2008

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose self-declared lack of legal authority in managing aspects of a new emergency alert regime that has created friction with the Federal Communications Commission, is …

Hollywood is in full summer swing as studios begin releasing their blockbuster titles in theaters around the country. With that come some of the year’s biggest promotions and marketing campaigns, …

THE GROUND CONTINUED TO SHIFT in the tumultuous mobile virtual network operator space this month as one player announced plans to call it quits, another explores a potential merger and …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION’S ATTEMPT TO REVAMP the 700 MHz D Block could be shaped as much by substance as by timing, with Democrats seemingly in less of a hurry …

GOOGLE INC.’S OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE has attracted plenty of attention in the hot mobile Linux space, but the LiMo Foundation is assembling an impressive coalition of its own.Verizon Wireless last …

Going green 211(me), a company that allows users to create personalized virtual business cards with digital photos, messages and links, said it is donating the advertising inventory on its paperless …

Forces swirling throughout the wireless industry are clearly shaping handset offerings expected to reach U.S. consumers in the second half of this year. While that pattern has been typical in …

RF Micro Devices Inc. said that based on a fiscal fourth-quarter loss, it would cut $75 million in research-and-development costs and 350 jobs – or about 9% of its workforce …

User-generated video content has proved more popular than expected, with significant growth in China, according to a new report from In-Stat.Higher-quality content and increasing file size maximums will push the …

The mobile digital commerce services market reached $1.1 billion last year and is expected to grow to $1.9 billion in 2012, according to a report from MultiMedia Intelligence.The market includes …

The United States is expected to add more than 65 million mobile subscribers to the worldwide subscriber base between 2007 and 2012, according to a new report from Portio Research.About …

Apple Inc. appeared poised to enter the second phase of its foray into the mobile industry, judging by events last week. Apple’s Web site reflected that its two models of …

The Federal Communications Commission is revisiting the controversial licensing of thousands of towers in the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of a successful legal challenge by conservation groups concerned about …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. The wireless retail space …

As Echostar Corp. improves its financial performance – the company netted $5.7 million during the last quarter compared to a net loss of $18.5 million a year ago – it …

News on the high-end smartphone front continues to come in hot and heavy, with Apple Inc. expanding its iPhone market, Research In Motion Ltd. reportedly gearing up to release its …

Another day, another class-action wireless consumer lawsuit. This one is big, though, naming six mobile-phone carriers and a top mobile virtual network operator as defendants in a complaint filed in …

While mobile content is expected to contribute increasingly to wireless carrier revenue growth in coming years, it is also attracting increased scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission, plaintiffs’ lawyers and …

For the 700 MHz C-Block license and perhaps other frequency bands, it’s mostly a matter of cagey competitive ambition. For the D Block, it’s mostly a matter of desperation. No …

Just as FDR targeted radio listeners with his fireside chats and John Kennedy’s dashing looks helped sway television viewers during the Richard Nixon debates, Barack Obama is using a cutting-edge …

It seems Qualcomm is not willing to give up on the U.K. market for mobile TV.The MediaFLO proponent will pay $16.3 million for 40 MHz of L-Band spectrum in the …

First, let me say I think Wi-Fi is the best thing since sliced bread. Really, I do. That being said, a number of announcements last week made me scratch my …

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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. —Casee: Velti plc invested …

A class-action cramming suit has been filed against T-Mobile USA Inc. and others.The complaint, moved this week from state court to federal court in California, accuses the defendants of charging …