The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its ‘B” rating to MetroPCS …
No one can miss the dark clouds streaming overhead, but analysts say that without the expected growth in smartphone sales, those clouds might blot out the sun altogether. Handset sales, …
Riverbed Technology will pay $25 million to acquire a Massachusetts company in its effort to improve its Wide Area Network optimization products.Mazu, which is based in Cambridge, will become a …
So there I was in the front section on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, within yelling distance of the man who would forever transform presidential campaigning and fund-raising …
Consumer-advocacy groups last week took on a host of players in the mobile marketing space, demanding the Federal Trade Commission look into the still-nascent space. Then, as if on cue, …
Qualcomm Inc. agreed to pay about $65 million today for certain assets from chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc., including intellectual property and the right to hire key technology personnel to …
Global Tower Partners added 235 towers to its inventory. The Florida-based company bought the new towers from AT&T Mobility; the towers span across 24 states.Financial terms of the deal, including …
The effort by Research In Motion Ltd. to purchase encryption firm Certicom Corp. was dealt another setback as a Canadian court yesterday “enjoined,” or blocked the deal.RIM said it was …
Jon Driscoll, Novatel Wireless Inc.’s VP of global product management, sat down to show us MiFi, a new wireless modem that allows about five people in a 30-foot radius to …
Goldman Sachs raised its rating on mobile-phone maker Motorola, Inc. ( MOT ) to conviction buy from neutral, saying it sees 50% upside to its new 12-month $7 price target.
A new report predicts that the U.S. search advertising market will contract by as much as 20% from the first quarter a year ago. The report , from Clickable , …
With just two markets launched, Clearwire Corp.’s mobile WiMAX service is already facing an identity crisis. Unveiled late last year in Baltimore by joint venture partner Sprint Nextel Corp. under …
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. Like many …
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
Industry insiders say Barack Obama’s inauguration today is likely to spark record-high SMS usage among U.S. mobile consumers. But the event may also serve as a kind of coming-out party …
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …
A digital TV transition postponement appears increasingly inevitable, with the parent company of top mobile-phone carrier Verizon Wireless shifting course to support a limited extension of the mid-February deadline. Verizon …
Zeemote Inc., which offers a remote control for mobile gaming, tapped a new CEO and expanded its front office with two additional hires.Former Virgin Media executive Ernie Cormier will take …
Winston Guillory, president of the company behind AT&T Inc.’s CruiseCast, clued us in on what the service entails. CruiseCast streams television channels to the vehicle through an antenna on top …
Bluetooth technology has largely replaced wired headsets and is now making inroads in new markets, according to a report from IMS Research.The emergence of the A2DP profile, which allows stereo …
Skydeck is targeting road warriors and other high-powered smartphone users with new premium services that build on its free call-tracking offering.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup introduced features that track missed …
The business climate for wireless retailers has hit a crossroad. What were once invaluable outlets for wireless carriers looking to get their products in front of as many potential customers …
A handful of forces appear to be shaping a year to come that is likely to include numerous device launches featuring the fledgling Android operating system. Whether that will spell …
29% of U.S. consumers have used a mobile phone while shopping in a retail store, new research shows. And shoppers who use a mobile phone in a store are 6% …
A new Juniper Research report has found that new revenue streams from event-based charging and advertising will help to push the value of the mobile dating and chatroom market to …
