November 2010

China Mobile Communications Corp. has joined the Linux Foundation, making it the first Chinese company to join the nonprofit organization.Having the world’s largest telecom provider join as gold member (second …

St. Louis-based St. Charles Tower is a small tower company that got a big win from LightSquared, as the operator inked its first leasing deal, for six of St. Charles’ …

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.Greetings from the …

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.Demand for mobile …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: AlvarionItaly: With Linkem Spa to supply an end-to-end 4G network including radio access, core network, end user devices and professional services …

Today is the Super Bowl of politics — in a way. Election Day 2010. Every major event like this presents brilliant minds with an opportunity to come up with something …

Fresh off its announced purchase of CommScope Inc., the Carlyle Group announced plans to buy Syniverse Technologies in a $2.6 billion deal, and take that company private as well.The offer …

Boost Mobile customers have a new reason to pay their bills on time. In a new ad campaign that features a 20-foot tall giant, the all-you-can-eat subsidiary of Sprint Nextel …

Sequans Communications reportedly has its eyes on an initial public offering in the United States to raise up to $80 million.The Paris-based chipset maker, which has backing from Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), …

There are two wars — each filled with countless battles — taking place in the world of smart phones: market shares for operating systems and devices.A new report from NPD …

There is no slowdown in the demand for mobile application programmers, according to the most recent online jobs report from Elance, an online jobsite that connects businesses with freelancers. The …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) made good on its previous announcement to launch its WiMAX network in New York City today, as well as markets in Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida.The carrier …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is set to jump on the increasingly popular tiered data plan bandwagon saying it will launch an entry-level bucket of data megabytes in time for the holiday …

Assurance Wireless cited the dismal employment statistics in Mississippi as it launched its subsidized wireless service in the state, the 12th state where the Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) subsidiary is …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

The Mobile Marketing Association announced its 2011 North American board of directors. The newly elected board members include, John Styers, vice president of corporate strategy and industry relations at 3C …