June 2007

The U.S. telecom industry appears to largely be treading water when it comes to fixed-mobile convergence-with much talk about the subject and a few tentative sallies in that direction, but …

A large percentage of young drivers in the United States say they both talk and send text messages on their cell phone while driving. A Zogby International poll found two-thirds …

CellAntenna Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission to permit first responders to use jamming equipment to prevent terrorists from using cellphones to detonate bombs known as improvised explosive devices.The Coral …

Network operators will earn more than $10 billion this year from selling self-branded handsets made by ODMs, according to ABI Research. That’s a nearly 25% jump from the prior year. …

The guys who founded Atlas Mobile are back with a community-based contest offering for mobile phones and PCs.Isaac Babbs, Andy Riedel and Ken Scott unveiled Tapatap Inc., a San Mateo, …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is determined to push WiMAX into existence and then ubiquity, and the company may explore a range of financial and strategic options in order to make that …

Spending on mobile advertising could reach $14.4 billion by 2011, accounting for one-fifth of global spending on Internet advertising, according to a report from Strategy Analytics Inc.“The outlook for mobile …

Watching the competitive jockeying of the world’s largest handset brands has its pleasures-the neck-and-neck excitement of a horserace, the tragedies of thrown jockeys and doomed steeds and, naturally, the wagering, …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Like a train caught in a labyrinth of uncharted tracks, the entertainment industry is hurtling across the DRM space with no clear direction or destination.So was the theme …

InfoSpace Inc. scored another carrier customer for its wireless Web service even as it continued to beat a retreat from the content space.The Seattle-area company expanded its relationship with Verizon …

The Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to review a lower court’s pro-state pre-emption ruling, inviting the views of the U.S. solicitor general who previously signaled disinterest in pursuing …

A consumer group has raised conflict-of-interest and qualification issues regarding a proposed National Academy of Sciences panel spawned by a government-wireless industry research program to examine where additional research is …

Perhaps it is just as well that Allen Salmasi is still flying under the radar, given the tumult and upheaval that ensued when his last startup found it couldn’t repay …

It’s hard not to root for the little guy in epic battles. Maybe it’s because we have been trained by Hollywood that the underdog is always the more virtuous combatant …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-If there ever was a first shot fired in the battle toward a digital age, the music industry was likely the first to hear it. By the close …

I suspect other journalists at sometime experience the kind of curious, recalibrated relationship with a source of the kind I had with Norm Sandler. Check the archives and you quickly …

It’s no secret that a stroll through the offerings on carrier decks is enough to give you carpal tunnel syndrome. A recent study of four U.S. wireless services providers by …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. could overtake Motorola Inc. in market share for the second quarter, according to projections from analyst Ittai Kidron at CIBC. The share shift would be remarkable, …

Sony Ericsson has tapped Gracenote to power a sideloading-enabled mobile music platform.The new platform includes features such as search and discovery, song identification and playlisting, and is designed to allow …

AT&T Mobility says more than a million customers have signed up for information regarding the much-hyped iPhone, and Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs has said that he expects the device to …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION appears to have gained sufficient political cover to move forward with plans to auction a national 700 MHz license designed to serve unmet public-safety and consumer …

Both sides continue to insist they want fair play and respect, but Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. are still trading lawsuits and rhetorical barbs in pursuit of that lofty goal. …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. While we are not obsessing over the Apple iPhone and its impending …

Broadcom Corp. plans to acquire GPS know-how, products and software by purchasing Global Locate Inc., a privately held firm that currently supplies GPS solutions to handset vendors, the two companies …

The story of Motorola Inc.’s Razr handset has morphed of late from legend to cautionary tale. Despite the device’s continuing, rampant sales, the company’s decision to radically discount the price …