June 2010

Operators are building golden pipes to connect users, devices and applications. Tang Xinhong, president of the Huawei WiMAX and CDMA product line, discusses how carriers can use technology to lower …

The nation’s largest wireless carrier might not have the iPhone problem that’s bogged down AT&T Mobility’s network for years, but it knows that “explosions in data traffic” are coming.Verizon Communication …

GSMA – Dick Lynch, EVP and CTO at Verizon Wireless, has been named to the GSM assocation board, following Verizon’s joining the board earlier this year as part of its …

The Federal Communications Commission is looking to free up 90 megahertz of Mobile Satellite Services spectrum for commercial terrestrial wireless opportunities. The agency expects to start a proceeding in July …

Verizon Wireless said it is hiring 200 customer care and technical support representiatives at its Henrietta, N.Y., call center to handle local and nationwide customer service inquiries.“As our customer base …

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North America will dominate 4G deployments for the next few years as Europe concentrates on HSPA+ rollouts and most emerging markets focus on 2G and 3G voice services, according to …

Motorola Inc. is working on plans to buy back most of its debt and give up to $4 billion to a spin-off company focused exclusively on cellphones, smartphones and other …

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 …

At the WiMAX Forum Global Congress this week in Amsterdam, a group of technical experts from several WiMAX vendors created a proposal on enhancements to the IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX …

For some, apps might be nothing more than a happy-hour staple, but for others they’ve become the latest sensation in all things mobile. Applications are driving a tremendous new avenue …

The success and profitability of the mobile Internet all hinges on the level of personalization and intelligence it can achieve, according to Amdocs’ director for market development and strategy, Michael …

We take a look at some of the weird and wonderful devices on display at this year’s CommunicAsia in Singapore: Mobile life saverWhile some people might feel dead without their …

It has apparently been a very good year for Chinese telecom equipment and network provider ZTE. The Chinese firm announced not only had it leapfrogged rival Alcatel Lucent to become …

FCC Commissioner Michael Copps – who has served on the Federal Communications Commission since 2001 – took today’s FCC meeting on developing a framework for broadband regulation to vindicate himself …

Clearwire Corp. announced three new devices today for its expanding WiMAX network while reiterating its unlimited wireless data offering.First up from the sole WiMAX torchbearer in the United States is …

The city of San Francisco is going to require cellphone retailers to post Specific Absorption Rates on the phones they sell in stores – a move that trade association CTIA …