Mobile News – RCR Wireless News

LAS VEGAS-The wireless industry has seen some major changes in the past few months, from Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s launch of the world’s first HSDPA high-speed mobile data network to Sprint Nextel Corp.’s announcement to form a joint venture with several …

LAS VEGAS-Wireless operators will need to establish new business models to address the growing market of off-deck content. And they’ll likely have to take a smaller piece of the pie. Poorly managed relationships with content providers, a lack of quality …

LAS VEGAS-SMS.ac Inc. is joining the stampede toward user-generated mobile content. The San Diego-based messaging company unveiled its Content Monitor software offering designed to allow users to publish and monetize their own content. Members can create blogs, video clips or …

LAS VEGAS-When it comes to mobile, at least, Chuck D believes the hype. The driving force behind the iconic hip-hop group Public Enemy is going wireless as a mobile music aggregator, launching a distribution company to hawk ringtones, voice tones …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry has been forced into a two-front legal war to defend the widespread practice of tying handset sales to the purchase of wireless service from cellular carriers. Two federal antitrust suits, one initially decided in industry’s favor, are …

WASHINGTON-Three of the main champions to use air-to-ground spectrum in the 800 MHz band for in-flight broadband communications filed incomplete applications for the scheduled May 10 auction and must refile within the next week if they want to participate, according …

The “merger of equals” between Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. is officially moving forward with Lucent’s chief executive, Pat Russo, set to lead the yet-to-be-named Paris-based telecom giant, the companies said. Alcatel’s Mike Quigley, corporate operations officer, will be …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers served more than 10 million more customers in the first half of 2005 than wireline carriers, according to the semi-annual local competition report released by the Federal Communications Commission April 3. Wireline carriers served 178.2 million lines, while …

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA, and has not yet made a final decision over whether to go after Advanced Wireless Services spectrum in the auction this summer …

LAS VEGAS-When Jorma Olilla, chairman and chief executive officer of Nokia Corp., bid farewell to the industry at CTIA Wireless 2006’s opening day keynote session on Wednesday, he asked the audience’s indulgence to reminisce about wireless’ coming of age during …

LAS VEGAS-Having set itself up as the text-message connection for American Idol, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is aiming to help other musical unknowns grab a bit of the limelight. Cingular is partnering with the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com and …

LAS VEGAS-Evangelize the opportunity in mobile marketing-why the dearth of advertisements on your handset as you checked the scores in the NCAA finals? But when you take the plunge, adhere to established codes of conduct. The brave new world is …

The city of San Francisco selected EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc. to jointly build a Wi-Fi network for the city. “We are thrilled that the San Francisco TechConnect Committee has selected the EarthLink proposal, and we look forward to taking …

LAS VEGAS-As Voice over Internet Protocol calling over Wi-Fi networks picks up speed, interoperability issues between voice and Wi-Fi platforms, networks and applications are emerging. But almost as quickly as technical worms surface, developers begin to work on solutions, ensuring …

LAS VEGAS-Sprint Nextel Corp. doesn’t expect to add many new mobile virtual network operators to its network and plans to take time to digest the ones it already has and see how they do, company officials said at CTIA Wireless …

LAS VEGAS-No big-time mergers for L.M. Ericsson, said the company’s chief executive, Carl-Henric Svanberg, during a press conference Thursday. As Svanberg laid out Ericsson’s technology strategy, he explained that the current trend toward vendor consolidations puts pressure on the smaller …

WASHINGTON-The American Bird Conservancy and the Forest Conservation Council urged a federal appeals court to order the Federal Communications Commission to take action to protect migratory birds from the ill-effects of tower siting. “Three-and-a-half years is an unreasonable delay,” Jennifer …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to back the wireless industry in health litigation against mobile-phone companies has become a flashpoint in six brain-cancer lawsuits awaiting a key ruling by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The FCC in …

WASHINGTON-The Senate is working to pass sweeping immigration reform legislation that would increased high-tech visa limits aggressively lobbied for by the powerful telecom and high-tech lobbies, but opposed by organized labor. “For the United States to maintain its stature as …

WASHINGTON-The House telecommunications subcommittee last week passed its version of telecom reform by a vote of 27-4, leaving out amendments on network neutrality, universal service and a study of federal spectrum usage. In a markup that lasted all day, members …

LAS VEGAS-PayPal Inc. officially went mobile, launching a service that allows users to make purchases and send or receive funds  via wireless phones. Wireless subscribers can use the offering-which the company quietly began testing several weeks ago-to send money to …

The global war on terrorism and natural disasters here and abroad are forcing policymakers to rethink-and redesign-public warning systems that take advantage of wireless and other technologies used by billions of people around the world today. The undertaking involves a …

WASHINGTON-Technology may be the only way to solve the centuries-old battle between copyright owners and consumers who want authorization to make copies of protected works. “We don’t have a political solution, but if we could come up with a technological …

Mercora Inc. plans to bring more attention to the hot topic of placeshifting this week with the launch of a second version of its Radio 2.0. The offering, billed as “MySpace for music lovers,” allows members to become digital DJs, …

AOL will join the crowded mobile browser playing field this week, unveiling a service that automatically adapts Web pages for mobile-phone use. The Internet service provider introduced technology from InfoGin Ltd. that transcodes Web sites, optimizing content for the small …