2007

The cellphone industry blasted a federal-state panel’s recommendation to enact an emergency cap on universal service fund support for carriers in rural areas.The proposed temporary fix for the ballooning high-cost …

The Open Mobile Terminal Platform, an operator-driven organization that makes recommendations to the handset industry on security, hardware, operating systems and browsers, announced that it has signed a memorandum of …

Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit against unknown telemarketers who allegedly placed more than 1 million calls to the carrier’s subscribers last month to advertise low mortgage rates. The suit, …

Phillip Alvelda, founder and CEO of MobiTV Inc., announced he will resign as CEO but remain as chairman of the California-based mobile television company that he formed in 1999. The …

After a flurry of discouraging news in recent months, Nortel Networks Ltd. released brighter financial expectations for the first quarter and remainder of the year. The company also announced it …

Glu Mobile Inc. is expanding its portfolio of licensed content with a new partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution.The San Mateo, Calif.-based publisher said it has secured worldwide rights to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to lose postpaid customers in the first quarter, but did better than analysts had expected. The carrier gained almost 600,000 net new subscribers despite continuing overall …

Broadband wireless service provider Clearwire Corp. said it received final approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a WiMAX-class laptop card that connects to its network.The company said the product, …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc., the first mobile virtual network operator to launch in the United States, filed for an initial public offering in a move that signals the maturation of …

ROK Entertainment Group Ltd. will go public through a reverse initial public offering.The U.K.-based mobile entertainment group agreed to be acquired by CyberFund Inc., a private investment fund manager. CyberFund, …

AT&T Mobility slashed prices last week on its two BlackBerry Pearl models to $100, down from $150 for the red model and $200 on the regular model. Research In Motion …

The city of Macon, Ga., announced it deployed a citywide Wi-Fi network using equipment and technology from Motorola Inc. The city deployed Motorola’s Motomesh offering in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz …

RadioShack Corp. appears to have pulled out of its tailspin, reporting a five-fold increase in net income in the first quarter.The retail chain said it netted $42.5 million in the …

Cooper Industries Ltd. announced it acquired MadahCom Inc. for $43 million. Florida-based MadahCom, which manufacturers wireless emergency control and mass-notification systems, had sales of about $22 million in 2006 and …

While 77% of cellphone users are “slightly familiar” with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and 41% have a good impression of the yet-to-be-released device, only 6% said they were likely to purchase …

Sonopia Inc. pocketed $12.7 million in a second round of funding led by Cardinal Venture Capital.The Silicon Valley startup serves as a kind of customizable mobile virtual network operator, providing …

Juice Wireless hauled in $2.3 million from Qualcomm Inc. and 21 Ventures as part of a second funding round, according to a Juice representative.The New York-based startup is hoping to …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and a division of the U.S. Army have announced they will begin collaboration on an evaluation of WiBRO mobile broadband technology (the South Korean version of …

Prudential Equity Group downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp. ahead of the carrier’s quarterly earnings, and cut the company’s target stock price from $17 to $16, according to news reports.Prudential cited concerns …

Syniverse Holdings Inc. said its revenues and profit grew during the first quarter, news that sent the company’s stock skyrocketing by 20 percent to $12.38 per share.The company said its …

Nokia Corp.’s clamshell-style N75 device, announced last September, has finally arrived at AT&T Mobility’s online store for $200 with a two-year contract-at least it was briefly last week, before the …

Does Carl Icahn know that using capital letters in the Internet age conveys SHOUTING?If not, perhaps Motorola Inc.’s point that he is unfamiliar with its mobile handset business-rapidly becoming as …

Internet giant Yahoo Inc. today launched a new advertising campaign that highlights the company’s offerings in mobile and social search. The consumer advertising push, using the tagline “Life is a …

Alltel Corp. announced it will offer a new “Day Pass” service for wireless Web browsing. For $1.50, Alltel customers will be able to buy a 24-hour pass to Alltel’s Axcess …

Mobile messaging company SinglePoint is teaming with Mobile Interactive Group to expand its interactive television campaigns in the United States.The Seattle-area company said it will use MIG’s high-speed SMS voting …