2008

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Calling mobile the most personal platform to date and one that advertisers need to capitalize on soon to keep pace with the rapidly evolving convergence of …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. expanded its Sugar Mama program with a new application for Facebook users.The mobile virtual network operator unveiled “Fund My Phone,” a feature that allows users to …

Leap Wireless International Inc. tweaked the calling plans for its Cricket service, adding some once-optional features and rolling out once-geographically limited plans to more markets. The company said it has …

Embarq Holding Co. L.L.C.’s CFO Gene Betts confirmed the company’s plans to wind down its wireless offering that currently runs on former parent Sprint Nextel Corp.’s network. Betts, speaking at …

Alltel Corp. has committed to LTE as its technological choice for a 4G network, but any significant network upgrades are still three to five years out, the company said on …

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group; the GSM Association; the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; and the UK’s Department for International Development are organizing the first mobile …

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 …

Now that online banking has been around for more than a decade, and widely accepted by customers, banks are turning their attention to taking the show on the road.

Enterprises are starting to use the BlackBerry in a new way: as a means of taking their desk phones mobile.

New government data suggests wireless substitution continues to rise, a trend that could become a bigger factor in telecom policymaking. The preliminary results of the National Health Interview Survey, conducted …

The Federal Communications Commission today launched a wide-ranging proceeding to revamp D-Block rules, an effort that will not only examine changes to the national public safety/commercial license left stranded in …

Whenever two fierce competitors talk collaboration, people listen.That’s the case with today’s announcement that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will jointly pursue a mobile/handheld, digital TV …

Google Inc.’s Open Handset Alliance has attracted plenty of attention in the mobile Linux space, but the LiMo Foundation is assembling an impressive coalition of its own.Verizon Wireless has thrown …

Following much speculation, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. confirmed today that it is in “preliminary discussions” with SK Telecom to “explore possible strategic opportunities.” Those opportunities are expected to include a …

Trango Broadband Wireless said it won a five-year contract with the U.S. General Services Administration. Being awarded a GSA contract streamlines the process for various government agencies that use Trango …

Qualcomm Inc. said it demonstrated the capability to support the MediaFLO and ISDB-T mobile TV standards on a multimode handset.The demonstration was powered by Qualcomm’s Universal Broadcast Modem chipset.Qualcomm said …

The worldwide service provider switching and routing equipment market grew 25% during the first quarter to $3.1 billion, according to analyst firm Ovum RHK.“There were no significant market share movements …

Wireless gaming company Mpowerplayer and mobile-content transaction company Movaya said they have paired their products to drive mobile game sales.The agreement calls for Mpowerplayer to integrate Movaya’s PlugNPlay purchasing solution …

Verizon Business has captured one of the largest federal network deals of 2008: a 10-year contract to provide managed network and security services to the US Department of Homeland Security …

Sixteen percent of workers across the world are “hyperconnected” – using a minimum of seven devices for work and personal access plus at least nine applications like IM, text messaging …

DUBAI — The cost of making mobile phone calls across the Middle East is expected to drop soon as service providers using the infrastructure of licensed operators are beginning to …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Lehman Brothers lowered its EPS estimates on Sprint Nextel to break …

With an aging population there’s going to be bundles more cash to splash on health care in years to come, if you believe UK regulator Ofcom and this year’s edition …

EarthLink Inc. announced it will be shutting down its municipal Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia in 30 days, handing yet another black mark to the once-burgeoning market for muni Wi-Fi.After months …

Fresh off a seven-party deal to form a new, and much larger company under its name, Clearwire Corp. reported more than $176 million in losses during the first quarter of …