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Following up on plans announced last fall, German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG and France’s Orange unveiled its joint venture that will combine their respective mobile operations in the United Kingdom. Both companies are two of the largest mobile operators …

U.S. Cellular Corp. posted delayed first quarter financial results showing that the prepaid revolution is in full effect for regional carriers.The industry’s No. 6 largest carrier said it added 33,000 direct prepaid customers during the first quarter and lost 9,000 …

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In addition, AT&T Mobility will for a limited time after launch …

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In addition, AT&T Mobility will for a limited time after launch …

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In addition, AT&T Mobility will for a limited time after launch …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.There is no doubt that the competition is fierce in the global wireless …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings to the Reality Check faithful. This week many pieces of the earnings …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …

Koreans, it would appear, are willing to pay over and above the established retail price for Apple’s iPad in order to get their tech savvy hands on one before the official release date in Korea. In April, a lift on …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile division is keeping the pressure on in the no-contract space as it’s now offering unlimited 411 calls, e-mail and instant messaging to its $50 per month, unlimited rate plan. For those customers on the company’s …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In my final of four guest columns, I’d like to discuss wireless retail …

Clearwire Corp. said it expanded its sales operations in Central Pennsylvania, which includes operations in Harrisburg, Reading, Lancaster and York. The company also named Curtis Heffelfinger as general manager for the area. Clearwire said it now covers more than 739,000 …

Omnilink Systems – Kelly Gay has been appointed president and CEO. Gay brings more than 25 years of experience working at numerous tech industry companies, including KnowledgeStorm, where she was chairman and CEO. Harbinger Capital Partners – Sanjiv Ahuja has …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.   There’s a lot to cover this week and a short amount …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.   There’s a lot to cover this week and a short amount …

The Rural Cellular Association kicks off its 18th Annual Convention and Exhibition this week in Las Vegas, and as in years past the trade organization faces a number of issues that are impacting rural operators. Those issues include access to …

The Rural Cellular Association kicks off its 18th Annual Convention and Exhibition this week in Las Vegas, and as in years past the trade organization faces a number of issues that are impacting rural operators. Those issues include access to …

SAN DIEGO – In the closing keynote at Gartner’s Wireless, Networking and Communications Summit, the research firm’s VP and distinguished analyst, Nick Jones, offered his take on where mobility should fit into the general roadmap of enterprise. Looking out, five …

Reports from analysts that the mobile industry would witness a sharp drop in postpaid customer additions during the first quarter held true this morning as Verizon Wireless posted results   The industry’s largest operator said it added 1.552 million customers …

Palm Inc.’s European plans for its Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices received a date today as the company said French operator SFR would begin offering the company’s smartphones through SFR’s online store on April 27 and in its retail …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.There’s going to be a lot to talk about earnings in the next …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 …

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver …

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In my last column, we touched on how supply chain management increasingly is …