2007

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) today plans to sign bills prohibiting drivers from operating cellphones-including sending text messages-while behind the wheel, her press aide said.Washington would join New York, New …

The wireless gaming space continued to consolidate, as two major players in the space announced purchases.First up was THQ Inc., which announced it bought Finnish mobile game development studio Universomo …

Nokia Corp. is deepening its hold on the Chinese handset market, the world’s largest cellphone market and also one of its most rapidly growing.The Finnish handset vendor signed a strategic …

Alcatel-Lucent reported revenues for the first quarter that were slightly lower than what it forecast nearly three weeks ago; however, investors didn’t appear alarmed with the final tally as the …

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 following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Leap Wireless International …

DETROIT-An OnStar subscriber in Virginia has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million from General Motors and OnStar Corp. Robert Weaver, of Manassas, Va., filed the suit …

Alltel Wireless is following AT&T Mobility’s lead by encouraging subscribers to side-load tunes from their computers to mobile phones.The Little Rock, Ark.-based carrier launched Jump Music, a free downloadable application …

Helio L.L.C. announced it is now offering an unlimited voice calling plan for $145 per month. The offering includes long distance and roaming calls, as well as unlimited data services …

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported a sizeable increase in revenues in preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2007, marking a steady increase in cash from operations over the same …

Yet another executive is exiting through Sprint Nextel Corp.’s revolving front-office door.The carrier said Mark Schweitzer will step down from his post as chief marketing officer at the end of …

Having survived an attempted coup by dissident shareholder Carl Icahn earlier this week, Motorola CEO Ed Zander hit the road this week to tout Tuesday’s launch of his company’s new …

First impressions really do count in wireless, and retail store staff had better be quick on their feet, according to the most recent customer satisfaction survey by J.D. Power and …

AdMob is teaming with mobile media company mywaves to power click-to-video advertisements on wireless phones.The offering will allow wireless Web surfers to click on a banner ad to watch a …

The Federal Communications Commission said it received 4,600 wireless complaints in the fourth quarter of 2006, a slight increase over the previous quarter. Most fourth quarter wireless complaints dealt with …

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 …

TeleCommunications Systems Inc. has extended a pact to provide hosted E911 Mobile Positioning Center (MPC) services to Verizon Wireless.The Annapolis, Md.-based mobile data technology firm announced a new, five-year contract …

PlayPhone Inc., which provides off-deck entertainment offerings, said it raised $18.7 million in a third round of venture capital funding.The financing was led by Scale Venture Partners and included participation …

LAS VEGAS-At a press conference at the Cable Show yesterday, News Corp. COO Peter Chernin offered his views on both mobile and online business efforts. “We’ve been spending a lot …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted a solid first quarter, bringing in 980,000 net new subscribers and outperforming analyst’ expectations, largely on the strength of its prepaid customer growth. The company’s net …

Motorola Inc. said a lawyer for a California landscape contractor who alleged in a suit that heavy cellphone use caused his fatal brain tumor has asked a state court to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has joined the cadre of telecom companies who have sued small Iowa operators and Internet calling services for alleged “traffic pumping,” while the small companies themselves have …

Brightpoint Inc., the mobile handset distributor that’s rapidly becoming “a global powerhouse,” according to one analyst, posted solid sales for the first quarter of the year, but earnings and gross …

A subsidiary of UniCell Advanced Cellular Solutions Ltd. has acquired TippCom Ltd. for an amount reported only as “several tens of millions of shekels (Israeli currency),” which could be anywhere …

Regional carrier SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. reported mixed metrics for the first quarter of 2007, but cut its losses compared with the year-ago period.The company, which operates in the southeast …