March 2007

Boost Mobile L.L.C. has started trialing an unlimited CDMA calling service in some Texas and California markets, moving forward with plans to better compete against flat-rate carriers without involving parent …

Microsoft Corp. showcased a new Web browser that customizes Web pages for smartphone screens.The browser, dubbed Deepfish, delivers small images of Web sites, retrieving detailed information as needed when a …

The Food and Drug Administration said the National Academy of Science will conduct a symposium and issue a report on future research requirements regarding possible health effects from radio frequency …

AT&T Inc. subsidiary YellowPages.com unveiled a text-message search service that delivers local business listings and wireless Web links.Users can send a text message to YP411 with a business name or …

CellStar Corp. received its shareholders’ approval to complete the sale of its U.S. and Latin American businesses-the distribution of handsets and accessories-to a subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc., a deal that …

LCC International Inc. has delayed the filing of its annual financial statements for 2006 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said its management needs more time to …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its EBITDA and EPS …

As carriers urge customers to adopt an ever-expanding list of data services, the bandwidth-intensive applications are driving a higher demand for backhaul capacity. Insufficient backhaul leads to service degradation such …

The Federal Communications Commission levied separate $100,000 fines against Amp’d Mobile Inc. and two other cellular carriers for not complying with guidelines for protecting confidential subscriber information.Amp’d, Easterbrooke Cellular Corp. …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The Mobile Marketing Association announced an effort to boost the mobile urban content market-and to help entrepreneurs looking to provide the stuff.The MMA unveiled a special-interest group charged with …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile television is still in its infancy-mostly gaining traction among early adopters and primarily young men-but the subscriber base has more than doubled from 3 million to about 7 …

ORLANDO, Fla.-AT&T Inc.’s wireless division is testing an upgrade to its HSDPA network that the carrier says will dramatically increase uplink speeds.According to Kris Rinne, AT&T’s executive vice president of …

Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a chance for us to rant and …

Wireless data revenues rose to $15.2 billion last year, a 77-percent jump from 2005, according to CTIA. The wireless trade group estimates carriers data revenues today total about 13 percent …

ORLANDO, Fla.-SmarTVideo Technologies Inc. announced a deal to deliver live mobile broadcasts of Dennis Miller’s radio talk show.The Atlanta-based company, which operates the under the brand uVuMobile, said it will …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, even as it invests in development efforts in the United States and moves ahead in emerging …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The competitive cauldron that is the domestic Chinese handset market has produced a few winners. And that has fueled a desire among those winners to enter the U.S. market.The …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The day two keynotes at CTIA Wireless 2007 were all about collaboration. And, of course, money.From music to video to m-commerce, Wednesday’s speakers hammered home the need for content …

The growing pool of federal dollars for interoperable public-safety communications grants could get even bigger, even though the nearly $3 billion spent to date has largely failed to improve first- …

Sling Media Inc. expanded the availability of its SlingPlayer Mobile product to the Palm operating system, which is available on a handful of devices, including Palm Inc.’s Treo 700p smartphone.Sling …

The General Services Administration awarded billions of dollars in telecom contracts to AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. Notably left out of the announcement is Sprint …

W2bi introduced its Q-Secure software solution, which allow remote device management by users and administrators in corporations or work groups.The product includes tools that support configuring company and user profiles, …

With mobile markets in India and China generating growth in numbers that few can get their mind around-but offering revenue and market share that many are fighting to get their …