2005

As mobile gaming grows from niche market to mass market, developers and publishers are scrambling to market the next big thing. And nearly everyone in the space is putting money …

Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system, codenamed Magneto, in conjunction with its developer’s conference this week in Las Vegas. According to several sources …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration’s move to pull several members off a U.S. telecom delegation because they contributed to Democrats is not necessarily a new policy, and the tack could undermine U.S. …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. reported audited fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results after a lengthy delay. Revenues for the fourth quarter fell nearly 20 percent to $2.62 billion from $3.27 billion the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to …

The industry’s heavyweights are not the only wireless operators benefiting from the recent consumer surge. A handful of regional operators posted first-quarter results that included generally strong customer growth numbers …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week asked Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to supply additional information on their proposed $35 billion merger, but the latest government request for data …

Despite claims of nationwide coverage, a look at wireless coverage maps from some of the industry’s largest operators shows there are numerous holes in those claims. While carriers note their …

What latest approved standards or hardware/software solutions will enable the integration of iDEN and CDMA networks? Describe how the specific standards support the integration of both networks and facilitate supporting …

KYOTO, Japan-Kyocera Wireless Corp. will outsource the manufacture and delivery of its mobile phones to contract manufacturing giant Flextronics International Ltd. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, Kyocera …

WASHINGTON-A large coalition of government, public interest and telecom industry groups sent a letter to Capitol Hill urging the Senate Commerce Committee to pass a bill that would permanently exempt …

While many in the wireless industry today target early adopters with high-tech gadgets and 3G services, Telular Corp. is taking a decidedly retro approach. The Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company is …

Motorola Inc. appears to be in the midst of reordering its phone design and manufacturing strategy, moves that could yield either boon or doom for those along its supply chain. …

Less than a month ago, I wrote a column about how the recent lull in wireless activity (mergers, etc.) was just the calm before the storm. Boom! Did you hear …

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers, combining the strengths of both personal wireless area network technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will …

Much is made these days about America’s fall from grace in broadband deployment, having supposedly dropped from fourth to 13th place on the Bit Parade. Worse yet, note the hand-wringers, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-PCIA and tower company AAT Communications Corp., together with three state wireless associations, have launched a Web site aimed at helping other states form wireless associations. The site, www.swaprogram.net, …

DENVER-About 80 percent of telecom consumers purchase three or four different services, including landline, cable, wireless and Internet services, but less than one-third purchase those services from a single provider, …

Infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business, a move that coincides with the shuttering of its CDMA headquarters in San Diego. Ericsson said …

Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom’s huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, …

Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called “WiMAX-class” fixed wireless broadband covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover all …

The GSM Association again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling the revised rates “unreasonable and unworkable.” The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the latest …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again topped a J.D. Power and Associates ranking, this time garnering the highest overall customer satisfaction among wireless voice and data service for business customers as part …

AMSTERDAM-Dutch electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics has reorganized its semiconductor business into four units to cut costs and better address specific markets, the company said late Tuesday. Philips said it …

Investors raged on UTStarcom Inc. after the company announced it will cut its worldwide work force by 17 percent to counteract a drop in its China business. The company’s stock …