile broadcast space.AT&T, which said it remains committed to using Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO network for multimedia wireless broadcasts, said...

Is the honeymoon over?: Infrastructure mergers under scrutiny as boards unhappy with progress

As Nokia Siemens Networks continues to refine its business operations following its April merger, the company has to fend off speculation that Siemens' CEO is considering a sale of his company's 50% stake in NSN. Meanwhile, over at newly merged Alcatel Lucent, the story...

Publishers divided over free games: Hands-On pushes new model, draws ire from competitors

Ad-subsidized mobile games are a sure-fire catalyst for an industry sorely in need of a kick in the pants.Either that, or they're the quickest way to sabotage the space in its infancy.Hands-On Mobile last week became the first major mobile publisher to experiment with...

EarthLink woes bring Wi-Fi, Helio into question

EarthLink Inc. has fired 900 employees and closed offices in Orlando, Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and San Francisco. The company said it will also substantially reduce its presence in Pasadena, Calif., and Atlanta. Billed as a "corporate restructuring," the company expects to pay...

Infospace posts declines in mobile, online operations

Shares of InfoSpace Inc. plunged after the company posted declining revenues in both its mobile and online businesses.The Seattle-area firm reported a net loss of $28.1 million in the second quarter, contrasting dramatically with the $1 million in net revenue InfoSpace posted during the...

VCs may use Modeo spectrum for music

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. cut its losses in mobile video last week, agreeing to lease its Modeo L.L.C.'s nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of venture capital firms. What will become of that spectrum, though, is far from clear....

Crown Castle bails from mobile TV effort, Modeo’s fate unclear

Crown Castle International Corp. is spinning off its Modeo business, agreeing to lease Modeo's nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of venture capital firms.The Houston-based tower company said it will rent the spectrum for $13 million a year to...

THE MONEY TRAIL: Later-stage investments garner VC funding

Wireless is still drawing considerable interest-and dollars-from venture-capital companies, but VC investment overall saw a dip in the number of deals in the first quarter as investors concentrated on exit strategies, including initial public offerings. Some of the biggest IPOs related to the wireless...

REVIEW: Carrier navigation apps provide serviceable directions

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 service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...

Financial ratings wrap-up: TDS, Motorola, Openwave and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Robert W. Baird upped its price target and estimates on Telephone & Data Systems after the company reported first-quarter results. The company's new price target...