2007

Verizon Wireless is one of two premiere sponsors behind a new TV show that overtly places brand names and products in budding filmmakers’ creative talent. The filmmaking competition, “On the …

Third-generation networks are expected to capture only 30 percent of the machine-to-machine communications market by 2012, predicts a new report from ABI Research.“Municipal Wi-Fi and WiMAX will both challenge 3G …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …

TPG, formerly Texas Pacific Group, was founded in 1992 and manages more than $30 billion in capital, spread across private equity, venture capital and public equity/debt investing. The company describes …

If you believe the talk on the street, Google Inc. is eyeing everything wireless from becoming a mobile virtual network operator to building Google-branded handsets. But it’s the company’s recent …

With public safety and Frontline Wireless L.L.C. unable to bridge differences over the critical element of control of a national first-responder/commercial broadband network, and controversy overall tending to cloud rather …

RCR Wireless News has inducted Jay Kitchen and Arlene Harris into its Wireless Hall of Fame for 2007.Jay Kitchen led industry trade group Personal Communications Industry Association for 10 years, …

There’s nothing like seeing your closest competitor in a marathon stumble, their footsteps fading as you alone lead with the wind at your back. That, in essence, is Nokia Corp.’s …

Helio sought to capture the hearts, minds and wallets of its target market-young, affluent, tech-savvy, Web-browsing and messaging enthusiasts-by designing a handset that would deliver ease-of-use in a stylish package. …

Talk about cold callingA British man has made the world’s highest mobile phone call. Rod Baber summited Mount Everest May 21 and then placed two phone calls on a MOTORIZR …

Harbinger Capital Partners is hoping to buy Openwave Systems Inc. at closeout prices. And as the Alltel Corp. deal demonstrates, Harbinger isn’t the only private firm looking for a bargain …

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 Intelligence, a joint venture of Ovum …

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 and CEO of Playfirst, said in …

Mobile game publishers and their carrier partners are hoping to lure newbies by giving away everything from 30-second game demos to a Volkswagen Beetle. Whether they’re succeeding, though, is far …

Mozilla Corp. is looking to Joey to help untangle the wireless Web.The Mountain View, Calif.-based developer is toying with a service that allows users of its Firefox browser to store …

PHILADELPHIA-A three-judge appellate panel hinted the Federal Communications Commission’s small-business bidding rules could be on shaky legal ground, but seemed hesitant about throwing out results of last year’s $13.7 billion …

Arlene Harris has been connecting people to one another for a long time-ever since she was a child, helping connect calls for her family’s mobile telephone switchboard in the 1950s. …

In a city that prides itself on the blood sport of politics, good guys are supposed to come in last. Often they do. It’s just business, nothing personal, you understand. …

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-Who is watching mobile TV and video? Whoever holds the answer will find a lot of interest among mobile TV providers, broadcasters, TV networks, film studios and advertisers.Data …

Growth in the handset market in the United States remains healthy, and recent market-share figures for vendors paint a markedly different picture than the global scene. Handset sales in the …

When cold weather began to take hold in the nation’s capital a couple years back, Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy, attempting to dispense a bit of common-sense wisdom to readers …

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-Mobile social networking is “one of these servants in waiting . something that has a lot of potential, but hasn’t been fully exploited,” Michael Stroud, co-founder and CEO …

Private equity has made its biggest wireless deal yet with the $27.5 billion agreement for ownership of Alltel Corp., the fifth-largest U.S. carrier and major roaming partner for all four …

As banks begin to explore offering services via mobile devices, they have a number of vendors and services to choose from as they decide what might best appeal to their …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.From the “we can’t make this up” department, there’s a service provider getting …