2006

BOSTON-The four national wireless carriers have agreed on a plan to help shoulder the cost of providing wireless service in Boston’s Big Dig tunnels, so that drivers will not have …

Here’s everything you need to know about the popularity of WAP advertising: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter has a mobile Web site. Fans of Unilever’s butter substitute can now …

Tower marketing and licensing firm KGI Wireless Inc. added 363 tower sites from Time Warner Cable to its portfolio, pushing its count of managed sites to more than 7,000. Earlier …

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration suddenly finds itself confronting privacy and security issues associated with radio frequency identification technology, an awkward position for a U.S. government aggressively promoting RFID and …

Network management and diagnostics specialist Tektronix Inc. says carriers are looking to measure service quality and the customer experience, hence the company unfurled enhancements to its Unified Assurance platform, which …

A tiny Texas carrier is launching a second service market after apparently prompting price changes by Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket service in its debut market. Local wireless operator Pocket …

U.S. network operators are losing their grip on subscribers who stroll off their decks to buy ringtones, access adult content or simply surf the wireless Web. When it comes to …

Motorola Inc.’s recent loss of a huge New York City contract for emergency communications equipment is the biggest sign yet that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks created a competitive …

What goes better than ringtones and rap? Not much. Multi-platinum selling rap artist Chingy has gone the extra step and today can announce girlfriends’ names when they call their friends’ …

WASHINGTON — Bush administration efforts to help Iraq create a competitive wireless market and an independent regulatory regime to oversee telecom reconstruction in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion …

WASHINGTON — President Bush approved a recommendation by a Treasury Department-led interagency group supporting the merger of giant French telecom vendor Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc., clearing the way …

While most U.S. consumers still see a mobile phone as, well, a phone, young wireless users increasingly view it as a way to meet new friends, share pictures and maybe, …

Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO USA subsidiary said the industry’s No. 4 operator T-Mobile USA Inc. is trialing its mobile TV service, adding another national carrier to its list of partners even …

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board urged federal and state governments to ban motor coach and school bus drivers from using cell phones-except in emergencies-while operating those vehicles, an …

We recently reported on the effective use of T-Mobile USA Inc.’s Sidekick and Research In Motion Ltd.’s Blackberry devices by Gallaudet University deaf students in a successful protest that derailed …

The Sony Ericsson W810i-the vendor’s flagship Walkman music phone, described as a “multimedia beast” by one analyst-will be closely watched by some in the industry to see how well it …

PARIS — Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will use Alcatel Inc.’s multiservice transport solution in its HSDPA network. Alcatel said its technology will help Cingular migrate large-scale multiservice ATM networks …

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia signed a landmark trade deal, likely paving the way for the large Eastern European nation’s entry into the World Trade Organization next year …

The mere thought of any delay in transitioning from analog to digital TV broadcasting sends a shiver up my spine. How many times does the government feel the need to …

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube As you know from your own jobs, there is always something going …

WASHINGTON-President Bush approved a recommendation by a Treasury Department-led interagency group supporting the merger of giant French telecom vendor Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc., clearing the way for the …

SEATTLE-Wireless users who buy handsets from carriers’ stores are far more likely to spend more on monthly mobile service than those shopping at big-box retailers, according to new figures from …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Striking back at concerns over CDMA operators switching to GSM, the CDMA Development Group said it now counts 39 GSM operators that either have deployed or are deploying …

SAN ANTONIO-Local wireless carrier Pocket Communications Inc. is rolling out its budget-friendly unlimited calling service in a second market. The company said it launched service in Laredo, Tex., after debuting …