Virgin Mobile USA Inc. released “selected” – meaning positive and unaudited – metrics today, and suggested that the troubled economy was sending mobile subscribers into its arms.The low-cost wireless provider …
More Americans are pulling the plug on their landline telephone service and opting to live in households with only wireless devices, according to a recent federal report.In a survey conducted …
Global mobile revenues are expected to exceed $1.03 trillion by 2013, generated by more than 5.3 billion subscribers, according to a new study from Informa Telecoms & Media.At the end …
In mobile’s brief lifetime, marketers have experimented with the medium both as a brand-building and a direct-response channel, with no major proof points having emerged on either side. The case …
Navigation system and Google mapping tool helps authorities find Massachusetts 9-year-old allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother.
The Windows Mobile-powered handset will be able to offer turn-by-turn navigation without a cellular data connection.
The Chinese Government’s decision to grant new 3G, or third-generation, wireless licenses should give a boost to network equipment makers Starent Networks Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., as well as cell …
As he fills the CES keynote duties formerly handled by Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer aims to show that Microsoft can tackle a dominant Google, a resurgent Apple and …
Only 45% of U.S. mobile consumers use their phones for anything more than making calls, according to figures released this week from NPD Group. But nearly lost in the press …
Apple Inc. used its final Macworld Expo appearance to tout new iTunes features including long-awaited support for 3G over-the-air song downloads to the company’s iPhone device.Phil Schiller, Apple’s SVP of …
Clearwire Corp. launched mobile WiMAX service in Portland, Ore., with cheaper prices than previous WiMAX efforts.The “Clear” home Internet service plans start at $20 per month with on-the-go plans starting …
Looking to turn around its struggling handset division, Motorola Inc. unveiled three new handsets it plans to show off at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The company, which …
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped former telecom policymaker Donald Gips as White House director of presidential personnel.Gips, on temporary leave as an executive at Level 3 Communications and a top …
It looks like MetroPCS Communications Inc. may be cashing in on the current economic downturn. The no-contract, unlimited wireless provider said it added 520,000 customers during the fourth quarter of …
The holidays are over and that usually calls for a sigh of relief. Unless of course you’re a retailer who lost money. Each year, from Black Friday until the end …
Plenty of application developers and content owners are spinning their wheels as they try to convince users to shell out for mobile goodies. But a small – and very optimistic …
Pro Football Weekly is using the NFL playoffs as a stage to promote its new mobile site.The 42-year-old publication launched http://m.profootballweekly.com, a wireless version of its online destination that features …
Mobile network operators could rake in $52 billion in mobile content revenues by 2013, up from $23 billion this year, but only if they modify their mobile content business models …
MobiTV has struck a new content deal with CBS to include popular shows from the network in its lineup of mobile TV channels.
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 …
Swedish smartphone user interface vendor UIQ has filed for bankruptcy, according to media reports.Indeed, the move was foreshadowed in June when UIQ announced it would layoff 200 of its 375 …
Turin Networks Inc., which specializes in wireless backhaul, carrier Ethernet and converged access products, announced it will merge with Force10 Networks Inc., which builds networks. With the deal, the companies …
NetPlay TV Plc forked over $1.47 million in stock to acquire two mobile gambling sites from Zed Worldwide S.A.A U.K.-based firm, NetPlay offers interactive wagering games such as roulette and …
For those watching the wireless industry over the past decade or so, the branding emphasis has always been squarely on the carrier. You purchased service from your carrier, you purchased …
