December 2009

Verizon Communications Inc. is closing four call service centers, including one in Shreveport.Associated Press

An international provider of extended service contracts and protection programs for wireless phones announced plans Thursday to hire 56 more workers at its customer service center in Albany.Gazette-Times

Is the wireless industry set to receive a gift-wrapped present from consumers this year, or will the lingering economic malaise result in a lump of coal for carriers? With the …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Unlike the first official day of this week’s WiMAX Forum Congress America’s ’09, Day 2 was a virtual LTE-free zone, except for the occasional remarks that …

Microsoft joined hands with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom on Friday to unveil a new deal to sell netbooks at up to 90 percent off their retail price with a 3G mobile …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 …

While e-readers and personal navigation devices may be popular “embedded device” gift items this year, their success also will drive the emerging sector to bring even more innovative products to …

The inaugural meeting of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), a new stakeholder forum to provide technical support to the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as …

For more than 40 years, Teton Communications, Inc. has been providing voice and data services along with radio systems consulting, system integration, installation and service to business customers in Eastern …

Fixed WiMAX service provider Towerstream rolled out service in Philadelphia today, its 10th deployment since the company was founded in 2000.Towerstream targets businesses with its fixed wireless services, offering speeds …

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless agreed Wednesday to end lawsuits accusing each other of lying in TV ads, taking their rivalry out of the court system for now.AP

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The WiMAX community showed its expected solid and confident front during the opening day of this week’s WiMAX Forum Congress Americas ’09 event in Fort Lauderdale, …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Next-generation chip solutions provider Beceem Communications Inc. said it was on track to ship 3 million WiMAX chips in 2009, and that it was bolstering its …

Advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions provider Stratos Global Corp., was selected as the winning bidder for two of the three geographic zones for 2.5 GHz broadband radio service …

The ritual of pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia dates back thousands of years. Currently the largest annual pilgrimage in the world and the fifth pillar …

The last week of trading, which included Thanksgiving, saw gainers lead losers in the RCR Stock Index by a 4 to 3 margin. Significant gainers for the week included carriers …

Australia: Alvarion won a contract with Adam Internet to deploy a WiMAX network across the city of Adelaide. Adam Internet is building the network as part of the national government’s …

Tarpon Towers completes tower acquisitions – Now owns 75 towersFrom: Tarpon TowersBRADENTON, FL- December 1, 2009 – Tarpon Towers, an acquirer and developer of wireless communications sites, today announced it …

TeleCommunications Systems Inc. said it will buy Network In Motions Inc. for an aggregate $170 million of cash, stock and promissory notes. The acquisition, set to close in December, will …

Consumer Reports is out with its latest annual report on cell phones and cell phone service. Surprise: you love your cell phone but your cell phone service? Not so much. …

While Mexico’s long-awaited auction for 3G licenses may be good for consumers, a new entrant in the marketplace likely will have a difficult time gaining marketshare or realizing a profit …

Telespree Communications said it won a contract to provide self-service activation to i-wireless customers, an MVNO that uses the Sprint Nextel Corp. network. The self-provisioning tool guides people who buy …

Nokia [Corp.], the world’s largest cellphone maker, forecast handset market volumes would grow around 10% next year, more than analysts’ 8.6% consensus.Reuters

With just weeks left in 2009 (and not a moment too soon) predictions of what to expect in the new year are beginning to trickle out. The telecommunications industry is …

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.As …