January 2010

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show was a haven for device geeks of all shapes and sizes. Sure, the 165-inch 3D televisions were awesome, but so were the shrunken mobile devices …

As the exclusive media sponsor of Telecom Council of Silicon Valley’s SPIFFY Awards, RCR Wireless is pleased to announce the nominees for the upcoming event. Over the coming weeks we …

The wireless industry’s increasing desire to attract customers looking for service without the hassles of a contract is taking its toll on those operators focused on such goals. MetroPCS Communications …

Depending on your locale, they may be more hidden or disguised, but make no mistake – cellular towers continue to multiple at a heavy rate. Providing the equivalent of a …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Whether you cringe …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The final ratification …

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was in the city Tuesday to speak at a public hearing of the state Department of Public Utility Control where he strongly criticized plans by AT&T …

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was in the city Tuesday to speak at a public hearing of the state Department of Public Utility Control where he strongly criticized plans by AT&T …

Glu Mobile – Niccolo de Masi has been appointed President and CEO of Glu Mobile. Prior to joining Glu Mobile, de Masi served as President and CEO of Hands-On Mobile. …

Bell Labs launched an aggressive green campaign today, forming a consortium that aims to decrease the communication industry’s energy use by a factor of 1,000. The initiative will entail demonstrating …

Huawei said it plans to invest $500 million over the next 5 years to expand its research and development center in Bangalore.Forbes.com

LAS VEGAS — There’s no denying the special romance most Americans have with television. But expanding that popular pastime into an equal (or dare they dream, greater) experience on small …

Even though 85,000 jobs were lost in December, wireless carrier job employment has only been down about 1,000 positions from January 2009 through November, according to recent figures from the …

In the mobile marketplace, the demand for multimedia content has increased impressively, creating new challenges as the race to be able to provide ubiquitous, superior streaming quality to mobile phones …

LAS VEGAS — As if there wasn’t enough evidence already of mobile’s growing power in the consumer electronics space, Qualcomm Inc. Chairman and CEO Paul Jacobs gave his first-ever keynote …

Norwegian telecom major Telenor has hiked stake to 60.1 per cent in its Indian joint venture Unitech Wireless from 49 per cent earlier and has paid Rs 1,493 crore for …

If you’re hoping to stay sharp in your old age, go pick up a cell phone.A new study suggests that prolonged cell phone use may actually help reduce and reverse …

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 …

LAS VEGAS – In the shadow of Apple Inc.’s iPhone and Google Inc.’s Android operating systems continued strong growth, Palm Inc. pushes ahead aggressively for its spot in the sun. …

LAS VEGAS — What does your mobile phone say about you? A group of panelists representing academia, marketers and makers of content and software, tackled the issue of “mobile as …

LAS VEGAS — It’s been a long time coming, but at this year’s CES many more are willing to say mobile digital television is here and will be ready for …

The Federal Communications Commission asked for a month extension to deliver the National Broadband Plan to Congress. In a letter to Senate Committee leader John D. Rockefeller, FCC Chairman Julius …

While Nexus One seems to have stolen all of the attention at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, US-based electronics company ZOMM has unveiled a device that …

A new Sprint Corp. product will allow customers in 27 markets, including Austin, to simultaneously link up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices to their 4G cell phone network, officials announced today. …

U.S. wireless carriers need to become more like media companies or cede control of the mobile marketing space to powerful companies like Google Corp. and Apple Inc., according to a …