2007

Research In Motion Ltd. has moved a step closer to satisfying Canadian regulators’ requirements for restated earnings in light of past stock-option practices at the company.Maynard Um, analyst at UBS, …

Napster announced a deal to bring on-demand subscription music services to Motorola Inc.’s entire line of cellphones.The digital music company said it will work with Motorola to promote the mobile …

ActsPower Technologies, an RF wireless development company, said it has developed technology that improves on-frequency repeater performance on cellular and PCS networks.“When utilizing repeaters, wireless carriers are experiencing unacceptable levels …

Nortel Networks and Toshiba Corp. have teamed up to jointly develop mobile WiMAX base stations for the Japanese and global markets.The base stations will build on Nortel’s broadband wireless technology …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

The rise of venture capitalists’ power in the wireless industry and beyond continues to grow with the just announced purchase of National Grid Wireless U.S. by M/C Venture Partners and …

The mobile banking space continued to heat up as three financial institutions rolled out services for on-the-go customers.Wells Fargo & Company is targeting business customers with CEO Mobile, which delivers …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –RW Baird raised its estimates on U.S. Cellular Corp. after …

Speedus Corp., a holding company that owns a variety of patents, said it will drop two patent complaints it filed against Verizon Wireless last year.Speedus said neither company made any …

Verizon Wireless will combine its advertising and marketing efforts with that of parent company Verizon Communications Inc. in a move that will help the carrier blend its diverse telecom offerings …

The Chinese market for mobile network equipment continued to creep forward as Alcatel-Lucent announced several major infrastructure contracts with Chinese wireless operators, and the Chinese government made steps toward issuing …

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 …

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 …

Mobile video service MyCorner is the latest player on the user-generated content field, launching an ad-supported service that allows users to share clips with their mobile phones.The Fremont, Calif.-based startup …

A digital rights advocacy group criticized a Bush administration legislative proposal to crackdown on intellectual property infringement, a move that comes as the music industry begins to move away from …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Digital entertainment company New Motion Inc. said its first-quarter sales nearly doubled.Net sales increased 83% to $5.6 million, from $4 million during the first quarter last year.The company’s net loss …

Motorola Inc. is shifting its marketing strategy away from its mobile devices such as the Razr or Pebl to one more squarely focused on the consumer. Casey Keller, in one …

Struggling cellphone maker Motorola Inc. is expected to slash more jobs in addition to the 3,500 layoffs it announced earlier this year, several analysts said. In a Tuesday lunch meeting …

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

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to reserve a large chunk of frequencies for TerreStar Networks Inc., a firm that plans to provide wireless service throughout North America using a hybrid …

Major League Baseball is teaming with Scotland’s Mobiqa to turn mobile phones into tickets to the ballpark.The companies unveiled Tickets@Phone, an application that allows fans to buy a ticket online …

Flat-rate carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. came close to doubling its net subscriber figures for the first quarter of 2007 and boosted its service revenues by 60%, according to its quarterly …

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 …

Mobile-phone carriers blasted a new Federal Communications Commission proposal to cap wireless universal service support in rural areas.The FCC plan is a stop-gap attempt to limit a ballooning high-cost component …