Public Spectrum Safety Trust Corp. Chairman Harlin McEwen appears to have distanced himself from a key element in a new Federal Communications Commission inspector general report, which cleared Cyren Call …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">D-Block report sheds new light on players’ plans: Cyren Call planned MVNO over 700 MHz spectrum >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Parsing reality from the hype: Mobile social networking on the rise, but just how much is hard to say >
You know that contest where a person stands in a glass booth and tries to grab dollar bills as they fly around? That’s sort of like the mobile social networking …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Voice-search space gathers speed: TellMe, FreeMobile411 making noise >
Microsoft Corp. subsidiary TellMe said it added a GPS location feature to its voice portal to give BlackBerry users information about businesses, movies, traffic, weather, maps and driving directions. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: At AT&T, a richer retail experience comes to the Surface >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">Etc. >
Who says wireless shows are boring?Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. kicked off a new mobile initiative at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event in Las Vegas last week complete with the crowning …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Q&A: Blake Krikorian >
Blake Krikorian is CEO of Sling Media, purveyor of the SlingBox, which allows users to stream content from their home television to either a laptop or mobile device. Q: Mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile TV space looks for growth in 2008 >
Mobile television is all over the place, yet going nowhere fast all at the same time. Consumer choice for TV and video on their cellphones is pretty robust, but that’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">InfoGin finding success in crowded mobile browser market >
While Opera Software ASA continues to attract attention with its mobile browsers and a host of startups go directly to consumers with their transcoding technology, InfoGin is quietly making headway …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carrier ETF plans targeted >
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early termination fees as previously promised. Her …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Convergence, Aristotle and Kant: Garmin as a mobile-phone vendor >
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">Equipment vendors ready for 700 MHz orders >
THE DUST SURE TO BE LEFT in the wake of the 700 MHz auction is far from settled – with the final outcomes still unknown – yet, infrastructure vendors say …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Devices at 700 MHz: wait-and-see attitude: Spectrum winners’ strategy and service decisions come first >
WHAT TYPES OF DEVICES might ride on the 700 MHz frequency licenses now up for bid in the United States?The question is as open and varied as the 214 qualified …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility refreshes data, messaging plans >
AT&T Mobility quietly overhauled its data plans this week, whittling its messaging and data bundles and launching a handful of new offerings, according to research firm Current Analysis Inc.The carrier …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile goes for user-generated Sidekick ads: Carrier returns to Current.com to let consumers create advertisements >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Like L’Oreal, Sony and Toyota before it, T-Mobile USA Inc. is back for second helpings of user-generated ad spots from the contributors at Current.com. The mobile-network operator posted its program …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel taps Hesse: Industry vet called up from Embarq >by jscarboby jscarbo
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. HAS TAKEN THE HEAD of its wireline spinoff back into the wireless fold, tapping Embarq Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Dan Hesse to become the wireless operator’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top 10 stories of 2007 >by jscarboby jscarbo
Below are RCR Wireless News’ 10 biggest stories of the year. These are the stories that rocked the industry in 2007, and set the groundwork for the future of wireless. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Redknee nabs Argent Networks >by jscarboby jscarbo
Redknee Solutions Inc. acquired New Zealand-based Argent Networks Ltd. for an initial payment of $4 million in cash that could eventually increase to an additional $4 million payment if certain …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Embarq chief to take reins at Sprint Nextel: Hesse a veteran of AT&T >by jscarboby jscarbo
Sprint Nextel Corp. has taken the head of its wireline spin-off back into the wireless fold, tapping Embarq Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Dan Hesse to become the wireless operator’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Are clicks, inventory and CPMs the new minutes, messages and ARPU? >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Alvarion, BelAir and more >by jscarboby jscarbo
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">XE Mobile: Another MVNO down and out: Firm joins growing number of flameouts >by jscarboby jscarbo
The latest casualty in the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) space is XE Mobile, which targeted college-age youth and marketed itself as a hip, provocative alternative to traditional carriers with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Early impressions of Euro-iPhone launch mixed: Apple brand, price and iPod Touch factors cited >by jscarboby jscarbo
For spectators at the iPhone circus, two basic questions seem prevalent. Will Apple Inc. sustain the brisk sales of its signature handset at AT&T Mobility here in the United States?And, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RINGING IN SUCCESS: Ringback tone market continues expansion, ringback ads on deck >by jscarboby jscarbo
As ringtone revenues descend and full-track mobile music services spin their tires, ringback tones are quietly gaining steam. But they may not be quiet much longer.Ringbacks-audio content that a caller …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telus Mobility not one of T-Mobile USA’s faves: U.S. carriers sues Canadian operator over use of calling promotion >by jscarboby jscarbo
T-Mobile USA Inc. is suing Canadian operator Telus Mobility over the northern neighbor’s use of a familiar promotion: my Faves. T-Mobile USA introduced its “myFaves” plans in late 2006, offering …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Alcatel-Lucent powering Italian DVB-SH trial >by jscarboby jscarbo
Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with mobile operator 3 Italia and Italian public broadcaster RAI for a mobile TV trial based on the DVB-SH standard. The technology, which is an evolution of …