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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.As the spin doctors try to put a happy face on the retail …

Leaders from a number of high-tech and telecom firms as well as labor leaders are expected to meet this week at President Obama’s jobs summit in Washington, D.C. The meeting is based on the President’s Forum on Jobs and looks …

As the West Wireless Health Institute prepares to open for business next month in San Diego, Qualcomm Inc.’s initiatives to develop a mobile healthcare ecosystem are becoming more tangible, starting with a physical building where scientists, doctors and engineers can …

With the country still reeling from a recession and wireless growth slowing, industry players are becoming especially creative this holiday season in trying to attract consumers. We have already seen nearly every operator adjust their rate plans to take advantage …

The battle over who controls the customer, whether it’s a battle for the smart pipe or the smart device, is quickly moving into a battle over who controls the customer’s content. Today the field is wide open, leaving plenty of …

LOS ANGELES – What a perfect setup for this week’s Mobile Marketing Forum. Barely a week ago, AdMob gets acquired by Google Inc. for $750 million, making it the third-largest acquisition in Google’s history.“If that’s not a validation … then …

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.I know that many of you are thinking “Isn’t he a little late …

Clearwire gets more funding from Sprint, other investorsFrom: RCR Wireless NewsClearwire Corp. confirmed it would gain another $1.564 billion in funding from its existing partners to help it continue to build its nationwide WiMAX network. Sprint Nextel Corp., which owns …

Google’s back on the acquisition front, spending $750 million in stock Monday to acquire mobile display ad company AdMob.AdMob is perhaps best known for serving display ads on iPhones, but it also recently started a business unit focused on ads …

Clearwire Corp. confirmed it would gain another $1.564 billion in funding from its existing partners to help it continue to build its nationwide WiMAX network. Sprint Nextel Corp., which owns 51% of Clearwire and is struggling with its 3G subscriber …

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 …

Google Inc.’s Android operating system, already out in its second version, is likely to take market share from its competitors, but not likely to impact Apple Inc.’s proprietary OS, upon which the popular iPhone runs. Verizon Wireless and Google formally …

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Inc. officially unveiled the Droid today, announcing the device will be available Nov. 6. The smartphone, Verizon Wireless’ first product using Google Inc.’s Android operating platform, has been advertised heavily recently in a somewhat stealth “iDon’t” …

The Federal Communications Commission moved forward with its notice of proposed rule-making for rules to preserve an open Internet. Comments are due Jan. 14 and reply comments are due March 5, an extended timeframe for the agency that takes into …

A wireless broadband network in small rural Virginia community is officially launching today, using white spaces spectrum under an experimental license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.The white-spaces network is bringing wireless Internet connectivity to Claudville, Va., said Rick Rotondo, …

Just about a week has gone by since the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event in San Diego and I have just now been able to go through the notes I jotted down during the half dozen or so …

This latest AT&T/Google wrangling before the Federal Communications Commission is a heavy dose of circus entertainment with a serious issue buried underneath.AT&T, by ratting on Google Voice’s restricting calls to rural communities, is creating a smoke screen with Congress, the …

AT&T Mobility said it will support Voice over Internet Protocol applications running on Apple Inc.’s iPhone over its 3G network, reversing a previous policy that relegated such applications to a Wi-Fi connection.AT&T Mobility said it has notified both the Federal …

Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. announced a strategic partnership this morning designed to pair the openness of the Internet and the innovation of Google with Verizon Wireless’ broadband network, and plan to bring two devices to market in the next …

Wireless carriers continued to bolster their smartphone lineups leading into the holiday shopping season as AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. both unveiled new offerings targeting the increasingly competitive segment.AT&T Mobility this week got the jump on Microsoft Corp.’s planned …

Adobe Systems Inc. inched closer to launching a Flash player for mobile devices unveiling its Flash Player 10.1 software designed for smartphones and other Internet-connected devices. The company said a public developer beta of the “browser-based runtime” is expected to …

Using a cellphone to conduct a financial transaction is nothing new as carriers all over the world have implemented ways for their customers to pay for goods and services using their mobile device. However, customer adoption of such services is …

Across corporations large and small, directly competing or related industries across the telecosm, CEOs are being asked one question by their primary investors and their boards: How will Google affect our business model? Are they a friend today, and a …

AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. ratcheted up the volume in an ongoing war of words over net neutrality and the Google Voice application. In documents filed Friday, AT&T went on the offensive, saying that Google Voice fails to comply with …

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 …