Handset maker Pantech announced a three-year licensing agreement with VoiceSignal. Under the terms of the agreement, Pantech will get access to VoiceSignal's range of...
Regional cellphone carrier U.S. Cellular, outspent by major national carriers and facing an onslaught of competition from wireless offerings from cable companies, has hired...
Qualcomm Ventures will make $135 million available to innovative European companies working on W-CDMA advances.The San Diego-based chip vendor said its move into Europe...
Migo Software Inc. announced it would acquire MacroPort Inc. and the company's mobile content management software in an all-stock deal valued at $4.5 million.MacroPort...
Ad-supported game distributor Greystripe pocketed $8.9 million in a second round of funding led by The Walt Disney Co.'s venture capital arm.The San Francisco-based...
AT&T Mobility ended a roaming agreement with regional wireless operator Cellular One of East Texas that allowed the national carrier's customers to use 26...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Casual gaming will become a first tier of entertainment thanks to innovative thinking by entrepreneurs and barriers lowered by technology, John Welch, president...
Sprint Nextel Corp. reiterated its plans for network investment this year, with a focus on upgrading its CDMA network with EV-DO Revision A, deploying...
The GSM Association has joined the field of those looking to foster the growth of mobile advertising by developing guidelines for marketing campaigns.The group,...
Nortel Networks Ltd. introduced "Hyperconnectivity," a global ad campaign that the company hopes will redefine its role in an increasingly connected network environment.The campaign,...
Video-compression technology vendor On2 Technologies Inc. announced it acquired Finland-based Hantro Products Oy, a firm that sells video software to cellphone makers. On2 will...
Harbinger Capital Partners is hoping to buy Openwave Systems Inc. at closeout prices.The investment firm is looking to buy more than 40 million Openwave...
Qwest Communications International Inc. has started offering mobile broadband service using Sprint Nextel Corp.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network.The Qwest Wireless Mobile Broadband...
Mobile search startup JumpTap Inc. expanded its relationship with mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. with a local search application.The white-label offering,...
The U.S. cellular industry added 18 million connections during 2006, bringing the total number of U.S. wireless connections to 232 million, according to Wireless...
Acuity Mobile and Acxiom Corp. announced a mobile marketing partnership that marries Acxiom's consumer-based data and behavior analytics with Acuity's mobile advertising platform.The deal...
The Federal Communications Commission revised the standard for relocation costs Sprint Nextel Corp. must pay to public-safety licensees, a move aimed at improving a...
Clearwire Corp. announced it completed the first phase of a mobile WiMAX field trial in Hillsboro, Ore., a suburb of Portland. Individuals participating in...
AT&T Inc. made a major re-branding push by stripping a number of its company-owned stores of Cingular-related trappings overnight and replacing them with AT&T...
Verizon Wireless is hoping to spur its full-track mobile music sales with a new music-identification application.The carrier launched Vcast Song ID, allowing users to...
Clear Channel Communications Inc. launched a suite of text-based applications that allow radio listeners to make song requests and participate in contests with their...
Leap Wireless International Inc. is using TechnoCom Corp. for testing and optimizing E911 services for the carrier's Cricket offering, enabling the carrier to potentially...
Alltel Corp. announced Sunday that it agreed to be acquired by two private-equity firms in a $27.5 billion transaction.The buyers are TPG Capital, the...
