FirstNews - February 05, 2009
February 5, 2009 8:07 am | by Memoir 8-megapixel | Articles | CommentsToday's FirstNews - Single Page Format
Alcatel-Lucent Posts Another Loss
February 4, 2009 8:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsAlcatel-Lucent posted its eighth-straight quarterly loss after its earnings were wiped out by a $5.03 billion write-down of its assets.
Up Front - Making Sense of Tumultuous Times
January 31, 2009 6:33 pm | by Monica Alleven, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsOK, so it’s grim out there. We’ve got job cuts up the wazoo in what is for most of us the worst economic downturn in our working lives.
Job Cuts: Short-Term Pain or Long-Term Gain?
January 31, 2009 5:58 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsWhile the wireless industry is not immune to the troubles of the ailing economy, its future is not as bleak as, say, the auto manufacturing sector. Still, news at the start of year shows everyone from the top down is looking for ways to not only survive, but thrive.
By The Numbers: February, 2009
January 31, 2009 5:21 pm | News | CommentsValidas found the average user actually pays $131 due to taxes and unspecified fees; Mobile Banking Users to Exceed 150m Globally; China’s Handset Market Expansion; Global Handset Market Share; LTE Base Station Forecast.
House Commerce Committee Stamps $1B for Open Access
January 23, 2009 8:37 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsA $2.825 billion fund for the broadband industry was approved by the House Committee on Energy and Congress yesterday.
Apple 1, Economy 0
January 22, 2009 8:27 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsApple announced a first-quarter profit of $1.61 billion and sales of $10.17 billion, both records for the company.
Intel, Microsoft Both Battered by Economy
January 22, 2009 8:25 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsIndustry heavyweights Intel and Microsoft both announced quarterly earnings today, both serving as harsh indicators of the economy for technology companies.
Web Exclusive: Reflections on the Crystal Ball
January 19, 2009 1:11 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsWhile many analysts are combing their data for future prognostications, we decided to take a look back at some of the hot-button issues of 2008. Did the gloves finally come off in the LTE vs. WiMAX standoff? Did Android change the landscape of the handset market? Did femtocells make an impact?
Sprint Lobbies Obama for Funds, New Rules
January 19, 2009 8:13 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsSprint Nextel hopes to use $2 billion of President-Elect Barack Obama’s proposed bailout fund to construct a National Emergency Response Team
FirstNews Briefs for Jan. 16, 2008
January 16, 2009 7:46 am | News | CommentsCompanies in the News: Virgin Mobile USA, Circuit City, Purple Labs, Sagem Wireless, Sony Ericsson, Orange, Vodafone, DTAC, Nokia Siemens Networks, Sprint.
FirstNews - January 16, 2009
January 16, 2009 7:44 am | News | CommentsToday's FirstNews - Single Page Format
Motorola Cuts Another 4,000 Jobs
January 15, 2009 8:33 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsMotorola will cut 4,000 jobs this year, with 3,000 coming from the mobile handset division, the company announced last night.
USB is Latest 3G Modem Trend
January 12, 2009 8:06 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsManufacturers of 3G modems did well in 2008 despite the overall economic slowdown, research firm In-Stat said today.
Nokia WiMAX Change Raises Eyebrows
January 9, 2009 8:01 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsIndustry speculation is swirling about why Nokia discontinued the WiMAX version of its N810 Internet Tablet.
Panelists Examine Ad-Supported Content Vs. Subscription
January 9, 2009 7:50 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsLAS VEGAS—Are subscription-based mobile content providers on their way out? Panelists at a CES session seem to think so.
LTE Could Help Industry Weather Economy
January 9, 2009 7:48 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsWireless operators who plan for LTE may be able to flank the negative economy, ABI Research analyst Nadine Manjaro said today.
2009 Is The Year for Mobile Music
January 8, 2009 9:27 am | by Daren Tsui | Articles | CommentsThe economy isn’t going to destroy the mobile music industry just yet.
Leap Updates Subscriber Data
January 8, 2009 8:13 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International and its Cricket Communications subsidiary said there were 385,000 net customer additions in the fourth quarter
UIQ Goes Bankrupt, Cites Economy
January 6, 2009 8:02 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsMobile user interface specialist UIQ declared bankruptcy, according to wire service report this week.
MDM: Lifeline in the Storm
November 19, 2008 6:26 am | by David Ginsburg | Articles | CommentsGlobally, the credit crunch is very much alive, and operators will be tightening their belts into the foreseeable future by putting off capital purchases.
Glu Mobile Feels Economic Squeeze
November 5, 2008 7:00 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsGlu Mobile posted a loss for the third quarter, and the company is starting to see sales negatively affected in more parts of the world.
DOOM, GLOOM and...Room for OPTIMISM?
November 1, 2008 8:45 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsTimes are tough, and venture capital (VC) firms are advising their portfolio companies to take steps to ride out the storm.
Economy Down? Take a Wireless Remedy
November 1, 2008 8:10 pm | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsCompanies find the use of wireless technologies are helping them keep their costs of business down in this age of economic uncertainty.
Managing Technology in Turbulent Times
November 1, 2008 8:03 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsThere’s little doubt that the most pressing concern on people’s minds these days is the state of the economy, with greater pessimism than has been seen in at least a generation.



