2007

The groups behind the Ultra Mobile Broadband technology for wireless communications-which is often referred to as a 4G technology-announced that the specifications for the air interface have been published, and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

The phrase “pop up” typically elicits a collective response of tempered rage-being synonymous with computer spam and otherwise uninvited interruptions-but VH1 Mobile is hoping to take a more positive tact …

Mobile banking service provider Clairmail Inc. is partnering with digital infrastructure provider VeriSign Inc. to offer financial institutions multiple options for mobile banking as a managed service.The two companies made …

THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY INCREASINGLY FINDS ITSELF on the defensive on policy fronts across the board, a situation with the potential to disrupt the deregulatory framework and the fundamental business model …

Like Al Pacino in “Scent of a Woman,” the mobile advertising space is just gettin’ warmed up. And so is the sniping.Nokia Corp. cranked up the already-deafening buzz last week, …

VERIZON WIRELESS AND VODAFONE GROUP PLC will move toward a common network technology path for their respective networks and specifically mentioned the use of LTE technology without a formal commitment …

THREE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL wireless carriers are in the process of being acquired by national operators, as the nationals push further into rural and suburban markets and seek to …

All that cash being poured into voice-activated search is beginning to look like a good bet.A recent study from Usable Products Co. indicates speechrecognition technology finally may have become user-friendly. …

Alan Bergstein has been named publisher and editorial director of RCR Wireless News. Bergstein, who was previously president-publisher of IDG’s Bio-IT World, is set to join RCR Wireless News Oct. …

Leap Wireless International Inc. sent a stinging rebuke to MetroPCS Communications Inc. in response to its merger proposal, but most analysts believe the public sparring is simply a precursor to …

“It’s official” is the phrase that introduces news from Apple Inc. when months of Apple-fueled media frenzy reach fruition with actual announcements.Last week, the top operators in the United Kingdom …

A friend in need is a friend indeed. This mantra seems to ring remarkably true at Alcatel-Lucent, evident by its wide reach and the position it finds itself in the …

Declare yourself a voterCricket Communications Inc. said it has signed up as a presenting sponsor of the Declare Yourself nonpartisan, youth-voter initiative, which encourages 18-year-olds to register and vote in …

Like most things that taste good but that are not good for you (think Dairy Queen Blizzard) the industry’s taste for mergers and acquisitions is getting out of hand, leaving …

These are tenuous times for T-Mobile USA.Having spent $4.2 billion for 120 licenses in last year’s advanced wireless services auction and seeing its German sister company ready to live with …

If you’ve been reading the tea leaves for signs of Nokia Corp.’s resurgence in the United States, a more tangible sign could be sitting on the shelves at you local …

The next big thing in mobile virtual network operators may not look much like the MVNOs that have been launching-and sometimes crashing-in the past couple of years. With the hype …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. urged the Federal Communications Commission to address alleged efforts to run up local termination fees levied by incumbent and competitive wireline carriers within the scope of an …

Nokia Corp., two handset rivals and semiconductor companies active in the memory space are pursuing an open standard dubbed universal flash storage that could smooth the uptake path for a …

Patent reform is often billed as a battle between high-tech and pharmaceutical heavyweights, but in reality sharp divisions exist such that Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., InterDigital Communications Corp., Texas Instruments …

Wireless carriers should be expected to speak highly of their networks-it’s arguably their greatest asset alongside spectrum holdings-but the No. 3 and No. 4 carriers are now enabling customers to …

Record labels and carriers are looking for creative ways to keep the lucrative ringtone party alive. But a handful of startups have taken a cue from music group REM, asking, …

AT&T Mobility announced earlier this month that it has expanded its W-CDMA/HSDPA service to McAllen, Texas (population: just over 125,000). That’s great news for McAllen, but a stark reminder that …