2007

In Hollywood, sequels sometimes do well at the box office. But the record is mixed, leading one to conclude that sequels are typically perceived as safer bets than utterly new, …

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to reserve a spectrum block for mobile satellite services provider TerreStar Networks Inc., one of a handful of firms trying to avoid past mistakes that …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. By Kelly Hill Leap …

Say goodbye to the lily-pad carpet. Leap Wireless International Inc. is redesigning its new retail stores, hoping to appeal to an audience beyond its budget-conscious core demographic. The existing stores …

Carriers measure upA former Yahoo employee has created a new Web site, www.MeasuredUp.com, that is designed to provide a forum for cellular phone subscribers to rate their experience with their …

New York City was overflowing with network executives, ad buyers and entertainment elite last week, all looking to grab a piece of the $65 billion pie that is television. The …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has extended its unlimited voice and data trials to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Tampa, Fla., and Philadelphia, branching out from its initial market in San Francisco.The carrier has two …

Young adults are leading the trend of cutting the wireline cord, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.More than 25 percent of people between the …

European consumers are more interested in location-based services than they are in watching mobile TV, according to new figures from Canalys.The U.K.-based market research firm said 51% of users in …

Ask.com announced it will offer a GPS-enabled mobile search application, a move that puts the company in direct competition with the likes of Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.-and also further …

Mobile banking company Clairmail Inc. made public its first deal with a bank last week, announcing that California-based Bank of Stockton will use the company’s platform. Clairmail’s system relies on …

Nuance Communications Inc. continued to thin the speech-recognition herd, snapping up VoiceSignal Technologies Inc. in a deal valued at nearly $300 million.The company said it will fork over 5.8 million …

RealNetworks Inc. expanded its mobile entertainment business with the $9 million acquisition of Sony NetServices.A joint venture between Sony DADC and Sony Europe, Sony NetServices targets carriers in eight European …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Apparently Japan plans to set up an experimental high-tech wireless zone on the …

Machine-to-machine communication is all about efficiency: collecting data from far-flung locations with less labor, less danger, lower power and in real-time. Thus one might conclude that the perennial drive for …

The Bush administration is not alone in questioning the accuracy and relevancy of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s broadband penetration rankings, a constant source of heartburn for Federal …

This summer is starting to look pretty good.First of all, “The Simpsons Movie” is coming out in July. That’s reason enough to get excited. But that’s not the only reason …

Mobile-phone carriers blasted a new Federal Communications Commission proposal to cap wireless universal service support in rural areas.The FCC plan, based on a recommendation by the Federal-Joint Board on Universal …

In what might be billed as “The Natural History of a Startup,” tiny, San Diego-based Sequoia Communications is making the rounds, hoping to lure W-CDMA baseband chip vendors into using …

Cellphone, tower, broadcasting and wireless broadband trade groups collectively told the Federal Communications Commission that scientific data on the relationship between antenna structures and migratory bird mortality is not sufficient …

California announced plans to develop and launch a statewide emergency cellphone alert system within 12 to 14 months. The move is definitely apropos for “the Golden State,” which has long …

Getting the blessing of regulators is just one of many hurdles carriers must clear when they acquire another carrier. Sometimes it’s the little things that add up to a complex, …

The U.S. wireless data market generated more than $5 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2007, according to Chetan Sharma Consulting, and data may make up as much …

Frontline Wireless L.L.C. rejected Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s view that first responders should join forces with a top cellphone carrier if federal regulators approve new 700 MHz rules for a …

NextWave Wireless Inc., which has been on an acquisition bent this year as it aims to be a force in the wireless broadband industry, announced a 98% increase in revenues …