Trends in Wireless Indyustry

RCR wireless report
(pdf in harddrive)


#1: CONS O L I DAT I ON

SP
operator consolidation:
Verizon Wireless picks up Californian carrier
AT&T Mobility nabs 19,000 subscribers through W. Va. carrier buy
By the Numbers: Top Ten U.S.Wireless Service Providers, 2007
Who’s left? T-Mobile buys SunCom in latest rural roll-up
VZW to acquire Alltel

Vnedors
Alcatel-Lucent, NEC partner for LTE
Moto, Nortel deal in the works?
CommScope again goes for Andrew in $2.6B deal
Nokia Siemens Networks readies for take


#2: S P E CTR UM

700 MHz auction
T-Mobile USA, Leap move closer to AWS launches
FCC moves on 2155-2175 MHz spectrum band
FCC details plans for free nationwide wireless broadband ISTOCKPHOTO


#3: B EYOND TH E PHONE


Hardware, and beyond: Nokia and Samsung race to provide Internet services
Nokia moves to realize Internet ambitions
Nokia’s vision based on constant connectivity


#4: E NTE RTA I NME NT

462M to subscribe to mobile TV services by 2012
Consumers (still) want location-based services
Cellphones to dominate for navigation, study finds
S.E., Nokia set to battle in D-2-C space


#5: WI R E LE S S CR E E P


Infotainment on the move: The future of in-vehicle consumer infotainment
AT&T snags Starbucks Wi-Fi agreement
The mobile enterprise, 2008: ‘all over the map’



#6: FUTU R E TE CH / COMP E T I T I ON



WiMAX opportunity bright, though challenges remain
Verizon Wireless’ LTE decision puts ball in UMB,WiMAX court
FCC begins new round of white-spaces testing

Skype’s rallying cry
Yahoo’s impressive mobile run
A changing tide? Ovi, Android loosen carriers


#7: H EAVY HAN D O F R E G U LAT I ON


CRACK DOWN: Proposed bill would give FTC some mobile authority
Klobuchar:Wireless carriers require federal oversight
State’s role in consumer protection bill pondered


#8: O P E N ACC E S S


Martin to oppose open-access mandates
Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question
House introduces net neutrality bill


#9: CONS UME R AP P L I CAT I ONS


Parsing reality from the hype A bright future for ad-funded mobile entertainment
Garmin punches into cellphone market with iPhone-style navigation gadget
Dish to test satellite-based mobile TV service using 700 MHz spectrum



#10 : D E V I C E FRAGME NTAT I ON/ O S

Analyst’s crystal ball on device trends
Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question
Android floats in space