March 2008

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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. …

In the bruising business of turning Motorola Inc. around, Stu Reed — former president of mobile devices and, previously, the company’s global supply chain — has hit the mat. Reed’s …

MobiTV Inc. claimed it is not trying to shut down a popular Web site that carried instructions on how to access its video service free.Howardforums.com, a forum for cellphone enthusiasts …

NextWave Wireless Inc. plans to introduce today broadcast technology that will give WiMAX operators the ability to deliver multimedia services like mobile TV and digital audio over their networks. NextWave’s …

Aloft Media L.L.C. has sued several wireless handset giants over alleged infringement of a patent for transferring contact information using a mobile phone. Aloft Media, based in Longview, Texas, names …

Nokia Corp. announced today it signed a “strategic partnership agreement” with China’s largest distributor, China Postel, for up to $2 billion in mobile handsets this year.Nokia’s announcement noted that China …

A new whistleblower has surfaced with allegations that a major wireless carrier may have given the U.S. government wholesale access to subscribers’ calls and other proprietary information. The claims, which …

Could today be the day that the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction comes to an end?New bids continued to dwindle in Auction 73, with action during rounds 170 …

Alltel Wireless, the nation’s No. 5 operator, is the latest to join the unlimited-calling bandwagon, quietly launching an all-you-can-talk plan for $100 a month.The Little Rock, Ark.-based network operator followed …

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc. has delivered on its promise to offer a software development kit (SDK) to spur the growth of mobile applications for the iPhone. Thus far the …

President Bush appointed Neil Suryakant Patel to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a week after lawmakers raised concerns about what the leadership changeup might mean for billion-dollar public-safety …

Glu Mobile Inc. moved one step closer to acquiring its U.K.-based rival Superscape Group plc.Glu said it obtained commitments for roughly 81% of the issued shares of Superscape, which claims …

Kenneth C. “Casey” Keller Jr., the package-goods marketing guru who tried to revive Motorola after its popular Razr product started to lose its edge, has been cut from the company. …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Handango: Several companies invested $9.5 …

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Business has formally been introduced to Apple Inc.’s iPhone. The company invited about 350 analysts, developers and press to its headquarters today to announce a suite of …

The future makeup of the Federal Communications Commission has become ensnarled in election-year politics, with sources saying Republican Chairman Kevin Martin has refused to commit to leaving the agency in …

Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in Motorola Inc. to 6.3% and the company has responded by warning investors that it has not endorsed Icahn’s nominees for its …

SK Telecom and Citi hope to push the mobile-banking envelope with a new, San Francisco-based joint venture. The companies unveiled Mobile Money Ventures, a joint venture that aims to develop …

Bidding remained subdued over the past 10 rounds of the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction, with new bids per round hovering in the high single-digit and low teens. …

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 …

In the world of off-deck mobile video, Sling Media Inc. has pushed the envelope quite successfully. Indeed, the fact the television is no longer anchored to the living room is …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have been hit with new class action consumer suits in Florida and California federal courts, the litigation coming as Congress grapples with wireless …

AOL L.L.C. is the latest Internet and mobile player to woo third-party developers, announcing the launch of Open AIM 2.0.The program is designed to give developers “unprecedented access” to AOL’s …

Intellect Wireless Inc. has sued T-Mobile USA Inc., U.S. Cellular Corp., Virgin Mobile USA Inc. and Helio Inc. in federal court in Chicago, accusing the companies of infringing wireless image …

The Federal Communication Commission’s attempt yesterday to spur interest — and hasten the end — of the 700 MHz auction by moving to “stage three” bidding provided a temporary boost …