The steady incursion of unsightly cellphone antennas on Boston neighborhoods is triggering a backlash among fed-up residents, and city officials are scrambling to find ways to control their spread. ... Read More »

We at RCR Wireless News receive our fair share of new devices, sometimes before they are released to the public and sometimes after. (Occasionally, we don’t receive a product at all. We are looking at you Apple/AT&T Mobility.) ... Read More »

A major schism in the Bush administration has erupted over a scheduled Dec. 18 vote by the Federal Communications Commission on a national wireless broadband plan that T-Mobile USA Inc. and others fear will cause interference to ... Read More »

The growing consumer embrace of smartphones — and the willingness to pay for heavily subsidized gadgets and data plans that promise fun and functionality — faces uncharted territory this holiday season. ... Read More »

T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its T-Zones with web2go, a portal that includes a Yahoo-powered search offering as well as a new application storefront. ... Read More »

SAN DEIGO — Adding mobility to marketing campaigns is becoming a no-brainer. Case studies from brands that use a mobile component as part of their overall marketing campaigns show that mobility enhances the overall campaign and ... Read More »

Heeding demands from its enterprise customers, Verizon Wireless recently began offering a solution that provides companies greater control and increased security for wireless devices on the network. ... Read More »

Alltel Communications L.L.C customers can now get coupons and specials delivered right to their handsets. The carrier announced the launch of Alltel Perks, a free downloadable-service that sends not only deals, but customized ... Read More »

Revenue earned by the global semiconductor industry will contract by 2% this year compared to last year, according to iSuppli Corp., a sharp change from a similar forecast made just two months ago. ... Read More »

NEW YORK -- Over the next six months, not only will ad spending be down, but the feeling among advertisers and their agencies toward media such as broadcast TV, national newspapers and magazines is growing more pessimistic. The ... Read More »

Machine-to-machine technology is gaining traction among businesses across all industries, and many view connecting machines to the Internet as a way to stay competitive, according to a recent survey conducted by Beecham Research ... Read More »

A unit of LG Electronics, the South Korean-based multinational giant with a major wireless handset business, and other Asian manufacturers agreed to pay $585 million in fines and plead guilty in connection with the Department of ... Read More »

User interface is an important part of the device experience and carriers have been diligent in enhancing it across their handsets. RCR Wireless News takes a look at Sprint Nextel's One Click. ... Read More »

Mobile TV has a lot of things going for it: a ton of hype, an eye-catching wow factor and, in one case, an $800 million dedicated network. But it doesn’t have viewers. And that isn’t going to change anytime soon. ... Read More »

China Mobile, the world’s largest network operator, will offer 3G handsets from Nokia Corp. on its homegrown, TD-SCDMA 3G network. It already offers such handsets from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ... Read More »

China Telecom Corporation Ltd. will pay ZTE Corp. $194 million to build the first phase of a CDMA network that will cover both wireless and service networks, the company announced today. ... Read More »

Spansion Inc., a pure-play Flash memory vendor, has filed two patent-infringement lawsuits against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., one at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the other in a Delaware district court. ... Read More »

Verizon Wireless is stepping onto the red carpet, allowing certain customers to use their mobile devices as ticket entry to this year’s Variety Screening Series. Verizon Wireless customers who are invited to the series ... Read More »

Sierra Wireless Inc. has launched its Junxion Box as its most recent addition to its AirLink Mobile and machine-to-machine line of devices, the company has announced. ... Read More »

T-Mobile USA Inc. is trying to put a few new twists on holiday shopping incentives. The wireless provider has launched a new service to get photos off of customers’ phones and into frames, literally. The carrier announced the ... Read More »