Qualcomm Inc., Crown Castle International Corp. and Aloha Partners LP are each spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build dedicated networks for multimedia...
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...
SAN FRANCISCO—Mobile gamers in the United States continue to opt for puzzle and strategy games instead of first-person shooters and other console-type titles, according...
DALLAS—Somera Communications Inc. and Telmar Network Technology announced they have agreed to merge, saying they have reached a deal to pay Somera shareholders $4.60...
VALENCIA, Calif.—Attorneys for Naztech Wireless Technologies have served a cease-and-desist notice to Wireless Xcessories Group Inc., alleging that products on the latter’s Web site...
The market for mobile phones' onboard memory is undergoing transformation and commoditization, threatening incumbent companies and opening opportunities for small, nimble companies with a...
The satellite industry as a whole is rebounding, driven by new technologies and applications in the mobile satellite services space, plus consumer applications such...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile has yet to launch, but the company already is facing an investigation of its business by the...
EXTON, Pa—Wireless infrastructure engineering services firm WPCS International Inc. announced it will spend $3.2 million to acquire Southeastern Communication Service Inc. of Sarasota, Fla....
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft Corp. announced a joint marketing and development alliance with Motorola Inc., among other vendors, in an effort to fold various wired and...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has turned to flat-rate bundles for messaging. The move mirrors pricing strategies from other national carriers, some of which have been...
WASHINGTON—AT&T Inc. Chairman Edward Whitacre told the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee he would not oppose conditions on special-access lines as part of any regulatory...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Mobile social networking company NewBay Software said it acquired Inamobile Ltd., a United Kingdom-based handset application developer, in a deal NewBay said expands...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Disparate standards and lack of spectrum could hinder the growth of the mobile TV industry, according to a new report from Telecom...
HONOLULU—Free Wi-Fi is coming to Honolulu’s Chinatown neighborhood, said the city’s mayor, Mufi Hannemann. The Mayor said the city is establishing a public-private partnership...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Asurion Corp., which provides handset insurance and warranty management, said it has completed its acquisition of mobile software developer Lumitrend Corp. Terms of...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. said it has opened a Moscow office in an effort to tap emerging Eastern European markets. The company said it will...
PORTLAND, Ore.—A new startup, Tyfone Inc., is jumping into the mobile transaction arena with a payment product for mobile phones that the company said...
SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa—Local telecommunications provider Long Lines L.L.C. will launch wireless service later this summer to customers in northeast Nebraska, southeast South Dakota and...
WASHINGTON—The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled oral argument for next week on a challenge of controversial changes to small business bidding rules,...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless...
