2009

The wireless industry’s No. 5 carrier U.S. Cellular Corp. added 20,000 customers during the fourth quarter of 2008, which was less than half the 44,000 subscribers the carrier managed to …

Vodafone Group plc, Europe’s largest network operator, and Microsoft Corp. have teamed up to offer the operator’s enterprise customers a unified communications and collaboration solution for mobile and fixed data.Vodafone …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it added a company record 520,000 net customers during the fourth quarter of 2008, and ended the year with 5.4 million customers on its network. MetroPCS’ …

It is a new era for the Federal Emergency Management Administration as it streamlines communications for emergencies and its day-to-day operations.The federal agency, which was widely criticized for its response …

Canadians who use Twitter are fuming at Bell Canada for bringing the messaging service to mobile phones, but attaching a steep price tag to it.

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 us …

But just how effective is search? New research from Penn State University suggests that people click on both paid and organic search links much less frequently than most marketers think: …

American Tower Corp. ( AMT ) said Thursday that it swung to a fourth-quarter net profit of $85.8 million, or 21 cents a share, from a loss of $5.5 million, …

Always-online Internet junkies might seem to be the most likely users to lead the charge in adopting the mobile Web, but a recent ComScore study has found that assumption is …

The world’s top mobile phone maker Nokia is eyeing entering the laptop business, its Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in an interview to Finnish national broadcaster YLE on Wednesday.

In what an OMD spokesperson called a “policy change,” mobile content publishers are now required to get third-party verification for mobile display ad campaigns.

Despite the disastrous ramifications the global economic crisis has had on other business sectors, a new report from research firm IDC predicts the global mobile industry will remain relatively unscathed …

Mobile advertising revenues in the United States are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 81.2%, from $160 million in 2008 to $3.1 billion in 2013, according …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the fourth quarter. This list comprises the amounts that were invested into wireless companies, as well …

Verizon Wireless said it filed a lawsuit today against Feature Films for Families Inc. to stop the company from calling Verizon Wireless customers and employees to promote the movie “The …

The most highly visible executive from Yahoo Inc.’s mobile side has called it quits.Marco Boerries, who had overseen the company’s Connected Life division for four years, is stepping down “for …

A new class-action lawsuit accuses Verizon Wireless of misrepresenting to New York consumers the intended target of a “metropolitan commuter transportation district” tax charged to subscribers by the No. 1 …

AT&T Mobility said it now has a measure in place that allows parents to cap their children’s mobile Internet usage. The carrier announced an additional feature for its AT&T Smart …

Mired in restructuring due to bankruptcy, Nortel Networks Corp. has cut additional workforce and made changes to its employee compensation programs.The beleaguered infrastructure company announced today that it is cutting …

In an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse discusses pricing plans, unlimited service options, iDEN network capacity, the forthcoming Palm Pre, planned job cuts …

When in past years Symbian Ltd. nervously eyed the nascent promise of mobile Linux, Symbian evangelists noted sharply that the rival, open-source platform would require considerable sweat equity or costly …

The looming copyright battle centered on Apple Inc.’s iPhone may seem obscure, but the outcome could have wide-ranging implications for U.S. mobile users and the developers who target them. It’s …

Low-cost apps that let users download music and other extras to their cell phones could help lure cash-strapped music fans

The Federal Communications Commission is unlikely to take major actions on key wireless policies anytime in the near future, as the agency awaits a new Obama-appointed chairman and as acting …

What a strange paradoxical digital world this is, with its seemingly endless supply of free content gushing through broadband pipes amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. How …