EDISON, N.J.-Mobile device management software company mFormation Technologies Inc. announced it acquired Aepona Ltd., which supplies software for over-the-air settings and automatic device configuration....
NEW YORK-Alex Green has joined Heavy.com as senior vice president and general manager with responsibility for running the company's new mobile content division. Previously,...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-John Garcia, senior vice president of strategic partners for Sprint Consumer Solutions, will head up the joint venture between Sprint Nextel Corp....
PHOENIX, Ariz.-The wireless content space is now a little more crowded as Mobileload.com, a mobile games distributor, announced it is launching in the United...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association blasted the lapse of the research and development tax credit, which helps fund the R&D budgets of U.S. telecom and...
ATLANTA-Wireless machine-to-machine vendor Numerex Corp. announced it acquired Airdesk Inc., which produces digital M2M products including radio modules. The companies said the deal is...
LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless has unveiled its new music service, Vcast Music, which will offer consumers the ability to download full-length digital songs and transfer...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless upped its fourth-quarter expectations to $37 million in revenue, and also announced a new deal with laptop...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has acquired Berkana Wireless Inc., a wireless chip designer, for $56 million in cash. Silicon Valley-based Berkana provides metal...
WASHINGTON-Brian Kidney, CTIA's chief operating officer, is leaving the wireless trade association, CTIA confirmed to RCR Wireless News. "Brian Kidney and CTIA President Steve...
WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp.'s earnings plummeted in its second quarter, despite an increase in revenue. The carrier reported $8.2 million in income from continuing...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Trimble Navigation Ltd. acquired Advanced Public Safety Inc. in an all-cash transaction, the companies announced.APS is a privately held company based in Deerfield...
LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless is offering Palm Inc.'s Treo 700w smart phone running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system for use on its EV-DO network.Verizon,...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.'s subsidiary, Crown Castle Mobile Media L.L.C., said it plans to use its tower network and its unencumbered spectrum rights to...
LAS VEGAS-Ultra-Wideband chipmaker Staccato Communications announced $18 million in its third round of venture funding. Intel Capital's Digital Home Fund and Vision Capital led...
ARLINGTON, Va.-Factory sales of consumer electronics will reach a new high of $135.4 billion this year in the United States, according to the Consumer...
By Doug Halonen Republican Deborah Taylor Tate and Democrat Michael Copps were officially sworn in as commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday...
WASHINGTON-The top U.S. business lobbying group today said it will advocate for better governance of the nation's airwaves and for modern telecom laws. In...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology services to wireless communications companies, has renewed a multi-year contract with Alltel Corp to provide clearing and...
WASHINGTON-CTIA told the Federal Communications Commission that the agency should focus on reforming the intercarrier-compensation system rather than attempting to snuff out so-called "phantom...
ATLANTA-ThinkPad notebook computers will have built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s BroadbandConnect network, according to plans from Cingular and computer manufacturer Lenovo. The preconfigured...
CONCORD, Mass.-A Massachusetts company has developed a product that allows mobile-phone users to project images from their phone onto a personal computer for presentations...
DURHAM, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. said it will use Motricity Inc. to power its Sony Ericsson Application Shop, a site for third-party application...
NEW YORK-Mobile content distribution company Kargo has unveiled plans for a content portal called FeverMobile.com, which is designed to serve as a superstore for...
SAN FRANCISCO-Razz headset vendor Phonebites Inc. announced a new partnership with Strax as well as a licensing agreement for audio clips from the cult...
