July 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-XM Canada is teaming with Canadian operator Telus Mobility to deliver real-time streaming satellite radio to mobile subscribers. Telus users with a Spark 25 data package can access …

SAN FRANCISCO-In a marketing space where irrational exuberance evokes deja vu, NeoMedia Technologies Inc. seems particularly, well, exuberant. The Fort Myers, Fla., company has been snatching up hot mobile-advertising companies …

COPPELL, Texas—CellStar Corp. reported a deal to distribute accessories from Nokia Corp. The handset distributor said it will supply Nokia accessories to carrier customers, mobile virtual network operators and retailers …

JENKINTOWN, Pa.-Despite the growing reliance on wireless phones as a primary communications device among an increasing number of households, a good percentage of Americans still believe wireline phones are the …

In the modern age of mobile TV and wireless porn, a simple caller-ID application may not get your pulse racing. Unless you’re Rick Hennessey. The chief executive officer of Seattle-based …

WASHINGTON-Wireless trade association CTIA officially came out against net neutrality, posting a policy paper on its Web site against efforts to include network neutrality language as part of Congress’ efforts …

Now that the dust has settled on news that Marvell Technology Group Ltd. will purchase Intel Corp.’s communications and application processor businesses for $600 million, many observers would love to …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Shares of RadioShack Corp. lurched after company named former KMart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. executive Julian Day as its new chairman and chief executive officer. …

SAN ANTONIO-AT&T Inc. is flexing its bundling muscles with a summer offer for consumers that includes service from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and a Motorola Inc. Razr handset. AT&T’s offer includes …

OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. released positive preliminary customer numbers for its most recent quarter as well as an 18 percent improvement in its churn rate compared with the same period …

LONDON—Wi-Fi network operator The Cloud announced the launch of its Ultra Wi-Fi offering, an all-you-can-eat plan that offers Wi-Fi access in 9 U.K. cities and about 7,000 hotspots throughout the …

BEIJING—China Mobile Communications Corp. is planning to strengthen policies for third-party content providers in an effort to reduce customer complaints. Expected changes include increasing the number of text-message reminders to …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to sell Motorola Inc.’s new low-cost handset to its GoPhone prepaid customers for $40. The move reflects the handset vendor’s strategy for grabbing a slice …

While the standards-setting process for WiMAX technology seems to move forward at a snail’s pace, the business machinations around mobile WiMAX are developing faster than a speeding bullet, so to …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has put out a request for proposal for the development of “Super 3G” base stations and handsets-although no official standard for the technology has yet been set …

NEW YORK-New York City has chosen Nokia Corp. to be the primary provider of the city’s free Wi-Fi networks in its parks. The 10 major parks with networks currently being …

As wireless carriers begin exploring data roaming, several are not simply limiting their sights to domestic roaming but are seeking to provide a more seamless mobile data experience around the …

The deadline for compliance with the European Union’s laws on hazardous substances in consumer goods came and went on July 1 without much fanfare and little news on whether major …

ANYANG, South Korea-South Korean handset vendor VK Mobile has gone under, according to news reports. The company, which entered business as a battery maker in 1997, had set its sights …

  BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced the first 3.2 megapixel camera phone available to Verizon Wireless’ customers, Samsung’s a990. The CDMA handset also offers video …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. has wrapped up the sale of two Ohio markets and put the finishing touches on a joint venture that will allow the carrier to launch …

NEW YORK—Verizon Wireless will launch a live music service with concert footage from the band Live, pop-rocker Gavin DeGraw and emerging artist Cheyenne Kimball. The new offering, dubbed Vcast Performances, …

SAN DIEGO—Much ado about nothing, so far. That sums up Qualcomm Inc.’s press release, issued today, crowing that the United States International Trade Commission had initiated an investigation of Nokia …

WASHINGTON—Class-action consumer lawsuits have been filed against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless, litigation that comes as the mobile phone industry lobbies Congress and federal regulators for protection against such …