2008

Most stick to expansion blueprints despite rough conditions LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Can big-box retailers keep growing briskly, given the current downturn in the economy? For the most part, yes, …

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. —Ambient: Vicis Capital Master …

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: NextWave Wireless Inc. said today it’s exploring the sale of its U.S. spectrum holdings.The company made its mark on wireless in the …

Motorola Inc. continued to lose traction in the handset market as first-quarter revenue was down nearly 40%, its operating losses nearly doubled and handset shipments were down drastically over the …

When it comes to wireless plans, it’s all about the buffet, J.D. Power and Associates concluded in its semi-annual survey of wireless customers’ level of satisfaction with contracts.The firm, which …

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 …

Crown Castle Inc. said Ben Moreland, the company’s CFO, will become president and CEO of the tower company, effective July 1. John Kelly, Crown Castle’s president and CEO, will remain …

The Mobile Marketing Association released its first set of global guidelines, tweaking its instructions for mobile Web advertisers and adding new rules for campaigns centered on mobile messaging and downloadable …

According to a report from research and banking firm ThinkPanmure, AT&T Mobility plans to sell up to 7 million femtocells from ip.access Ltd., a picocell and femtocell infrastructure vendor based …

Google Inc. has added image ads to its mobile advertising offerings.The move allows advertisers to deliver made-for-mobile banners on Web sites being accessed by wireless devices. The ads — which, …

The companies listed below represent the 10 largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2007. AT&T Mobility maintained its position as the …

Apple Inc. reported revenue of $7.5 billion and net profit over $1 billion in its second fiscal quarter, with revenue beating expectations. That’s up from revenue of $5.3 billion and …

Qualcomm Inc. is riding a wave of demand for W-CDMA-enabled handsets, which drove its strong revenue and profits in the fiscal second quarter, the company said today. “Worldwide adoption of …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s wireless resale relationship with three of the nation’s largest cable companies has come to an end. According to media reports, Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a fine assessed against Star Wireless L.L.C. for violating the anti-collusion rule in a 2002 auction conducted by …

A former executive of now-defunct Frontline Wireless L.L.C. said rules for the national commercial/public-safety license that went unclaimed in the recently completed 700 MHz auction were ambiguous and poorly designed, …

Plaintiffs’ lawyers have found a new weapon to pursue class-action consumer litigation against the mobile-phone industry: the Fair Credit Reporting Act.Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. are facing class-action lawsuits in …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications said it lost a point of market share in the first quarter, following a warning it gave last month.The Japanese-Swedish JV reported a year-on-year increase of …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly dropping its Voice Command service in July.The carrier is informing customers via its Web site that it will discontinue the server-based offering, which allows users …

Microsoft Corp. subsidiary TellMe said it added a GPS location feature to its voice portal to give BlackBerry users information about businesses, movies, traffic, weather, maps and driving directions. The …

Sony Corp. of America said it will pay roughly $260 million for Gracenote, a music metadata and technology firm. Gracenote’s database of artists, songs and lyrics is used by online …

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The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its rating on AT&T Inc.‘s …

Several major marketers have found themselves stonewalled when it comes to measurable and effective uses for mobile technology, but a National Hockey League team is scoring big with a text-messaging …

There’s a lot of debate these days about what might push mobile television into its next growth spurt, but most seem to agree that offering ad-supported channels can only help.GoldSpot …