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Nokia asked a European court to strike down Qualcomm patents, while Sprint moved on expanding WiMAX and EV-DO Rev. A deployments … 10 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...

Chevrolet customers with LTE-enabled OnStar vehicles offered 50% discount on data buckets, new 4 GB plan Citing the benefits of volume, General Motors cut pricing for customer accessing its OnStar telematics service on Chevrolet models. The cellular connectivity taps AT&T Mobility’s LTE network. The new plans...

AT&T to provide mobile access to Ford connected car platform LAS VEGAS – AT&T scored another significant automotive connectivity deal, announcing a multi-year agreement with Ford to power the company’s Sync Connect in-car system. The agreement calls for Ford to provide mobile broadband connectivity to...

Verizon Vehicle taps into Verizon Wireless network to power broad support Verizon Communications is looking to re-assert itself in the telematics game, announcing today the launch of its Verizon Vehicle platform. The service trumps many current telematics offerings in that it’s compatible with most vehicles produced...

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing those opinions along...

Just days after announcing plans to acquire Hughes Telematics for $612 million, Verizon Wireless said it has partnered with a group of automotive companies to form the awkwardly named 4G Venture Forum for Connected Cars. The “forum” tasks itself with pushing “the pace of...

WARREN, Mich. — Like many of its competitors, General Motors Co. (GM) has adopted infotainment and telematics as one of its technical pillars. The company is working to roll out a pair of branded infotainment hubs — MyLink for Chevrolet brands and IntelliLink...

A new report from ABI Research predicts 95 million cellular machine-to-machine modules will ship in 2013.Of those, about 34 million devices are expected to be for telematics and 39 million for telemetry, said ABI. The third main market segment is wireless local loop."Until about...

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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators agree that distracted drivers are dangerous. But the government won't require phones built into cars and trucks to shut down automatically when the vehicles are moving.Longtime safety advocate Clarence Ditlow proposed such a rule last year. It would have required...

The market for cellular machine-to-machine communications modules is expected to grow to nearly 80 million shipments in 2013, according to a new study from ABI Research.The firm predicts four applications will provide the strongest drivers for growth in the M2M market, including OEM telematics,...

ICO Global Communications Holdings' half billion-dollar gamble leaves the launching pad this week.The Reston, Va.-based firm is slated to launch its $500 million satellite into space Monday, setting the stage for the nation's first space-to-mobile multimedia service. The three-pronged offering is expected to deliver...

Ford vehicles equipped with the Sync feature soon may offer access to telematics services similar to some of those of General Motors' OnStar, a Ford supplier said today.Consumers will be able to upgrade Sync systems on their own, without visiting a dealership, by means...

CARRIERS NATIONWIDE CAN NOW legally bid adieu to the legacy analog networks that the Federal Communications Commission required them to keep online through Feb. 18.AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless will be shutting down their analog networks this week, while Alltel Corp. is taking a...

While not everyone can ride the Google Shuttle to work and enjoy a free Wi-Fi connection, in-vehicle Internet access for all is not far off as cars roll into the digital age. In-car access to everything from real-time traffic updates to favorite iTunes songs...

DETROIT-An OnStar subscriber in Virginia has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million from General Motors and OnStar Corp.Robert Weaver, of Manassas, Va., filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Detroit saying he bought OnStar's Safe and Sound Plan as...

DETROIT-OnStar subscribers will be able to send driving directions to their vehicles under a new partnership between General Motors' telematics service and the MapQuest Web site.The navigation program, called OnStar Web Destination Entry, is scheduled to begin this summer. It will allow customers to...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History said it received for future display prototypes and patent papers documenting the work of 911 GPS cellphone pioneer Robert Tendler, recognition that comes as his patent lawsuit against OnStar Corp. heats up.The Fonefinder system designed by Tendler...

General Motors must dump 10 percent of its OnStar subscribers-about 500,000 users-because OnStar must cut off service to vehicles equipped with outdated analog telematics equipment.Next year, cellular phone service companies-which provide OnStar with its communications link to customers-are completing the transition from analog to...

In an attempt to turn around its performance by increasing customers satisfaction, Sprint Nextel Corp. has named a new senior vice president for customer care. Bryan DiGiorgio will "manage all of Sprint Nextel's business and consumer customer service activities, as well as the general...

Machine-to-machine wireless network operator Aeris Communications Inc. reported recent enhancements to its data services to support asset tracking, automotive telematics and stolen vehicle recovery using CDMA and GSM networks nationwide-a move that puts the company in the same space as telematics veteran OnStar.In fact,...

Machine-to-machine wireless network operator Aeris Communications Inc. said it recently enhanced its data services to support asset tracking, automotive telematics and stolen vehicle recovery using CDMA and GSM networks nationwide-a move that puts the company in the same class as telematics veteran OnStar.In fact,...

Seattle-based software developer Airbiquity recently cemented its relationship with Continental Automotive Systems' telematics unit, which develops and markets embedded telematics and hands-free communications systems using Bluetooth technology. The heart of Airbiquity's offerings is its in-band modem technology that transmits telematics data like crash notifications...