The following list ranks U.S. wireless industry CEOs by total compensation for the 2007 fiscal year. The ranking includes executives at public U.S. companies listed on the RCR Wireless News …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PHOTOGUIDE: Who is the richest CEO in wireless?: Troubled firms pay handsomely >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Japanese mobile content firms continue to struggle in the U.S. market >
Vindigo appears to have turned out the lights, but the closure of the Japanese-owned firm may have more to do with cultural differences than the fact that mobile content is …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel throws weight behind M2Z in AWS-3 dustup: Chip maker claims regulations could hurt WiMAX deployments >
In an unexpected twist, chipmaker giant Intel Corp. urged the Federal Communications Commission to keep intact proposed interference safeguards that T-Mobile USA Inc. insists are inadequate to prevent interference from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">UMDs set to outsell desktops, notebooks >
Ultra-mobile computing devices could outsell desktop and notebook computers in the long term, and semiconductor companies are taking note of that trend, according to a report from In-Stat.The firm noted …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WiMAX hype set expectations too high, Seybold tells audience >
SAN FRANCISCO — Don’t believe the hype. That was Andrew Seybold’s message about WiMAX as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. plan to roll out the new technology in select …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel set to roll out WiMAX: U.S. adoption rate remains to be seen >
As Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. gear up for an initial market launch of its mobile WiMAX network this month, the duo is under pressure to deliver on the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Action heats up in white-spaces debate: Mobile players urge licensed approach to contested airwaves >
Just as the Federal Communications Commission appears ready to settle the great white-spaces debate – one predominantly framed to date by a powerful broadcast lobby fearing costly disruption to digital …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wireless History Foundation scores more support, announces details of Oct. 13 dinner >
It’s a big year for wireless. As cellular communications celebrates its 25th anniversary with a lavish celebration planned for this October, more wireless luminaries have voiced support for the Wireless …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Mobile content providers beware, the iPhone is a Trojan iHorse >
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. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Critics assail Sprint Nextel-Clearwire WiMAX alliance: Competitors cite spectrum holdings, roaming issues >
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.’S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Summer school >
It won’t be long until Congress breaks for its August recess (are they there now?), only to return for a short spell before taking off for the rest of this …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">4G migration paths: WiMAX vs. LTE >
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has teamed up with the Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News’ subscribers to gauge their thoughts on technology …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Venture capital financing wrap-up: BridgeWave, In-Fusio, Miyowa and more >
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available. —BridgeWave: Intel Capital and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Apple’s possible iPhone miss >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
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. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nortel to pursue LTE, passes WiMAX business to Alvarion: WiMAX patent holders team to spur market amid industry upheavals >
The pace of action on the world’s infrastructure stage has increased over the past several months, with a number of major carriers announcing multibillion-dollar buildout plans, intellectual property owners realigning …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Patent decision could have wide-ranging impact: Qualcomm downplaying significance of decision >
Qualcomm Inc. is downplaying a Supreme Court decision that restricts the ability of a patent holder to continue to collect royalties after an invention is sold or licensed, despite urging …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Suddenly, a spotlight on MIDs: Consumers still don’t get it, but devices due this year >
Overnight, it seems, mobile Internet devices, or MIDs, are the topic du jour.But like many overnight sensations, the MID category is constructed of a fragile combination of long-term toil in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Femtocells may sound like science fiction, but they could prove pivotal in expanding cellular coverage: Bridging the gap >
Femtocells – sounds like a science fiction term for robotic feminine cells – but it’s just another buzzword for a new technology and product that promises so much in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm invests in GSM-based femtocell firm >
Qualcomm Inc. will buy a stake in ip.access Ltd., a U.K.-based femtocell vendor. The dollar amount of the investment and Qualcomm’s relative share in ip.access were not made public, but …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MVNOs winnow: Try not to wake the bear >
THE GROUND CONTINUED TO SHIFT in the tumultuous mobile virtual network operator space this month as one player announced plans to call it quits, another explores a potential merger and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The race to connectivity >
First, let me say I think Wi-Fi is the best thing since sliced bread. Really, I do. That being said, a number of announcements last week made me scratch my …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Clearwire attracts billions from strange bedfellows >
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. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2nd time’s a charm?: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire re-merge WiMAX business, bring new investments to operations >
WHAT’S THAT SAYING? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me?After their previous union was aborted last year, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. decided last …
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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 >
If we didn’t live in a capitalist society, we’d be all for using Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network for public safety. Just look at the benefits. First, you save Sprint Nextel …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Odds and ends >
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 …