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FCC Pushes For Emergency Text Message Alerts - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 09 Apr 2008 12:20 PM PST

The FCC is thinking about developing a nationwide emergency alert system that would send out text messages in a crisis, USA Today reports. The system would likely reach more people…

@ CTIA: Interview: Verizon’s Open-Access Leader Tony Lewis: ‘You are going to hear a lot of Yeses.’ - 2 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 04 Apr 2008 01:37 PM PST

This week, I caught up with Tony Lewis, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’ newly-appointed VP of Open Development, at CTIA to talk to him about what the company’s plans are for…

Verizon On 700 MHz: Rollout In 2010; Penetration To Hit 400-500 Percent; No Urgency To Buy More - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 04 Apr 2008 05:01 AM PST

Nearly $10 billion poorer, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) CEO Ivan Siedenberg described the company’s 700 MHz spectrum acquisition a “transformative opportunity.” Now that the quiet period has been lifted, it’s time…

Google: We Bid To Trigger Open Access; Was Willing To Acquire Spectrum - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 04 Apr 2008 04:16 AM PST

With the lifting of the 700 MHz quiet period, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) can now confirm what everyone suspected: its bidding in the 700 MHz auctions was primarily about triggering the…

@ CTIA: Quiet Period Is Ending; Qualcomm, Verizon And Others Address Spectrum Auction - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 03 Apr 2008 04:29 PM PST

The high-profile spectrum auction ended two weeks ago, but the really interesting information is only starting to come out now that the quiet period has ended. The FCC, which garnered…

CTIA Wire: Day Two: Zed-9 Squared; XM-QuickPlay; Verizon-TMZ; RealNetworks’ Ringback - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Wed 02 Apr 2008 02:25 PM PST

-- 9 Squared and Zed Worldwide combine operations: 9 Squared unveiled plans to formally combine operations with mobile entertainment company Zed Worldwide, with Zed continuing to offer the products originally…

@ CTIA: AT&T And Verizon Talk About Importance Of Navigation; May Lead To Social Networking - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 01 Apr 2008 09:36 PM PST

Announcements made today at CTIA showed that navigation services are an increasingly important offering on the mobile phone, and conversations with both Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T),…

@ CTIA: Day One Keynotes, Pep Rally Begins, Kevin Martin And Branson’s April Fools - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 01 Apr 2008 10:05 AM PST

CTIA kicked off this morning with the association’s Chairman Lowell McAdam of Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) addressing the crowd. He talked about how much innovation has taken place over the…

@ CTIA: Mobile Bits: Greystripe And Glu Announce Games; Medio Adds Content to Search - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 01 Apr 2008 09:00 AM PST

-- Greystripe and Vivedi to offer for-pay games: Greystripe is partnering with Vivendi (EPA: VIV) Games Mobile to offer for-pay games that can be trialled before purchase. Greystripe has been…

@ CTIA: Mobile Bits: AOL Games; Vringo Calls Facebook; Verizon’s Five Phones; MySpace Mobile Alerts - 1 Comment
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 31 Mar 2008 08:38 AM PST

—AOL (NYSE: TWX) Offers WAP Games: AOL plans to announce today that it is offering free WAP-based mobile games to wireless subscribers, so they don’t have to download anything to…

Next Week: CTIA: Previewing The Week Ahead In Las Vegas - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 28 Mar 2008 03:04 PM PST

It’s that time of year when CTIA Wireless, the big U.S.-based wireless show, is getting ready to kick off. I’ll be heading down on Sunday to Las Vegas to start…

AT&T Says MediaFLO Will Launch In May; About Four Months Late - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 27 Mar 2008 02:55 PM PST

AT&T (NYSE: T) said today that it will begin offering Qualcomm’s (NSDQ: QCOM) MediaFLO service in May. The company provided the details in an email today, saying more information will…

Speculation Abounds On Dish Network’s Next Move In Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 26 Mar 2008 10:57 AM PST

In the spectrum auction, which closed last week, it wasn’t a surprise that some of the largest bidders were Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T), but one that…

Now That Spectrum Auction Is Over, Attention Turns To White Spaces - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 24 Mar 2008 11:18 AM PST

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) sent a letter to FCC today, detailing plans to provide wireless Internet access over TV “white spaces,” Reuters reported. White spaces are the unlicensed and unused TV…

Now That The Bidding Is Over, Let The Debate On The Definition Of ‘Open’ Begin - 1 Comment
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 20 Mar 2008 06:55 PM PST

Now that the auction is over, and we know Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has won, the attention will quickly focus on how the FCC will enforce the open-access requirements, and…

Spectrum Results Are Out; Google Bids But Verizon Wins - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 20 Mar 2008 11:50 AM PST

The winners of the recent government spectrum auction that raised $19.6 billion are finally being revealed. Based on early reports, the results are as expected: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) had…

Verizon Wireless Details Open Access Plans; It Will Be ‘Simple, Quick And Inexpensive’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 19 Mar 2008 10:56 AM PST

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) unveiled details on how consumers will be able to use any compatible handset or application on its network during a “Open Development Conference” in New York…

Verizon Execs Get Raises In 2007 - 4 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 18 Mar 2008 12:00 PM PST

Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) CEO and Chairman, received $26.6 million in compensation for his performance in 2007, increasing from $21.3 million a year earlier. Denny Strigl received total…

Facing Stiffer Competition, AT&T Opens Up Its Network More To Developers - 2 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 14 Mar 2008 09:36 AM PST

With stiff competition on the horizon, AT&T launched a new Web site yesterday providing information for third-party developers to create applications for its network. The site, which publishes guidelines on…

Sweet Times For Mobile Application Developers - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 12 Mar 2008 04:15 AM PST

Times are sweet for mobile phone application developers. Forbes reports that just a few years ago, operators didn’t have much time for them, busy as they were with delivering voice…

Mobile Roundup: Sprint Speeds Up; Java To iPhones; MobiTV Squabble; V Cast-Vuguru - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 10 Mar 2008 06:25 PM PST

-- Sprint (NYSE: S) bringing faster speeds to HTC’s Mogul: Sprint said it is releasing a software update for the Mogul so that it can connect to a faster data…

Verizon Says Unlimited Plans Selling Well; Expects Double-Digit Rev Growth - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 10 Mar 2008 03:29 PM PST

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) said its $99 unlimited calling plans were selling well and that it expects revenues to grow over the next few years, according to a presentation given…

AT&T Now Rocking Popular Guitar Hero III Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 03 Mar 2008 12:51 PM PST

AT&T (NYSE: T) is hoping for the same star-studded performance from Guitar Hero that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) experienced after it watched the mobile game become Verizon’s third-best selling for…

Under The Hood Of Unlimited Plans; Could It Drive iPhone-Like Data Adoption? - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 28 Feb 2008 05:49 PM PST

With Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel unveiling its unlimited wireless plan today, all four of the major U.S. wireless carriers have released comparative offerings, giving us a chance to step back,…

Emerging Markets And Feature-Rich Phones Upped Handset Sales in 2007: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 28 Feb 2008 11:12 AM PST

Consumers thirsting for high-end phones with TV tuners, GPS, touch screens and fancy cameras, along with first-time phone owners in emerging markets, drove worldwide phone sales to 1.15 billion last…