It seems Google Inc. has no plans to be a silent partner in the forthcoming Sprint Nextel Corp./Clearwire Corp. business.The Internet giant said it will become the default search provider …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google nuzzles closer to Sprint Nextel >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DONE DEAL: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire re-merge WiMAX business, bring new investments into operations >
Following a rash of rumors earlier this week, and an aborted attempt last year, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. said they were going to again combine their WiMAX operations …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Venture capital financing wrap-up: Ambient, Red Bend Software, VirtualLogix 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. —Ambient: Vicis Capital Master …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AdLink announces new ATCA blade >
AdLink Technology Inc., which makes test-and-measurement solutions for telecommunication equipment manufacturers, introduced a new ATCA blade using Intel Corp.’s 5100 chipset.The new CPU blade is designed to help telecom equipment …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Unified 4G standard not likely soon >
Yes, the mobile industry would be well-served if everyone got behind a single 4G technology. No, it’s not going to happen anytime soon. Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin used his …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hesse touts mobile freedom >
Sprint Nextel Corp. said nothing substantial about its WiMAX plans yesterday and instead fell back on a new touchscreen device as the biggest news to share with a room packed …
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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">UMB market set for growth >
Last year proved to be significant for the Ultra Mobile Devices market, according to a new report from research firm In-Stat. In-Stat said the industry saw developments in connectivity, devices …
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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">WIRELESS IN THE HOME: Still needs supervision, not ready to live on its own >
BURLINGAME, Calif. – The perception of what wireless technologies can enable for other industries is years, if not decades, ahead of reality. As mobile devices have ever-so-steadily become a pocket-sized …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WiMAX is this decade’s PCS >
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: With SDK, iPhone is Jobs’ ‘next great thing’ >
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">WiMAX industry waits for the other shoe to drop: Vendors keep mobile dream alive with fixed/nomadic deployments >
Here are several things you need to know this week about mobile WiMAX: First, mobile WiMAX is seen by analysts as a larger but riskier global opportunity for vendors, compared …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Venture capital financing wrap-up: Accedian, Morpho, Wisair 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. —Accedian Networks: RHO Canada …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ARM, Intel, and the ghost of devices yet to come >
Here’s a hypothetical: What’s the distinction between a smartphone, a MID, a PND, and a UMPC?Posing this type of question invites a geek fight. We who follow the smartphone space …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Despite separation, Sprint Nextel, Clearwire remain committed to mobile WiMAX >
Despite the unceremonious break-up that shattered plans for a nationwide mobile WiMAX network partnership between Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp., both companies insist their rollout plans for 2008 are …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC begins new round of white-spaces testing >
The Federal Communications Commission said the next round of laboratory testing of prototype TV white-spaces devices will begin Jan. 24, a public process lasting four to six weeks that will …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Venture capital financing wrap-up: Kyte, Pudding Media and SoonR >
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. —Kyte: Telefonica led a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Clearwire’s stock surges on acquisition report >by jscarboby jscarbo
Clearwire Corp.’s stock jumped nearly 12% in early afternoon trading based on speculation that the company is on the verge of announcing it will be acquired. According to a research …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: WiMAX in the U.S.: Is there a business case for a national network? >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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">Sprint Nextel stands behind WiMAX plans >by jscarboby jscarbo
Sprint Nextel Corp. remains committed to its WiMAX plans and continues to move forward with its soft launch of services in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. ,later this year, according …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel, Clearwire split divides analysts: Opinions vary on carrier’s direction, fallout on suppliers >by jscarboby jscarbo
TERMINATING A LETTER OF INTENT-as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. did Nov. 9-doesn’t lend itself to gauging possible impacts to Sprint Nextel’s ambitious, multibillion-dollar WiMAX plans. Assessing impacts to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Venture capital financing wrap-up: Celltick, Iovation and ViVOtech >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.–Celltick: JVP and Amadeus invested …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google heads coalition for ‘Android’ cellphone platform: VZW, Nokia, Microsoft notably absent >by jscarboby jscarbo
A group of industry heavyweights-headed by Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC Corp., Qualcomm Inc., and Motorola Inc.-announced a new software platform for cellphones that includes an operating system, middleware, user interface …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Gobi chip offers high speeds, GPS >by jscarboby jscarbo
Qualcomm Inc.’s new Gobi chip marks the arrival of a technology long-discussed by the San Diego company, according to one analyst.The chip will offer high-speed access to the Internet via …