Wireless Week back issues from July 2006:
Price Wars?
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Monica Alleven Whether the wireless industry is poised for price wars, handily heading them off or constantly engaged in them is all a matter of perspective. In an industry where price is the name of the game, the game is becoming increasingly complex and crowded ...
Turf Battle.(Nokia Corp. need to beat all other companies competing)
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Brad Smith The Finnish handset maker may rank first in the world, but it has a way to go to beat Motorola in the United States. CHICAGO--It's no secret that Nokia has been the leading mobile phone manufacturer in the world for years, shipping about one-third of ...
dot-mobi Fence-Sitting.(telecommunications industry's websites)
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Sue Marek With registration in full swing, some companies remain uncertain about the necessity of the dot-mobi initiative. With its high-profile investors and the support of some of the leading trade associations, the dot-mobi initiative seems poised for success ....
Linux: March of the Penguin.
Jul 01, 2006 ... By Brad Smith There is increasing interest among the handset manufacturer community, as well as some carriers, in the use of an open source operating system for handsets. About 80 million of the one billion handsets sold this year will be smartphones, a small ...
Enterprises Cry "Help".(telecommunications industry's outsourcing)
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Brad Smith Outsourcing companies are springing up to help enterprises manage their wireless telecommunications needs. One of the trends in unwiring the enterprise this year has been the growth of companies created to provide managed telecommunications services for ...
Marketing Exec Grooves with Sippy Cups.(Moderati's Cindy Mesaros)
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Monica Alleven Cindy Mesaros New parent finds entertainment hanging out with toddler set Cindy Mesaros doesn't spend her time hanging out at Smithereens concerts so much any more. She is more likely to be with her 2-year-old daughter Ronnie dancing to The Sippy ...
The Aroma of a Luxury Mobile Phone.(Mobiado and Bissol introduced Perfume no. 919 (Mobiado Limited Edition))
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Libby York Stauder A lot of perfume and cologne makers claim to offer fragrances that define the luxury lifestyle. Last month, however, Vancouver-based luxury mobile phone manufacturer Mobiado and luxury fragrance manufacturer Bissol took the concept 919 steps further with ...
On The Move.(InfoSpace Inc. (Bellevue, Washington) appointed Steve Gunn and Sunil Thomas)(Prolifiq Software appointed Jeff Gaus)(Universal Music Mobile-U.S appointed Adam Flick)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Staff InfoSpace appointed Steve Gunn as vice president of carrier sales and Sunil Thomas has been promoted from director of search platforms to vice president of product engineering. Prolifiq Software selected Jeff Gaus to serve as president and CEO. He has served as ...
Go Figure.(cellular telephone services's forecasts )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Staff 1,000 New users that enter the GSM communityevery minute, according to the GSM Association. 500,000 Downloads a ringtone needs to achieve certified Gold status while 1 million downloads are required for Platinum status - categories the Recording Industry ...
Usage Heats Up in the Southeast.(wireless telephones)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Staff Houston and New Orleans - some of the most affected areas during last year's hurricane season - experienced wireless usage growth year-over-year at least five times higher than the national average, according to Telephia's Customer Value Metrics. The research panel ...
Global 3G Subscribers: 100M & Growing.
Jul 01, 2006 ... Staff More than 100 million people around the globe are now using W-CDMA and CDMA2000 1X EV-DO 3G technology on their mobile phones, according to Strategy Analytics new report "Global 3G Subscribers Hit 100 Million Mark in June." The number of 3G subscribers is ...
Why Did You Buy That Phone?(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Staff A new analysis by comScore Networks shows that consumers are most likely to research newly released and "trendy" handsets. The company also analyzed online cell phone ordering trends among new and existing customers at major carrier and wireless sites and found that price ...
Family & Prepaid Plans Drive Growth in the U.S.(prepaid phone cards)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Staff The Yankee Group's new U.S. Mobile User Survey, U.S. Mobile User Teen Survey and Canadian Mobile User Survey show that prepaid and family plans are a driving growth factor in the North American mobile market, particularly in the United States. ...
Killer Applications?
Jul 01, 2006 ... Andrew Seybold The rate of wireless data downloads has dipped. Can network operators refine the user experience in time to turn it around? A recent report by M:Metrics shows that after eight growth quarters for wireless application downloads, this past quarter was ...
Pre or Post - the Battle Continues.
Jul 01, 2006 ... By Sue Marek Targeting the teen and young adult market may prove difficult for MVNOs without a prepaid option. Teens and young adults are high on the list of desirable new customers for wireless carriers and MVNOs. But many members of this potentially lucrative ...
Carriers Try Back Door State Pre-emption.(telecommunications regulations)
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Mark Rockwell The industry makes an end-run at the FCC to get ETF concerns addressed. Washington-Wireless carriers are still courting the FCC on state pre-emption even as Congress addresses the issue in its rewrite of the Telecommunications Act, but the ...
Cord-Cutters Pose Threat to Landline.
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Sue Marek Some consumers cut the wireline cord entirely while others shift airtime minutes from wireline to wireless. It may not make the headlines that it did a few years ago, but landline displacement is alive and well in the United States. In fact, big-bucket ...
Change of Heart over Jamming.(cellular telephone services regulations)
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Mark Rockwell Reasons for blocking wireless signals are no longer cut & dried. The FCC's ban on individual wireless radio communications jamming, including wireless telephone signals, carries an $11,000 fine and a year in jail. Despite those penalties, devices ...
Casting a Blue Hue.
Jul 01, 2006 ... By Monica Alleven A new application for Bluetooth could breathe new life into outdoor advertising. If you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere. That's what a small U.K. firm is hoping. Filter UK, which is supplying its BlueCasting ...
RFID Hits a Bump.
Jul 01, 2006; ... By Mark Rockwell Reports could slow government implementations, erode consumer confidence in the technology. RFID chips have been used for everything from packages to pets to personal identification. However, the U.S. government has recently expressed wariness about ...
Pennies from Heaven?(cellular telephone services)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Rhonda Wickham, Editor-in-Chief A number of MVNOs are counting their dollars and cents these days. But let's not count Amp'd and Mobile ESPN out just yet. I'm a penny picker-upper. If I see a wayward cent on the ground, I always pick it up, much to my friends' ...